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The best smart speakers are powered by one of three smart assistants: Amazon Alexa, Apple's Siri, or the Google Home Assistant. Alexa remains the most popular as it works with the widest variety ...

A new Home Controls screensaver in Android 15 turns your tablet or phone into a smart home dashboard, where you can control devices with a single tap. The interactive screensaver does away with ...

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The Home Controls feature turns your phone into a smart-home dashboard when the phone is docked – and it’s not just exclusive to Google’s platforms, either. Home Controls works with the ...

Please verify your email address. Android 15 introduces a screensaver displaying a Home controls dashboard for smart homes. Home controls work with Google Home and Home Assistant, no extra setup ...

This screensaver turns your Android device into a smart home dashboard when docked. What is the Home Controls Screensaver? The Home Controls screensaver was first introduced in the third beta of ...