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IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes
Over 20 new devices are on the way.
Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,” David Granath of Ikea of Sweden, tells The Verge in an exclusive interview. The Dirigera hub already functions as a Matter Bridge, enabling Zigbee-based Ikea devices to connect to larger like Apple Home and Amazon Alexa. Today, Matter supports most of the main device types in the home, including lighting, thermostats, locks, robot vacuums, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, ovens, smoke alarms, air quality monitors, EV chargers, and more.
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