Smart home how-to guides

Using Control4 with Google Home

Using Control4 with Google Home

Sync up your smart home system with Google's voice assistant
Set Sonos as default Assistant speaker

Set Sonos as default Assistant speaker

Great news for users of Sonos and Google Assistant
How to sync Ikea Trådfri with HomeKit

How to sync Ikea Trådfri with HomeKit

Super charge your Ikea bulbs by syncing up with Apple's Home ecosystem
How to view camera footage on your Echo

How to view camera footage on your Echo

Got an Echo Show, Spot or a Fire TV? Time to step up your surveillance
How to set up your Alexa smart home

How to set up your Alexa smart home

How to add, connect and control your smart home tech with Alexa
How to use Alexa with Control4

How to use Alexa with Control4

Sync up your Control4 smart home system with Amazon's digital assistant
Organising your Alexa smart home devices

Organising your Alexa smart home devices

A quick guide to keeping your Alexa smart home organised and well managed
Mastering Alexa Household Accounts

Mastering Alexa Household Accounts

Introduce Alexa to your family for a better experience on your Echo smart speaker
How to set an alarm on Google Home

How to set an alarm on Google Home

Google Home alarm clock guide: Everything you need to know
How to use Alexa as an alarm clock

How to use Alexa as an alarm clock

With music alarms and sleep timers, Alexa is a perfect bedtime partner
How to set up an Apple HomeKit Hub

How to set up an Apple HomeKit Hub

For Apple Home access you'll need an Apple TV, HomePod or an iPad
How to set up and use ​Alexa Routines

How to set up and use ​Alexa Routines

Make your home work your way with one single Alexa command
How to listen to podcasts on Alexa

How to listen to podcasts on Alexa

Spotify, Apple, TuneIn and more: Your guide to podcasting with Alexa
Get Samuel L. Jackson on your Alexa speaker

Get Samuel L. Jackson on your Alexa speaker

English mother****** – do you speak it?!
Use old Sonos speakers for AirPlay 2

Use old Sonos speakers for AirPlay 2

It is possible to get your Play:1, Play:3 or PlayBar in on the AirPlay action
How to reset Philips Hue

How to reset Philips Hue

And how to reconfigure your Hue network
Guide to Alexa multi-room audio

Guide to Alexa multi-room audio

How to make Alexa do a Sonos impression
Change Alexa's wake word, name and voice

Change Alexa's wake word, name and voice

Mix things up with this step-by-step guide to personalizing your Alexa
Connect to Amazon Echo over Bluetooth

Connect to Amazon Echo over Bluetooth

Turn the Echo into a Bluetooth speaker or outsource it to a better one
Turn the Echo Show into a photo frame

Turn the Echo Show into a photo frame

Create a slideshow on your bedside table or kitchen counter
Hue Sync: The complete guide

Hue Sync: The complete guide

Signify's entertainment party trick is a blockbuster – here's how to get involved
Pair Google Home with Bluetooth speakers

Pair Google Home with Bluetooth speakers

Don't give up on your dumb speaker - give it the Google treatment
Guide to Sonos and Alexa

Guide to Sonos and Alexa

Learn how to master your Sonos using your voice
Use your Google Home to broadcast messages

Use your Google Home to broadcast messages

This Assistant feature allows you to play walkie-talkie
Adding devices to Google Home

Adding devices to Google Home

Learn to manage your smart home - the Google way
How to reset your Sonos speakers

How to reset your Sonos speakers

Reboot, factory, hard and soft - here's how to sort out an unresponsive Sonos
Complete guide to Alexa and Spotify

Complete guide to Alexa and Spotify

Let the music play with Alexa and Spotify
How to use YouTube on Echo Show

How to use YouTube on Echo Show

Use the pre-installed web browser to work around the lack of support
How to connect Innr bulbs to Phillips Hue

How to connect Innr bulbs to Phillips Hue

Double Dutch: It's easy to get Innr smart light bulbs working in the Hue app
How to connect Alexa to Xbox One

How to connect Alexa to Xbox One

No time for Cortana... let Alexa kick-start your games
How to use the PS4 with your smart home

How to use the PS4 with your smart home

With a couple of tricks, Sony’s PS4 can slip into the setup with voice assistants
Connect Xbox One to Google Home

Connect Xbox One to Google Home

Now out of beta: Forget Kinect and Cortana, Assistant is here to save the day
​How to watch 4K Netflix

​How to watch 4K Netflix

The tech, the subs and common problems solved
Control Amazon Fire TV using Echo

Control Amazon Fire TV using Echo

Fire TV voice control for Prime, Netflix, TV controls and more
How to reset Alexa

How to reset Alexa

Give your Echo speaker a factory reset with this handy guide
How to control Sonos with Google Assistant

How to control Sonos with Google Assistant

All you need to know about getting GA working with your Sonos speakers
How to use Skype on Amazon Echo

How to use Skype on Amazon Echo

Alexa, Skype mom
How to delete your voice data from Alexa

How to delete your voice data from Alexa

"Alexa, delete everything I said today"
How to use Echo Buttons

How to use Echo Buttons

Get trigger happy with Amazon's colourful smart home buttons
How to secure your smart home

How to secure your smart home

The router is the gateway to your home, so lock it up tight
How to get Ikea bulbs on Hue app

How to get Ikea bulbs on Hue app

Zigbee makes it possible to get your Ikea bulbs on your Hue app
How to control electric heating with Nest

How to control electric heating with Nest

A step by step guide that'll keep you out of hot water