Your WireGuard setup is harder than it needs to be, and WireGUI fixes it
…The moment you move beyond a single device, the experience isn't quite as seamless as you'd expect. Adding a new phone or laptop to the setup means generating keys, assigning…
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I stopped buying smart home gadgets and started building them for a fraction of the price
…Then, I flashed another custom firmware for the new sensor and built another device in less than an hour. What sold me was that every ESP32 device I built worked locally, without…
The ESP32 project I'm most proud of has no cloud, no app, and no gimmicks
…Instead, it brought an entire category of devices online that I considered incompatible. The best part is that no complicated integration or a custom one from HACS was necessary. All the Bluetooth…
Microsoft's Xbox Mode finally turned my gaming PC into a console, and I'm not going back to the desktop launcher
…The Game Pass has become the new centerpiece of Xbox's commercial identity, and the broader push to integrate it across every Windows device is an understandable response to the simple reality…
Your motherboard is sabotaging your peripherals, and it's about time someone did something about it
…Whether it's breaking news about the latest AMD NPUs or creating video tutorials on social media platforms, Jasmine has contributed to the world of AI and tech in a variety of…
Microsoft plans to fix Windows 11’s unpredictable Start menu search
Patrick O'Rourke Apr 7, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
These $10 home lab upgrades solved problems I didn't know I had
…When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, his interests include…
My favorite alternative to ChatGPT isn’t Claude: it’s something way cooler and productive
…He has covered evergreen content on mobile devices and computers for multiple publications over the last six years. You can find his work on AndroidPolice, GuidingTech and TechWiser. Whether it’s demystifying…
I turned an old iPhone into a Home Assistant wall panel, and it beats every dedicated controller I've tried
…The same goes for an army of Zigbee devices, all controlled via an integration for network management within the platform itself. It's a fantastic piece of kit and one we continue…
Your old Android phone has a sensor suite that most IoT devices can only dream of
…Keep the screen off or use kiosk mode apps to keep the device cool. Lastly, ensure that you factory reset the device before starting. It can be easy to just jump straight…