Unless you are the kind of patient – there is some good news for anyone who is fighting with numerous thread networks using substance devices in your smart home. According to The matter alphaTVOS 26 Son announced this week in the WWDC that Apple TV has been added to the Thread 1.4. And, since Apple’s smart speaker uses the TVOS fork, it is likely that the upcoming home pod OS 26 will also include 1.4.
Thread 1.4 Thread Border Routers, such as Apple TV and Home Pods, brings a standard method to join an existing thread network, solving the problem where the border routers of different manufacturers compose separate networks when you join your smart home. Marketing Thread Group VP said, “We are seeing a tremendous change in some major devices, platforms and border router vendors toward thread 1.4.” Stuffy.
But, the TVOS will not reach the fall of 26, and adopt Google and Amazon’s Thread 1.4 the next year’s upcoming thread 1.4, among us who like to join our smart home hardware and match them – maybe you will have to wait for Apple TV, aer -roter, and a faster -of -the -paced router.
Released in September 2024, thread 1.4 is the latest description of the smart home protocol that the matter runs. The thread offers a low -strength, low bandwidth mesh networking protocol specifically designed for iOT devices such as lights, locks, sensors and more. 1.4 speculation is that when the border rotor is added, it will include creating a new one than the current thread network – regardless of the brand or platform. Therefore, for example, your new Eco Show 8 will be included in the already developed by your Apple TV.
The code in TVOS 26 indicates that the latest Apple TV 4K thread runs 1.4. Photo: The matter alpha
Thread -powered devices require a thread border router to connect the Internet. Today, there are many options for border routers, including the latest Apple TV and home pods, high -end Eco and Google nest smart speakers, and some Wi -Fi routers, including aeros. If you have some of these devices, they can set up a separate thread network, which can cause problems. The biggest is that you lose the expansion and reliable benefits of the United Mash network.
I currently have nine thread networks in my house. Samsung Smarthangs has created three. My nest network includes most of my home pods and my Google TV streams. My Apple Network has a new Apple TV and the Nanoleph Border Router. I have three separate aerospace networks, one with aero devices and the other two with Eco device. Although my setup is not common (I test smart home devices for livelihood), which shows what it can cause.
The old version of the thread is being set up to accelerate the transfer. Olivo confirmed, “Thread 1.3 certification applications for thread border routers will be closed on December 31, 2025.” “By January 1, 2026, the only specification will be available for thread 1.4 thread border router certification.”
Apple developed this autumn to implement Thread 1.4 with TVOS 26, I checked with Google, Amazon and Samsung where they were. All are still at 1.3. However, Smart Things US chief Mark Benson said Samsung’s border routers will be “later this year” at 1.4. Amazon spokesman Melania Garvi said he would support 1.4 in compatible devices next year. Alex Sacrotchuk, a Google Home software engineer, confirmed that he was actively working to add assistance to Thread 1.4 “in the future”.
“By January 1, 2026, the only specification will be available for thread 1.4 thread border router certification.”
Sacrotchuk added that Google nest thread border routers already “do our best” to join the existing networks by connecting with mobile thread credentials on Android and iOS. Meaning, when you compose them with your smartphone, they should share credentials with the current border rotor using the phone. “We share our credentials through these mobile APIs to allow others to join our networks,” he said. He worked for me – when I arranged the Google TV stream, he joined my current Apple Thread Network.
Although the partnership of mobile credentials helps today, and the Wi -Fi router -based solutions that are kept in the material 1.4.4 can help at some point, but the most straightforward fixes are the border routes to talk to each other. It should have been a point of view from day one – but it seems that we have to be patient for a while.
