Philips Hue gets local Matter upgrade in Google Home — and I'm looking forward to the faster responses and offline boost

Google Home is adding local Matter support for Philips Hue lights

It should mean faster response times and offline access

There are other improvements in the latest app update as well

There's a new upgrade rolling out for Google Home and Philips Hue lights that might not sound all that significant at first, but will actually make a notable difference to functionality — and I'm keen to get it installed on my own system as soon as possible.

The upgrade…