In iOS 18, Apple quietly enabled the Thread radio found on recent iPhone models to directly control Apple Home and Matter devices. Thread is a new IP-based smart home connectivity standard that ...

The iPhone 16 and 15 both have Thread radios inside them An Apple director and Thread president has explained why they're there Both of the main benefits are related to smart home future-proofing ...

Apple starting adding Thread radios to its devices in late 2023, but has said very little about it. iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max were the first to debut the new radio, but more iPhones, iPads ...

Thread has been in Apple mobile devices since the iPhone 15 Pro. Few knew that current iPads and Macs also support this wireless technology. Apple has apparently tacitly equipped various new Mac ...