Matter Smart Home Networking Standard Delayed to 2022

Earlier, the alliance planned to announce the “Matter” smart home standard in the second half of 2021. The alliance stated that the function setting of the “Matter” standard has been completed. But it still needs to continue to study the procedures that developers can apply for certification and complete the SDK for developers. Check Also: Social Media Giant Facebook Changes its Privacy Settings once Again If Matter standard launched in the first half of 2022, the first devices supporting this will be available in the second half of 2022. A total of 29 companies are partnering with the matter but due to several reasons, the launch got delayed. One of the main reasons for the delay is the COVID-19 pandemic.

What is the “Matter” standard?

The “Matter” standard was born out of the CHIP (IP-based Smart Connected Home) project. The project will help to resolve the fragmentation of smart home communication protocols, the non-interoperability of platforms, and complex experience problems. “Matter” is not only a set of protocol standards but also a kind of “product certification”. A smart home product that supports Matter can access the three most mainstream platforms on the market and work with most mobile phones and smart speakers. Tobin Richardson, the CEO of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) said that there had been several reasons for delaying the launch of this standard. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on this. There are over 29 companies partnering with the “Matter”. So because of the virus, they couldn’t operate according to the plan. See Also: Facebook Will Restrict Advertisers to Approach Under-18 Users Source: Engadget