That's right. Matter, the new smart home standard, sucks. It's terrible. I've tested 7 smart home Matter products and the experience is anything but good. It's random, terrible, and it's randomly terrible.
So today's video will run you through how the Matter standard works in your smart home (or how it's supposed to work), and how these devices are performing. I'm going to tell you why you won't want to use the Matter smart home devices available today and when you'll want to look at it.
I'll also talk about the best type of Matter device I have today, the Matter Bridge. Aqara's M2 Hub is now a Matter Bridge, and it's actually one of the best things available today, but even that experience has gaps.
So simply put, Matter sucks, for now.
Timecodes for today's video: 00:00 - Here's How Matter Smart Home Works Today 0:47 - How Matter Setup Works 2:30 - Matter Setup Sucks 7:17 - How Linking With Matter Works 10:28 - Linking With Matter Sucks 14:18 - How WiFi Matter Products Work 15:20 - Living With Matter Smart Home Sucks 16:51 - How Matter Bridges Work 18:35 - Matter Bridges Are Sort Of Great 20:15 - Matter Over Thread Is a Bit Better
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