Matter Chatter

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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Music - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0