Ikea Adds Official Matter Support to the Dirigera Hub

It has taken some time to arrive, but Ikea has now announced that Matter support for their Dirigera hub starting today, September 11th. The beta option for adding Matter compatibility to the hub, the company’s second such device, for a while now, but it is now available as an official update for all to use. This is also another nail in the coffin for the company’s first Zigbee hub, the Trådfri, which can’t work with Ikea’s newer Zigbee devices, and also doesn’t get the Matter update. This is no surprise given how many years it has been around.

It’s also important to note that this update only makes the Dirigera a Matter bridge, not a Matter Controller. So this can expose the connected devices to Matter platforms, but you won’t be able to add Matter devices to the Ikea ecosystem via this hub. That said, based on Ikea stating the following, could this mean it may have a further update to make it a Matter Controller?

“As the first step in adopting Matter, the DIRIGERA hub will be updated to become a Matter Bridge, enabling it to support any Matter-enabled system.”

It’s probably unlikely, and more of a possibility that the company would release a separate Matter Controller, but even that seems less likely. Ikea also state that the update is available to users wherever the Dirigera hub is sold, which could mean it may not be available in your region if you imported one.

Matter support for the following product categories will be available via the update – lighting, sound, air purification, remote controllers, and sensors. Ikea has stepped up its smart home game in fits and starts, most recently with the addition of the new Inspelning smart plug for North American users that also offers power monitoring.