Android shortcut apps vary by use case: MacroDroid is best for simple, everyday automations; Tasker suits power users needing deep system control; Automate balances power and ease with visual flows; ...

The Android ecosystem has come a long way in empowering smart home users. With each major OS update and every new batch of app releases, controlling your lights, thermostat, security system, or even ...

If you're deep into the Android ecosystem, you may think that automation requires apps like Tasker or complicated routines, perhaps even our spend-tweaking settings. While Android supports all of ...

My Pixel phone charger now controls my smart bulbs, and I'm obsessed ...

Google Home is rolling out new automation triggers and actions focused on routines and device control. You can now automate tasks such as media playback, appliance control, security systems, blinds, ...

Google Home app gets a new update that expands Automation with smarter triggers, conditions, and actions. This includes support for robot vacuum control, media-based routines, appliance status checks, ...

Gemini has a new trick up its sleeve with agentic task automation, with the AI able to use an app on your behalf to perform certain tasks, and it’s now live on the Galaxy S26 series. Rolling out now ...

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...