Matter 1.0 & HomeKit - 7 things you should know before you upgrade to the new smart home standard

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Matter 1.0 was officially launched back in October and now firmware updates are arriving this month. But before you jump into the Matter hype train, I just wanted to outline my experience of testing several matter devices over the last month and research on what it means for Apple Home and HomeKit users.
In this video I am going to take you through the take you through 7 things that will help you understand what Matter 1.0 means for HomeKit. We will cover what you need to get started, the differences between connectivity protocols, how to set up a device and categories supported. Along with this I am going to take you through the impacts Matter could have on features only found in HomeKit, performance and my privacy.
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@01ANGELCAT 8 місяців тому

Installed it myself without any issues. The wifi signal is great even ukposts.infoUgkxE_D_sddGAdiVUKp7PkkmyxO7bRtgqmk5 when the router is located far away. I really enjoy the night vision feature that allows me to see clearly any activity near our house (mostly cars and wild animals). The motion detection is helpful to me as well to monitor what happens on our front.

@MelissaAtwell Рік тому

Thank you for creating this informative video! Lots of useful details which help plan for the future. Thanks so much!

@midgeta6864 Рік тому

Great info, thanks! Device category availability will hopefully become much better!!!

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Thank you for watching, it’s really appreciated

@Xyrer Рік тому

It's exciting to finally get access to other devices ans not be confined to the small amount or more expensive ones that work with homekit

@mikea8294 Рік тому

Hi, this was a very helpful and informative video. I am a new subscriber as well. By the way, do you know whether Nest thermostats, specifically, support Matter and can be controlled via HomeKit? Would purchasing and setting up a always-on powered thread device, such as HomePod Mini, allow this to be set up more easily and quickly?

@adammachin Рік тому

The best video on the status of Matter yet.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Thanks for watching

@tomshyrus7965 Рік тому

Great video.. can you tell what are the current matter controllers? Can a matter controller and thread border be a same product?

@cgpandre Рік тому

Very useful tips. , thank you. 👍🏾

@stevenw3393 Рік тому

2:40 Correction: The original HomePod doesn’t support Thread.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

error in the graphic displayed. The voiceover was correct though

@jason8anthony Рік тому

How do you make lions like the thermostat one bigger or is it a default setting?

@charminbaer2323 3 місяці тому

I've only just started to build/expand my smart home using Apple HomeKit. For the last 2-3 yrs, I've only had a Logi Circle 2 camera on my front porch due to a few packages being stolen. Back then I was only using Apple Home and not HomeKit but eventually updated to HomeKit about a year ago. I also have a few Hue lightbulbs but they were on the 1st gen bridge that did not work with Apple Home. I eventually upgraded to a newer Hue bridge and added those lights to Home. I replaced the Circle camera with a Logi Circle DoorBell and moved the Circle 2 camera to the backyard. More recently I've added some Meross smart devices like the garage door opener, smart light switch, and smart plug. I have a strong mesh network consisting of 3 Apple Airport Extremes, so looks like Matter isn't really gonna be a huge difference for me in the foreseeable future.

@freddyleon3699 Рік тому

Will all HomeKit accessories that I have purchased work on Matter or will some items need to be replaced? For example some of the very first lightbulbs that worked in HomeKit even before adaptive lighting will they work on Matter if I upgrade the home app? I don’t want to go out an purchase a ton of new accessories. I worry that when they do add cameras to Matter these expensive LogiCircle cams wont work. I refuse to go out and buy new cameras. I have the Nanoleaf bulbs with Thread but they can’t be upgraded to Matter if I upgrade the home app do the bulbs become useless in the home app?

@RicardoNsuka 7 місяців тому

If you can't add Matter devices to homekit directly, how do you do it then? I've been trying for days without success.. 8:42

@adammachin Рік тому

Will nanoleafs legacy thread bulbs that won’t update to matter keep adaptive lighting in the home app?

@NathanBudd Рік тому

Matter for me is less about using multiple voice assistants, and more that I can stop using multiple hubs. I've got a Tradfri hub which controls a few smart blinds and lights, and also connects to two Hue bulbs that I was given for free. I can control my IKEA smart hardware through Homekit, but I can't connect to the Hue bulbs (I can through the IKEA Smart Home 1 app). If I want to control the Hue bulbs via Komekit, I need a Hue hub. I've also just bought an Aqara hub so that I can setup a blind roller blind shutter and water sensor. I've got the Apple TV 4k as my main device. My question is when everything moves to Matter, will I be able to use the ATV4k as my single hub throughout the house? (I've also got a 2016 Nest Thermostat, but I haven't seen anywhere that this is going to be updated to Matter?)

@ru2225 Рік тому

Doubt it'll be updated, 2016 is quite old. Google doesn't have that great history of software support.

@derek400004 Рік тому

you'll probably need to replace your nest thermostat because Matter wasn't even a thing back in 2016, but Hue hub and Apple TV 4k (the latest one with A15 chip) already confirmed will gain Matter hub functionality.

@Onatestepourvous-yi1nk Рік тому

very instructive video merci !

@ragavendranganesh1403 Рік тому

Hi Great video... let me know how to connect google nest mini 2 with iphone (Apple home)

@lestagez Рік тому

are google devices like nest doorbells and thermostats compatible with homekit yet?

@kennycasey286 Рік тому

does this update mean i can use blink cameras in apple homekit?

@wzk921109 Рік тому

Mate, please cover this CES of all devices that’s supported through thread and matter! I build my smart home with Thread in mind to begin with as well, I hate hubs.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

I will be, already got a host of embargo stuff to talk about for CES

@krishnakamireddy6103 Місяць тому

Can I add my matter enabled AC to Apple home?

@nyambe Рік тому

Very interesting, will tryit

@VitoAD Рік тому

Thank you for a more detailed video on Matter. With my home setup Matter might not be for me at this point. But in regards to Thread I have a HomePod mini and a couple of Nano Leaf thread light bulbs in my Home. Looking at the thread network in the Eve app I do not see the HomePod mini as part of the thread network. Could I be missing something?

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Thanks for watching, really appreciated. To see the Thread network in the Eve app and HomePod. You need an Eve Energy

@VitoAD Рік тому

@@HomeKitAuthority Oh I see, got it. Apple should show the thread network in the home app in my opinion.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

@@VitoAD I agree with this

@SolarizeYourLife 22 дні тому

What about an older apple tv and Zemismart M1 hub???

@tomasheinhuis1381 Рік тому

Around 1:15 you explain you can use multiple platforms. Doues maybe also create the possibilities to have others let your house control with some restrictions? Example I have evertthing in my homeklit. Als setup my home in google but with out cameras garage door oR Thermostat?

@Max86421 Рік тому

I'm really for Matter smart devices with my Google nest hub max 🤗

@guillermosanchez7420 25 днів тому

Does the apple tv 2022 64gb(model A2737) not work?

@spalacioh 10 місяців тому

Do we need to keep the Apple TV or HomePod close to the devices for them to work properly ? In my case if smart accessory is to far it will become NO REPONSE

@felix7120 Рік тому

Hey man thanks for the video. I am looking to update my ikea tradfi smarthome with matter to include phillips hue etc. Can I just get a homekit mini as a hub for all the devices or would I need to update to the new ikea hub which supports matter right out of the box and a hue bridge?

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

First you need a home hub like a HomePod mini. Then you need IKEA to update the gateway, but they have not released it yet

@LM-uu8hy Рік тому

So Homekit secure video is not supported by MATTER ? How about HOMEBRIDGE devices and how are they affected with the migration to MATTER?

@troigrl Рік тому

OMG. This was all so overwhelming

@GeffaOliveira Рік тому

Today, as far as I'm aware, a Google Hub will not work offline. I wonder with matter if this will change. My Apple TV serving as a hub works just fine when internet is out.

@mustang607 Рік тому

We have Apple and Amazon devices in our house. The Apple Home supports Matter over Wi-Fi and Thread. Amazon Home supports matter over Wi-Fi, but not Thread. I have one Matter device, which uses Thread. Currently there is negative benefit in using Matter devices just for Apple Home use. And most will have to wait until 2023 for Amazon to even support Thread.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

I think it’s going to late 2023 before we see real traction

@lorenipsum93 Рік тому

honestly, for years I've been wondering why and if smart devices would ever just work with whatever and now there is.

@RameezRazaRiaz99 10 місяців тому

I mean you always had home assistant. Matter is basically a better and streamlined version of it.

@treesepiphytes Рік тому

Great video, new subscriber here 👋

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Thanks for watching

@sharedknowledge6640 Рік тому

This is a good video on a confusing topic. I really hope both apple and third parties will continue to relatively rapidly refine their offerings. Right now it’s a mess. Only some Eve devices, for example, have Thread support. And some Eufy cameras, even of the same model, can only be set up with the Eufy app while others have native support for the Home app. Using only the Home app often means a loss of features and/or spotty reliability. It’s a relative geek fest compared to most anything else Apple.

@noggodtv Рік тому

So I can use any Matter enable device and add it into my Home App?

@lestagez Рік тому

good question,

@liftingafterdark3241 Рік тому

I am looking forward to matter so I can get rid of Alexa for my Ring doorbells. I just have not found a HomeKit compatible doorbell that's better than Ring.

@robertsammons1 Рік тому

Seems like going forward it'll just give us more accessories, I don't see any reason to change my existing eve etc accessories to matter

@jmwdba Рік тому

I dont understand why I dont have the Homekit Upgrade. All my devices from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the new Apple TV unit are running the latest iOS 16.2 and tvOS 16.2. I check the app and its not there on both the phone and the iPad pro.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Looks like Apple may have pulled it

@1destined 5 місяців тому

So, plain and simple, if you only have Apple HomeKit right now with Apple and Nanoleaf products, Matter is more complicated than it needs to be right now,and it’s best to just stick with Thread? Am I hearing that correctly or am I missing something here? Because it just looks to me like Matter is a bit overly complicated at this point.

@GooopGoooop Рік тому

'When Occupancy Detected in Toilet' - lol!

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

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@Sebastian-richter Рік тому

Don’t like that you photoshopped a “Upgrade to Matter” pop up into the home app and didn’t even mention that this is NOT an option or something offered by Apple. If you want to illustrate a point, don’t make it look feasible only for people to struggle to get the pop up they can’t get.

@StormDischarge Рік тому

Boo hoo

@techytime6197 Рік тому

But he also didn’t say it was possible either. It’s not like he made out this was the way, if you watched the video he shows you how upgrades or adding devices is done

@techytime6197 Рік тому

@@AhmadNazirAfiq watch the video fool

@AhmadNazirAfiq Рік тому

@@techytime6197 well duh. I was referring to the original thumbnail, fool.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Please be civil

@user-di5gh3xt3k 2 місяці тому

You could control water from the matter app

@Kukussi Рік тому

I need a how to for dummies. I use an iPhone and have HomePods mini x2, google nest speakers x2, nest doorbell cameras, ecobee thermostat and would love to control them am on my IOS home app

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Not right now no, cameras are not supported and Ecobee have not updates to matter

@philiparonson8315 Рік тому

At this point your best bet is Homebridge. I run Homebridge running in a container on a on a Synology NAS to control a Nest thermostat, two Ring doorbells, and a Chamberlain garage door opener via HomeKit. It works very well. To my knowledge Google has not committed to allowing Nest Learning Thermostats to support Matter, it may never do so (I’ve not figured out the logic behind this). If you’re interested, you may want to buy a HOOBS Homebridge Hub to access those devices through HomeKit. It is much easier to use than my setup, but I already owned the server so I didn’t need the hub.

@KingdomFTX Рік тому

😎 I’m running a Starling hub for my Google devices to show up on Apple Home and it’s the cheapest option, works the fastest, and have had zero issues. It’s so much easier than Homebridge, or any other solution at this point. Ecobee already connects with my Apple home by default and I’ve just been purchasing things that are HomeKit native smart devices and they have been coming out with really good ones this year. ✌️

@vincentchung2400 Рік тому

What's the theory behind the claims that matter makes Thread inter-connection more stable?

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Never made these claims, I said Thread was around before matter and is not related

@MegaDkman Рік тому

SEEMS VERY GOOD..... i hope thisn't going to be like Eufy

@marcocunha Рік тому

What’s the matter?

@thanostimestone6813 10 місяців тому

I have 3 EVE sensors. It’s showing in HomeKit like I have 6. Now how in the hell do you reset matter in HomeKit or on an iPad or iPhone? This is something that should have been thought about before unleashing it into the nightmare that is HomeKit.

@emmgeevideo Рік тому

Ethernet and Wi-fi are the same thing in terms of protocol. The only difference is that Wi-Fi works over the air via radios and Ethernet works over wires. You can have a mix of wired and wireless in the home. You don't have to choose one or the other. Can I make a suggestion? Can you pronounce the "h" in "home" and "HomeKit"? You drop the "h" and say "ohm". You tend to fully say "HomeKit" and not "OhmKit", but you said "OhmPass". I've seen at least one comment in one of your videos asking what you were talking about.

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

Sorry it’s how I speak unfortunately In terms of the difference protocols, yes you can have a mix, just like you can have Thread as well . I do explain that

@emmgeevideo Рік тому

@@HomeKitAuthority Change is good. It's a choice.

@moonpunk Рік тому

Your information is incorrect - whilst the stated intention is a bi-annual release of updates to the Matter standard, they have specifically stated that the next version (after 1.0 released back in October 22) won't be until Marh/April 2024 - not March 2023 as you suggest

@HomeKitAuthority Рік тому

The CSA didn’t say this as that the event in Amsterdam. Link to a source for this if that’s the case

@moonpunk Рік тому

@@HomeKitAuthority Check Wikipedia - the next release is scheduled for March/April 2024 (18 months after the October 22 release of version 1.0) and then 6 monthly releases. Where’s YOUR evidence for a March 2023 release?

@moonpunk Рік тому

@@HomeKitAuthority in fact Assa Abloy from the CSA specifically stated the next update will be in 18 months and then every 6 months thereafter in her interview with CNET

@levil4012 Рік тому

Can’t even open my home app to connect my newly purchased HomePod

@kingsleymichel Рік тому

They get you all excited but it’s beyond slow roll out

@joseinoa9456 Рік тому

Mattah

@lossless4129 Рік тому

Mannnnn people just adding WiFi iot stuff just beaming track me pings everywhere haha. Here’s a tip, don’t wait for the big boys to protect you, anyone watching these videos is certainly capable to learn basic networking and security. limit your exposure , understand briefly what these devices do over WiFi, run eth wherever possible and segregate, learn some basic networking before you start going balls out with “smart”if yin’s your home

@annanackmichael2094 Рік тому

🎄🧑🏻‍🎄🎅🏻💰💰💰💰💰💰🏘️🎁

@Yoskio Рік тому

Me watching the video after I updated it since the first day 🤡

@MrBobWareham Рік тому

It is all too complicated, so I am not going to bother with anything and just keep my home private and simple as I think it is all going to change again, leaving a lot of people out of date and with items that don't work.