Smart Home

Set up and troubleshoot smart lights, speakers, cameras and thermostats — make your smart home just work.

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The power flickers for half a second at 2 a.m. The fridge clicks, the router restarts, and suddenly every smart bulb in…

October 21, 2026

It always happens at 3 a.m. A soft chirp from the ceiling, a calm voice saying the battery is low, and you…

October 21, 2026

Everyone knows they should test their smoke alarms regularly, but very few people enjoy doing it. Standing on a chair while a…

October 21, 2026

Few alerts make your heart sink faster than a leak warning on your phone. You rush home, check under sinks and behind…

October 21, 2026

Waking up to a loud alarm is not pleasant. Your body jumps, your heart races, and you start the day feeling tired…

October 21, 2026

Your smart blinds closed perfectly when you fitted them. Weeks later they stop a few centimetres short, tilt at a slight angle,…

October 21, 2026

Your robot vacuum cleans the living room beautifully, twice. Then it goes home, leaving the bedroom dusty and the hallway untouched. The…

October 21, 2026

Your Roborock S7 once knew your home perfectly. Now it forgets the map, splits one bedroom into two, or adds a mystery…

October 21, 2026

You have just emptied the dust bin, put it back, and pressed Clean. Instead of cleaning, your Roomba stops and reports error…

October 21, 2026

Your Roomba i7 drives home, parks on the dock, and looks like the job is done. Then hours later the battery is…

October 21, 2026