Nimrod Aldea covers Android, wearables, and Google's AI tools for Android Police. He has spent more than 25 years reviewing consumer technology, with bylines at Cracked and Geek Universe, which makes ...

Since the Matter standard has taken off and incorporated all major smart home ecosystems, it has become easier to use devices without being tied to one system. The latest update aims to improve that ...

Matter 1.4.1 implements a handful of new features to ease new-device setup. Multi-device QR code setup will let you add a whole box of smart home devices while only scanning a single QR code. NFC ...

An update to the Matter standard will make it much easier to set up HomeKit-compatible smart home devices. In particular, it should make tap-to-pair a far more common feature, rather than something ...