Matter

What is Matter?

The Universal Language for Your Smart Home Ecosystem

Before Matter, the smart home market was fragmented; devices from different brands rarely worked together, requiring multiple apps and dedicated hubs. This made setup complex and frustrating.

Matter changes everything. Acting as a universal language, Matter allows smart devices from different brands to communicate seamlessly. It dramatically improves device compatibility, simplifies setup, enhances security, and boosts connection reliability.

How Matter Revolutionizes Your Smart Home Experience

• 🔧 Effortless Setup: Adding new devices is now quick and painless. With standardized features like QR codes and simple onscreen instructions, your devices are up and running in seconds.

• 🤝 Universal Compatibility: Control all your devices effortlessly through the major smart home ecosystems you already use, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Home.

• 👥 Unified Control with Multi-Admin: Matter’s flagship Multi-Admin feature allows a single device to connect to multiple smart home platforms simultaneously. If one family member prefers Alexa, another uses Google Assistant, and someone else favors Apple Home, everyone can control the same device using their preferred assistant.

• 🔒 Local, Reliable & Secure: Your smart home no longer depends entirely on an active cloud or internet connection. Matter-certified devices communicate locally within your Home Network (LAN), ensuring lightning-fast responsiveness and robust data security.

What Do I Need to Get Started with Matter?

To unlock the full potential of the Matter standard in your home, you only need three core components:

1. A Matter-Certified Device: Easily identified by the official universal Matter logo on the packaging.

2. A Matter Controller: A central hub, smart speaker, or router with built-in Matter support (such as Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, Apple TV, Google Nest, or a SmartThings Hub).

3. A Smart Home App: An application to manage your ecosystem (like Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, or Samsung SmartThings).

Seamless Integration with TP-Link & Tapo

🎛️ Expand Your Network with Tapo Hubs

A Tapo Hub acts as an intelligent bridge, allowing you to connect non-Matter Tapo sensors into your broader Matter ecosystem seamlessly.

• Tapo H200

• Tapo H100 

🌐 Control Matter Devices via the Deco App

Experience the pinnacle of home automation by pairing Matter with a Deco Mesh Wi-Fi System. The Deco app empowers you to manage your high-speed home network and your smart home devices together—all from a single, centralized dashboard.