New Matter Update Makes Your Smart Home Setup a Breeze

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May 8, 2025 - 08:41

The idea of a truly unified smart home, where devices from different brands play nicely together, is becoming more of a reality thanks to Matter. Now, the latest update to the Matter standard is aiming to make that experience even smoother, especially when you’re first setting things up.

While Matter has been a big step forward, getting new devices connected hasn’t always been the most straightforward process. Even with those handy QR codes, sometimes you still needed to download a specific app for each brand. This kind of defeats the purpose of a unified system, especially when you’ve got a mix of smart gadgets.

Setting up your smart home devices will be much easier with Matter 1.4.1

The newest version of Matter, 1.4.1, is tackling this head-on. The goal is to simplify how devices are welcomed into your smart home network.

One key change is the “Enhanced Setup Flow.” This will change how you see and agree to the terms and conditions for each device. You will no longer need to download a separate manufacturer app just to accept these terms. Now you can handle it directly through your main smart home ecosystem app. It’s a small tweak, but it removes a significant hurdle.

Matter is also making those QR codes even more useful. Do you know the ones you scan to add a device to your system? Now, if you buy a pack of multiple devices, like light bulbs or switches, you might find a single QR code that lets you set up all of them at once. This eliminates the need to scan each one individually.

Setup via NFC

On some occasions, devices are hard to move, or the QR code might get lost. For those cases, manufacturers can now add NFC tags as another way to initiate setup. This tech works alongside the QR codes, giving you an extra option for connecting your smart home products, even after they’re installed.

These updates might seem like small adjustments, but they’re all about making the initial setup of smart home devices less of a hassle, bringing us closer to that seamless, unified smart home experience we’ve been hoping for. Now it is up to manufacturers to continue implementing and expanding the reach of Matter.

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