MATTER Smart Home Devices: The Pros and Cons 

Matter is the standard, it will get better over time 💯😏

Mater needs a unified firmware update utility. Or the devices need a web server that can do firmware updates like Tasmota does, so only a browser is required.

I've built a fantastic 32+ device zigbee mesh now (all different lights. GPO's, heaters, sensors etc) using home assistant and Travis help - via his earlier Dell 2nd hand mini PC computer build. Look that up. It's been rock solid. Thread will just become a different mesh for me. I will still keep the zigbee stuff and mesh. When I eventually add smart locks and other auto devices, I might use a thread mesh for that - but I will still need home assistant to co-ordinate it all. In essence as Travis says, its like you will need home assistant even *more* It's not like just because Matter has arrived I'm going to chuck out all my zigbee stuff. Heck I've still got old wifi wemo gear and stuff I control direct via it's IP address (like TV's, doorbell and cameras). I'll just add a matter device if it's the *best* device. I'll still add zigbee stuff (same). The beauty about HA is you can keep all your old stuff. Better.. with Thread you have just added another radio protocol in the house. That's all.. but The more the better. If the one radio mesh goes down.. keeping all the others, you still have the others working! And the whole house doesn't go down. Keeping everything and (and all the other mesh and wifi protocols) builds redundancy. And home assistant is the glue of that redundancy. Just MO

Travis always give us real view never let us down! Keeping it.

They just came out with the first thread bulb! "Mujoy". I can't wait for more of that!!

Miss CompUSA! Good Memories with my dad

Wiz smart devices now supports Matter 1.1

Years ago, I set up Home Assistant and later acquired a couple of Athom plugs from their series. I was thrilled by the ability to monitor the current, power, and voltage through these devices. Fast forward to today, after catching up on your videos, I decided to purchase the Athom Human Presence Sensor. While I encountered some difficulties in assigning a static IP address, I persisted and eventually succeeded in setting it up. Now, I'm eager to test the motion detection feature by receiving notifications on my cellphone via text messages. Do you have a tutorial video that demonstrates how to accomplish this task? If not, and if you would like a fresh cup of mocha java, please let me know. I can see it in your future.

Thanks for the content and sharing your lessons learned

Thanks Travis.

@9:31 google nest hub has thread built into it

Apple TV4k is the thread radio all my devices work with. Still waiting for the update when echos, nests, and apple TV all talk together no need to buy the sky connect to get thread with home assistant with matter.

your T-shirt ages you lol.

So it's zigbee but it's on your wifi?

MATTER OVER THREAD, is way more important then just buying a matter only products...google home will not work with no Internet access...

So I’m going to add in my experiences as of last night: I bought a set of Philips Smart WiFi Bulbs based on Wiz. The main issue is that the bulbs used the Wiz app, which is definitely phoning home to control them even without a login. I was able to get one of two bulbs to join the Home app (iOS) despite both sharing the same firmware. It appears they had the correct firmware out of the box but I’m not certain of that. That said, I agree with installing a bunch of apps just to manage/update the devices. I’d much rather the Matter spec support pushing firmware through the native app. An example is how PCs can now get firmware updates via Windows Update (not sure if Linux distributions do this yet) and I don’t need to go fetch an installer for it. If we can just simplify the process like you said , that would go a long way towards adoption for the casual user. Thanks for the info on the various products, I’ll be taking a look into them to see if I can make use of them. Currently looking for a thermostat that I can integrate into HomeKit so I can keep tabs on how hot it is in specific rooms due to the HVAC layout being suboptimal.

So... I want to putt in the philips hue light strips in my kids house, but they cant run any technology without me there (idiots). What i really want is the ohilps hue light switches, which are battery powered and you can put them on the wall and at each end of the couch. If i wanted something like that switch, could i get it from something like switchbot? Its just that the Hue switches are so well designed. Easy to use and understand

Travis, have you heard about Zigbee Pro 2023?

Travis - it won't be long until OG will be ready for the movie "Cube" ;-) Oh - and thanks for the Matter insights - I'll check back in next year to see if my Home Assistant is ready...

Looks like for matter devices you are gonna need a burner phone like drug dealers have 🤣🤣

Honestly, I couldn’t find any matter devices in the UK. I would have tried one.

So it does not *matter* yet 😂

I hate how all my smart devices have different apps I hope matter works for real

Bro, your videos would be a lot better to watch if you just shaved your head

Your channel is quickly becoming a go-to source for Home Automation, especially Zigbee and Matter/Thread related stuff so thanks and best wishes from Down Under! 👍🦘🐨