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Apple has added support for the Thread smart home protocol — a key part of the Matter standard — to its flagship smartphones. And it looks like Google might do the same for its Pixel phones.

And there’s more than that on the horizon. You may have heard of a couple of smart home buzzwords lately: Thread and Matter. Each tackle one of the greatest problems with smart home stuff today ...

The iPhone 16 and 15 both have Thread radios inside them An Apple director and Thread president has explained why they're there Both of the main benefits are related to smart home future-proofing ...