Thefirst smart home devicesto support the Matter standard are hitting stores.

Experts say the new standard could end compatibility woes.

Google also recently said that it hadcompleted the initial rollout of Matter to its Google Nestproducts and Android OS.

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The update means Android and Google Home users can now connect Google devices with Matter devices from other manufacturers.

Eve Systems is another company that’s implementing Matter, as mentioned above.

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