Developed by a collaboration of over 300 companies, Matter is a single standard that aims to make smart home devices operate seamlessly alongside each other.
It is a set of open-source technical specifications that any company can use when building software for their smart devices. Eventually,
Matter aims to become a standard for all things connected. In essence, while firms have been pushing to build their own smart home ecosystems and lock users into those ecosystems,
Matter allows all of these to merge, providing more choice to users and possibly aiding proliferation of smart home gadgets.