That, however, may soon change — thanks to new smart home standard called Matter. Matter isn’t available just yet, but when it is finally released, it could completely change how you buy smart ...

Home Assistant has been certified by the Connectivity Standards Alliance as a Matter controller. Home Assistant is the first ...

Matter needs faster updates, more universal Thread compatibility and new smart device support if it wants to live up to its ...

Matter, the smart home interoperability standard that makes it easier for different bits of smart home kit to talk to each other, has just been upgraded to version 1.3. The new version makes ...

The Google Nest Thermostat will now support the Matter standard, as announced this week on the 18th April 2023. This new free update will be added to the 2020 version of the Google Nest Thermostat ...

Once it’s in place, the Eve Dimmer Switch can work with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, and other platforms compatible with the Matter standard. The Eve Dimmer Switch ...

Read our full Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi Plug-in Switch (2nd Gen) (model D215P) review While Lutron is a member of the Connectivity Standards Alliance that defines the Matter smart home standard ...

The "Matter" standard arrived with a splash several years ago, full of promises to unite the smart home world and fix all (okay, not quite all) our problems. The protocol was formed from a ...

Matter and Thread tried, but the odds against the new standards have been steep. Far more complex than a standard like Bluetooth, Matter is much like a vast treaty slowly built up between warring ...