The latest Matter spec brings a number of improvements to the smart home standard founded by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung. Released this week by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, Matter 1.3 brings support for more appliances, including ovens and cooktops, adds energy and water management, and introduces new features for Matter’s universal casting protocol that could be a competitor to AirPlay and Google Cast.
3 spec --- Amazon has told me that it’s working on adding support, but it’s doing so slowly, and while Samsung’s SmartThings has been the most proactive of the big four, it still hasn’t said if it will allow Samsung appliances to be part of Matter, which seems like a big slap in the face to the whole idea of an open, interoperable standard. One thing that might move matters along is support for energy management. With Matter 1.