228 devices with Apple Home support
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An iPhone on iOS 18 or later can add and control Matter accessories without a home hub, but Thread automations, notifications and remote control still need a HomePod mini, HomePod (2nd generation), a Thread-capable Apple TV 4K or a compatible border router.
7-inch smart display, Apple home hub and Thread border router
HomeView is the Apple hub to buy when the household wants a shared control panel: it puts lights, locks and cameras on a 7-inch screen that anyone in the room can use, with the home hub and Thread radio built in.
4K media streamer, Apple home hub and Thread border router
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K is the Apple home hub to buy when the living-room TV also needs a new streamer: every unit has Thread and Gigabit Ethernet, and built-in microphones let Siri run lights and scenes hands-free.
Smart speaker, Matter Controller and Thread Border Router
HomePod mini 2 is the Apple home hub to buy if you need one: it is the cheapest device Apple sells that runs Matter-over-Thread accessories in Apple Home, with a small room speaker included.
Smart speaker, Matter Controller and Thread Border Router
The second-generation HomePod makes sense as an Apple-focused music or TV speaker with a home hub included.
Before you buy
Apple's Matter support page names motion, ambient light, contact, temperature and humidity sensors but not water leak sensors, so test a leak alert in the Home app before it guards a washing machine.
Matter brings lock, unlock and lock status into Apple Home. Apple home key and hands-free unlocking also need compatible Apple devices and a lock that supports them, which not every Matter lock does.
The first iOS 27 developer beta, in June 2026, showed Matter plug energy readings in Apple Home but no energy-based automation triggers, so buy a metering plug for the readings and treat energy-triggered automations as unconfirmed.
Power, brightness, lock state and temperature reach the Home app. Light effects, sensor sensitivity, fingerprint enrollment and heating schedules often stay in the maker's app, so keep it installed.
HomePod mini 2 and the original HomePod mini do the same Apple Home hub and Thread border router job. What the new speaker adds, what the original cannot join, and whether to keep, buy or pair each one.
Every Apple TV 4K from the 2017 original to the 2026 model, compared on the same terms, with a keep or upgrade verdict for each generation and what each box can do as an Apple Home Thread hub.
Current Matter sensor picks for Apple Home, with the iOS 18 hub exception, Thread requirements, presence and contact choices, and platform limits explained.
A plain-English guide to when a Matter home needs a Thread border router, which device types depend on one, and when you can safely skip it.
How Apple Home and Google Home differ for Matter buyers, including hub requirements, Thread border routers, sharing, device categories, and when each platform is the better starting point.
A practical comparison of Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Homey, Home Assistant, and Aqara for Matter homes, including automation depth, hubs, Thread, and hybrid setups.
Nanoleaf firmware 5.1.45 adds Matter 1.4 and native Apple Adaptive Lighting to its Matter-over-Thread bulbs, downlights, GU10s and lightstrips. App 12.0.0, rolling out since October 20, adds support for the new firmware; install it from Nanoleaf's app.
Aqara's Smart Lock U600 went on sale in the UK on October 14 for £229.99. It swaps the handles on uPVC, composite and timber multipoint doors for a Matter-over-Thread keypad lock with Apple Home Key, but you still lift the handle to throw the bolts.
Apple's new LG and Schneider lineup pairs a Matter lock, thermostats and sensors with four HomeKit cameras. Everything sets up with an iPhone, most features need an Apple home hub, and sales start in December in North America.
Apple's three new home devices all include Thread and work as Apple home hubs. HomeView adds a shared touchscreen for Apple Home, but prices rise, Siri AI arrives in stages and HomeView skips the EU.
The newest reviews of devices whose documentation lists Apple Home support.
Tree string light with color and warm white LEDs, 20 to 100 m (66 to 328 ft)
Worth buying for a Christmas tree that should look good in steady warm white as well as in color, thanks to dedicated white LEDs and one continuous string sized to the tree.
Trimmable roofline light kit with color and 2200 to 6500K white, 49 to 147 ft
The best middle choice for a roofline that needs trimming or warm evening white: the strings can be cut to fit and every puck has dedicated warm and cool white LEDs, for well under Govee's Pro price.
Battery roller shade with a built-in Matter-over-Thread motor
GE Smart Shades are a sensible buy for an ordinary US window that one of the six standard widths fits.
Fingerprint and keypad lever lock with Aliro wallet tap for single-bore doors
Latch 5 Pro is a good lever lock for a Samsung Galaxy household that already runs SmartThings, because its wallet tap works with Samsung Wallet today, alongside a fingerprint reader and keypad.