Smart Home

You have to be careful what you say to Alexa. Here's how to keep your voice-enabled devices secure.

How to change Alexa's name so your Echo smart speaker responds to a different wake word.

Here's how to change the background picture on your Echo Show

How to set up the Facebook Portal so you can make video calls using Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

Here's how to make a voice or video call using Amazon Alexa.

The Control Center in Ring's app for its video doorbells and home security cameras lets you manage all your privacy and security settings. Here's how to use it.

Moving? Here’s what to do whether you plan to take or leave your smart-home devices.

Here’s how to play Apple podcasts on an Echo or any Alexa-enabled speaker.

You can now stream music to all of your Amazon Echo devices throughout your house using Multi-Room Music. Here's how to connect them all.

You can use Amazon's voice assistant to control your TV, look for programs, actors, and even control your DVR. Here's how to set it up.

You can control Belkin's WeMo devices using nothing but your voice, but you have to connect it with Alexa first. Here's how to do it.

Follow these steps to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) for Ring Video Doorbell and Ring security cameras.

Get your new smart TV up and running with our handy guides.

With police asking Amazon to turn over data sent from an Alexa-powered Echo speaker, here's how to manage your Alexa history and recordings.

You can control your Nest Thermostat with you voice using Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, if you know how to connect the two.

Works With Nest is ending — here's how to switch your Nest account to a Google account

You can control your Dish TV box and smart home devices using Google Assistant. Here's how to set it up.

You can now adjust how slow or fast Amazon's smart assistant speaks to you. Here's how.

Amazon's Alexa is a powerful virtual assistant — almost too powerful. Here are some default settings to change right away and hidden features to enable.

Never miss a meeting again: Here's how to sync your Google, Apple, or Microsoft Office calendar with Alexa.

It's easy to use Amazon's assistant on your Android phone with the dedicated Alexa app. Here's how to get started.

Routines allow you to execute several Google Home actions with one command. Here's how to get started.

Google's smallest smart speaker is a cinch to set up, but it involves multiple steps. Here's how to do it.

Google Assistant can now talk in the soothing tones of John Legend. Here’s how to set it up.

Changing these four settings will help parents sleep at night.

No more shouting yourself hoarse when dinner’s ready.

You can finally use Apple Music through Alexa. Here's how.

You can control your Roku TV device using Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. Here's how to set it up, and what you can do.

Amazon's FreeTime service lets you set limits on what your child can see and do, and for how long they can use it. Here's how to set it up on your Echo device.

An Alexa routine will turn on smart home devices automatically, play music, and even talk to you at a specified time, or when you say a certain phrase. Here's how to set up a routine.