The Matter smart home standard just got a lot more useful. The latest version, Matter 1.5, is launching today, and brings three big improvements: Support for home security cameras, greater support for doors and windows (like garage doors), and more robust energy management reporting.

Here's a rundown of all the new features, as well as companies who've announced products that will support them.

Security Camera support

Matter 1.5 will support pretty much any type of connected security camera: video doorbells, home security cameras, baby cams, and outdoor security cameras, to name a few. Not only will it support Wi-FI, PoE, and Ethernet cameras, but it's also backwards-compatible with any Wi-Fi-connected camera.

Matter will support any resolution (such as 720p, 1080p, 2K, or 4K) as well

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