Smart home tech can get confusing. If you have ever set up smart lights or a voice assistant, you may have run into problems getting everything to work together. Matter is a new standard that is ...

Matter requires at least one Matter controller serving a compatible smart home app. Accessories are paired using a QR code, a 12-digit number, or an NFC. To keep things running smoothly, you'll ...

Smart speakers like the Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, and Nest Hub devices are Matter Controllers, as are the smart home apps from Amazon, Apple, Google, and Samsung.

Matter 1.4.2 arrives as a surprise update that brings crucial, behind-the-scenes improvements to smart home security and set ...

Matter, set to fix smart home standards in 2023, stumbled in the real market Gadget makers, unsurprisingly, are hesitant to compete purely on device quality. Kevin Purdy – Dec 23, 2023 4:35 AM | 185 ...

Matter is the new smart home standard from Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung that’s designed to fix some of the biggest issues of the smart home. But over 12 months since it launched there are ...

Eve’s Android app is finally almost here, thanks to Google’s new Home APIs With Google opening up its smart home platform, the once Apple-only smart home company Eve says development of its ...

Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni is a powerful robot vacuum with Matter support, 18,000Pa suction, self-cleaning roller mop, and ...

Matter needs faster updates, more universal Thread compatibility and new smart device support if it wants to live up to its big promises. Tyler Lacoma March 1, 2025 4:00 a.m. PT 4 min read ...

Now, the home safety company is releasing a new model, the Yale Smart Lock with Matter (a smart home protocol), with a release planned for Summer 2025 -- and more Google Home compatibility than ever.

It’s been two years since Matter, the unifying smart home protocol, officially launched and about 18 months since v1.1 of the Matter spec added support for thermostats.

This review is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best smart plugs. Design and specifications Measuring 1.9 x 1.9 x 1.2 inches (HxWxD), the Meross Matter Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini lives up ...