New smart-home standard for Android and Google devices has arrived


Switch, lamp, router, display: all smart and all certified for Matter, as you can see by the logo of this smart home standard. — Photo: CSA/dpa

BERLIN: Google has now integrated Matter, a new standard for smart-home platforms, apps and devices, into many of its Nest devices, from smart-speakers to smart displays and routers.

Android smartphones and tablets are now also Matter-enabled, as long as they are running at least Android 8.1 and have Play services version 22.48.14 or higher.

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