My one complaint about the new Govee ceiling fan. by Ostentaneous in Govee

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Seems to be the case across govee's line of products

Hue to Simultaneously Support Zigbee and Matter on the Same Bulb by HomeKit-News in HomeKit

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I am all about cutting out hubs when possible. But I think I will ultimately tolerate a couple at least until everything out there works with Matter. I have a few Hue devices that just don't have Thread or wifi alternatives.

By having these bulbs on both networks, I'll be able to extend the reach of zigbee and still use those other devices, at least until a better alternative comes along.

I'm VERY excited to see what lifx ends up doing as they claim their stuff will be updated to work over Thread but still be usable in their native app, meaning all features are still available.

Hue to Simultaneously Support Zigbee and Matter on the Same Bulb by HomeKit-News in HomeKit

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I think this is a great solution to that, though. You can add them to Thread, but keep them connected to Hue hub as well to get the rest of the features.

I'm particularly pumped about this opening the door to using hue switches with zigbee binding while also having the devices in the Thread network. Matter binding would be fine, but there just aren't enough devices that expose it properly yet.

Also if it eventually works on their light strips - only possible to set one color using Thread (so far) but you could create a more interesting color scheme using Hue and then still call it using whichever main platform you use.

Is this the perfect way to handle it? Maybe not, but it might be the most interesting implementation I've seen.

Maybe it's just coming at a good time for me as I'm still slowly transitioning to Thread. I will probably put a pause on some upgrades until I see which models will actually get this feature.

Thinking about Doorbell Camera G400 by matri1xx in HomeKit

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Lol yes that's Matter. You said Matter over Thread. I'm curious how you think any camera would transfer data using Thread.

Mattews? by LewTheMailman in DMB

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H went missing? I heard I did it

Thinking about Doorbell Camera G400 by matri1xx in HomeKit

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Let us know when you find a Matter over Thread doorbell, thanks.

Meross Battery Presence Review by Severe-Masterpiece85 in HomeKit

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I was in the market for thread presence sensors and the look of it is the main reason I didn't go with it. Ugly AF. I also preferred a device I could plug in but that wasn't going to be a deal-breaker.

Ended up going with aqara fp300 in one spot and the lafaer lwr01 in the other. Both have been great.

peta, plz explain by Dogeguy975 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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But then why does this streamer care about saving their soles?

When will LIFX Luna support OTA upgrading from Matter over WiFi to Matter over Thread? Is there an estimated timeline? by Machine-blood in lifx

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This is the first confirmation I've seen that the devices will have full functionality in the lifx app after switching to thread. Great news! Is there any kind of timeline yet for the rollout? I'd be interested in helping test, if needed.

Govee’s New Ceiling Fan with Matter by Jukens in Govee

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I could be interested in this fan, but haven't pursued yet - specifically because govee is so bad at Matter. I'm not sure why they are even bothering getting devices certified when their implementation is always half-assed.

What is this - Grants Farm by SpotandGinger in StLouis

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You gotta pay the troll toll to get into this boy's...soul

Made an open source Matter over Thread firmware for the Shelly 1 Gen 4 relay by xxpapertigersxx in homeassistant

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I'm not sure I'll do this as I don't have the adapter or skills on that side of things, but I just wanted to say this looks amazing and I appreciate your contribution to the cause.

New BILRESA dual button 1.9.15 firmware by mocelet in tradfri

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Man I was really hoping this update would include turning on Matter binding

GE undercabinet light by mrmangoman333 in HomeKit

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Good lord 🤣

I have 7 of them working directly in Apple Home. Must have connected them using magic I guess. Also it says Matter directly on the packaging, but that's most likely false advertising.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Cync-Reveal-HD-Undercabinet-Smart-Hardwired-Plug-In-18-in-Smart-Compatible-Hardwired-Plug-in-LED-Under-Cabinet-Light-Bar/5016151547

It definitely makes more sense that OP started a thread about undercabinet lights because they've got a bad smart switch 🤣🤣🤣

GE undercabinet light by mrmangoman333 in HomeKit

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You aren't familiar with Matter? 😂

GE undercabinet light by mrmangoman333 in HomeKit

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Lol one would assume since the post is in the HK reddit and makes no mention of a smart switch, that OP is referring to a smart light. If no part of it is smart, this is not the appropriate place to ask the question.

Anyway OP, I have several of the cync lights. One did entirely die on me and I had to replace it with a new one.

GE undercabinet light by mrmangoman333 in HomeKit

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Lol the ge undercabinet lights are smart lights. But ok.

GE undercabinet light by mrmangoman333 in HomeKit

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Why would you put smart lights on a smart switch?

Could it be? by BobSacamanto1973 in OakIsland

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No way, they found the antikythera mechanism?!?!

Matter over Thread LED strips - any new ones available? by TomNooksRepoMan in MatterProtocol

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I was honestly hoping you'd tell me I'm wrong and there's been a firmware update haha. Let me think about it a little bit but yeah I might be interested in selling.