Every year during the Google I/O developer conference, we tend to focus on the hardware Google puts out such as the Pixel 6a this year. However, there’s actually quite a bit of new features for Android announced too, with a number of them focused on getting your multi-device life much easier to navigate.
However, Ma says that they’ll be taking it one step further by launching Matter, a new open industry standard that Google is launching sometime later this year. Matter allows Google Nest hardware to easily connect with IoT hardware such as lights, smart plugs and more. Simply scan a Matter QR code on a Matter-enabled product using your smartphone to set it up with your home network of smart devices. It’s a bold plan, but whether other manufacturers adopt Matter remains to be seen.