- Google will now back up Thread credentials stored on your Android phone or tablet.
- This will make it easier to add new Thread-enabled smart home devices to your Thread network at home.
- Your Thread credentials are stored securely in the cloud and aren’t shared with third-parties without your consent, but Google says you can still remove the data from your account.
If you want to build a smart home, one of the first things you need to decide is what ecosystem you want to be a part of. The larger smart home ecosystems like Google Home, Alexa, HomeKit, and SmartThings each offer a range of compatible smart home devices, but once you invest in one of them, you’re basically stuck there unless you want to deal with interoperability issues and juggle between multiple different apps.
Fortunately, there’s a potential solution to these problems in the Matter smart home standard, which uses the Thread connectivity protocol as its communication layer. Thanks to a recent update, Google is looking to make Thread support even better on Android by backing up Thread credentials to the cloud.