Homey has achieved Matter 1.5 certification that provides EV chargers and photo voltaic panels to a hub nonetheless constructed for older sensible house gear.
That certification covers Homey Professional fashions launched between 2023 and 2026, the Homey Professional mini, and the Homey Self-Hosted Server, extending the replace throughout the hub’s complete present line-up underneath one licensed software program part.
New machine classes
Alongside the certification, Matter 1.5 provides help for a wider set of machine classes, with EV chargers, warmth pumps, photo voltaic panels, and main home equipment becoming a member of the listing of merchandise Homey can management natively.
These additions place Homey alongside a rising variety of sensible house hubs extending Matter past lighting and locks into vitality administration, an space opponents together with Apple Residence and Google Residence have solely just lately begun to handle.
Bridging non-Matter units
Past the brand new machine classes, Homey’s Matter Bridge app addresses a separate limitation, letting units already linked by Zigbee, Z-Wave, infrared, Bluetooth, 433MHz, Wi-Fi, or proprietary producer APIs seem as normal Matter equipment in different ecosystems.
That bridge covers lights, sockets, thermostats, locks, window coverings, and sensors, and works with Apple Residence, Google Residence, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, and Residence Assistant, whereas Homey retains management of the unique machine.
Discussing the replace, Athom CEO Stefan Witkamp mentioned Matter is making it simpler to decide on sensible house merchandise throughout manufacturers, including that most individuals already personal units that can by no means communicate Matter natively and people ought to keep simply as usable as something purchased new.
Past this replace, Athom’s personal historical past displays the platform’s broader ambitions. The corporate was based within the Netherlands in 2014 and have become a part of LG Electronics in 2024, with Homey now supporting greater than 50,000 units from over 1,000 manufacturers.
By way of availability, Matter 1.5 help is stay now on Homey Professional, Homey Professional mini, and Homey Self-Hosted Server, with Homey Professional and Professional mini together with a built-in Thread Border Router for Matter-over-Thread units, whereas Self-Hosted Server customers want a separate Thread Border Router on their very own community.
The certification was issued on 29 June 2026 for firmware model 13.3.0, and Homey stays backward suitable with units licensed underneath earlier variations of Matter, so current setups proceed working as the usual evolves.
