Talk:Thread (network protocol) Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Thread_(network_protocol)

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With respect to the Apple HomePod being the first device to support Thread. The Apple TV 4th Generation (was Apple TV HD) (A1625) is also able to act as a Thread Border Router. The Apple TV was released in 2015 but not yet found the release of TVOS that introduces Thread support - probably TVOS 14 in June 2020 (https://digitized.house/apple-brings-homekit-to-apple-tv-with-tvos-14/) although there is nothing explicit in the TVOS release notes (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/tvos-release-notes/tvos-14-release-notes).

Wikitect (talk) 14:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The "Selling points and key features" section reads like a fawning press release. Inopinatus (talk) 21:47, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The 'work needed' box at the top of the page complains about bare URLs leading to link rot. The two >recent< comments, one of which is less than two weeks old, contain dead links. I came to this page from a related page with a dead external link - it was not a bare url, and yet it rotted anyway. I do not understand why links are supposed to be more resilient than bare urls. Easier to read, sure. InsertNameHere (talk) 15:06, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@InsertNameHere: When a bare URL rots, you've got nothing to go on except for the URL that no longer works. In contrast, when you have a proper citation, you've got a fighting chance to find the literature now lost behind the dead URL, or something that could replace it, that corresponds with what the author originally intended. For example, even if the literature was archived, you still need to know WHEN the author looked at it; assuming it’s around about the time they added it doesn’t always hold. Providing as much information as possible about the literature you’re offering in support of what you’re writing is age-old good practice for a reason 😃. Betterkeks (talk) 10:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Thread is reliable, secure and delivers fast response times, extended coverage and years of battery life to elevate smart home and building experiences." This seems like a downright ad to me. Marty5550 (talk) 08:40, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The „Thread“ and „Matter“ articles contradict each other in a major way. Thread says under “Use cases” about Matter “leveraging Thread, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Low Energy” While Matter says “support is limited to Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and the wireless mesh network Thread”. The Matter sources are more current and from the maintainer, so I’m intended to trust them. But I’m neither an expert on the subject matter nor an editor. If an expert / editor could resolve this, I would be very grateful. (Cross-posted to both articles) Mbuette (talk) 21:05, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thread may well be as consequential as Wi-Fi and easily as consequential as Bluetooth and BLE moving forward, and already is more consequential than Zigbee.

This article is far too short on context for a description of the intended future underlying network transport specification of smart home devices.

I believe that it is worth marking this article out until such time the article's provided context required for a protocol of such consequence.

Here are some of the things such an article requires:

• consequences of adoption

• tradeoffs versus prior incumbents like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee

• licensing (is it free to implement?)

• certification and regulatory concerns

• marketing

• more technical explanation of the protocol as found on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi articles

jimbo (talk) 19:43, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]