Matter 1.3 and Thread: The Smart Home Standards That Finally Work Together

Matter 1.3 and Thread: The Smart Home Standards That Finally Work Together. Matter 1.3 and Thread: The Smart Home Standards That Finally Work Together. Published: April 3, 2026 | Category: Standards | Reading time: 12 min. For years, the smart home industry fragmented users with incompatible ecosystems, proprietary protocols, and platform lock-in. Matter 1.3 and Thread are finally changing that narrative. Matter, the unified smart home standard backed by Amazon, Apple, Google, and Samsung, reached version 1.3 in 2024 and has matured significantly. Combined with Thread's low-power mesh networking, these two technologies are setting the stage for a truly interoperable smart home. Here's what you need to know.