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I know the official doc says a Google Nest Hub is needed to control Matter device from a "Google Home" like app using Google Home Mobile SDK.

Is it possible to control a Matter/Thread device from an Android app without a Google Nest Hub?

If not, is there any plan from Google to add Matter API to the Android SDK allowing apps controlling Matter/Thread devices natively ?

EDIT: There is a sample app for controlling Matter devices: https://github.com/google-home/sample-app-for-matter-android/

You can check wether your mobile device has the required services for Matter here: https://developers.home.google.com/matter/verify-services

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Yes, I used https://github.com/google-home/sample-app-for-matter-android

worked like a charm for a simple product. Doesn't work for more complicated product, but I guess it can be extended.

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  • Thanks for the link. The sample app requires Google Services services version 22.30 or higher. Do you know if Google has any plan to ship the Matter services natively in futures versions of Android ? – matdev Nov 29 '22 at 09:29
  • I would assume so, I think Google is heavily invested in Matter. However, I remember so many products that Google shut down in the past that I would not put my money on it ;) – Tarlog Nov 29 '22 at 17:17
  • Do you confirm that you can control a Matter Thread (i.e. not Matter Wifi) device from your Android app without Hub ? – matdev Dec 01 '22 at 15:30
  • You cannot, as you need a thread border router. – Tarlog Dec 01 '22 at 19:41
  • To clarify: some WiFi routers can act as thread border routers. In this case, Android should work without a hub. – Tarlog Dec 01 '22 at 19:46