Home Assistant · 15 Nov · 1:15The Home Assistant Matter Server app: version 9 and matter.jsFrom version 9.0.0 the Home Assistant Matter Server app runs the matter.js server only. What changed, what stayed, and what to do before updating.By Jonas Ferris
Home Assistant · 15 Nov · 1:14Thread and the OpenThread border router in Home AssistantWhat Home Assistant's Thread integration and OpenThread Border Router app do, how separate Thread networks arise, and what to know before you set it up.By Jonas Ferris
Home Assistant · 15 Nov · 1:13Matter in Home Assistant: the controller, the app and the companionHow Home Assistant runs Matter: its own controller in the Matter Server app, the phone that sets devices up, and what that means for sharing and bridges.By Jonas Ferris
News · 15 Nov · 1:11Matter 1.5: cameras, closures, soil sensors and energy tariffsWhat the Matter 1.5 specification added, what is announced and what is shipping, and the questions to ask before buying a camera or a garage door opener.By Ines Calder
News · 15 Nov · 1:10Matter 1.4 and 1.4.2: routers, multi-admin and securityWhat Matter 1.4 (November 2024) and 1.4.2 (August 2025) added: certified routers, shared control, energy types, stronger security and Wi-Fi-only setup.By Ines Calder
News · 15 Nov · 1:09Matter release history: every version from 1.0 to 1.6Each Matter release with its announcement date and what it added, from 1.0 in October 2022 to 1.6 in June 2026, and what the dates do not mean.By Ines Calder
Buying guides · 15 Nov · 1:08A Matter buying checklist, from published specificationsEight checks to make from published documents before you buy a Matter device: badge, network, device type, platform list, version, updates and more.By Noor Whitlock
Compatibility · 15 Nov · 1:07Which Matter device types do Apple, Google and Alexa support?A side-by-side reading of Apple's, Google's and Amazon's published Matter support, with the dates we read them and the limits of each page.By Noor Whitlock
Compatibility · 15 Nov · 1:06Matter bridges and hubs: what you keep and what you loseA Matter bridge lets Zigbee, Z-Wave and proprietary devices appear in a Matter platform. What carries across, what may not, and what to check first.By Noor Whitlock
Guides · 15 Nov · 1:05Multi-admin: sharing one Matter device across platformsHow one Matter device can belong to Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and Home Assistant at once, the three methods that exist, and the limits to expect.By Ines Calder
Guides · 15 Nov · 1:05Why a Matter badge does not mean every feature worksWhat the Matter badge promises, and why device types, clusters and each platform's own list decide which features you actually get.By Ines Calder
Guides · 15 Nov · 1:04How to read a Matter certificate and the compliance ledgerWhat the fields on a Matter certificate page mean, what the Distributed Compliance Ledger records, and what neither one tells you.By Ines Calder
Guides · 15 Nov · 1:03How to add a Matter device to Apple, Google, Alexa or Home AssistantThe steps and the prerequisites for adding a Matter device to Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and Home Assistant, from each platform's own documentation.By Ines Calder
Guides · 15 Nov · 1:02Thread, Zigbee and Wi-Fi: which radio, and what a border router doesHow Thread, Zigbee and Wi-Fi differ for Matter devices, why a Thread device needs a border router, and what to check before you buy one.By Ines Calder
Guides · 15 Nov · 1:01What Matter is, and what it changes for a UK homeA plain guide to the Matter smart home standard: what it is, what it does for a UK household, and what it leaves for you to check.By Ines Calder
