Matter launched as new Apple backed smart home communications standard

Sure, as soon as someone volunteers to implement it. As I said before though, I think it’s unlikely that anyone will volunteer until there are actual devices available for purchase that use the standard. And even then, there will need to be an intersection of a developer willing to write a binding who also has a need to integration of a specific device that supports it.

When a developer does volunteer, I do recommend they start a thread to centralize testing and communication with the broader community. See Google Nest Device Access Console now available for one such example.

I do not recommend someone starting a thread who is not going to lead the development of the integration. There are lots of reasons for this:

  • only the owner of the thread can update the first post with, for example, links to the latest jar file of the binding for testing
  • update installation and test procedures in the first post
  • guide the discussion in a productive direction; any thread talking about what should be done that doesn’t include the developers actually doing the development are unproductive and ultimately devolve into a flame war.
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