A big smart home category is still left out of Matter
On paper, the up-and-coming Matter standard appears to be an ideal solution for smart homes: a protocol that enables the competing Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, and other major smart-home platforms to collaborate effectively. In reality, Matter is still plagued with issues. Adding new devices to your Matter network can be a pain, and products connected via Matter sometimes "expose" only a fraction of the functionality to Matter controllers. And while Matter supports everything from smart bulbs and smart shades to robot vacuums and thermostats, one key smart home category still isn't part of the specification. I'm discussing security cameras, which are a crucial part of the smart home but still cannot connect to a Matter network.
May-7-2025, 13:24:05 GMT
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