The Connectivity Standards Alliance that includes Apple today announced the latest version of Matter, Matter 1.6. The update ...

Matter 1.6 is the latest update to the smart home standard used by many major brands, and it focuses less on adding new ...

Matter 1.6 introduces updates to device setup, smart thermostats, and connected-home technologies. Here's what you need to ...

Matter 1.6 tackles smart home friction with seamless NFC commissioning, Joint Fabric for multi-ecosystem households, and ...

No more squinting at QR code or fumbling with Bluetooth ...

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) dropped two notable updates that work in concert at its annual Unify event this week: Matter 1.6 and Product Security 1.1. Together, the releases push ...

NFC-Based Commissioning will allow users to setup their smart home devices with a tap of their smartphone.

An update to the Matter standard will make it much easier to set up HomeKit-compatible smart home devices. In particular, it should make tap-to-pair a far more common feature, rather than something ...

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released the Matter 1.6 specification. New device classes are not being ...

The latest Matter update is here, but instead of shiny new device types, version 1.4.1 is all about behind-the-scenes improvements for you to get your smart home devices up and running with less ...

Matter, the smart home interoperability standard, might finally get a feature that should have been there from day one: a ...