The 5 biggest smart home trends that Matter is enabling in 2025
If Matter is the future of the smart home, these are the trends you should be following.
If Matter is the future of the smart home, these are the trends you should be following.
If you want your smart home to support Matter dishwasher alarms and battery storage devices, Home Assistant is a good choice.
The Honeywell Home Smart X2S Thermostat looks functional enough, but does its Matter-compatibility deliver the smart home integrations you need?
Switchbot formally joins the Home Assistant Certification program.
A bold fusion of RGB lighting and Bluetooth audio, the Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro with JBL speaker is a show-stopping centrepiece that syncs light to music.
Will this update to Eve's Matter compatible light switch and dimmer improve your automation scenes?
Can't recall if you closed the garage door? That common homeownership dread can be solved! A Matter-compatible garage door opener is a smart home essential.
Home Assistant is updating its Matter server with a Matter binding user interface in the latest beta version this week -- here's how to use it.
Compared to some of the alternative Matter-compatible motion sensors, SwitchBot's is rather basic. But does this mean you should't buy it?
A significant move for open-source embracers.
Matter promises a smart home that you can set up and manage entirely offline - but are we there yet?
The upcoming Eve Energy Outlet will have Matter 1.3 and Thread support.
Smart home startup habi has launched the Matter Wireless Room Thermostat Kit through UK home improvement retailer Screwfix.
Installing smart switches doesn't mean rewiring your house.
Govee launches Table Lamp 2 Pro x Sound by JBL ($179.99), a Matter-compatible RGBICWW lamp with 360-degree lighting, sound-sync, and portable audio for home ambiance.
SwitchBot files for IPO on HKEX, eyeing R&D, market expansion, and AI/robotics, including a VLA household robot by late 2025, buoyed by 3.1M users.
Aqara launches the Smart Lock U200 Lite (£127.99) in Europe, a Matter-over-Thread retrofit lock with multiple unlocking options and future Aliro support.
Aqara introduces App Localized Control for hubs, enabling local management of Matter and Zigbee devices even during server outages, boosting reliability... eventually.
Take your smart home along for the ride on your next road trip with Apple CarPlay Widgets.
Apple's rumored homeOS, a unified smart home OS, could transform its Matter experience. Though not at WWDC 2025, signs point to its continued development.