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Smart Home Ecosystem Support & Matter Controllers Guide

Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings have all committed to supporting Matter. Below is a summary of each ecosystem’s current support for pairing and controlling Matter devices over Thread or Wi-Fi. For using the apps of any

Nanoleaf Thread Border Routers

Nanoleaf devices that support Thread border router functionality are the following:. Firmware version 8.5.2 and iOS/Android app version 9.1.0 are now required to enable Thread border routing on the above products. Matter and HomeKit Thread devices ar

How do the Nanoleaf app and Smart Home Ecosystems connect with your Essentials (Matter) lights?

TL;DR: Nanoleaf app: Bluetooth and Thread. Smart Home Ecosystems: Thread only. The Nanoleaf app uses a proprietary protocol separate from Matter to communicate with Essentials devices. Using this protocol, we are able to support pairing and control v

Sharing your Essentials (Matter) lights between ecosystems

One of the features of Matter is Multi-Admin which lets you share your Matter-compatible smart home device between ecosystems. Using this feature, it can be controlled by any or all of Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings si

Google Nest Wifi Pro Update Workaround (April 2024)

We're aware of an interoperability issue introduced with Nest Wifi Pro as of version 3.73.406133. This issue affects Nanoleaf Essentials products with versions below 3.6. When the issue occurs, Nanoleaf Essentials products become non-responsive to bo

Essentials, Thread, and Thread Border Routers

One of the great parts of Essentials is they work on Thread, which has lots of benefits. In order to use Thread in your home, you need a product that also includes Thread Border Routing. This usually looks like a product that has both Thread and Wifi