smart home control

Connected house management

Smart home control is the ability to manage household devices—lighting, thermostats, locks, appliances—through a centralized system, typically via smartphone app or voice command.

The phrase covers both the technology itself and the act of using it: I can adjust the thermostat from my phone with smart home control.

Systems range from simple setups controlling a few lights to comprehensive networks integrating security, climate, and entertainment.

automationSelf-operating system design
voiceSound from throat
AlexaVirtual home assistant
thermostatAutomatic climate control device
dimmerLight intensity regulator

ambient lighting · hub · app · WiFi · sensor · motion detector · lighting · routine · switch · connected · command · security · remote · timer · scene · away mode · dashboard · motion

Opposites

automation level

smart home controlmanual control

Human-directed action

manual operation · analog control

technology integration

smart home controloff-grid living

Self-reliant existence without utilities

user interface paradigm

smart home controlanalog controls

Continuous physical input devices

toggle switches · manual operation

Family

smart, home, control, smarts, smartly, smarten, smartness, smartphone, homes

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G