Hello Mnahome,
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If you are trying to connect a Matter-enabled device to your Google Home, it joins the same network as your Google device that works as a Matter hub. This lets you control it whether you're home or away.
How Google Home connects Matter devices with Thread
Thread is a wireless mesh connectivity protocol very similar to Wi-Fi, but was purposely designed for connecting smart home devices so that they can perform even faster, more reliably and more capably.
Not all Matter-enabled smart home devices from third-party manufacturers will include a Thread radio. Some Matter devices will simply connect to your Google Home over just your existing home Ethernet or Wi-Fi network. In order to get the best Matter experiences and performance over Thread with Google Home, you will need a compatible Google device that has a Thread border router built in.
The Thread border router in your Google device connects your Thread smart device network to the rest of your devices on your Wi-Fi or Ethernet network, ensuring that they are all communicating as one for Google Home.
The following Google devices can act as a Thread border router with Google Home:
- Displays: Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max
- Wi-Fi routers: Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E), Nest Wifi
To learn more about the benefits of Thread for your smart home devices, and which Google devices have a Thread border router built in, please read How Google products use Thread.
Hope this info helped.
Best,
Princess
