Will Matter finally be able to do what it should have always done?

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, Will Matter finally be able to do what it should have always done?, Matter, the smart home interoperability standard, might finally get a feature that should have been there from day one: a single shared Matter network managed by multiple ecosystems. With this feature, called Joint Fabric, smart devices added to the network will be controllable by any authorized platform - Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and […] Matter 1.6 introduces a new way to share smart home devices with different ecosystems. | Image: CSA Matter, the smart home interoperability standard, might finally get a feature that should have been there from day one: a single shared Matter network managed by multiple ecosystems. With this feature, called Joint Fabric, smart devices added to the network will be controllable by any authorized platform - Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and the rest. No need to “share” your smart light between apps; set it up once, and control

Context

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What to watch

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Source

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