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How to set up Google Home Voice Match

How to set up Google Home Voice Match

Keep your Spotify recs and Netflix queue pure from outside influences
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
Connect your Amazon Echo via Bluetooth

Connect your Amazon Echo via Bluetooth

Supercharge your speaker by connecting your phone or external speakers
How to delete Google Assistant recordings

How to delete Google Assistant recordings

OK Google, do your best paper shredder impression
Guide to Sonos Alexa commands

Guide to Sonos Alexa commands

Learn how to master your Sonos using your voice
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 use Google Home Broadcast

How to use Google Home Broadcast

Does it work as an intercom? Short answer: no
How to delete your voice data from Alexa

How to delete your voice data from Alexa

Alexa, forget I just said that
Mastering Alexa Household Accounts

Mastering Alexa Household Accounts

Introduce Alexa to your family for a better experience
Complete guide to Apple TV and Siri

Complete guide to Apple TV and Siri

How to control your Apple TV 4K with your voice
How to set up Philips Hue Lightstrips

How to set up Philips Hue Lightstrips

Get started with Hue's mood lighting strips and get ideas of where to put them
Pair Google Home with Bluetooth speakers

Pair Google Home with Bluetooth speakers

Sonos what?
Complete guide to Alexa and Spotify

Complete guide to Alexa and Spotify

Let the music play with Alexa and Spotify
How to use Alexa's Brief Mode

How to use Alexa's Brief Mode

You say it best, when you say nothing at all
How to use Alexa Announcements

How to use Alexa Announcements

Make calls or use your Amazon Echo as an intercom
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 view camera footage on your Echo

How to view camera footage on your Echo

Got an Echo Show, Spot or a Fire TV? Then you can step up your surveillance
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 set up guest mode for Google Home

How to set up guest mode for Google Home

Let your mates DJ without faffing about with passwords
How to recover your Lifx HomeKit code

How to recover your Lifx HomeKit code

Lost your Home app code, or have an older bulb? Here's what you do...
How to use Alexa as an alarm clock

How to use Alexa as an alarm clock

With radio alarm, music and routines, Alexa is a perfect bedtime partner
How to set up multi-room audio with Google

How to set up multi-room audio with Google

Turn the music up to 11 rooms with a Google Home setup
How to use Chromecast with Google Assistant

How to use Chromecast with Google Assistant

Get your Google kit working nicely to play movies and TV via voice commands
How to share your Apple Home access

How to share your Apple Home access

Sharing your HomeKit setup with your family or housemates is a doddle…
How to add devices to Google Assistant

How to add devices to Google Assistant

Add, connect and control your smart home tech with Google's ecosystem
How to build a home hub with Raspberry Pi

How to build a home hub with Raspberry Pi

Weekend project: Celebrate Pi Day with this private DIY home controller
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