Got Thread problems? There’s an app for that
The new Thread Networks Diagnostics Tools app from Thread Group, the standards body behind the wireless IoT protocol, officially launches in beta today. The app, which arrives on iOS and has been available on Android in alpha for a few weeks, is the first dedicated tool to provide visibility into your Thread-based smart home network. I’ve been testing the Android version on my complicated home network and, with a bit of extra legwork, have diagnosed several issues with my Thread setup.
Thread is one of the protocols the smart home standard Matter runs on, and since Matter over Thread devices began arriving in 2023, there have been reports of people struggling to connect or keep Thread devices connected, along with multiple border routerscausing issues. There have been ad hoc tools and apps that have provided some insight into your Thread network to help solve these, along with some...
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