The Google Home app keeps getting more useful. Starting with version 2.9, you can use the app to change the color of compatible smart bulbs. A year ago, the app was mostly used for setting up your ...

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The Yeelight color smart bulb is bright enough and boasts some clever lighting features, but its quirky app gave us trouble. One of the few smart bulbs we’ve seen that is compatible with Alexa, Google ...

Google's Home app is supposed to be the single hub on your phone for all your smart home needs. It, however, originated from a time when all that you could real connect was a Chromecast. And while it ...

WiZ Connected makes some of the most attractive and reasonably priced smart bulbs we’ve ever tested, and its Color and Tunable White A19 bulb is no exception. WiZ Connected makes some of the most ...

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