Matter 1.3 is here to help get your smart home energy usage under control
This seemed more balanced and upbeat than other reporting on the topic. I’m always happy to see support for Matter and increased awareness. The more we expect matter devices and insist on them, the better things get for consumers.
if not locked in a cloud service…
Just got three Matter accessories and tried setting up using Google Home. It immediately asked for a Matter controller to be present on the LAN before pairing/discovering could start. After a while, it was concluded that Google Home app does not support LAN mode access (without Internet) on Matter a...
This is great (seriously).
What remains to be seen is how long it takes between announcement and update of Matter devices.
I got a couple of PM plugs with Matter support. I can’t pair them with HomeKit or Home Assistant. I spent about 5h troubleshooting this, inspecting network packets and whatnot and didn’t get any closer to having them working.
I’d rather things just had MQTT support. Happy with Zigbee though, as I can route those to MQTT as well.
@c10l EVE’s Energy have been providing energy metering under Matter for the last few months.
Ok, it was a HA specific solution.
I got a few smart plugs with matter. They paired nicely with HA, but surprised me by falling into their app anyhow.
But they work. Those are Kasa/tp-link.
What’re yours?
They’re Meross, this one specifically.
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