TL;DR
- Matter is an open smart home protocol for communication between devices.
- The new Matter 1.5 standard adds support for smart home cameras, opening up new possibilities.
- New support is also arriving for soil sensors, helping you automate your garden.
Are smart home ecosystems at an inflection point right now? This year has already been a frustrating one for Google Home users, and as if those regular usage headaches weren’t bad enough, companies like Google and Amazon have been complicating their smart home offerings with AI-powered subscriptions — and sometimes introducing new, unwanted content in the process. That’s pushing more and more people to consider a more DIY smart home solution, and today we’ve got great news for anybody going that route.
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