Matter Media Playback Cluster

Hello,

I am currently working on personal project based on Matter. I need to create a Basic Video Player as specified in Matter's standard embedding the Media Playback Cluster.

I went through the reading of how Apple now supports Matter as a standard :

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My understanding of the following schematic, is alongside :

• HomeKit Accessory Protocol (HAP) Framework API
• • Related HAP accessories underneath the homeKit framework.

Developpers also find under the Homekit framework :

• CHIP (Connected Home IP) Framework API
• • Related Matter accessories this time

Both types of accessories/devices can be commissioned in the HomeKit ecosystem seemlessly.

Each framework has it's documentation :

• HAP : https://developer.apple.com/documentation/homekit/hmhomemanager
• CHIP : https://developer.apple.com/documentation/matter

I want through the process of installing XCode and the HomeKit Accessory Simulator. In the list of HomeKit Accessories I did not see any Media related devices :

The list of currently supported devices is limited as I read here and will be enriched with time : https://support.apple.com/en-us/102135#:~:text=The%20Home%20app%20currently%20supports,%2C%20temperature%2C%20and%20humidity).

In the meantime, as I read the matter documentation, I read several references made to the Media Playback :

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/matter/mtrclustermediaplayback

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/matter/mtrbaseclustermediaplayback

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/matter/clusters#Interacting-with-the-Media-Playback-cluster

My questions are :

• Are Matter Basic Video Players, (Media Playback) supported in HomeKit ?

• Why aren't they listed in HomeKit Accessory Simulator ?

• How can I add a Basic Video Player in HomeKit and display it's Media Playback controls once I have added the device to HomeKit ?

Thank you for your Answer.

Regards

David