# Does Eve Home Switches Need to be Matter?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/does-eve-home-switches-need-to-be-matter/151755>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Tags:** homey-pro\
**Created:** [February 27, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-eve-home-switches-need-to-be-matter/151755 "2026-02-27T00:36:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-eve-home-switches-need-to-be-matter/151755/2 "2026-02-27T21:02:26Z")

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Please don’t double post.

> [@Connect Eve light switch to Homey Pro](https://community.homey.app/t/connect-eve-light-switch-to-homey-pro/110199/15):
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> All my Eve Light Switches (42 of them) are connected to HomeKit. The switches can be “updated” to matter. Do I have to convert them to matter in order to see them in Homey?

My reply

> [@Connect Eve light switch to Homey Pro](https://community.homey.app/t/connect-eve-light-switch-to-homey-pro/110199/16):
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> Homey can’t pair Thread only devices;  
> So yes, you’d update them to Matter.
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> If I were you I’d start testing with _ **one** _ switch for a while , Homey Matter can be flaky.

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