…He has worked as an editor and managed teams since 2015. His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account…
…gaming device through GeForce Now. It's widely considered one of the best ways to use the service because it supports features like AI-enhanced upscaling, 10-bit color, and higher bitrates…
…Having a self-hosted security system sounds great until you start adding multiple cameras, object detection, recording devices, and a few extra AI features on top to make your home feel smarter…
…It needs to be seamless, and the AI features need to integrate really well with every part of the OS. Gemini's on-device and cloud capabilities are quite strong as far…
…But even despite all of this, the way in which your phone really and truly shines and wins as a smart home device is the array of sensors that are available to…
…Until Gemini can run entirely offline and control every obscure Zigbee device in my drawer, Home Assistant remains the king of the true smart home.
…knowing that hackers can't access your smart home devices. There are quite a few tools that you can use to do this, and by linking some of them together, you can…
Jasmine Mannan Apr 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…and constant internet access. That doesn’t really match how I like to work. Most of my work already happens on my own devices, so it made sense to have an AI…
…We've been tinkering with it (and its new AI tool ) for a while now, and there's no sign of us stopping. One of our favorite uses for Home Assistant is…