WiFi is already pretty universal in smart automation systems, Matter doesn’t matter much when the underlying protocol is Wifi. And since 99% of Matter devices are WiFi…
@Banzai51
I prefer Matter because it allows me to pair my devices with #Homeassistant as well as my Apple Home. This leaves me full control even if my HA server dies, only automations are lost.
That’s Thread. Matter is an application layer standard, which currently supports running over WiFi, Ethernet or Thread.
Matter could run over new wireless systems in the future.
WiFi is already pretty universal in smart automation systems, Matter doesn’t matter much when the underlying protocol is Wifi. And since 99% of Matter devices are WiFi…
@Banzai51
I prefer Matter because it allows me to pair my devices with #Homeassistant as well as my Apple Home. This leaves me full control even if my HA server dies, only automations are lost.
Besides that, Thread is pretty low-bandwidth and low-noise. It’s designed to sip battery life from devices.
2.4Ghz just allows it to be built into tons of devices without an extra chip. Every Google Hub, Alexa, or Apple hub supports it.
Every Google, Alexa and Apple hub support 2.4Ghz Wifi and likely can be a Matter controllers, however only a subset of them support Thread.
Ah, my bad, forgot about the threads thing. :)
@thehatfox
It builds on IPV6, so any medium capable of transporting IPV6 can potentially be used.
or over wired systems that are older