Before you upgrade to Matter, watch this!

Matter is the future of the smart home. But what about right now? Should you update your products to support Matter? This is my experience in doing just that.

I've been using Matter products in my home for a little while now, both via firmware updates and Matter-ready, out-of-the-box products. Here's how it's going as of early 2023...

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RESOURCES
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Products Seen in Video:
Eve Energy Smart Plug https://geni.us/EnergyThread
Eve Motion Sensor https://geni.us/EveMotion-2
Eve Door/Window Sensor https://geni.us/EveDoorWindow
Aqara M2 Hub https://geni.us/Aqara_M2
Aqara Door/WIndow Sensor https://geni.us/AqaraDr
Aqara Temperature & Humidity Sensor https://geni.us/AqaraTemp
Aqara Wireless Mini Switch https://geni.us/AqaraMiniSwitch1
HomePod mini https://geni.us/HomePodmini

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🎥 RECOMMENDED
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▶ HomeKit 101 Playlist: Getting Started
https://geni.us/GettingStarted

▶ Everything HomeKit and Matter at CES 2023
https://youtu.be/VqU_n1iO75E

▶ Matter Launch Event - Matter is here... now what?
https://youtu.be/HoTgLFOTQto

▶ Aqara M2 Hub for HomeKit
https://youtu.be/0SvzN9OJPAE

▶ Eve Motion - First THREAD Motion Sensor
https://youtu.be/x4E2UcfDEX4

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Chapters
1:24 About Matter
1:57 OTA Matter Updates
2:55 Matter-Ready Products
3:40 Migrate Existing Eve Devices to Matter
4:40 Sponsor - Bark
6:02 Add Eve Devices to Apple Home
7:35 Add Eve Devices to Google Home
9:09 Migrate Aqara M2 Hub to Matter
9:52 Add Aqara M2 to Apple Home
10:52 Aqara Child Accessories
11:10 Add Aqara M2 to Google Home
11:52 Experiencing Issues
13:13 Matter Working (Demo)
14:47 Current Issues with Matter
15:50 Should you Update to Matter?
16:50 Final Thoughts

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