A W5 help code means that your thermostat can’t connect to Wi-Fi. How do I clear the error code on my Nest thermostat? To reset your Nest thermostat follow these steps: Press the thermostat face to open the Quick View … Continue reading →

Amazon says putting Alexa to work in your smart home’s easy. Here’s exactly what you need Smart Outlet. This is the simplest of the smart home accessories. Lighting. TV Streaming. Doorbell. Locks. Thermostat. Security cameras. What do you need to … Continue reading →

Blue. One pulse: Detect is working normally: the battery charge is good and it’s connected to Google Nest Guard. Continuous blue pulses: Detect hasn’t been set up or. added to your account in the Nest app yet. How do you … Continue reading →

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Apple unveiled the company’s long awaited competitor to the Amazon Echo smart speaker at the company’s WWDC conference on Monday. Like the Echo and the Google Home, the HomePod is an always-listening speaker that plays music, answers questions and controls … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever thought someone was secretly eavesdropping on you, you’re right. Smartphones and other devices can hear and record what you say, as proven by a now-viral TikTok that showed thousands of audio files recorded on a woman’s Echo … Continue reading →

Now you’ll be able to change the name Alexa to either “Amazon,” “Echo,” or “Computer.” Once you’ve picked one of the wake words, it will respond to that instead of “Alexa,” so make sure you remember which one you pick.Repeat … Continue reading →

Alexa automatically associates this profile with whomever is signed into the Alexa app, so make sure the right person is signed in. You can easily do this by going to Settings > Your Profile and then confirming that your name … Continue reading →

With iOS 13 or later and the Home Assistant Companion App, you can take advantage of the power of Siri Shortcuts to carry out Home Assistant tasks with a tap or by using voice commands. Does home assistant work with … Continue reading →

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What smart devices work with home assistant? Amazon Alexa. ecobee. ESPHome. Google Assistant. Google Cast. HomeKit. IKEA TR?DFRI. Lutron Cas?ta. How do I add Zwave devices to home assistant? To add Z-Wave to your installation, plug the Z-Wave stick into … Continue reading →

Turn on Amazon Echo (1st Generation). Plug the included power adapter into Amazon Echo (1st Generation) and then into a power outlet. Connect Amazon Echo (1st Generation) to a Wi-Fi network. Follow the guided instructions in the app to connect … Continue reading →

Your Alexa-enabled smart speaker can identify songs, but you’ll need to say a specific phrase: “Alexa, what song is this?” If you’re listening to music through Amazon Music, you can also turn on the Song ID feature, which will cause … Continue reading →

Open the Home Assistant UI and go to “Supervisor” in the sidebar, and then to the “Backups” tab, here you will see all your backups, these can be downloaded and placed somewhere safe. When you have done that, you can … Continue reading →

To get Alexa to play songs from a particular music genre, use the following command: “Alexa, play [genre] music.” How do I filter Amazon music Alexa? You can use the Alexa app to turn explicit filtering for songs on or … Continue reading →