The Matter smart home standard is adding cameras to its latest spec. It's finally happening. Three years after Matter launched, the interoperability standard now includes the most popular smart home
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The Matter smart home standard is adding cameras to its latest spec.

It's finally happening. Three years after Matter launched, the interoperability standard now includes the most popular smart home devices: cameras.

The Matter 1.5 spec, announced today, adds support for all types of video cameras - from indoor and outdoor, wired and battery-powered cameras, to video doorbells, baby monitors, pet cams, and more. Matter support should be possible with an OTA update, so some of your existing cameras could become Matter-compatible. The new spec also adds garage door controllers, soil sensors, bi-directional charging for EVs, and more advanced integration with utilities for energy management.

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