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Matter 1.2 is a big move for the smart home standard
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Does Matter matter yet?
Matter is absolutely game changing: it's gotten full support from Apple, Google, Amazon as well as most HA manufacturers.
With Matter you'll see significant improvements to whatever system you use to control your HA because you don't need 7 protocols and 3 hubs and 4 apps to run everything: it's the open standard we've needed with 1 protocol, 1 setup and pick your preferred app.
Yeah, but do people actually need home automation? Making it simpler/better will make it more viable for people that actually want it but it feels like the bulk of people think it's a solution without a problem.
I guess people don’t need it. But there are nice efficiency gains when automating certain parts of the home like heating or cooling.