As Samsung notes, “the connected home has been very fragmented” and diverse. There are numerous players in this space and interoperability has been a major problem. There are products that only work with a certain system. This has led to confusion about whether a particular smart home device will be compatible with an existing ecosystem. Matter aims to solve this. All Matter-complaint devices that come out in the future will feature a Matter logo. This will help people distinguish devices that are compatible with their smart home ecosystem. As such, they can buy any device without worrying about compatibility.
Samsung is the latest company to announce Matter support for its devices
Samsung, a founding member of the Matter standard, is now jumping on the bandwagon as well. When the first Matter certification goes live next year, the Korean company will fully integrate it into its SmartThings platform. It has also promised to bring the new protocol to multiple products in 2022. “We truly believe that Matter is the foundation and future of IoT, and we are thrilled that Samsung SmartThings will be embedding it into so many products accelerating smart home adoption and bringing users more convenient connected home experiences wherever they are,” said Michelle Mindala-Freeman of Samsung.
