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How compatibility claims are checked

Our conclusions are bounded by official documentation. Unknown data stays unknown and physical tests are never implied.

Evidence hierarchy

Evidence hierarchy
LevelMeaningHow it is shown
L1Official manufacturer, platform or standards documentationDocumented field or conditional path
L2Official support or release noteDated support change; firmware and rollout must be checked
L3Reproducible hands-on testNone in this data pack
L4Community reportNever promoted to official confirmation by itself

Verdict rules

Compatibility verdict rules
StatusWhen we use it
ConditionalAn official route exists but requires a matching model, region, controller, firmware or feature.
Not verifiedThe needed claim or exact combination is not established in the research.
Specific path unavailableOfficial evidence shows a required radio or role is absent for that direct path.
Partial featuresConnection is documented but a requested function is missing or separately unverified.
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Data boundaries

The seed registry contains 78 brand or brand-group entries and 296 original model candidates. The original detailed pack held 143 researched product or model-family records and 170 connection paths. Dated official-source additions bring this site to 158 records and 184 paths; the 78 original hub-child edges are unchanged. No physical pair test was performed. Unmapped candidate names stay separate from documented model pages.

How a result is computed

The checker first matches the exact product ID and target ecosystem to a recorded path. It then checks only the hub role and feature fields actually documented in the pack. A missing path returns “not verified”; it never guesses from a shared Matter logo. Device-to-device results require a separately recorded hub-child edge.

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Publication and corrections

A product page may publish documented fields with explicit uncertainty. A regional specification conflict is held from the product catalog. We update a claim only after reviewing its official source and retain the original route where possible. Source retrieval dates and content-change dates are different.

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