AppleInsider

Apple enables direct Thread control for smart home devices with iOS 18

In iOS 18, Apple quietly enabled the Thread radio found on recent iPhone models to directly control Apple Home and Matter devices. Thread is a new IP-based smart home connectivity standard that has ...
Android Authority

Android 15 will let you control your Matter smart home devices over Thread, but only on some phones

Android 15 is adding a Thread network stack that, on supported phones, will enable communicating with compatible smart home devices via Thread. Thread is a low-power mesh networking protocol that’s ...
The Verge

If you have one of these Thread border routers, your smart home will be Matter-ready

With Thread 1.3.0, a HomePod Mini, Echo, and Nest Hub can work together on a single Thread network With Thread 1.3.0, a HomePod Mini, Echo, and Nest Hub can work together on a single Thread network ...
The Verge

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are the first smartphones with Thread

Apple has added support for the Thread smart home protocol — a key part of the Matter standard — to its flagship smartphones. And it looks like Google might do the same for its Pixel phones. Apple has ...