Smart home enthusiasts have been promised seamless interoperability for years, and Matter 1.4 finally delivers—but only if you migrate correctly. In this episode, Keiko Tanaka draws on a decade of smart home design experience to walk you through the exact process of upgrading your network without destroying the automations that make your home feel intelligent. Whether you're running Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, or Home Assistant, this guide covers the preparation, sequencing, and troubleshooting you need to preserve those morning routines and sensor responses that currently work invisibly.

• A careless migration can break every automation in your home in a single afternoon—the key is documenting device dependencies and cross-protocol chains before touching anything, including which sensors trigger which responses and their e ...