The forthcoming, platform-agnostic smart home standard Matter could do more than unite our smart home ecosystems. It could also introduce a universal standard for TV control.
A report from The Verge looks at a lesser-discussed part of the Matter specification that could eventually replace the likes of AirPlay from Apple and the Cast tech Google offers on Android devices.
Matter gadgets could enable the casting of content to a television, regardless of whether it’s an iPhone, Android or Windows laptop hosting the video or audio. According to the report, Matter partner Amazon is the key driver behind the initiative. That’s likely because Amazon currently doesn’t have a proprietary casting tech within the Fire TV ecosystem.
The report says that while the Matter standard – which is a collaboration between Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance – will make it possible to control every day functions like channel, volume and inputs.
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