You Should(n't) Care About Matter For Your Smart Home

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

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Earlier this month, the new smart home standard Matter 1.0 was released. In this video, we go over what this means for us and how it affects us but most importantly, what even is Matter?!

Articles referenced in video:

CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance) website:
https://csa-iot.org/all-solutions/matter/

The Verge articles:
https://www.theverge.com/23390726/matter-smart-home-faq-questions-answers
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/4/23386883/matter-smart-home-standard-apple-google-launch

Wired Article:
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-matter/

Matter in Home Assistant/Matter workshop:
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2022/05/29/matter-in-home-assistant-workshop-announcement/

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