Matter started as Project CHIP, and it currently counts Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung among its biggest backers. The idea is to create a line of Matter-certified products that can talk to each other and allow the user to control them from a single dashboard instead of using a separate ecosystem-exclusive trick or app to do so. Manufacturers are not obligated to fully bring down their walled gardens, but the idea is to allow at least some degree of basic interoperability while keeping advanced tricks limited to proprietary apps.
Matter relies on Bluetooth Low Energy for setting up devices, while Wi-Fi and Thread network layers provide the functional foundations. The first iteration of Matter covers smart home device categories such as bulbs, plugs, locks, blinds, shades, thermostats, and HVAC controllers among others, while future builds will eventually broaden the horizons to embrace products such as vacuum cleaners, doorbells, and more importantly, cameras.
The first wave of Matter-certified devices is expected to arrive in the fall of 2022. Aside from the big names mentioned, other recognizable brands that are jumping on the Matter bandwagon include Arlo, Philips, Eero, Nanoleaf, Belkin, Aqara, Comcast, GE Lighting, and Tuya Smart, among others. Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the body which oversees Matter, also promises that Matter-certified devices will rely on an industry-standard encryption protocol for security.
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