Why Matter Now?

Setting a New Standard

You may have been excited by the idea of a smart home that could help you become more organized, productive, efficient, comfortable, and safe, but have perhaps been frustrated getting your devices set up or connected to the apps or ecosystems you want to use. Or maybe it just all seemed too complex to even get started.

Matter was created by the Connectivity Standards Alliance and its industry-leading members to help solve these real-world problems so that device makers and smart home ecosystems can make the smart home work better for everyone. 

Matter continues to evolve as innovation and user needs do, with regular updates that add new device types, expand features, and improve the overall experience.

Solid Foundations

No matter where you are in your smart home journey – just starting out with your first device or with a home full of devices and automations already in play – Matter is designed to help make things simpler, more consistent, and more enjoyable, no matter what smart home brands and ecosystems you want to use.

As more products add support for Matter and more device types and features are added to the standard, the smart home becomes easier for everyone: more flexible choices, easier setup, and technology that fits your life – not the other way around.

Control Your Way

Matter lets you get a device, like a lightbulb or smart plug, connected to more than one ecosystem or app at the same time.

This gives you, and everyone in your household, more flexibility because everyone can use the app, voice assistant, or other interface that’s most convenient for them. 

Matter doesn’t replace the apps and assistants you already know and love; it’s all about adding choice and convenience.

“Matter is big tech’s answer to smart home device compatibility…a rare example of big tech companies playing nice.”

“Matter is in a much better place both for the consumer and for the companies building products.”

“Matter is a standard that aims to fix the smart home’s biggest problems: interoperability, reliability, security, and being easy to use.”