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Google Home and its Android app are getting new features

Matter was supposed to make smart home setup and controls easier. However, it added to confusion when it launched two years ago. However, things have improved over the past few months. Those who want to control Matter devices via Google Home will be happy to hear about upcoming features. Google Home hubs and Google TV […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 days ago

Matter-certified devices automatically get SmartThings certification

Matter, which has long been portrayed as the solution to all the smart home confusion, didn't have the best of launches. When it launched a couple of years ago, it faced several issues. It even confused smart home enthusiasts like us. But things have slowly gotten better. Earlier, when you were out to buy a […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 week ago

Matter has a solution to uncomplicate audio streaming to smart speakers

Matter, the smart home standard backed by Samsung, could soon be the solution to uncomplicate music streaming to smart speakers. A company founded by ex-Apple and ex-Sonos engineers is working with speaker brands to bring Wi-Fi-equipped speakers that can work with any smart home platform. Matter-equipped speakers could make music streaming easier, more flexible Connectivity […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 weeks ago

SmartThings could get support for Wi-Fi routers via Matter 1.4

Samsung integrated the Matter smart home standard into SmartThings, its smart home ecosystem, a couple of years ago. Now, a new version of Matter (version 1.4) is here, and it brings support for several new types of devices, including Wi-Fi routers. Matter 1.4 will likely be integrated into SmartThings sometime next year. And it will […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung to unveil One UI 7.0 at SDC Korea next month?

Earlier this month, the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024 was held in the US, but the company didn't unveil the design and features of One UI 7.0 at the event. Instead, it said it would open the One UI 7.0 Beta Program before the end of this year. Now, it appears that it could open […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

SmartThings welcomes IKEA smart home devices through Matter

Samsung had some fantastic news for smart home users earlier this week, as the company announced the integration of IKEA smart home devices with its SmartThings platform. This unification, made possible through the Matter Bridge, brings many benefits to SmartThings users with IKEA smart home setups. The goal of Matter is to simplify the IoT […]

By Mihai Matei
4 months ago

Smart home standard Matter is about to get even better

Matter, the platform that aims to simplify smart homes, hasn't been all that simple so far. You need Matter-certified smart home hubs and devices, and even then, the setup could be harder than you expect. Now, most of those issues could be solved with the release of Thread 1.4 (and Matter 1.4). Thread is a […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

SmartThings gets Matter 1.2 support, new design, shareable Routines

Samsung has announced a major update to its smart home platform, SmartThings. This update supports the Matter 1.2 standard, making it compatible with several new home appliance types. It also brings design improvements to the app and Routines you can share with others. SmartThings update brings Matter 1.2 support The upcoming SmartThings update will support […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Matter 1.3 could bring support for more devices to Samsung’s SmartThings

The latest version of Matter (v1.3) has arrived. It supports more smart home device types and routines, and that support could come to SmartThings in the future. Matter is a smart home device standard jointly developed by Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and other consumer electronics brands. Matter 1.3 brings support for ten new device types, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Amazon Echo Hub finally goes on sale in the US

In September 2023, Amazon announced the Echo Hub, “Amazon’s first smart home control panel that makes connecting and managing smart devices intuitive,” in the US for USD 179.99. Back then, the company said that it would make the product available to purchase in the country later that year. However, that didn’t happen. Well, after a […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
11 months ago

Samsung expands SmartThings and Tizen 7.0 to its commercial displays

Earlier this month, Samsung unveiled its new TV lineup, featuring new Micro LED, Mini LED, OLED, and QLED TVs, at the CES 2024 expo in the USA. These TVs feature improved picture quality, a new version of Tizen, and improved SmartThings. Now, the company is bringing over those improvements to its commercial display lineup, which […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
12 months ago

Matter Casting is open alternative to AirPlay and Chromecast, coming to Amazon devices

AirPlay and Chromecast (Google Cast) are the world's two most popular media casting features. While AirPlay is restricted to Apple's platforms, Chromecast is largely restricted to Google's Android. It means casting media from an iPhone to a TV that only features Chromecast is not usually possible, and that puts brakes on the user experience. To […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Google is turning Google TV, Android TV, and some LG TVs into Matter Hubs

Matter is now the world's most important smart home ecosystem standard, backed by almost all important tech brands, including Amazon, Apple, Google, LG, and Samsung. It was released for consumers a few months ago, and several older smart home devices are yet to get support for Matter. To improve that situation, Google has announced that […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

MediaTek & Google join hands to develop new Filogic chipset with Thread support

The usage of smart home devices has increased in the recent past, and wireless connectivity is the means for easy setup, control, and management in countless homes and workspaces. Recently, we reported that Thread Group announced a new credential-sharing feature meant to solve interoperability issues between different brands' smart home devices. Now, MediaTek and Google […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Thread Group unveils credential sharing feature to propel smart home interoperability

In a move that was long awaited, Thread Group has announced a new update for its Thread wireless protocol for 2024, which will allow new Thread border routers and smart home devices from different brands, i.e., Apple, Amazon, Google, and others, to automatically join the existing network. The new update will bring a new ‘Credential […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

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