Google Home app for iOS is getting Matter support
After rolling out on Android last year, Google has announced that it will bring Matter support to the Google Home app on iOS soon.
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Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility
The rollout of Matter across Google’s ecosystem has been relatively quick, and now the company is bringing support to another device. The 2020 Nest Thermostat is adding Matter support, with the rollout starting today.
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The smart home is going through a sort of reinvention with the arrival of Matter, and that’s given the market a chance to improve on old ideas and try out new ones too. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been able to use one of those new ideas in Samsung’s SmartThings Station, a Matter hub that can wirelessly charge your phone and control smart home devices with the push of a button.
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TP-Link’s new Matter-compatible smart plug has energy monitoring for $20
One of the first products to hit the market with Matter support was a smart plug from TP-Link, and now the brand is introducing a new version with energy monitoring.
Expand Expanding CloseHands on: SwitchBot Hub 2 adds temperature and SwitchBot gear to Google Home thanks to Matter
SwitchBot’s plethora of devices has made for some really simple and effective smart home tech, although much of it has been slightly problematic when connecting to Google Home or other ecosystems. With the newest Matter device – the Hub 2 from SwitchBot – the company’s Bluetooth devices are now able to slide into any ecosystem with ease, thanks to Matter.
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You can now use Eve’s energy-tracking smart plug with Android, but there’s still no app
Eve, a smart home brand, announced last year that it would bring its suite to Android on the back of Matter, and next month that’s finally coming to reality. However, there is a catch.
Expand Expanding CloseSetting up a Matter device with Google Home on Android is delightfully easy [Gallery]
The Matter standard for smart home devices has been full of big promises, but the vast majority of people haven’t been able to experience it for themselves. If you’re curious, though, here’s what it’s actually like to use Matter on Android with the Google Home app.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat is Matter, and why are so many smart home companies supporting it?
Setting up and pairing smart home tech has always been a little limiting. If you find yourself using devices from different ecosystems, there is a good chance that the thing you thought would make things easier actually makes it more difficult. Matter is set to change that. This guide will explain what the Matter standard is and why it’s so important to the smart home user.
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Samsung rolling out ‘Matter Easy Pair’ for Galaxy phones for speedy smart home setup
As devices start to arrive, Matter is going to be quick to take over the smart home. To assist in setting up devices more quickly, Samsung is currently rolling out “Matter Easy Pair” for Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
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Samsung’s SmartThings Station controls Matter devices, can find and charge your phone, too
As Matter arrives to revolutionize the smart home, Samsung is releasing the first new hub for SmartThings in years. The Samsung SmartThings Station controls your smart home, and has a couple of tricks up its sleeve for Galaxy smartphone owners, too.
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Eve will bring its Apple-only smart home products to Android, thanks to Matter [U]
Matter is set to unify large parts of the smart home ecosystem, and one side effect of that will be the ability for products that once worked with just one assistant or device can expand to new customers. That’s what Eve had to share at IFA 2022, where it revealed that its Apple-only lineup of smart home products would be coming to Android, and at CES 2023, we’re getting a better idea of when that might happen.
Expand Expanding Close‘Works with Google Home’ branding arrives with Govee’s first Matter-enabled light strip
The smart home is being reinvented right now with the arrival of Matter, and going into 2023, we’re about to see a lot of changes. One of those is the new “Works with Google Home” banner on Matter products, with Govee among the first to adopt the branding with its first Matter-enabled light strip.
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SwitchBot joins the Matter standard with the SwitchBot Hub 2
The big shift for the majority of smart home brands this year will be the inclusion of the Matter standard in devices. With that, those devices are able to communicate with more ecosystems with ease. At CES, SwitchBot has unveiled the Hub 2, a bridge for SwitchBot Bluetooth devices to work with any ecosystem.
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These Google and Nest devices work with Matter
After years in the works, Matter is the next big hope for improving the smart home. Here’s what Google and Nest devices are compatible with Matter.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle brings Matter support to Nest devices and Android starting today
Matter is finally happening. After launching the standard earlier this year and some manufacturers making their updates available, Google is today launching Matter support on Nest devices and Android.
Expand Expanding CloseMatter smart home standard launches with almost 200 certified devices, plans for cameras
You’ve been hearing about it for ages now, but it’s finally coming. Following a launch event in Amsterdam earlier today, the Matter smart home standard is finally happening, and it’s arriving with almost 200 certified devices out of the gate.
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Google Home and Samsung SmartThings will use Matter to share control of your smart home
The smart home is set to be reinvented over the next few years largely thanks to the arrival of the Matter standard. Ahead of that fully launching, Samsung and Google have announced a partnership that will deepen how SmartThings and the Google Home app can work together.
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Matter inches closer to its formal debut, as 1.0 standard launches and certification opens
The next step in building out the smart home is coming with the Matter standard, and it continues to make big promises. Today, the Matter 1.0 standard is officially launching and opening up certification, one of the last remaining steps before the formal launch of Matter for consumers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Nest speakers, smart displays, and routers will be updated to control Matter devices
Matter is a new standard for smart home devices that’s making huge promises for the future, and Google is a core part of that. Alongside the announcement of its revamped Google Home app, the company is also confirming this week that it will update its Nest speakers, smart displays, and routers to help control Matter devices. It’s also showing off how you’ll be able to set up Matter devices from Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle begins testing Matter update for Nest Hub Max that drops bridge/extender features
The latest Preview update for the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max is set to drop the larger smart display’s ability to act as a bridge/extender like the Nest Connect.
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Amazon doubles down on Matter as it reveals a few new tricks for Alexa
Amazon Alexa has been going strong as a virtual assistant for a good while now. Today, Amazon announced a few new key developments for Alexa such as a big push for integrating Matter for easier smart home control and connectivity.
Expand Expanding CloseNest Hub Max losing bridge and range extender features used by Nest x Yale Lock and Detect
Google plans to update many of its smart home devices with the Matter standard in the near future. Ahead of that support, the Nest Hub Max is going to lose its ability to be used as a range extender or bridge.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle exec teases what Matter will mean for the Home app: ‘proactive’ actions, lower latency, more
We’ve been hearing about the Matter smart home standard and what it could do for ages now, and things are on track to finally arrive later this year. In an interview ahead of this week’s Google I/O, the company has teased what Matter will mean for the Google Home app going forward.
Expand Expanding CloseFast Pair is coming to Google TV, Android TV, and Matter-compatible smart home products
Google’s Fast Pair system allows Android users to easily connect their headphones to smartphones and tablets, and going into 2022 it’s expanding. Fast Pair is coming to Google TV and Android TV OS devices.
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