Learn how Thread border routers connect your low-power mesh network to Wi-Fi, and discover which everyday devices already ...

There’s finally some good news for anyone battling multiple Thread networks while using Matter devices in their smart home — as long as you’re the patient type. According to Matter Alpha, the tvOS 26 ...

As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names printed on boxes for smart home devices or in their ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The capability, which is part of the Thread 1.4 spec released last year, will launch on select SmartThings hubs ...

Thread is a protocol designed to connect smart home devices in a wireless mesh network. It works much like Wi-Fi but requires less power. With Thread, devices from any manufacturer can create a ...

It took Ikea some time for Ikea to get onto the Matter bandwagon, and now that it’s on board, there’s growing evidence the home furnishings giant is about to wade deeper into the Matter standard. As ...

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 ...

Thread fixed the one smart home problem I couldn't troubleshoot away ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Code in tvOS 26 shows Thread 1.4 is coming to Apple’s border routers this fall. But with Amazon and Google still ...