This is the promise of Matter. Announced at the tail end of 2019, the home automation standard is the purview of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). The group was founded by Amazon, Apple ...

You just have to look for that Matter logo. And since pretty much every brand has pledged support, the new standard will soon become omnipresent. Matter-certified smart home devices will soon hit ...

The CSA recommends that consumers look for the Matter logo on the website for their devices, so be on the lookout for communications from vendors announcing upgrades or for in-app updates.

The goal of the standard is to make all smart home devices interoperable. That means if you buy a product emblazoned with the Matter logo, you can use it with Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home ...

Matter, the Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung- supported smart home protocol, launched this week. Here’s a round-up of answers to some of the most common questions around Matter, Thread, border ...

Matter is now racing ahead, but the platforms are holding it back. The new Matter 1.3 spec finally brings energy management to the smart home standard, along with more device types and new features.

The Matter standard could be a major boon to smart home adoption and popularity. It works by giving accessories cross-platform capabilities without nearly as much overhead as before.

The connectivity protocol from Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and others promises to make all your smart home devices work togetherBy Daniel WroclawskiThe way you shop for, set up, and use conne ...

As it stands, adding Matter devices to multiple smart ecosystems is a royal pain, but version 1.4 of the Matter standard paves the way for a smoother process.

Matter isn't perfect. In fact, there's still a lot of work left to do. I like Matter so much in part because Samsung does a good job of supporting the standard. Google, meanwhile, is much further ...