Since Thread and Matter are two different things, they can exist without each other. However, products that are built to support both are referred to as Matter over Thread, where Matter is the ...

Thread is a promising way for all of your smart home devices to connect to one another. With a bit of foresight, you can build a network that’s extra-responsive and doesn’t require a dedicated ...

Matter and Thread are touted as game-changers for your smartphone, and the standards are already starting to deliver on lofty ...

Just as we suspected, there was barely any mention of HomePod or Apple Home during Tuesday’s big Apple event, but that doesn’t mean smart home was ignored during the iPhone reveal. Indeed, while the ...

Nanoleaf is patching its Thread-capable smart lights to include support for Apple HomeKit. The update is rolling out today for the company’s Shapes, Elements, and Lines products. Now you can manage ...

The mesh network you forgot about.

In an effort to unite the smart-home market under a single networking protocol, Google/Alphabet's Nest today launched OpenThread, an open-source implementation of the Thread protocol. The Thread Group ...

The Matter and Thread standards are supposed to ensure that a huge range of smart home devices can work seamlessly together, mirroring the benefits offered by HomeKit compatibility. But this isn’t the ...

The specification for Matter 1.0 was released on Tuesday—all 899 pages of it. More importantly, smart home manufacturers and software makers can now apply for this cross-compatibility standard, have ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nearly all of Apple’s newest iPads, MacBooks, and iMacs have an unannounced Thread radio on board. Nearly all of ...