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The current documentation for the Google Home ecosystem and the Matter Virtual Device (MVD) provides specific details regarding Matter 1.5 sensor support and tools for testing upcoming features.
According to the supported devices list, the Air Quality Sensor device type (Matter 1.2+) is officially recognized, but visual rendering in the Google Home App (GHA) varies by cluster:
Public roadmaps for specific attribute rendering are generally not published in the developer documentation. However, support for newer Matter specifications is rolled out incrementally. To determine if a specific attribute is currently in the "pre-release" or "testing" phase for the ecosystem, developers are encouraged to use the Matter Virtual Device (MVD).
The Matter Virtual Device tool is a desktop application that emulates different Matter device types. It is the recommended way to:
Debug Endpoint Logic: You can use MVD to test different endpoint configurations to see if the "tile splitting" behavior persists with virtual devices, helping you isolate whether the issue is with the hardware implementation or GHA's current UI logic.