"I've spent the last couple of weeks trying - and mostly failing - to test Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread gear. These highly anticipated smart home devices include programmable buttons, smart bulbs, plugs, and temperature and motion sensors - all of which should work with any smart home platform and start at just $6. But I've hit several walls trying to connect them to any smart home platform, and I'm not alone."
"Of the six devices I've tried to connect, I've so far successfully onboarded just one Kajplats smart lightbulb to Apple Home - after seven attempts - and one Alpstuga IAQ monitor to Home Assistant - after failing to pair with Apple Home. A Bilresa smart button initially connected to Amazon Alexa, then fell off the network and refused to re-pair."
Ikea released Matter-over-Thread smart-home devices including programmable buttons, smart bulbs, plugs, and temperature and motion sensors, with entry prices from $6. Numerous users report onboarding and connectivity failures when pairing devices with platforms such as Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, and Home Assistant. Examples include one Kajplats bulb eventually pairing after multiple attempts, an Alpstuga IAQ monitor pairing only with Home Assistant, a Bilresa button that dropped from the network, and sensors that refused to connect even to Ikea's own Dirigera hub. Ikea acknowledged that some customers experience connection issues in certain home environments.
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