Matter devices for your Apple home.

Apple’s own page (read October 11, 2026): “The Home app currently supports these types of Matter accessories: air conditioners, bridges, lights, locks, outlets, switches, thermostats, blinds and shades, and sensors (motion, ambient light, contact, temperature, and humidity).” The table above counts, for each type, the products we list sold in the US whose maker names Apple Home.

No. The Home app adds Matter accessories of the types Apple lists. Apple: “The Home app currently supports these types of Matter accessories: air conditioners, bridges, lights, locks, outlets, switches, thermostats, blinds and shades, and sensors (motion, ambient light, contact, temperature, and humidity).” A Matter device of another type is not supported in the Home app, whatever its certificate says. Within those types, Apple says: “You can pair Matter accessories to your iPhone or iPad using any app that supports the Matter smart home standard.” We count a product as confirmed only when its maker’s own page names Apple Home: 115 of the Matter products sold in the US, 96 of them CSA certified for the exact model.

A home hub and, for Thread accessories, a Thread border router. Apple: “You must set up a home hub to add Matter accessories to the Home app.” and “Thread-enabled Matter accessories require a Thread-enabled home hub, such as HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Ethernet, or a supported third-party border router.” Apple’s pairing page adds that with iOS 18 or later an iPhone can add and control Matter accessories without a home hub, and recommends a home hub for the best experience.

Yes, with limits. Apple: “If you have an iPhone using iOS 18 or later, you can add Matter accessories to and control Matter accessories from the Home app without a home hub.” and “And with iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max and later, you can control thread-based accessories without a home hub.” What a home hub adds, in Apple’s words: “Set up a home hub to control your smart home accessories while you're away from home, share control of your accessories with others, and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.” Apple recommends setting up a home hub all the same.

HomeKit is Apple’s own accessory framework; Matter is the industry standard the Home app also supports, so “Apple Home” and “HomeKit” name the same app. Apple’s pairing page describes adding a Matter accessory with its Matter code or by holding your iPhone near it, and says: “You can pair Matter accessories to your iPhone or iPad using any app that supports the Matter smart home standard.” It does not ask for a separate HomeKit listing. A Matter certificate alone does not promise every feature in Apple Home (Apple Home Key on a lock, for example, is a separate feature): check the maker’s page for the exact model.

They work, with a Thread border router. Apple: “Thread-based accessories require a Thread-enabled home hub such as Apple TV 4K, HomePod (2nd generation), HomePod mini, or a compatible third-party Thread border router.” Apple adds: “Thread-enabled iPhone devices running iOS 18 are able to locally pair and manage Thread accessories, which may require an update from the accessory manufacturer.” Of the 115 products sold in the US whose maker names Apple Home, 45 use Thread and 54 use Wi-Fi.

Apple names them: “Thread-based accessories require a Thread-enabled home hub such as Apple TV 4K, HomePod (2nd generation), HomePod mini, or a compatible third-party Thread border router.” We list 1 Apple device whose Apple pages document both the Matter controller and the Thread border router role: Apple HomePod (2nd generation). Apple TV 4K comes in Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi + Ethernet models; Apple names the Wi-Fi + Ethernet model for Thread.

Counting what we list: 115 of the Matter products sold in the US have a maker’s own page on file that names Apple Home (by category: lighting 33, plugs 17, locks 16, sensors 12, switches 11, hubs 10, thermostats 5, blinds 4, fans 4, robot vacuums 2 and air purifiers 1); 96 of them are CSA certified for the exact model, and 45 use Thread, so they also need a Thread border router. 419 records list Apple Home in all; the rest have no maker quote on file, so we do not count them as confirmed.

Apple says pre-orders started on October 13, 2026, with availability beginning November 13, 2026, and its spec sheet lists Thread networking (see Apple’s new home hubs, above). Apple’s home hub support pages did not list HomeView yet when we read them on October 21, 2026.

Any Matter thermostat can be added to the Home app, which supports thermostats. Among the thermostats sold in the US that we list, the makers’ own pages name Apple Home for the Honeywell Home X2S (RTH2SMC/N), Meross MTS300MA, Warmup 7iE Smart Matter WiFi Thermostat, Zemismart IR Thermostat and Aqara Thermostat Hub W200. A Nest thermostat can be shared to Apple Home from the Google Home app.

Yes, by Apple’s description: HomeView controls the home by touch or voice, including “adjusting the thermostat and lights, locking doors, or closing the blinds”, and works with Apple Home Collection and “other Works with Apple Home and Matter accessories”. Its spec sheet lists Thread networking technology for HomeKit- or Matter-enabled Thread accessories. Apple says it is available from November 13, 2026.

Yes. Apple’s spec sheet for HomePod mini 2 lists Thread networking technology, “Compatible only with HomeKit- or Matter-enabled Thread accessories.” Apple says that as a home hub it lets you control accessories from the Home app on iPhone, at home or away. Apple gave October 30, 2026 as its availability date.