Matter-compatible devices in my home.
The open standard that lets you stop worrying about which ecosystem you're locked into — works with Apple, Google, Alexa, and SmartThings simultaneously.
Matter is the most important thing to happen to smart home interoperability in a decade. A Matter device isn't locked to one app or one manufacturer's cloud — it can be added to Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa at the same time. You pick which assistant you want to use without throwing away your hardware investment.
I've prioritized Matter-compatible devices in my own purchasing since Matter 1.0 shipped, and I now have a strong sense of which ones work reliably versus which ones are "Matter certified" in name only. Thread-over-Matter devices are noted separately — they're consistently more responsive than Matter-over-Wi-Fi equivalents on the same network.