• craigers@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    3 months ago

    Apple Home and Google home are matter controllers. So yes. Direct benefit still for those home users is you can mix and match OEM products (like light bulbs) and not need to have a seperate app/acct/hub/bridge/controller whatever for those products. If you don’t want to go the DIY route.

    • kerrigan778@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      Zigbee has already done that for a long time and most of those smart bulbs could already be used with various bridges or zigbee controllers.

      • craigers@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 months ago

        Oh for sure. Actually the thread mesh network that a lot of matter capable devices use is based on zigbee. It’s like zigbee mesh + ipv6