Smart home devices that connect over Thread should have a much more stable network thanks to Thread 1.4 support in tvOS 26. Thread is an IP-based wireless protocol that connects primarily smart home ...

Building a Matter smart home is about to get a lot less complicated ...

After testing Thread, Zigbee, and Matter, here's how I'm building my smart home differently ...

If you’ve ever wondered what your Thread network is actually doing behind the scenes, help is finally on the way. The Thread Group has announced Thread Tools, a new diagnostic app that’s designed to ...

You’ve maybe seen the “Thread” brand on the occasional smart home appliance, like the last Apple HomePod Mini. Understanding what exactly Thread entails and what it can do for your set-up can shape ...

I’m completely stumped. After a year and a half of pretty close to rock solid performance of my Matter over Thread network the entire thing took a stumble Saturday after updating HA to the current ...

With Thread 1.3.0, a HomePod Mini, Echo, and Nest Hub can work together on a single Thread network With Thread 1.3.0, a HomePod Mini, Echo, and Nest Hub can work together on a single Thread network ...

Thread has the potential to bring Internet Protocol (IP) seamlessly to low-power, constrained, and mesh devices in smart-home and smart-building settings. The ability to power the Internet of Things ...

It seems that Google is working on integrating Thread network support for Matter smart home ecosystems into Android 15. The option was recently discovered in an Android 15 beta. It will probably be ...

The specification for Matter 1.0 was released on Tuesday—all 899 pages of it. More importantly, smart home manufacturers and software makers can now apply for this cross-compatibility standard, have ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names ...