Thread is a mesh networking protocol that connects low-power smart home gadgets, and it’s one of Matter’s underlying ...

Users on the Tradfri subreddit report failure rates of up to 50%. Others have had intermittent connection issues with their ...

Onboarding and connectivity issues are plaguing the furniture retailer’s new Matter-over-Thread products.

The smart home is evolving — not because of AI, but because the industry is finally converging on the Matter standard that ...

Owners of IKEA's new smart home products report that the devices are failing to connect to their smart home networks.

It was a banner year for smart home products, and the big trends I saw weren’t about new product categories; they were about ...

In the rapidly expanding world of smart homes, the spotlight has long shone on convenience, connectivity, and compatibility. But as major ecosystems like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit ...

Is the smart home a winner-take-all market? Z-Wave Chairman Avi Rosenthal explains why interoperability, not a single ...

IKEA’s Matter devices include everything from various smart lights to buttons like the uber-cheap “Bilresa” smart button. The ...

Ikea is making big changes to its smart home lineup, introducing 20 new devices supporting Matter-over-Thread that will work with HomeKit without needing an intermediary hub. Homeowners wanting smart ...

Not another damn light bulb. That’s what you might be thinking if you’ve been following smart-home tech for the past decade or, indeed, building out your own fortress of missed connections. The first ...

The latest update to the Matter specification is here, which will eventually deliver enhancements to the setup process for smart home devices, including Apple Home users. The Connectivity Standards ...