On the latest episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, your host goes hands on with two recent product launches, and discusses more of best home automation news.

The Brilliant control panel has four customizable shortcuts ... and hallway (the one exception being a wired Aqara wall switch). This largely replaces motion sensors, voice commands, and various ...

Many smart switches and dimmers require the presence of a neutral wire in the electrical box inside the wall, in addition to the line (power from the circuit-breaker panel), load (power to the ...

you’ll need to figure out the type of switch you need. If the wall panel only has one switch, you need a single-gang. If it has two switches (maybe one switch for a light and one for a ceiling ...

The Shelly Wall Display X2 stands out from rivals ... an existing circuit if you wire it up where there was a light switch. The panel can also be used to create customizable scenes, play music ...

If you have wall switches that are old and badly faded ... Go to the main electrical panel and flip off the circuit breaker that’s feeding power to the light switch. (Or, unscrew the fuse ...