TL;DR
- The iPhone 15 Pro’s A17 Pro chip has a built-in Thread radio.
- That technically means the brand new Pro iPhones might operate as border routers to attach a Thread community to the web.
- No Android telephone has this functionality simply but, however Google might be engaged on it.
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With the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple made some inside modifications that make the phones finest geared up to deal with fashionable smart home units and networks. Both the brand new Pro iPhones are the primary smartphones ever to characteristic a Thread radio, permitting you to instantly management your Thread-enabled smart home units.
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Thread is a wi-fi smart home protocol designed to assist your smart home units speak to one another quicker and extra effectively. Thread units can hook up with the web and one another no matter their model and producer. It can also be the principle infrastructure for Matter units since it’s designed with smart home meshes in thoughts. The extra Thread-supported merchandise you personal, the stronger your smart home community turns into.
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The solely requirement for Thread merchandise to succeed in the web and set up a neighborhood community is a “border router.” It’s unclear how Apple would benefit from Thread in the brand new iPhone 15 Pro fashions. The firm says Thread assist can be “opening up future opportunities for Home app integrations.” It’s doable the brand new iPhone 15 Pros might operate as Thread border routers, just like the Apple TV 4K (third era) and HomePod Mini.