Smart Home

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

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It is a common worry. You are in bed, and you cannot remember if you closed the garage door. Or you drive…

October 21, 2026

Your garage door was working fine. Then the myQ app shows a warning: “misaligned sensors.” The door may refuse to close from…

October 21, 2026

You need to let a cleaner, dog walker, or guest into your home once. You will not be there. Giving them your…

October 21, 2026

Your August smart lock should run for months on one set of batteries. If a fresh set dies in two weeks, something…

October 21, 2026

A firmware update should make your Schlage Encode work better. Sometimes it does the opposite. The lock beeps, the bolt moves a…

October 21, 2026

You come home, lock the door, and hear the Yale lock run. The door is shut. You pulled it tight yourself. But…

October 21, 2026

Your Aqara devices were fine in the morning. By the evening, the app says the Hub M2 is offline. The light has…

October 21, 2026

You close the front door. The Aqara app says it is open. You open it wide. The app now says closed. Everything…

October 21, 2026

Your front door sensor works perfectly. The one on the back door, the shed, or the far bedroom keeps going offline. The…

October 21, 2026

You add a new Zigbee sensor. It pairs in seconds. It works all evening. Then the next morning, the app says it…

October 21, 2026