In January 2026, IKEA intends to launch more than twenty smart home devices built upon the Matter protocol, leveraging Thread technology. These new products, which will include updated versions of ...

IKEA generally labels Home compatibility as “Working with Google Assistant,” but that means the same as integration covers both the Assistant and Home network.

Eventually, Ikea may also use its weight to help the notoriously fragmented smart home industry coalesce around a single standard. Both its smart bulbs and smart blinds work with Zigbee, which is ...

Ikea has joined the board of the Zigbee Alliance, confirming that the company is committed to using established standards for its smart home devices.