[image] Apple, Amazon and Google unite to help create a universal smart home standard... Smart home devices are a godsend for the busy, the disorganized and the plain ol' lazy, but getting them up and running can still be a complicated pain in the backside. …

To save you 10 minutes of your life I can tell you this article is just a big moan about the slowness of matter updates.

AI to the rescue: Here’s a concise summary: The XDA Developers article expresses skepticism about Matter living up to its smart‑home hype, citing persistent compatibility issues, reliability hiccups during setup and use, and concerns that major manufacturers might still reserve advanced features …

[image] Andreas_Roedl: AI to the rescue: That’s what I said.

There’s a bit more to it than that, there’s quite a lot of complaining as well about the various non-compatibility issues, with some good examples such as the matter certified button from one manufacturer that when introduced only worked with two specific matter platforms. Things have improved, but …

[image] JDRoberts: some good examples such as the matter certified button from one manufacturer that only works with two specific matter platforms Is that about the Arre? The button should work in every platform except Google Home, that includes Alexa that now supports buttons too, SmartThing…

No problem, I found out a few days ago, must be a recent development. Why being in 2025 Google Home does not support a Matter 1.0 device type like smart buttons is weird indeed. They don’t even mention it as not supported in their site, the Generic Switch type which belongs to smart buttons is comp…

[image] Hunter Douglas adds Matter support to its smart shades. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Hunter-Douglas-PowerView-Automation-Pebble-Remote-Control-next-to-Laptop.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] A firmware upgrade for its PowerView Gen 3 platform…

[image] Shelly: New smart switch with two channels and Matter support revealed Shelly is now offering a new smart switch for smart home enthusiasts. It has two separate channels and is compatible with the Matter standard, which should make it quite versatile.

Matter certification for the Aqara M3 Hub firmware update: [Screenshot_20250724_105845_Samsung Internet]

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JDRoberts July 19, 2025, 3:02pm 1408

Yes, it was the Arre. I have updated my post to be more accurate, I didn’t realize Amazon now supports it. Thanks for the correction.

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