← Back to context Comment by bdhcuidbebe 2 days ago Yea, right! stares at my Nest smoke detectors 1 comment bdhcuidbebe Reply nevi-me 2 days ago For a device with a 10 year life, and enough connectivity to be future-proof, Google has handled them poorly.It's only a few weeks ago that they added support for them in the Home app.I believe they have a 802.15.4 radio, maybe the x chipset is too old, but it would have been great to get Matter over Thread support for them.New-comers like Aqara will instead take up that space.
nevi-me 2 days ago For a device with a 10 year life, and enough connectivity to be future-proof, Google has handled them poorly.It's only a few weeks ago that they added support for them in the Home app.I believe they have a 802.15.4 radio, maybe the x chipset is too old, but it would have been great to get Matter over Thread support for them.New-comers like Aqara will instead take up that space.
For a device with a 10 year life, and enough connectivity to be future-proof, Google has handled them poorly.
It's only a few weeks ago that they added support for them in the Home app.
I believe they have a 802.15.4 radio, maybe the x chipset is too old, but it would have been great to get Matter over Thread support for them.
New-comers like Aqara will instead take up that space.