Smart Home cheat sheet: top features of Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit
CNET has been on the forefront of smart home tech coverage even before the first Amazon Echo smart speaker was released in 2014. And things have come a long way since then. Our experts have covered (almost) every new generation, update, feature, service and command for Alexa, Google and Siri, as tech companies connect the rooms of your home to help optimize your daily life.
We’ve written thousands of articles covering everything from smart lightbulbs and speakers to video doorbells and security cameras. Whether you’re looking to find the best products on the market, how to get started or how to find all of the hidden features that devices like Amazon Echo, Google Nest and Apple HomePod have to offer, we’ve got you covered with in this cheat sheet.
Below, you’ll find helpful articles detailing tips and tricks for the most popular smart home brands — Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit — plus, a variety of articles breaking down tips on where to put your devices, how to change the device settings and even how much you can expect to spend. (Since home security, home internet and home energy content have already been compiled into their own respective cheat sheets, I’m leaving out home security cameras, video doorbells, smart locks, thermostats and routers).
