A new industry-wide standard could finally bring the dream of automated, smart homes that function smoothly closer to reality.
How the Matter Standard Could Improve Your Smart Home in 2022
The first smart home devices that support the Matter standard are in stores. Eve Systems is updating the Eve Energy plug and two sensors to communicate with any controller that supports the new technology. According to experts, the new standard could put an end to compatibility issues.
“Users should be concerned because Matter has the potential to make smart home devices talk to each other seamlessly and open up use cases that have been difficult to realize in the past,” Zach Supalla, CEO of connected devices platform Particle, told Lifewire in an email interview. “An example would be a smart alarm clock that goes off and triggers other actions around the home from other devices from other companies, like turning on your lights and opening your smart blinds.”
The idea behind Matter is that the software should enable secure communication between a wide range of smart devices. Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Google, SmartThings and the Connectivity Standards Alliance have been working on Matter since 2019.
