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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/smokey-schmeo on 2025-11-13 18:51:40+00:00.
I see tons of headlines about Matter and Thread. I've added some Matter-over-WiFi devices to my network. Matter-over-WiFi pairing seems only marginally better than typical WiFi pairing. You obviously end up with local control, but the on-boarding isn't anything to write home about.
I haven't dove into Thread yet. I don't have any Thread devices and am trying to figure out why I would. Tbh, I get kinda confused when I try to look into setting it setup in HA -- I even have a dongle for it, but its collecting dust after a couple of failed attempts.
In contrast, setting up Zigbee2mqtt was super straight forward and pairing new devices is dead simple -- you don't even have to bother with the QR code bs, the devices just appear automagically.
What am I missing?