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Matter 1.4.2 Update Announced: Boosting Smart Home Reliability and Security

Matter 1.4.2 Update Announced: Boosting Smart Home Reliability and Security

Matter 1.4.2 Update Announced: Boosting Smart Home Reliability and Security The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) today unveiled Matter 1.4.2, an unexpected yet crucial ‘dot release’ aimed squarely at enhancing the reliability and stability of smart home devices. This update arrives over halfway through 2025, fulfilling the CSA’s earlier commitment to address persistent performance issues that have plagued the Matter standard. Matter 1.4.2 introduces significant advancements, including greater standardization across diverse platforms like Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, and Google Home, ensuring…

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Apple’s HomeOS and Smart Home Ecosystem: A 2026 Spring Launch and Beyond

Apple’s HomeOS and Smart Home Ecosystem: A 2026 Spring Launch and Beyond

Apple’s HomeOS and Smart Home Ecosystem: A 2026 Spring Launch and Beyond Apple’s highly anticipated entry into the smart home market, spearheaded by the HomeOS platform and accompanying hardware, is now slated for a Spring 2026 launch, potentially preceding the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). This revised timeline, reported by Bloomberg, reflects a strategic recalibration, primarily driven by the ongoing development and refinement of Siri’s capabilities. The delay, impacting both the launch of the rumored iPad-like “home hub” and related…

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