Google Nest Hub Max Not Really ‘Interoperable’ with other Thread Home Automation Devices – CE Pro
As first consumer device ‘Built on Thread’, new Google/Nest smart display will be “compatible” with other compliant products, but that doesn’t mean they’ll interoperate in one smart-home ecosystem.
The new Google Nest Hub Max (PR below) is the first big news from the combined Google/Nest group since Nest migrated out of its own “Works with Nest” platform and into the larger Google Home environment.
It is also the first consumer device (as opposed to chipsets and such) certified as “Built on Thread,” the network-layer protocol (IPv6 over 802.15.4) that incorporates mesh technology, security, quality of service and other features for low-bandwidth IoT devices.