Matter is finally happening. After launching the standard earlier this year and some manufacturers making their updates available, Google is today launching Matter support on Nest devices and Android.

Matter promised an end to walled gardens and ecosystem lock-in. It promised to make a smart home device, like a lock, ...

In early 2019, Michele Turner sat down for dinner with her colleague Grant Erickson. Joining them at the restaurant in Silicon Valley’s Woodside were two of their counterparts from Amazon and two from ...

Matter hasn’t made quite the splash many were hoping, but the smart home standard is making its way to more and more devices. Now, Matter support is live in the Google Home app for iOS. Support for ...

Google Home could soon let you link Matter-enabled devices that have already been set up on a different smart home platform. This will be helpful if you are migrating platforms, as it would save you ...

The Matter standard can only simplify the use of smart home devices from various brands if products actually support it. Today, Google has announced that it has enabled Matter support for its Nest and ...

Google has announced that it is enabling Matter on a variety of Google products. The new standard will make it easier to customize your smart home with other brands. Google plans to enable Matter on ...

Google is reinventing its smart home platform. The Google Home name will stay the same, but Google is adding tools under the Google Home roof in the form of the Google Home Developer Center. This is ...

Google is serving up more details about how it’s getting ready for Matter, including its plan to update most of its Nest speakers and displays to support the upcoming smart home standard. In a blog ...