While I waited for Ikea to figure out what was up, I tried some more creative troubleshooting in my home. The only (admittedly odd) fix I found was to force Apple Home not to use my main Home Hub, an ...

Owners of the first-gen Nest Hub report recent device failures, freezing up during the boot process. Attempts to factory reset the hardware have not been successful at restoring operation. It’s ...

IKEA Dirigera runs many smart home actions locally; no required account, keeping schedules working during internet outages.

It's been half a decade since a new Google smart display was released.

Ikea has released a new update for its Dirigera smart home hub, designed to improve overall stability. Version 2.934.0 focuses mainly on improving the onboarding process for Matter-compatible devices.

The launch of the company's budget-friendly gadgets aimed to showcase the potential of Matter, but it revealed the significant challenges that remain in achieving true interoperability.