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But the universal smart home standard has a long way to go
The Matter smart home standard has just received a major boost. Samsung is applying the standard to its SmartThings home hubs — and you may already own one of the devices the South Korean company is updating.
Following the update, the applicable SmartThing’s hubs are capable of controlling all Matter certified devices. Both second and-third generation hubs will get the update, so even if you have a slightly older home assistant you’ll still be “Matter ready.” While Matter-certified devices aren’t too common as things stand, there are plenty of “Matter-ready” items on the market which will be ready to go once the standard fully launches in the near future. Samsung itself has selected “TVs and Family Hub refrigerators to support the functionality.
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Matter is a new standard which aims to get smart devices working together seamlessly. Unless you bought all of your devices from a handful of manufacturers, your smart home may have been plagued with compatibility issues and getting everything going probably involved…
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