Matter 1.1 update is finally here, but it may not be what you expect

After over six months in existence, the Matter 1.1 update is finally here for users. Since the rollout of this feature, a ton of users have put it to use across their smart home devices.

For over six months, those using the Matter smart home connectivity feature have had a hard time using this platform. Most major smart home devices are yet to fully support this feature as manufacturers are slow to roll out support. This makes it hard for devices to seamlessly connect despite not coming from the same manufacturer.

According to the CSA, this Matter 1.1 update will improve the all-around user experience. But it seems like it fails to improve the experience as it focuses on a different issues.

The Matter 1.1 update squashes bugs instead of giving support to more smart home appliances

According to users using the latest Matter 1.1 update, it fails to impress. The CSA says that this update helps create an improved path forward for developers. This leads users to expect much from this update, but… they may be disappointed.

The Verge points out in a recent article that the Matter 1.1 update falls short in an important area. After testing out the new update, The Verge made some observations. This update focuses on fixing a bug that displays various devices as being offline despite being connected to the platform.

Regardless of how small this fix might be, it is a significant improvement for users. With this fix, users will be able to tell what devices are connected to the Matter platform for controls. But the issue of running smart home devices from different manufacturers on Matter proves challenging for most users.

The source says that it’s hard to get the multi-admin control to work properly: “It’s anything but easy to get a device paired to one platform working on another.” This seems to be a result of different flows for various smart home platforms, as Matter finds it hard to decide which platform to work with.

The CSA seems to be relying on platforms like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, and Apple Home to fix this issue.