The iPhone could be a Thread border router, but it probably shouldn’t be

The iPhone could control Thread smart home devices faster

Thread could replace Bluetooth as a way to connect peripherals like the Apple Watch to your iPhone

Thread would be fine for most smartwatch uses but not for audio streaming

Thread might just be a bonus radio

    • maegul (he/they)@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I was under the impression that Thread / Matter is not an apple thing at all but effectively a new-ish common standard?

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        1 year ago

        Yes, it’s basically a new standard that sits next to WiFi and Bluetooth. All three have strengths and weaknesses for different applications.

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        1 year ago

        For those wondering what was removed here: lemmy.ml had an automatic slur filter that will remove, amongst others, the word for a female dog.

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          Whoa, was it applied? I don’t see that in my instance. Interesting.

          I wasn’t calling anyone the label. I agree that use is toxic. I was using the plural verb.

          But now I’m ponding how silly the distinction might be to some people. 🤔

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            1 year ago

            Re: the plural … The filter also removes variants

            And yea the filter can seem a bit silly. I for one don’t mind it, especially for a small open source platform like this platform … it provides some basic moderation baseline without much effort

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      Ignoring that the point of Matter (which is so far not happening effectively) is to be a standard shared by all the major providers for smart stuff, this doesn’t mean they’re removing Bluetooth.

      It means Bluetooth is a dumpster fire and they’re switching their stuff to use better tech.