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Google's addition of Matter and Thread capabilities to its smart home hub will enable it to become a central platform for multi-brand smart home ecosystems

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"Unlike the older Nest Audio and Nest Mini speakers, the new Google Home device is Matter-enabled and is also a Thread 1.3 border router. That means you can use the Home Speaker as a central hub that allows compatible smart home devices from different brands to work together."

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