Every device that works with Matter (October 2023)

Matter is a brand new sensible dwelling normal constructed by Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, and others to make the sensible dwelling simpler to make use of. It’s a typical communication protocol sensible dwelling gadget producers can use of their devices to make certain they’ll work with different gadgets and with all the key sensible dwelling platforms.

Matter was launched in late 2022 with just a few gadget varieties — locks, lights, sensors, shades, sensors, and plugs. In October 2023, the Connectivity Requirements Alliance introduced it’s bringing robotic vacuums, fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, smoke and CO alarms, air high quality sensors, air purifiers, room air conditioners, and followers to the usual. This implies gadget makers and platforms can begin including help for these classes and that sensible dwelling customers ought to be slightly nearer to having the ability to join and management all their gadgets collectively by means of Matter.

That is welcome information, however Matter remains to be removed from being the easy-to-use, easy interoperability answer we have been promised. We don’t know but if all of the platforms will help all these new gadget varieties, as it isn’t a requirement that they do. We’re additionally nonetheless lacking some key options for gadgets (no vitality administration for sensible plugs, adaptive lighting, or broad help of PINs for door locks), Thread border routers are nonetheless inflicting complications in some sensible houses, and cross-ecosystem help remains to be spotty. (I attempted migrating my Hue sensible bulbs to Matter, and my recommendation is … don’t.)

Matter remains to be a great distance from maturity. However if you happen to’re desperate to get began with the brand new widespread language for sensible dwelling gadgets, we’re protecting tabs on all the pieces slated to work with Matter proper right here, so learn on for all of the devices, gizmos, and Thread border routers you should purchase proper now and people which might be coming quickly.

For those who’re unfamiliar with what Matter is, take a look at my deep dive — “Matter’s plan to avoid wasting the sensible dwelling.” Or, right here’s a fast abstract:

Matter is a brand new normal developed by all the key gamers within the sensible dwelling, together with Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and extra. It’s designed to simplify the sensible dwelling and make shopping for, organising, and utilizing merchandise simpler. Its major function is to assist linked devices work with one another throughout platforms and ecosystems, so that you received’t must look to see if it really works with Amazon Alexa, Apple Residence, or Google Residence when shopping for a sensible gadget. If it really works with Matter, it is going to work with all or any of them.

With Matter, you possibly can management your sensible devices with any Matter-compatible platform, concurrently utilizing iOS or Android gadgets or your voice assistant of selection. So, when you have an iPhone and your roommate has a Google Pixel, each of you possibly can management your house.

Matter works regionally over two wi-fi protocols, Thread and Wi-Fi, with no required cloud dependency. This could make turning your sensible lights on as quick as flipping a light-weight change (simply extra handy). Matter additionally has safety constructed into the usual, so you possibly can really feel extra assured about shopping for linked gadgets.

For extra particulars on how Matter will work with every sensible dwelling platform, what you will want to get began with Matter, and the way Matter truly works, learn my explainer, “What Issues about Matter.”

On this article, you’ll discover a complete listing of Matter-compatible merchandise divided into classes and separated by whether or not you should purchase them now or if they’re coming quickly. We’ll maintain this up to date as new data comes out.

The Matter normal supplies a typical language and a set of actions for sensible dwelling gadgets. As of October twenty seventh, 2023, Matter helps the next gadget varieties:

• Gentle bulbs and lightweight switches (together with sensible buttons)
• Plugs and retailers
• Locks
• Thermostats and different HVAC controllers
• Room air conditioners (i.e., window items)
• Air purifiers
• Followers
• Blinds and shades
• Robotic vacuums
• Fridges / Freezers
• Washing machines
• Dishwashers
• Televisions and media gadgets
• Smoke and CO alarms
• Security and safety sensors
• Air high quality sensors (PM1, PM 2.5, PM 10, CO2, NO2, VOC, CO, ozone, radon, and formaldehyde)
• Bridges

Matter usually helps primary features for many gadget varieties. Entry to extra options, akin to dynamic lighting scenes or adaptive lighting for sensible lights and PIN codes for sensible locks, might be managed by means of the platform or app you run your gadget on.

The Connectivity Requirements Alliance says help for safety cameras, dryers, storage door controllers, EV chargers, and ambient movement and presence sensors are on the street map. Additionally it is engaged on extra options for current gadget varieties, together with vitality administration, water administration options, and superior lighting options.

If you purchase a brand new product that’s appropriate with Matter, it is going to have the Matter emblem. Some producers are including Matter help to current gadgets with over-the-air firmware updates; these gadgets will not have the Matter emblem. The identical goes for current gadgets you might have already got, which could be added to Matter by means of their hub or bridge.

So as to add a tool to Matter, you’ll want a Matter controller and a sensible dwelling platform that helps Matter. We’ve acquired particulars on controllers on the finish of this text, and you may learn in regards to the platforms that help Matter right here.

Now, let’s get into the gadgety great things. Listed below are all of the merchandise that at the moment help Matter or will sooner or later, in response to the businesses.

Good dwelling gadgets that use a proprietary bridge — akin to Philips Hue sensible bulbs, Aqara sensors, or a SwitchBot door lock — could be “bridged” into Matter to regulate their linked gadgets in a Matter sensible dwelling platform.

Apple Residence, Google Residence, Samsung SmartThings, and Amazon all help bridging in Matter. So, when you have gadgets that work by means of a bridge and that bridge has been up to date to Matter, the gadgets linked to it is going to work in a Matter platform.

Remember, although, that due to the present limitations of Matter management, you would possibly lose some options if you happen to bridge your gadgets by means of Matter reasonably than by means of current integrations.

For instance, Apple Residence’s Adaptive Lighting characteristic works with Philips Hue bulbs if you happen to join your bridge to Apple Residence by means of HomeKit, however not if you happen to join it to Apple Residence by means of Matter.

• Ikea Dirigera hub (OTA replace 2023)
• Aqara Hub M1S (OTA replace 2023)
• Aqara Hub M3 (new, coming 2024)
• Aqara Digital camera Hub G2H Professional (OTA replace 2023)
• Bosch Good Residence Controller (2023)
• TP-Hyperlink Homebase Tapo H900
• Schneider Electrical Wiser Gateway — will bridge over 200 current Wiser Zigbee gadgets (OTA replace 2023)
• Loxone

There are a number of sensible lighting choices accessible in Matter, from bulbs, switches, and sensible plugs, to a lamp or two and a few retailers (EU solely proper now). If you wish to management your sensible lights with primary on / off, dimming, and coloration management, then any of the choices beneath will work nicely for you.

The good thing about Matter right here is they’ll all join on to your platform of selection while not having a third-party app and can work regionally in your house while not having to depend on the cloud for instructions, that means they need to reply extra rapidly and reliably.

Nevertheless, if you wish to make the most of options supplied by some sensible lighting corporations (Philips Hue, Wiz, and Nanoleaf, for instance), additionally, you will want their app to entry and management these options. This consists of issues like dynamic lighting scenes, safety lighting, or circadian rhythm lighting (Apple’s Adaptive Lighting). Superior choices like these should not a part of the Matter spec in the present day.

• Nanoleaf Components (additionally a Thread border router) (OTA replace)
• Nanoleaf Strains (additionally a Thread border router) (OTA replace)
• Nanoleaf Shapes (additionally a Thread border router) (OTA replace)
• Nanoleaf Canvas (additionally a Thread border router) (OTA replace)
• Twinkly’s sensible lighting line (OTA replace, Matter help coming to new merchandise)

• Eve Gentle Change (Thread)
• Extra Leviton Decora sensible Wi-Fi second-gen gadgets (OTA replace 2023)

• Nanoleaf Sense Plus sensible wi-fi mild change (coming 2023 / Thread)
• Nanoleaf Sense Plus sensible mild change (coming 2023 / Thread)

A number of sensible plugs work with Matter (over Thread or Wi-Fi). Matter helps primary on / off performance however not vitality monitoring but. A few of the Matter plugs listed beneath do help vitality monitoring, however solely by means of their very own app (i.e., Eve Power and the Eve app).

The CSA has mentioned vitality monitoring is coming to the Matter spec quickly, so if you’re interested by utilizing vitality monitoring in your Matter sensible dwelling, I’d maintain off on shopping for sensible plugs for now.

• Cync Indoor Plug
• Schneider Electrical sensible plug 
• Aqara EU-Type Wall Outlet (by means of Aqara bridge)
• Aqara Twin Relay Module T2 (by means of Aqara bridge)

Sensors have a number of the most strong help of any gadget kind, with help in Matter for occupancy, open / shut, mild, temperature and humidity, and stress and circulation sensing for water leak detectors. Ambient and presence sensing are promised for a future replace.

• Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 (contact sensor)
• Eve Movement movement sensor (OTA replace for current gadgets)
• Eve Door & Window contact sensor (OTA replace for current gadgets)
• SwitchBot contact sensor (by means of SwitchBot Hub 2)
• SwitchBot movement sensor (by means of SwitchBot Hub 2)
• Aqara sensors bridged by means of an Aqara hub

Good door locks are supported by all the key platforms by means of Matter, however solely three at the moment work with the usual. That is largely as a result of most sensible locks use Wi-Fi, and battery-powered gadgets that work over Wi-Fi should not supported by the Matter spec.

I’ve written extra in regards to the supported Matter locks right here, however the greatest factor to know is that if you’re utilizing a lock by means of Matter, the one assured characteristic is the flexibility to lock and unlock it. Options akin to including pin codes rely upon what the platform you might be utilizing helps. Apple Residence and SmartThings help pins, however Google and Amazon Alexa don’t.

• Stage Lock (all fashions) (Thread) delayed
• Lockly Flex Contact Professional (OTA replace Wi-Fi)
• Lockly Imaginative and prescient Elite (OTA replace Wi-Fi)
• Lockly Safe Professional (OTA replace Wi-Fi)
• Yale Guarantee Lock 2 (Thread/Matter module)
• Yale Guarantee Lock 2 Contact (Thread/Matter module)
• Yale Guarantee Lock 2 Plus (Thread/Matter module)
• Nuki (Europe solely)

• Aqara Good Lock U200 (EU) (Thread)

It’s not clear why there aren’t extra thermostats that help Matter in the present day; the brand new Nest Thermostat is the one one for the widespread HVAC items within the US market. The Matter spec helps most features you would possibly want for controlling such a tool, so in order for you a Matter thermostat, that’s the one to go for proper now.

I spoke to Ecobee not too long ago, and so they advised me they’re dedicated to Matter however don’t have any new updates on when its thermostats will help the usual. Nevertheless, once they do, it ought to be through an over-the-air replace, so maintain off on swapping out your Ecobee if you happen to’re getting antsy.

• Google Nest Thermostat
• Midea U air-con unit
• Eve Thermo sensible radiator valve and Eve Thermo Management (Thread)
• Aqara Radiator Thermostat E1 (by means of Aqara hub)

Robotic vacuums will help features like distant begin and progress notifications, switching cleansing modes (i.e., from dry vacuum to moist mopping), and standing particulars akin to brush and charging standing and error reporting. There isn’t any help for mapping in Matter, although, so you’ll nonetheless want to make use of the producer’s app for that. There aren’t any robotic vacuums that work with Matter in the present day, however the next corporations have mentioned they’ll add help to their merchandise:

• Roborock has mentioned it is going to combine Matter help into choose new and current merchandise starting in early 2024.
• Ecovacs has mentioned it is going to deliver Matter to imminent fashions.

Fridges, dishwashers, washers, and televisions are all supported Matter gadget varieties, however we’ve but to see any fashions with Matter help. Equipment producers Whirlpool (which owns KitchenAid and Maytag), Midea, Hisense, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, and Haier (which owns GE Home equipment), and a number of other TV producers are all members of Matter. However as of October 2023, no dwelling home equipment or televisions work as Matter gadgets (some Samsung fridges and TVs are Matter controllers however not Matter gadgets; see beneath). A number of producers have promised Matter help in some upcoming and current merchandise, however notably, Samsung has not dedicated to creating any of its home equipment Matter gadgets.

• Hisense TVs and home equipment
• LG sensible TVs (webOS 22 and 23)
• Toshiba TVs and home equipment
• TCL TVs
• Common Electronics, QuickSet sensible TV platform
• Whirlpool home equipment
• Midea dishwasher and 2-in-1 fan/air air purifier

Controlling shades is pretty easy; it’s up / down or share of open / shut. Matter help is obtainable for all these options, plus tilting for blinds, so if you’re searching for sensible shades, these with Matter help will work as anticipated and with all the large platforms.

• Aqara Curler Shade Driver E1 (by means of Aqara hub)
• Aqara Curtain Driver E1 (by means of Aqara hub)
• Aqara Curler Shade Controller (by means of Aqara hub)
• SwitchBot Curtain Motor (by means of SwitchBot Hub 2)
• SwitchBot Blind Tilt (by means of SwitchBot Hub 2)
• SmartWings (Thread)
• Zemismart Curler Shade Motor (Thread)
• Zemismart Curtain Motor (Thread)

• Eve MotionBlinds (Thread / OTA replace)
• Eve MotionBlinds Improve Package (Thread / OTA replace)
• Eve Shutter Change (Thread/OTA replace)
• Eve Blinds Assortment right here, due in December 2023 and coming with Matter out of the field

• Eve Aqua sensible water controller (Thread/OTA Replace)
• Flic Hub and Flic Button / Twist (2023)
• Shelly Plus and Professional gadgets
• SwitchBot Bot (by means of SwitchBot Hub 2)
• Aqara Twin Relay Module T2 (by means of Aqara hub)

You’ll need a Matter controller so as to add any Matter gadget to your house. This onboards Matter gadgets to your house community, controls them, manages communications and automations, and facilitates distant entry (when enabled). A Matter controller must be a tool that’s all the time in your house, all the time powered, and has a Wi-Fi or ethernet connection to your house community.

You additionally want a Matter controller for the sensible dwelling platform you propose to make use of: an Apple HomePod or Apple TV for Apple Residence, a Google Nest Hub for Google Residence, an Amazon gadget for Alexa, and so forth. There may be the potential for a Matter controller to regulate multiple ecosystem, however so far, most Matter controllers simply help their very own ecosystem.

Each main sensible dwelling platform has up to date its current hubs and sensible audio system to make them Matter controllers. Some controllers are additionally Thread border routers, which you will want if you happen to add any Thread gadgets to your house. Thread is without doubt one of the major wi-fi protocols Matter runs over, together with Wi-Fi. Amazon (Eero) and Google have up to date their Wi-Fi routers to be each Matter controllers and Thread border routers, supplying you with a superb all-in-one choice (extra on that beneath).

• Aeotec SmartThings Good Residence Hub
• Samsung SmartThings Station
• Samsung SmartThings Hub Dongle
• Samsung SmartThings Hub v3
• Samsung Good TVs CU8000 and CU7000 (2023) 
• Samsung MicroLED TV MNA89MS1BA (2023) 
• Samsung Good Monitor M80C (2023) 
• Samsung Soundbar HW-Q990C (2023) 
• Samsung NEO QLED 8k and 4K (2023) 
• Household Hub fridge, mannequin numbers RF29CB9900QKAA (US), RF23CB9900QKAA (US), RF85C9581APW (Korea)

• Echo Hub
• Homey Professional hub (Thread/Matter replace 2023)
• HOOBS Professional (Thread/Matter replace 2023)
• Samsung Household Hub fridge (2024)
• Aqara Hub M3 (new, coming 2024)

• Apple HomePod (first-gen)
• Apple TV 4K Wi-Fi (2022 model)

• Amazon Echo sensible audio system, Echo Pop, Echo Dot, and Echo Dot with Clock (third-gen and newer)
• Echo Studio
• Echo Present 5 and Echo Present 8 (second-gen and newer)
• Echo Present 10 (third-gen)
• Echo Enter, Flex, and Plus (v2)

• Nest Audio, Nest Mini, and Nest Hub (first-gen)
• Google Residence (authentic sensible speaker)
• Google Residence Mini

• Residence Assistant software program
• Mui (software program platform solely)

So as to add Matter gadgets to a sensible dwelling ecosystem, you’ll want to make use of that platform’s smartphone or pill app — these act as Matter commissioners, connecting the Matter gadget to a Matter Controller.

The next sensible dwelling apps are Matter commissioners and may add and management gadgets and arrange automations and routines. Matter can also be constructed into the newest variations of Android and Apple’s working methods, enabling apps to entry the native infrastructure required by Matter.

• Apple Residence app on gadgets working iOS 16.1 or newer
• Samsung SmartThings app (Android / iOS)
• Google Residence app (Android / iOS)
• Amazon Alexa app (Android / iOS)
• Residence Assistant

• Eve app (iOS, coming to Android tbd)
• Aqara app
• SwitchBot app
• TP-Hyperlink Tapo app 
• Tuya Good Life app* 
• Wiser app

*Tuya Good is an IoT improvement platform service supplier that helps over 446,000 builders with schematics for over 1,100 sensible dwelling merchandise, from robotic vacuums to sensible lights. It already has Matter certification for a lot of mild bulbs and sensible plugs, in addition to a Matter controller. Manufacturers that use Tuya embody Teckin, Gosund, Nooie, Lidl, and Iotty.

If in case you have a Matter and Thread-enabled Wi-Fi router, you received’t want another Matter controller in your house, assuming it’s a Matter controller for the platform you wish to use.

Google Nest’s Wi-Fi routers are Thread-enabled Matter controllers for Google Residence, and Amazon (which owns Eero) has added Matter help to its Eero 6 sequence (Eero Professional 6E, Professional 6, 6 Plus, 6, PoE 6), PoE Gateway, and its forthcoming Eero Max 7.

Amazon spokesperson Connor Rice confirmed to The Verge that these Eero gadgets can all act as Alexa Matter controllers and Thread border routers. Eero Beacons and the older Wi-Fi 5 Eero Professional gadgets can even act as Thread border routers in a Matter setting.

Having Matter and Thread built-in to a Wi-Fi router makes a number of sense. You don’t want to purchase extra gadgets to arrange a Matter product, making the method simpler. It’s only a disgrace that almost all Matter controllers don’t help multiple platform; you continue to want one per sensible dwelling system you wish to use.

Final up to date Friday, October twenty seventh, 2023, at 6:15PM ET