Ikea’s new smart home collection is entirely Matter-compatible
Ikea announced 21 new Matter-over-Thread devices that can “connect with a wider range of devices and platforms, making it easier for customers to build a smart home across different brands.” The collection includes both entirely new products and updates to existing offerings introducing new functionality and features. The new collection was teased by Ikea’s David…
Ikea announced 21 new Matter-over-Thread devices that can “connect with a wider range of devices and platforms, making it easier for customers to build a smart home across different brands.” The collection includes both entirely new products and updates to existing offerings introducing new functionality and features.
The new collection was teased by Ikea’s David Granath during our exclusive interview earlier this year, and the company originally promised support for the Matter smart home standard when it announced its Dirigera hub in May 2022. Although the hub’s Matter support ended up being delayed for several years, it was finally introduced in beta in March 2024. Several months later, Ikea updated its smart hub so all users could use it as a bridge between the company’s Zigbee-based smart home devices and other Matter-enabled systems.
Earlier this year, Ikea updated its Dirigera hub to become a Matter controller, allowing Matter devices from other companies to be added and controlled using Ikea’s Home Smart app. The company says it’s expecting its new Matter-compatible smart home collection to show up in stores as early as this month in some countries. For the US, the smart remotes and sensors will be available in Ikea stores starting in January 2026, while the smart bulbs will debut in April 2026. Ahead of that Ikea is already updating its app and hub this week to make the Matter controller functionality officially available to all users.
Smart bulbs have been one of Ikea’s most popular smart home products, and its new Kajplats collection features a simplified lineup, making it easier for customers to differentiate what’s available. There are 11 variations in the new Kajplats line, including 60mm E27/E26 bulbs with a standard globe shape, compact 45mm P45 E17/E14/E12 bulbs, and GU10 directional spotlight bulbs that are each available in dimmable white spectrum or full color-changing versions.
Ikea will also be offering clear decorative bulbs in three sizes as large as 95mm, but they’re limited to the white spectrum. Despite the company moving away from Zigbee for its smart home products in favor of Matter-over-Thread, the new bulbs will still be compatible with Ikea’s older wireless remotes and can be used without its smart home app or Dirigera hub for customers preferring a simpler setup.
As rumored earlier this year, Ikea is introducing two new Matter-compatible wireless remotes that are no longer designed for specific products and functions. The Bilresa remote will be available in a streamlined two-button version and one with a scroll wheel, and while both can be used to turn on lights and adjust their brightness, they’re designed to be generic and compatible with other product types.
The scroll wheel remote can also control multiple groups, switchable using a button on the bottom. You can use the scroll wheel to adjust the volume on a smart speaker, for example, and then switch to controlling the color of your lights. Ikea will be selling both versions of the remote individually or in red, green, and beige three-packs so you can differentiate their functionality and which devices they control based on their color.
The remotes also work with Ikea’s new Grillplats smart plug that lets you remotely turn on lamps and smaller appliances while also tracking their energy usage.
Rounding out Ikea’s new smart home collection are five new smart sensors. Myggspray is an indoor / outdoor motion sensor that can trigger lights. Myggbett is a door / window sensor that can activate lights or send notifications when they’re opened or closed. And Klippbok is a water sensor small enough to fit under appliances that can alert you to leaks through notifications and a built-in audible alarm of its own.
The puck-shaped Timmerflotte is a temperature and humidity sensor that cycles through both measurements with a button press using a pixelated LED display on top. It can help ensure your home’s target temperature is reached even in rooms that may be located on another floor than where your smart thermostat is installed. Lastly, the Alpstuga may look like a desktop clock, but in addition to displaying the time it’s also Ikea’s first air quality sensor that can measure CO2 as well as the level of airborne PM2.5 particles in your home, temperature, and humidity. It’s designed to work with Ikea’s existing air purifiers, expanding the reach of their built-in air quality sensors to other areas of your home.
Ikea hasn’t revealed US pricing yet, but it did share pricing details for the UK. The new Kajplats will range in price from £4 to £9 (around $5.21 to $11.73) while the dual button remote will be £3, and the scroll wheel remote will be £4. The Klippbok, Myggbett, and Myggspray sensors will each be £7, and the Timmerflotte temperature / humidity sensor will be £5. The most expensive device in the new collection will be the £25 Alpstuga air quality sensor.
