Smart Home This Week: Your Phone Is Now Your House Key — Week of March 8, 2026
Samsung opens the floodgates for phone-based door access, while smart lighting tackles Daylight Saving Time blues.
Sunday, March 8, 20265 min read
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Smart Home This Week
We doom-scroll smart home news so you can just... live your life. Here's what actually mattered this week, minus the 47 “BREAKING” posts about firmware updates.
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