Which Matter device types do Apple, Google and Alexa support?

A device type being in the Matter standard does not mean your platform handles it. This page puts the three big platforms' published statements side by side. It is based on published specifications and compatibility lists, read on 13 November 2026, and describes no testing: we do not test devices. These pages change, so use the links as the check on the day you buy.

What each platform publishes

Apple Home. Apple's support page, showing a published date of 11 May 2026, says what the Home app handles today, in these groups:

• lights, sockets and switches
• locks
• thermostats and air conditioners
• blinds and shades
• bridges
• sensors for humidity and temperature, contact, ambient light and motion

Google Home. Google's supported device types page is a long table of device types, the application clusters involved, the Matter version that defined each type and how each is controlled: by voice with Google Assistant, in the Google Home app, or on a smart display. Google says many types are supported though not all fully, and that types not listed are not officially supported. Grouped, the page names:

• Lights and switches: on and off lights, dimmable lights, colour temperature lights, extended colour lights and an on and off light switch.
• Plugs: an on and off plug-in unit and a dimmable one.
• Sensors: contact, humidity, light, occupancy, pressure, flow, temperature and air quality.
• Safety: smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
• Access: door locks and doorbells.
• Climate and covering: thermostats, fans and window coverings.
• Appliances and others: air purifiers, dishwashers, laundry washers, robot vacuum cleaners, pumps, chimes and speakers.
• Energy: the page includes an electrical energy tariff entry and an electric utility meter entry.

Control support differs by type. The table marks which surfaces support each type, and our reading did not capture those marks, so we do not repeat them.

Alexa. Amazon's developer page says Echo models of the right kind are built on the Matter 1.5 SDK and can handle some of the device types from 1.5 downwards, over Wi-Fi and Thread. It refers to another page that lists supported categories and clusters, which we did not read, so we give no list for Alexa.

What the lists leave out

Comparing the platforms' pages with the standard's releases shows where types fall outside them:

• Matter 1.2 added refrigerators, room air conditioners, dishwashers, laundry washers, robotic vacuums, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, air quality sensors, air purifiers and fans. Google's page lists dishwashers, laundry washers, robot vacuums, air purifiers, air quality sensors, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and fans, and did not list refrigerators or room air conditioners. Apple's list has air conditioners and none of the other appliance types.
• Matter 1.3 added ovens, microwave ovens, cooktops, extractor hoods and laundry dryers, electric vehicle chargers and water management types. We did not find these in Google's list or Apple's.
• Matter 1.5 brought cameras, and neither Apple's nor Google's page lists a camera type. See what 1.5 added.

Absence from a page does not mean a platform will never support a type, and presence does not mean every feature of the type works. Read why a badge does not mean every feature works.

Hubs and controllers

The platforms differ in what must be in the house. Apple says a home hub is needed to add Matter accessories, with an exception for a recent iPhone noted on its pairing page. Google says a Matter-enabled hub is needed. Amazon says a compatible Echo acts as the Matter administrator. Our guide to adding a Matter device covers the prerequisites.

How to use this

1. Find the device type of the product you want, on its certificate or its page.
2. Look it up on the page for the controller you own. If it is not there, ask the platform before buying.
3. If you use more than one platform, check each one. A device can be shared between them, but each applies its own list.

What this page does not say

We do not claim any device works with any platform. We have not read Amazon's category list, and a platform's page can be incomplete or out of date. UK availability of the platforms' own hubs and speakers is separate; Apple's hub page says its devices are not sold in every country or region.