Home Assistant 2025.11 delivers a simpler, smarter home with Matter
More features are arriving to improve the Matter experience on Home Assistant.
More features are arriving to improve the Matter experience on Home Assistant.
A look at what could be coming to light up your Matter setup.
Keeping an eye on your home's climate is crucial for ensuring the comfortability of everyone in your household. While smart thermostats are a great place to start, they only monitor the room in which they are installed. For expanded coverage, you may want to consider a Matter-compatible temperature and humidity sensor.
Govee’s Backlight 3 Pro is its brightest, most accurate, and most advanced TV bias lighting kit yet. The triple-lens HDR camera gives incredible coverage and brightness—but at a price, and with the usual camera-based caveats.
The new Aeotec smart hub for Samsung SmartThings is twice as fast as the previous model, but ditches Z-Wave.
Ikea moves further in Matter Bridge capabilities for Dirigera Hub.
A wire-free Matter option is here for your garage door.
Warmup's 7iE Smart Matter WiFi Thermostat is here, bringing Matter control and SmartGeo technology to underfloor heating systems for up to 25% energy savings.
As an open and community-backed project, Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is impressive, but it isn't without its quirks—or its bugs.
Premium light makers are getting more accessible.
The chipset maker advances its tech to extend Matter applications.
Expanding into smart lighting seems like the obvious next step for one of the most interesting connected home hardware providers.
Will your Matter setup survive from next cloud outage?
Smart lighting is one of the best ways to make a smart home feel responsive and modern.
The first Matter-over-Thread presence sensor is here -- but is it what you want?
Another notable firm steps in with pre-built module to speed up Matter development.
Matter keeps expanding with the new PCL Matter Bridge.
Here are options to run Home Assistant with Matter.
The next-gen Wi-Fi technology is on the way, and your smart home is one of the destinations.
The Haijai Matter-over-Thread smart switch from DK-AI combines six programmable buttons, three relays, and a built-in motion sensor in a fully Matter-native design. It’s the most complete and reliable smart light switch I’ve tested—as long as your wiring supports it.