Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4
Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4
苹果与谷歌为 Thread 1.4 增加支持
Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by Matter Alpha and 9to5 Google, the latest spec has arrived on compatible Apple TVs in the tvOS 27 developer beta and the Google TV Streamer through a software update.
苹果和谷歌正在为其智能家居流媒体设备更新 Thread 1.4 标准。正如 Matter Alpha 和 9to5 Google 最先发现的那样，该最新规范已通过软件更新，出现在 tvOS 27 开发者测试版的兼容 Apple TV 以及 Google TV Streamer 上。
This lays the groundwork for these devices, which serve as Thread Border Routers, to implement Thread credential sharing, enabling them to connect more easily to an existing Thread network rather than creating their own.
这为这些充当 Thread 边界路由器的设备实现 Thread 凭据共享奠定了基础，使它们能够更轻松地连接到现有的 Thread 网络，而不是各自创建独立的网络。
Thread is one of the connectivity protocols the interoperability standard Matter runs on. The original plan was for Thread Border Routers to all work seamlessly behind the scenes, but that didn’t pan out.
Thread 是互操作性标准 Matter 所依赖的连接协议之一。最初的计划是让所有 Thread 边界路由器都能在后台无缝协作，但这一目标并未实现。
In 2024, the Thread 1.4 spec introduced a standardized way for border routers to share credentials. Two years later, with 1.4 on board, the streamers should offer a more straightforward way for users, manufacturers, and ecosystems to share the credentials so they join your existing Thread network. Think of it like sharing a Wi-Fi password.
2024 年，Thread 1.4 规范引入了一种标准化的方式，供边界路由器共享凭据。两年后，随着 1.4 版本的落地，这些流媒体设备应能为用户、制造商和生态系统提供一种更直接的方式来共享凭据，从而加入现有的 Thread 网络。你可以将其想象成共享 Wi-Fi 密码。
However, it looks like I’ll still have to wait for a unified Thread network. While the Google TV Streamer now offers the option to generate a QR code to join a Thread network, it didn’t work for me. And although DNS discovery tools show my Apple TV is on Thread 1.4, there aren’t yet any options to share credentials in the current iOS and tvOS 27 dev betas. It’s worth noting that 1.4 appeared in a tvOS 26 beta, but got pulled before the final release.
然而，看起来我仍需等待统一的 Thread 网络实现。虽然 Google TV Streamer 现在提供了生成二维码以加入 Thread 网络的选项，但在我这里并未生效。此外，尽管 DNS 发现工具显示我的 Apple TV 已运行 Thread 1.4，但在当前的 iOS 和 tvOS 27 开发者测试版中，还没有任何共享凭据的选项。值得注意的是，1.4 版本曾出现在 tvOS 26 的测试版中，但在正式发布前被撤回了。
Since there’s still no dev beta for HomePod Software 27, the smart speakers aren’t joining the party yet, either, and Google’s Nest Hubs still haven’t got a 1.4 update. My guess is the Google Home Speaker will land later this month with Thread 1.4.
由于目前还没有 HomePod Software 27 的开发者测试版，智能音箱尚未加入这一行列，谷歌的 Nest Hub 也尚未获得 1.4 更新。我猜测 Google Home 音箱将在本月晚些时候获得 Thread 1.4 更新。
The fact that the Apple TV and Google TV Streamer have Thread 1.4 at all is a big step in the right direction. To be fair, Apple and Google already handled this credential-sharing issue better than any other ecosystem — but unity here is only a good thing. And, considering Samsung added support for credential sharing on its SmartThings hubs last October, and Ikea’s Dirigera hub is on Thread 1.4, we’re now just waiting for Amazon to get on board and update its smart speakers to the latest spec. The company has said that will happen this year.
Apple TV 和 Google TV Streamer 能够支持 Thread 1.4 本身就是朝着正确方向迈出的一大步。平心而论，苹果和谷歌在处理凭据共享问题上已经比其他任何生态系统都要好，但实现统一无疑是件好事。考虑到三星已于去年 10 月为其 SmartThings 集线器增加了凭据共享支持，且宜家的 Dirigera 集线器也已支持 Thread 1.4，我们现在只需等待亚马逊加入并将其智能音箱更新至最新规范。该公司已表示今年会完成此项工作。
Once Amazon updates, the major ecosystems will all be on the same version of Thread, which could bring significant improvements to Matter/Thread smart homes. I, for one, can’t wait to see my nine different Thread networks unified into one giant, meshy goodness.
一旦亚马逊完成更新，各大主流生态系统都将运行在同一版本的 Thread 上，这可能会为 Matter/Thread 智能家居带来显著的改进。就我个人而言，我迫不及待地想看到我那九个不同的 Thread 网络统一成一个巨大的、网状互联的完美系统。