Thread is an open - standard wireless communication protocol. It is designed to integrate seamlessly into networks, connecting many wireless products in buildings. Unlike other protocols, Thread does ...

Mishaal Rahman reports that Android 15 adds a Thread Network Stack to allow Android smartphones with Thread radios to directly control Thread smart home devices. But there aren’t any such phones yet.

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Android 15 will include support for phones with a built-in Thread radio for connecting directly to Matter smart-home devices. No such Android phones yet exist, but the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 pro Max ...

Google’s latest releases make it clear that the company sees Matter and Thread as key pieces of the smart home ecosystems of the future. The company implemented Thread radios in the Pixel 9 series and ...

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The Thread protocol offers a robust mesh network designed to solve many of the smart home’s biggest problems. But only if everyone can agree on how to use it. The Thread protocol offers a robust mesh ...

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In recent years, Google has been working on establishing Google Home as a major smart home platform. The company thinks that Thread and Matter are key to the future of the segment, so it has been ...

The Google Pixel 9 family of smartphones has surfaced at the FCC, ahead of next month’s launch. At least some of that hardware will support Thread for Matter smart home devices — an Android first. Are ...