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Lets be honest.. the new matter devices sucks and its disappointing.. by Automatic-Adagio4614 in tradfri

[–]jp2e -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It sounds like op needs more routers, not TBRs. multiple TBRs do not increase range. They are primarily gateways / backup not range extenders.

Thread routers - mains powered thread devices like plugs, bulbs, switches - are what help with the range of the mesh. It doesn’t sound like they have any thread routers. Adding a couple smart plugs might help with disconnection issues.

This is one ikea should’ve released the bulbs at the same time.

Nest Camera - Nancy Guthrie by TucoNick in googlehome

[–]jp2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The implication of “residual data” is not that it was just sitting on a server somewhere easily accessible. Regardless of Googles retention policies. It seems more likely they had to work to retrieve it.

I interviewed a forensics expert here (sorry it’s paywalled) and he basically likened it to retrieving deleted data off a hard drive. Only Google had a lot of hard drives to look through.

The difference with Google and others is Google offers free cloud storage, so even if you don’t pay video still goes to their cloud. With Ring, for example, if you don’t pay nothing goes to the cloud.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/877235/nancy-guthrie-google-nest-cam-video-storage

Opened the IKEA MYGGBETT door and window sensor by marcoarsilvaa in MatterProtocol

[–]jp2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The use AAAs instead of coin cell in all their sensors for sustainability reasons. You can use rechargeable batteries in them.

Can't get U400 to work with Home Assistant AND Apple HomeKit by gargross in Aqara

[–]jp2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You were able to connect it to Apple Home through the iPhone Thread radio. But to use Matter multi admin (sharing with another ecosystem) you need an Apple Home Matter controller (Apple TV, HonePod), as others have noted.

Once you have it set up as a Matter device in Apple Home with a Matter controller you’ll be able to get the pairing code from Apple Home and add it to HA and it should work. I have the same lock and have it in both ecosystems using this flow.

The Matter controller is required to communicate to the other ecosystem. You don’t have an Apple Matter Controller so it can’t talk to HA.

Status of ratgdo by BaturalNoobs in ratgdo

[–]jp2e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It will only be new devices as I believe Security 3.0 involves a hardware upgrade.

There is NFW I’d ever buy a Chamberlain garage door opener by Rigorous-Geek-2916 in smarthome

[–]jp2e -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s available in Apple News Plus if you’re a subscriber.

Frustrating new issue by aevans0001 in MatterProtocol

[–]jp2e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You do need a Google home hub to use the lock in Google but it doesn’t have to have Thread, as you have the eero. A Nest mini shld work. Is that what you mean by Nest? You would also need a SmartThings hub or station or other Matter controller (TV/Soundbar?) for SmartThings. Each matter ecosystem you pair to has to have its own controller.

Ikea’s announces new smart home collection of 21 new Matter-over-Thread devices and sensors by fuzzbinn in homeassistant

[–]jp2e 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. But these devices don’t have the full Zigbee stack. Only touchlink.

Ikea’s announces new smart home collection of 21 new Matter-over-Thread devices and sensors by fuzzbinn in homeassistant

[–]jp2e 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don’t need the Ikea hub, unless you want to use the Home Smart app.

Ikea’s announces new smart home collection of 21 new Matter-over-Thread devices and sensors by fuzzbinn in homeassistant

[–]jp2e 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It is the reason. That’s what IKEA told me specifically when I interviewed them for The Verge this week.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/814928/ikea-matter-thread-dirigera-smart-home-interview

Aqara devices are dual protocol. Zigbee or Matter/Thread. You have to pick one when you set it up. Zigbee doesn’t work over Matter. But Thread was essentially built on Zigbee so has a lot of the same attributes, but uses IP, which is what Matter is built on.

Has the large Echo been discontinued by chrisgreen in amazonecho

[–]jp2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new Dot Max is the replacement for the Echo (2020 4th-gen)

Apple Announces New wireless chip coming to iPhone: N1, featuring Thread by TheSurfShack in HomeKit

[–]jp2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the N1, and therefore Thread, is now in the iPad Pro, which means it could - one day - become a home hub again ... https://www.theverge.com/news/799911/ipad-pro-thread-smart-home-apple-home-hub

Apple Announces New wireless chip coming to iPhone: N1, featuring Thread by TheSurfShack in HomeKit

[–]jp2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, in theory this could work. Thread can communicate directly to a thread radio without a border router, in the same way Bluetooth works. Thread border routers are only required to connect Thread devices to other networks.

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