Matter promised to fix smart homes, but created a worse mess instead
Jasmine Mannan Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
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