# Will homey support Matter? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [May 12, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327 "2021-05-12T10:30:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/41 "2022-01-07T17:04:11Z")
So you know what homey is and does. You know the limitations of the bridge and are still considering it and you have read this entire thread. What more do you need? ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Lofgren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daniel_lofgren/32/1075_2.png) [@Daniel\_Lofgren](https://community.homey.app/u/Daniel_Lofgren)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/42 "2022-01-07T18:58:42Z")
Hi Martin. I guess I just hoping it would update and get in line with other bridges in 2022 but like you said I already know this play out. ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/43 "2022-01-07T19:12:02Z")
What do you mean by ‘get in line with other bridges’? I really do hope Matter gets supported. Not for me, at the moment at least, but for the company itself. Matter has some very strong stakeholders so hopefully it’ll play out. For now nobody knows what the status on Matter or does know on anything on the roadmap of Athom producs. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/44 "2022-01-08T08:13:32Z")
> [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](#): > > For now nobody knows what the status on Matter or does know on anything on the roadmap of Athom producs. I would have thought that designing the Bridge would have been a great opportunity to add more up-to-date hardware to the Homey lineup. Almost all (relatively) recent Zigbee chipsets can be programmed to support Thread (one of the two main transport protocols of Matter), but the CC2530 that both Homey and the Bridge use is so outdated that AFAIK no one is even considering porting a Thread stack to it. ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/45 "2022-01-08T08:27:28Z")
Yup, fully agree with this. I guess this will make more and more users move to other solutions like a few mentioned above. It is very unfortunate that even though there are so many issues with zigbee, even after the complete rewrite, there is no clear path to the solution presented from Athom. Indeed, if they would have updated the chip in the bridge, it would have been a logical step to update the pro too. But nothing like that. As I said, very unfortunate, but one can only hope they know best what users want. ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/46 "2022-01-08T08:57:37Z")
“We like to compare ourselves with Apple, we’re no innovators, we’re improvers” 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/47 "2022-05-03T15:30:01Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/a/7a395bffffe1fafcc966281d309d4983909c8172.jpeg "4 Lies They're Telling You About The Future Of Your Smart Home") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlKjw2malJc) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/48 "2022-05-30T08:55:57Z")
Meanwhile: - [IKEA launches DIRIGERA – the Matter ready hub for smart products](https://about.ikea.com/en/newsroom/2022/05/25/ikea-launches-dirigera-the-matter-ready-hub-for-smart-products-and-a-new-ikea-home-smart-app) - [The standalone SmartThings V3 Hub and the Aeotec SmartThings Hub will be updated to support Matter](https://www.theverge.com/23055296/samsung-smartthings-smart-home-matter-interview) - [Complete Philips Hue range to be compatible with new smart home connectivity standard Matter](https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/news/press-releases/2021/20210512-complete-philips-hue-range-to-be-compatible-with-new-smart-home-connectivity-standard-matter) - [The Home Assistant Yellow hub will come with a radio that supports Thread](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2022/05/29/matter-in-home-assistant-workshop-announcement/) - [Tuya Officially Announces Support for Matter Smart Home Standard](https://www.tuya.com/news-details/tuya-officially-announces-support-for-matter-smart-home-standard-Kb8lf5he7pq9g) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/49 "2022-06-23T11:12:40Z")
- [Home Assistant SkyConnect USB Stick announced - will be compatible with both Zigbee and Thread](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-skyconnect-usb-stick-announced-will-be-compatible-with-both-zigbee-and-thread-including-matter-chip-over-thread/433594) ---
**Author:** ![LuGr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lugr/32/3992_2.png) [@LuGr](https://community.homey.app/u/LuGr)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 7:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/50 "2022-10-11T07:27:53Z")
Read almost all comments. Conclusion: just, once again a new standard. I don’t see any problems, just pairing with the bridges… Homey is good at that, right?.. linking incompatible systems. So Homey can link “matter” or something else to what already exists. Isn’t that the reason why we use Homey? ---
**Author:** ![hplos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hplos/32/10096_2.png) [@hplos](https://community.homey.app/u/hplos)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/51 "2022-10-13T13:23:38Z")
Just seen the keynote… seems it wil support it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/skal/32/57948_2.png) [@Skal](https://community.homey.app/u/Skal)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/52 "2022-10-17T06:20:25Z")
Does anyone has an official answare from Atom? will dey support it only on the new version or the sphere will support it too? ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/53 "2022-10-17T06:44:07Z")
Just ask here to hopefully get an answer in the next AMA . > [@The new Homey Pro — Ask Me Anything](https://community.homey.app/t/the-new-homey-pro-ask-me-anything/70378): > > Homey Pro (Early 2023) — Ask Me Anything speech_balloon On Tuesday, October 25th, 19:00 CEST we’ll host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) livestream, where you can ask questions regarding the new Homey Pro. If you can’t make it, reply your question to this topic, and we’ll try to answer it during the livestream (or before). leftwards_arrow_with_hook [Reply to this topic »](https://community.homey.app/t/ask-me-anything/70378)clapper [Visit Livestream on YouTube »](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60nM-D47F0) Tiny FAQ Q: Will I be able to migrate from my current Homey Pro (2016 — 2019) to the … Based on the Homey 2023 announcement I expect Matter support only on the new hardware. ---
**Author:** ![Skal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/skal/32/57948_2.png) [@Skal](https://community.homey.app/u/Skal)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/54 "2022-10-17T07:36:03Z")
I’ve seen the 3d, but I’m more focused on the “sphere” :-(… ok, let us wait and we will see … tnx ---
**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:** [October 17, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/55 "2022-10-17T12:02:57Z")
About privacy (which does _matter_) Zigbee = local only ✅ Matter ❓ Does anyone know if Matter devices have or need internet access besides LAN? Translated: What almost no one is talking about is that Matter is a step back when it comes to privacy protection. Zigbee devices could not access the internet independently, but Matter devices can. All the security and privacy problems of WiFi devices are now also coming to Zigbee-like devices, and we should be happy about that. > ![Screenshot_20221017-135847_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/4/74045195df9a039f759a56cc6e2397708a8e7a26.jpeg) ---
**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:** [October 17, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/56 "2022-10-17T12:07:37Z")
> [@Skal](#): > > but I’m more focused on the “sphere” ‘Matter’ might be a selling point for the Pro 2, a reason to not update the sphere (_if that is even possible technically_) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/57 "2022-10-17T12:27:48Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Zigbee devices could not access the internet independently, but Matter devices can. That could only be possible if those devices would run a full TCP/IP stack, which they don’t. Matter is as local as Zigbee is, but Matter _controllers_ can pass your device data to the cloud (much like a Zigbee controller can do now too). ---
**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:** [October 17, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327/58 "2022-10-17T12:50:27Z")
Ah that’s the info I couldn’t find yet. Thanks Robert! [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/will-homey-support-matter/47327.md?page=2)