Smart Home: Ikea Matter devices integrated into SmartThings

Samsung and Ikea are working together to integrate a total of 25 Matter devices from the Swedish furniture company directly into Samsung's SmartThings platform. These Ikea gadgets can be operated via SmartThings without using an additional Ikea bridge, Samsung announced.

The Ikea devices include various switches, sensors, and light sources. Previously, one had to operate both a SmartThings hub and an Ikea smart home hub to control these devices with full functionality via Samsung's SmartThings. In the future, a SmartThings hub will suffice.

Samsung's SmartThings has supported Matter integration since the end of 2022, as one of the first smart home platforms. Matter is a compatibility standard designed to ensure better cooperation between devices and systems from different smart home manufacturers.

Over 20 Ikea gadgets

Ikea unveiled over 20 new smart home gadgets with Matter integration at the end of 2025. These include twelve smart lamps from the Kajplats product line, which support the white spectrum and RGB colors depending on the model. Additionally, Ikea has introduced motion detectors and contact sensors, temperature and humidity meters, and an air quality sensor. Other Ikea smart home devices include Bilresa remote controls, available with buttons and a rotary knob. These devices are often offered at lower prices than competing products.

The integration of Ikea devices into Samsung SmartThings is an additional step that was actually considered unnecessary. The idea behind Matter is that devices are compatible between systems from different manufacturers without additional development effort. However, buyers of Ikea gadgets have had problems integrating their purchased products into existing systems without an Ikea hub, The Verge reported.

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