Athom has announced that it has officially achieved Matter 1.5 certification for its Homey software component, covering the Homey Pro (2023 — 2026), Homey Pro mini, and the Homey Self Hosted Server. This update brings important upgrades for both native device integration and cross-platform device bridging.
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“Most people already own devices that will never speak Matter natively, and those should stay just as usable as anything they buy tomorrow,” said Stefan Witkamp, CEO of Athom.
One of Homey’s standout strengths remains its multi-protocol architecture, which supports Zigbee, Z-Wave, infrared, Bluetooth, 433 MHz, WiFi, and proprietary APIs. Through the Matter Bridge app, Homey allows users to expose non-Matter devices to Apple Home/HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, SmartThings, and Home Assistant.
Homey maintains direct control over the native device locally, while sharing standard accessory representations, including lights, sockets, thermostats, locks, window coverings, and sensors, downstream to receiving platforms via Matter.
In an ideal world, all of your devices would support Matter out of the box, but until then, I love products like Homey that aim to bring your non-Matter devices into Apple Home. Homey is one of the few smart home products certified for Matter 1.5. Amazon Alexa is currently on Matter 1.0, Apple and Google are on Matter 1.4, while Home Assistant is on Matter 1.3.
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Bradley has worked at K-12 independent schools for much of the last 20 years, serving as the head of the information technology department and leading classroom technology integration. He’s well-versed in enterprise Wi-Fi, macOS and iOS system management, school technology, and SaaS tools.
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