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Matter doesn't need internet access, it's an entirely local protocol even when you integrate to other vendor ecosystems. Now, something like Google Home might
by arghwhat 1y ago
Matter doesn't need internet access, it's an entirely local protocol even when you integrate to other vendor ecosystems.
Now, something like Google Home might decide to go online to talk to a Google Home Hub device, which is where Google wants to initiate all Matter communication from, but that's a Google thing, not a Matter thing.
- Volundr 1y agoTechnically Matter itself doesn't require Internet access, but you'll come across many devices that won't operate (or even join) without a functioning border router. What's in the spec and the lived experience are sort of different here.
- afavour 1y agoBut wouldn't the same issue apply to Zigbee in that case?
- arghwhat 1y agoA border router does not provide internet connectivity. A border router is used to bridge e.g. Thread networks onto a regular IP network so that your non-Thread smartphone can talk to it, and so Matter devices on different network types can link up directly if you want a Thread switch to control a WiFi light for example. Matter devices use link-local IPv6 addresses and cannot route packets onto the internet even if they wanted to.