A new firmware update allows the Dirigera hub to control Matter devices, rather than simply bridging them to existing Matter ...

IKEA plans to overhaul its smart home lineup with full Matter support, making its budget-friendly products compatible with ...

Ikea says it's spent years preparing for its forthcoming line of smart home products designed to be easy to use and widely ...

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Ikea is making big changes to its smart home lineup, introducing 20 new devices supporting Matter-over-Thread that will work with HomeKit without needing an intermediary hub.

On the latest HomeKit Insider Podcast episode, we get into the new Aqara doorbell, break down Ikea's master Matter and Thread plan, talk about the Kef XIO soundbar, and more!

Ikea will introduce more than 20 new smart home products in January 2026, all built to work with the Matter the universal ...

When it introduced its new Dirigera smart hub back in 2022, Ikea promised that it would support Matter within a matter of months. Months did indeed pass, then more months.

To top it off, IKEA’s partnered with Swedish designer Tekla Severin, aka “Teklan,” to inject some real personality into their ...

In other words, you can start connecting non-IKEA smart home products to the IKEA hub, not just the other way around. It’s ...

IKEA intends to launch more than twenty smart home devices built upon the Matter protocol, leveraging Thread technology.