The iPhone could be a Thread border router, but it probably shouldn’t be
The iPhone could control Thread smart home devices faster
Thread could replace Bluetooth as a way to connect peripherals like the Apple Watch to your iPhone
Thread would be fine for most smartwatch uses but not for audio streaming
Thread might just be a bonus radio
Re: the plural … The filter also removes variants
And yea the filter can seem a bit silly. I for one don’t mind it, especially for a small open source platform like this platform … it provides some basic moderation baseline without much effort