Taking Matter into your own hands
into any Matter-compatible platform, such as Apple Home. Philips Hue users will be able to benefit from greater interoperability when the Philips Hue Bridge smart lighting hub is automatically enriched with Matter. The smart lighting hub connects and controls all Philips Hue products, from indoor and outdoor lights to entertainment features, smart accessories, and more. Once Matter has been incorporated, users will benefit from a simplified connected experience when integrating with other smart home devices. Smart security Smart security systems are an integral part of the smart home. Perhaps one of the most significant announcements in this area comes from Netatmo which announced its first Matter product in 2022: a smart security sensor. Designed to improve home security, the sensor is equipped with a contact sensor and infrared motion detector and can be placed on windows and doors to detect their opening. With Matter and Thread compatibility, the sensor can interact with other connected products around the house regardless of the given brand. Amazon Alexa Amazon had previously limited the activation of Matter-over-Wi-Fi to
Figure 6. Amazon is bringing Matter to Alexa devices. Credit: Amazon
Google Assistant, the Google Home app, Android Power Controls, and compatible Google devices. Devices with Thread built-in like Nest Wi-Fi, Nest Hub Max and the second-generation Nest Hub will become connection points for Matter devices. All Nest displays and speakers (the Nest Hub and Nest Mini) will automatically update to control Matter devices. This will create stronger and faster connectivity across the smart home and give users a more reliable experience. Google has also partnered with Samsung to build a smoother Multi- Admin experience. When launching the Google Home app, users will now have the ability to view Matter devices that have been configured using Samsung SmartThings. Users can effortlessly incorporate these devices into the Google Home ecosystem, and vice versa, enabling seamless integration between the two platforms.
a selection of its smart speakers, and the configuration of a Matter device with Alexa was restricted to Android phones. However, Amazon has expanded its support for Matter by enabling it on all second-generation smart speakers, including the Echo Plus, Echo Dot, and Echo. This brings the total count of Amazon Alexa Matter controllers to 20, providing users with more options for controlling their smart home devices. Amazon has said that it will extend its Frustration-Free Setup (FFS) to make Matter set up even easier with Alexa. No device side software development kit (SDK) is needed to support Frustration-Free Setup for Matter devices. Google Nest and Android Google has brought Matter to its Nest and Android products. Users can control Matter devices instantly via Matter-enabled Android apps,
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