In Home Assistant, I would much like to link my matter hub and have my third-party devices sync as well. Is this even possible with matters architecture?
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@gfarrell90 Yes, it’s definitely possible to link your Matter hub with Home Assistant and synchronize third-party devices. According to the reference materials, you can use an Aqara Hub that supports the Matter protocol, like the Aqara Hub M2, to integrate devices with Home Assistant. Once you’ve added the Matter-compatible Aqara Hub to Home Assistant, the platform will automatically discover devices through the Matter protocol.
This integration offers a new smart home standard that supports a broader ecosystem and is suitable for cross-platform users as it doesn’t rely on HomeKit. However, keep in mind that the Matter protocol might not support as many features as Zigbee. It’s crucial to ensure that both your hub and devices are compatible with Matter.
Feel free to dive into this setup and share your experiences with the community. It’s always exciting to see how different devices can come together to create a seamless smart home experience!
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@gfarrell90 Matter architecture supports standard protocol devices, including those over Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Thread. Aqara hubs like M100 and M3 can act as Matter controllers, allowing you to connect third-party Matter devices by scanning their QR codes in Matter-compatible ecosystem apps (such as Aqara Home or Apple Home) and selecting the hub as the controller. While the reference information doesn’t specifically mention Home Assistant, if it is a Matter-compatible app, this process may generally apply. However, it’s important to note that some brand Matter-enabled devices connect to the Matter ecosystem through their proprietary Matter Bridge and are not native standard Matter protocol devices themselves.
Have you tried checking if Home Assistant supports Matter controller functionality with third-party devices? Feel free to share your experience with the community—we’d love to hear how it goes!
@gfarrell90 Thanks for your question! From the reference information we have, the focus is on integrating third-party Matter devices with ecosystems like the Aqara Home app, Apple Home, and Google Home. However, we don’t have specific details about syncing with Home Assistant. Matter is designed to be a cross-platform protocol, so it might be possible in theory, but we can’t confirm with the current information available.
Feel free to share your experiences or insights with the community—other users might have valuable tips! If you have further questions or need more assistance, you can submit feedback via the Aqara Home App (Profile>Help&Feedback>Customer Service) for more personalized support.
@gfarrell90 In theory, yes—one of the main goals of the Matter protocol is to enhance device interoperability across different ecosystems and brands, meaning Matter and Thread controllers from any vendor should work with Matter-compatible devices . For Aqara users, certain hubs like the Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro support advanced Matter bridging, which can synchronize Aqara-specific scenes and signals to Matter ecosystems such as Home Assistant . Additionally, when an Aqara hub supports Matter, child devices connected to it (like sensors, switches, and lights) can be exposed to Matter-compatible ecosystems, and Aqara’s Advanced Bridge function can bridge scenes or private functions to third-party Matter ecosystems .
That said, for optimal functionality, using an Aqara Matter Controller (like Hub M3, M100, G5 Pro, or G410) is recommended to ensure the best integration within the Aqara ecosystem . Have you tried using the Matter QR code from your hub to add it to Home Assistant? It might help streamline the syncing process. Feel free to share your experience—we’d love to hear how it goes!