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The Matter smart home standard uses Thread, an open-source wireless protocol, to fix some of the smart home’s biggest problems. But it’s relying on Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung to work ...

Slated to launch in the second half of 2022, Aqara will make sure these home automation products keep working with major third-party ecosystems including Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, and Google Home.

Apple has added support for the Thread smart home protocol — a key part of the Matter standard — to its flagship smartphones. And it looks like Google might do the same for its Pixel phones.

Google Play’s final tweet, and easily the most quotable one, at least gets its core facts right by including a genuine image of “2022 Sonic” (albeit from an episode that debuted in 2024).

“Today, to ensure the best experience for our users, we set up a new SmartThings Thread network.” Apple and Google are ahead of the game, as you’d hope, but even here there are complications.

Google Logo Spacebar On Your Android Gboard Keyboard, ... The Android Community thread had 133 replies in 8 hours (that's a significant amount for that support forum, to be sure).

Elena L. from Google posted a help thread in the Google Webmaster Help forums about how some publishers may not be using the proper specifications for implementing the AMP logos. She said Google ...

Google will now back up Thread credentials stored on your Android phone or tablet. This will make it easier to add new Thread-enabled smart home devices to your Thread network at home.

According to materials provided by The Thread Group, the new protocol is built on a 6LoWPAN foundation, which means it’s designed to connect even the smallest and simplest devices to each other ...

Google is changing its mobile operating system’s branding by adopting “Android” with a capital A instead of all lowercase letters. The company is also updating the bug droid logo to a 3D avatar.

The Nest x Yale Lock was a pillar of Google’s smart home for years, and perhaps for much longer than it really should have ...