Govee String Downlights
The Govee String Downlights is Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24, certified Jan 5, 2024). It uses Wi-Fi, so it needs no Thread border router, only your platform’s Matter controller. A certified Matter device can be added to any Matter controller whose app supports its device type, such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings or Home Assistant; features vary by app. The maker hasn’t named platforms on a page we hold. Sold in the US at Amazon.
Certificate data: CSA ledger read . Set-up steps and sources: Apple Home · Google Home · Alexa · SmartThings · Home Assistant
CSA Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24). Uses Wi-Fi, so it needs no Thread border router, only your platform’s Matter controller.
At a glance: Matter certified: Yes, Jan 5, 2024 · Connectivity: Wi-Fi · Platforms: Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Samsung SmartThings (listed in its catalog record, unverified) · Thread border router: Not needed (uses Wi-Fi)
- Works with
- Matter certified as an extended color light, so it can work with Matter apps such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and SmartThings when the app supports its device type; supported features vary by app. The maker hasn’t named platforms on a page we hold.
- CSA certificate
- CSA2402AMAT42717-24, certified Jan 5, 2024
- Network & hub
- Wi-Fi; needs no Thread border router, only your platform’s Matter controller
- Model number
- H608B
Updated : the last change to this page’s certification, platform or store facts.
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Where to buy
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CSA Matter Certified
Certificate: CSA2402AMAT42717-24Matter 1.0 certificate
Its certificate, CSA2402AMAT42717-24, is for Matter 1.0, certified Jan 5, 2024. The Matter version is the specification version on the certificate's ledger record.
Source: CSA Distributed Compliance Ledger, read Nov 10, 2026.
What Matter 1.0 added, and which devices use it →Govee String Downlights (model H608B) are a 9.8ft string of RGBIC wall downlights that cast colored beams down the wall. Govee lists 16 million colors with a lighting effect depth of up to 100 cm, plus scene, music and DIY modes in the Govee Home app. The string bends around most curves and corners, and Govee says to unplug it before cutting.
Sources: Govee's US store page, read Oct 31, 2026; the CSA ledger record, read Oct 26, 2026.
Specifications
- Brand
- Govee
- Category
- Lighting
- Protocols
- Wi-Fi
- Certificate ID
- CSA2402AMAT42717-24
- Certified
- Jan 5, 2024
- Model
- H608B
- Firmware
- 27.0
Ecosystem compatibility
Unverified: listed in its catalog record, not confirmed by the maker; check exact controller support.
Quick answers
- Is the Govee String Downlights Matter certified?
- Yes. MatterCatalog matches it to CSA Matter certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24, certified Jan 5, 2024.
- Does the Govee String Downlights work with Apple Home or HomeKit?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Apple Home on a page we hold. Apple says an iPhone using iOS 18 or later can add Matter accessories to the Home app without a home hub. Apple’s Matter page lists lights among the accessory types the Home app supports.
- Does the Govee String Downlights work with Google Home?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Google Home on a page we hold. Google says you need a Matter-enabled hub device set up on your home wireless network before you can add Matter devices to Google Home. Google’s supported-device-types page lists the Extended Color Light type.
- Does the Govee String Downlights work with Alexa?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Alexa on a page we hold. Alexa needs a Matter-compatible Echo; Amazon says its Echo devices support “a subset of Matter 1.5 and lower device types”, so check that yours does.
- Does the Govee String Downlights work with Samsung SmartThings?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named SmartThings on a page we hold. SmartThings adds Matter devices through the SmartThings app and a Matter controller.
- Does the Govee String Downlights work with Home Assistant?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Home Assistant on a page we hold. Home Assistant says: “Adding a new Matter device only works in the Home Assistant Companion app.”
- Does the Govee String Downlights use Thread or Wi-Fi?
- Wi-Fi. Its catalog record lists Wi-Fi, so it joins your Wi-Fi network and does not need a Thread border router. You still need your platform’s Matter controller.
- Does the Govee String Downlights need a hub or a Thread border router?
- No hub of its own and no Thread border router: it joins your Wi-Fi network. You still need your platform’s Matter controller (a smart speaker, display, streaming box or hub), though Apple says an iPhone using iOS 18 or later can add Matter accessories without a home hub.
- When was the Govee String Downlights Matter certified?
- The CSA certified it on Jan 5, 2024 (certificate CSA2402AMAT42717-24). That is its certification date, not a retail release date, which MatterCatalog does not state.
- Where can I buy the Govee String Downlights?
- MatterCatalog has verified store links for it at Amazon. Check the current price, model and pack size at the store.
From this product’s catalog record, not hands-on testing. Editorial policy
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