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Google Nest to function on HomeKit through Matter protocol, other products could be supported later this year

It looks like HomeKit will be able to chat with Google’s Android and Nest products. Matter, the Apple-backed smart home protocol, is en route to Google’s products, meaning HomeKit will be able to communicate with devices such as the Nest Thermostat. Matter, which was formed by a consortium of tech companies, offers communication with devices […]

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Google Nest picks up additional collaboration partners in ‘Works with Nest’ program

Google’s Nest project is starting to get some promising collaboration partners. Per CNET, Nest has been tacking on product partners since its initial developer program announcement last June. With several big-name integrations already secured — Dropcam, Mercedes-Benz, Whirlpool — this open-software-collaboration, dubbed “Works with Nest,” appears to have caught on. August, LG, Philips Hue and […]