We have been talking about Matter for some time, the solution to put an end to the connectivity problems of a smart home, which right now has different platforms, each with its own solutions and proposals, but all of them always operating in isolation.
Matter is not here to replace them, but to serve as a bridge so that devices that operate under one platform can interact with those of others. And three months of talking about Matter, the organization that gives it life has announced its launch with the arrival of Matter 1.0.
One protocol to unite them all
It has been the Connectivity Standards Alliance, of which companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung and others are part, in charge of announcing the official launch of the Matter 1.0 standard for the connected home. In fact, the Connectivity Standards Alliance announces that this first version of Matter will offer compatibility with a large number of connected place products, such as light bulbs, locks, Hubs, multimedia devices…
This means that all those companies that are part of this project can now access all the material and all the tools necessary to start implementing Matter on their respective platforms and that over time, users begin to see the first compatible products.
We have already seen how some brands announce software updates to make certain devices compatible with this standard, while in other cases brands like Apple are already preparing the integration of Matter in future versions of their operating systems, which in the case of Apple, everything points to iOS 16.1.
With the release of Matter 1.0 there is less left for users to start seeing products certified under this protocoleither with new releases or with updates to products that are already on the market.
Matter works through the Wi-Fi networkmaking the devices communicate with each other and also has Thread, a system for creating a mesh network that also does not have a large energy expenditure.
Matter’s arrival represents a great leap for the control and management of the connected homeWell, for example, devices that operate with Alexa will be able to interact with each other from HomeKit or Google Home.
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