{
  "id": 4903682,
  "title": "Homey just made the smart home controller I hoped Apple would build",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/homey-just-made-the-smart-home-controller-i-hoped-apple-would-build",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/987462/homey-lg-smart-portal-smart-home-controller-price-specs-release-date"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smart homes have gotten really good at making things really complicated. Turning on a light can involve multiple steps, compared to just flipping a switch. Homey, the Dutch-based smart home platform owned by LG, thinks it has a solution. This week it launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen smart home controller that looks very promising, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Homey Portal puts a physical dial on your smart home, and it looks pretty good",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/homey-portal-puts-a-physical-dial-on-your-smart-home-and-it-looks",
        "published": "2026-09-01T17:30:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}