Vratislav Holub The concept of a smart home has grown significantly in recent years. We have made several steps forward from just lighting, when today we already have at our disposal, for example, smart thermostatic heads, locks, weather stations, heating systems, sensors and many others. So called smart home is a great technological gadget with a clear goal - to make people's everyday lives easier.
If you are interested in the concept itself and possibly have some experience with it, then you may know that when building your own smart home, you may encounter a rather fundamental problem. In advance, it is necessary to realize what platform you will actually run on, and you also have to choose individual products accordingly. Apple offers its own for these cases HomeKit, or a popular alternative is to use solutions from Google or Amazon. In practice, it works quite simply. If you have a household built on Apple HomeKitu, you can't use a device that isn't compatible. Fortunately, a brand new standard solves this problem Matter, which aims to remove these imaginary barriers and the smart home.
The new standard Matter
As we mentioned above, the current problem with the smart home lies in its overall fragmentation. The solutions mentioned from AppMoreover, Amazon and Google are not the only ones. Subsequently, smaller manufacturers also come up with their own platforms, which causes even more confusion and problems. This is what it is supposed to solve Matter and unify the concept of a smart home, which people expect to make it easier and more accessible. Although previous projects had similar ambitions, Matter is a little different in this respect – it is backed by leading technology companies that have agreed on a common goal and are working together to create the ideal solution. Learn more about the standard Matter you can read in the article attached below.
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LSA Magazine Je Matter the right step?
But now let's move on to the essential. It is Matter Is this a step in the right direction and really the solution we as users have been looking for for so long? At first glance, the standard looks really promising and the fact that companies like Apple, Amazon or Google. But let's pour some pure wine - that still means nothing at all. Some hope and reassurance that we are moving in the right direction technologically comes now on the occasion of the technology conference CES 2023. This conference is attended by a number of technology companies that present their most interesting news, prototypes and visions. However, it should be noted that Apple does not participate.
On this occasion, a number of companies introduced new products for the smart home, and they all have one rather interesting feature in common: they support the new standard Matter. So that clearly says what most fans want to hear. Technology companies are responding positively and relatively quickly to the standard, which is a clear sign that we are moving in the right direction. On the other hand, it is definitely not a done deal. Will the standard Matter Only time and its subsequent development, as well as its implementation by other companies, will show whether it is truly an ideal solution.
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Mam homepod a appleTV that I support matter, but neither Google nor others refuse to add them. I have a fuse with matter from China and beyond appl, no one sees it. Support matter so far only on paper... Eve will only add support for newly made things even if they are no different from those from 22, such as Eve Flare. Firmware would be enough, but Eve refuses to do it...
Well, you see. I use Homeassistant and I have Philips HUE bulbs there. Devices from Tuya, Xiaomi, a gateway for z-wave and zigbee, etc. Everything communicates beautifully.
I'm leaving the apartment,macI press the button in the hallway, slam the door, it locks, the lights go out everywhere, I check if the windows are open, etc.