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Title: Thread standard is still messy, creating the risk of multiple networks in your smart home
Post by: HCK on August 14, 2023, 04:05:06 pm
Thread standard is still messy,  creating the risk of multiple networks in your smart home

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/08/Thread-standard-is-still-messy.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500)</div><p>The <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/matter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matter[/url] and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/thread/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thread[/url] standards are supposed to ensure that a huge range of smart home devices can work seamlessly together, mirroring the benefits offered by <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/homekit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HomeKit[/url] compatibility. But this isn’t the case, say multiple manufacturers.</p>



<p>The main benefit of Thread is that smart home devices can not only talk to each other, but one can pass on commands to another, boosting reliability. There is, however, a problem … </p>



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