This week, we're settling down in our smart homes with the announcement of a bunch of gear supporting Matter, the new protocol that's supposed to unify the disparate Amazon, Apple, and Google ecosystems. Plus, a heaping side helping of Steam talk from the ChromeOS tests to our favorite games. It's the Android Police podcast.
06:18 | It's Matter Time
- New smart home standard Matter is finally officially official with 190 certified devices
- Using Matter across multiple smart home ecosystems is a little complicated, but it will get better
- Long-awaited Matter support is coming to 17 Amazon smart speakers and displays next month
- Nanoleaf announces its first Matter-enabled lighting products, launching 2023
- What is Matter: The new smart home standard explained
27:24 | Steamy Chrome
- ChromeOS gets serious about gaming as Steam support enters beta
- The redesigned Steam app is live, complete with a new login flow
42:11 | Shower thoughts
- Valve's Steam Deck is the latest attempt to make portable PC gaming a thing
- Niagara Launcher Pro decouples from Google Play, now on all Android phones
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