Streaming has turned the living room into the busiest network node in the house, yet most of us still rely on flaky wireless signals to feed our most demanding screen. Buried on the back of many smart ...

The primary goal of a smart home is to make your life easier, and while many devices succeed in reducing friction and improving convenience, they can also unfortunately become a security risk. They ...

Smart home owners are experiencing issues with IKEA’s new Matter-over-Thread products. Users report that the devices will either refuse to connect to any smart home platform or will connect but then ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

In China, the Netherlands, and elsewhere, automated ports are revolutionizing global shipping, reducing costs and doing in days what traditional ports would take weeks to process. The Internet of ...

Though it’s not strictly necessary, one way to keep Wi-Fi healthy is to put as many smart home accessories as possible on a separate network. There are a few reasons why, and different approaches ...

Transforming a mundane apartment into a technological landscape with smart devices adds a number of benefits to one's life. A smart speaker with a screen can bring up a recipe while the user is in the ...

Why there’s a need for common standards for wireless communication in smart-home applications. The pros and cons of wireless network protocols, including Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Matter, Thread, and ...

Have you bought a new refrigerator, oven, washing machine, or other big appliance in the past few years? If so, there’s a good chance it can connect to the internet through your WiFi network. There ...