Google Home is more powerful than you might realize ...

One of the widgets offered by the Google app has been a shortcut for accessing your Home Routines. In the latest Google app beta, the Routines widget is no longer available. This loss arrives right in ...

Pixel owners on Android 16 are having edge-to-edge issues with the Routines creator and editor in the Google Home app. When creating or editing Routines in the Automations tab, some interface elements ...

For the past several weeks, the Google Home app’s Routines creator and editor had an edge-to-edge bug on Android 16, and a fix is now here. As of Google Home 3.37, various buttons at the top and ...

Google rolled out a Home app update that improves its automations and routines for users. Automations gain a selection of "pre-defined voice assistant actions," while routines let users delete ...

Google Home automations are getting a lot smarter, as Google has rolled out a sizable update that expands the building blocks of automations, making routines more flexible than before. If you rely on ...

Google Home isn't exactly in the best shape right now, with tons of issues plaguing the experience. The bad news is that you'll need to deal with these problems daily if you're a frequent user, but ...

Dhruv Bhutani has covered the Android ecosystem since 2010, with a focus on smartphones, connected devices, and home networking. His reporting is informed by hands-on experience reviewing hundreds of ...

Google Home automations can quietly take a lot of friction out of your day. From turning lights on at the right time to adjusting the temperature when you’re about to reach home, automations are one ...

Android Auto users report problems with getting Gemini to run their Google Home routines. Gemini can initiate routines just fine when their phones aren’t connected to Auto. Reports of the glitch ...

Google Home is adding premade voice assistant actions that simplify automation setup inside the app. Users can now quickly trigger tasks like weather updates or music. The update also adds an option ...

Smart speakers, LED lights, and video doorbells are all must-have devices to build a smart home. They can often be individually controlled using your phone via apps from the manufacturers themselves, ...