Comment by etchalon
2 days ago
This is why I'm glad HomeKit is the basis for Matter. Apple knew this crap would happen, and required HomeKit-certified devices to function "cloud-less".
2 days ago
This is why I'm glad HomeKit is the basis for Matter. Apple knew this crap would happen, and required HomeKit-certified devices to function "cloud-less".
HomeKit was not the basis for Matter, although obviously some HomeKit concepts (and I suppose actual HomeKit code) were contributed by Apple. The dominant input technology to Matter was actually Nest Weave. This can been seen by comparing the code bases.
Weave was designed from the start (circa 2013) with local control in mind. However features based on local control were a tough sell inside Google after the acquisition (as one might imagine). Today, many of the pivotal people in the Matter effort are ex-Nesters, and they, along with their (equally passionate) Apple counterparts have been strong champions of local control.