Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek
Matter is the long-awaited connectivity standard that aims to make smart home devices simpler to set up and manage. Google is now updating most of its products to support Matter.
The Matter standard officially launched in October, following over two years of development by a large group of tech companies (the Connectivity Standards Alliance), which includes Google. It took a while longer, but Google is now rolling out Matter support to all its smart speakers and displays — the Google Home speaker, Google Home Mini, Nest Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub (first and second-gen), Nest Hub Max, and Nest Wifi Pro. Those devices can function as a hub for Matter devices, but only with the Google Home app. Perhaps unsurprisingly, you won’t be setting up a new Nest speaker with the Alexa or SmartThings apps.
Some Google devices can also now function as Thread border routers, meaning they can connect low-power devices without built-in Wi-Fi (like some door locks) to your home network. You’ll need a Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Hub Max, or 2nd gen Nest Hub for that. Fast Pair support for Android should be fully…
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