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Does SmartThings support Matter? Every Matter device type on SmartThings, checked

Yes — SmartThings supports Matter through a SmartThings hub acting as the Matter controller. It pairs all 24 Matter device types we track (only it and Home Assistant do), and 23 of those can start a SmartThings routine. Of the 24 rows, 15 are High confidence; the 9 Med rows are mostly types SmartThings lists officially but nobody has tested on it, plus thermostats, where the only native test failed.

What you need for Matter on SmartThings

You need a SmartThings Matter controller hub. Samsung lists the SmartThings 2018 Hub (v3) and the Aeotec Smart Home Hub as controllers with Thread built in, so they can talk to Matter-over-Thread devices directly. The 2015 Hub (v2) is Wi-Fi/LAN only: Thread devices need a third-party Thread border router on the same network, plus that Thread network's 32-character key (SmartThings support).

Wi-Fi and Ethernet Matter devices don't need a Thread border router at all — only Thread devices do. During setup, the SmartThings phone app acts as the commissioner: it passes Wi-Fi or Thread credentials to a new device over Bluetooth LE (SmartThings support). See our hubs page for the full controller picture.

One timing note: on 2026-10-06 Samsung announced SmartThings support for Matter 1.6, adding energy meters, closures (doors/gates), irrigation and soil sensors, and local app-to-hub control on the same Wi-Fi for SmartThings Station, V2/V3/V4 hubs, hub-enabled Samsung TVs and Family Hub. Hub firmware 0.62.14 is rolling out 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-20, so your hub may not have it yet (Samsung Newsroom; SmartThings hub firmware release notes). Closures, irrigation and soil sensors aren't rows MatterCheck tracks.

SmartThings Matter support at a glance

Yes means SmartThings does that, No means it doesn't, and Partial means only some devices or features work. High confidence needs an official SmartThings statement plus a dated hands-on test of that device type on SmartThings; Med usually means SmartThings lists the type but there's no product anyone has tested. The No values in the routine-action column are sensors, meters and buttons — they have nothing to control.

Lights, plugs and buttons

The three lighting rows (on/off, dimmable/colour and tunable white) and plugs are all High confidence, with every field a Yes. Owner tests with IKEA KAJPLATS Matter bulbs show them working in SmartThings, including setting 2200, 2700 and 6500 K white tones (SmartThings Community owner test, 2026-01-08), and a 2026-07-04 owner report shows a SmartThings routine turning a KAJPLATS bulb on (SmartThings Community routine report). A 2025-10-21 How-To Geek hands-on added a Cync Full Colour Matter bulb and found colours work like the Cync app (How-To Geek Cync review), and a 2026-02-24 owner report says the stock Matter driver lets routines step colour temperature (SmartThings Community owner report). One caveat: a 2026-09-12 owner report says KAJPLATS lamps turned off and on by themselves after hub firmware 0.62.7.

Plugs are equally solid: a 2026-09-23 Rental Home Automator hands-on paired an IKEA GRILLPLATS with SmartThings and found fast commands and power monitoring (Rental Home Automator review). Buttons are High but with Partial control: a 2026-01-22 Matter Alpha hands-on added an IKEA BILRESA and the app asked for an action for single press, double press and hold on each button (Matter Alpha BILRESA review). The button has a device card but nothing to command, so it can start routines but can't be an action. There's no release-after-hold trigger, and a single press waits briefly for a possible double press. See our Matter light bulb guide and Matter smart plug guide.

Matter sensors on SmartThings

Contact, motion/occupancy, temperature/humidity, leak, smoke/CO and light level are all High confidence. They pair, show readings in the app, and their state can start a SmartThings routine — but none can be an automation action, because sensors have nothing to control.

The dated tests are specific. Rental Home Automator tested IKEA MYGGBETT contact on 2026-02-24 and used it as a door/window automation input (Rental Home Automator IKEA Matter review). Techtest paired an IKEA MYGGSPRAY motion sensor to an Aeotec SmartThings hub on 2026-02-11 and read motion values (Techtest MYGGSPRAY hands-on), and paired an IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE on 2026-02-01 for temperature and humidity (Techtest TIMMERFLOTTE hands-on). A 2026-02-14 SmartThings Polska hands-on added an IKEA KLIPPBOK leak sensor and confirmed Dry/Wet status plus Wet/Dry as routine IF conditions (SmartThings Polska KLIPPBOK hands-on). For smoke/CO, Matter Alpha's 2026-02-03 Sensereo MSC-1 hands-on found smoke/CO states can trigger automations (Matter Alpha MSC-1 review), and a 2026-04-26 MESH hands-on saw smoke status, CO status, CO level and battery on an Aeotec hub (MESH MSC-1 review).

Air quality is the Med sensor row. Owners ran SmartThings routines on IKEA ALPSTUGA CO2 and PM2.5 values from 2025-12-24 to 2026-02-03, and a 2026-05-10 SmartThings Polska hands-on showed air quality level, CO2, PM2.5 and fine-dust thresholds as routine IF conditions (SmartThings Polska ALPSTUGA hands-on). But SmartThings' own IKEA FAQ lists only environmental monitoring for ALPSTUGA, not air-quality routines (SmartThings IKEA Matter FAQ), and SmartThings Polska isn't an official Samsung source. Some owners saw no CO2/PM2.5 numbers until switching the device driver and back, and one found PM2.5 updates too rare for reliable routines. See our leak sensor, motion sensor, contact sensor and smoke/CO alarm guides.

Locks, blinds, fans and robot vacuums

Door locks are High with Y/Y/Y/Y. The Verge's 2025-06-13 Kwikset Halo Select hands-on paired a Matter-over-Thread lock into SmartThings and used it with routines, automations and voice (The Verge Kwikset review), and its 2025-08-26 Level Lock Pro hands-on found the same (The Verge Level Lock Pro hands-on). See our Matter smart lock guide.

Window coverings are High, with one stated caveat. A 2024-08-30 Mighty Gadget review (updated 2026-03-21) paired SmartWings Matter shades directly to a SmartThings hub and a routine closes them reliably (Mighty Gadget SmartWings review). The trigger side rests on SmartThings' official Window Covering listing, its routine help and a 2024-07-18 community screenshot showing open/closed/partially open as IF conditions (SmartThings Routines support) — no independent dated test shows a shade's state starting a routine. Some SmartWings shades also stuck on "opening" or "closing" for a while (see the troubleshooting section below). See our Matter blinds guide.

Fans and air purifiers are High. A SwitchBot Air Purifier over Matter gained fan mode and fan speed after firmware 2.5, and a 2025-12-21 owner report confirmed a routine's Control devices step offers both (SmartThings Community SwitchBot owner test); the trigger side rests on SmartThings' official Air Purifier listing, with no separate dated trigger test. Robot vacuums are High: owner reports from 2026-07 to 2026-08 confirm an Ecovacs T90 Pro on the stock Matter vacuum driver works in routines, but routines can't select cleaning areas and status options are narrower than the app shows (SmartThings Community Ecovacs routines test). See our Matter robot vacuum guide.

Where SmartThings is only Med: thermostats, appliances, energy meters and the long tail

Thermostats are the big caveat. SmartThings officially lists Thermostat, and the row reads Y/Y/Y/Y — but confidence is Med, and for good reason. The only independent native Matter-to-SmartThings thermostat hands-on, a 2025-06-26 Matter Alpha test of a Honeywell X2S, found setpoint changes didn't take effect and automations didn't work (Matter Alpha Honeywell X2S review). Matter Alpha's 2026-03-23 X8S review used SmartThings but didn't describe a routine run. An owner report from 2026-05 says setpoint actions in routines appear only when the thermostat is in auto/heat/cool mode (SmartThings Community thermostat routine issue). No positive dated native test exists. If you need thermostat-driven automations you can trust today, Home Assistant is the only platform where the thermostat row is High — see our Matter thermostat guide.

The other eight Med rows, briefly:

• Appliances — SmartThings lists dishwashers, washers, dryers, ovens, fridges, room AC and more, but the only dated report is a 2025-06-09 developer prototype fridge, not a consumer test (SmartThings Community prototype report).
• Air quality — covered above; owners and SmartThings Polska show routines work, but there's no official SmartThings statement or independent review.
• Energy meters — Samsung's 2026-10-06 Matter 1.6 announcement adds energy meters, but as of 2026-10-17 the partners page still lists no standalone meter, the stock switch driver refuses meter endpoints without an on/off part, and the trigger evidence is plug-embedded meters only (Samsung Newsroom).
• Pumps — no Matter pump is sold, so nothing has been tested.
• Water heaters — no Matter water heater exists; Matter Survey shows 0 implementing (Matter Survey water heater).
• Water valves — official listing and driver, but few native Matter valves are sold and no owner test exists (Matter Alpha shutoff-valve explainer).
• Speakers — only some Philips TVs implement the Matter speaker type; no test (Matter Survey speaker).
• Pressure sensors — the driver has pressure profiles, but a 2024-12-16 owner report saw the only retail Matter pressure sensor join as temperature and humidity only (SmartThings Community arre sensor report).

Which Matter devices can start a SmartThings routine?

Of the 24 tracked types, 23 can start a SmartThings routine, and every one of them appears on SmartThings' Matter partners page. The one Partial is energy meters: owner reports show power/energy from plugs with built-in meters can start routines, but a standalone meter without an on/off part has no documented routine path and Samsung's stock driver doesn't expose it (SmartThings hub 0.61.6 release notes).

Fourteen types can be routine actions: on/off lights, dimmable/colour lights, colour temperature lights, plugs, door locks, thermostats, window coverings, fans/air purifiers, robot vacuums, appliances, pumps, water valves, speakers and water heaters. The 10 read-only types — buttons, contact sensors, motion/occupancy, temperature/humidity, leak, smoke/CO, air quality, light level, energy meters and pressure sensors — can trigger routines but can't be actions.

Practical takeaway: if you need a thermostat-driven automation you can trust today, Home Assistant is the only platform where the thermostat row is High (Home Assistant guide). Via multi-admin, a device can be in both SmartThings and Home Assistant at the same time.

If Matter devices misbehave on SmartThings

These are reported issues and fixes, not guarantees. A 2026-09-12 owner report says KAJPLATS lamps switched off and on by themselves after hub firmware 0.62.7. Owners report some IKEA KLIPPBOK and TIMMERFLOTTE sensors dropping offline since hub firmware 61, with one missed leak alert (SmartThings Community offline report). Some SmartWings shades stuck on "opening" or "closing" in June 2026 until a 2026-07-26 driver fix, which matters if a routine starts from the shade's state (SmartThings Routines help lists shade states as IF conditions). Some ALPSTUGA owners saw no CO2/PM2.5 until switching the driver and back, and one found PM2.5 updates too rare for reliable routines. The 2015 Hub (v2) needs a third-party Thread border router for Thread devices. And the Matter 1.6 firmware is still rolling out through 2026-10-20, so your hub may not have it yet.

How SmartThings compares with other Matter platforms

SmartThings and Home Assistant are the only two platforms that pair all 24 tracked Matter device types. SmartThings has 15 High-confidence rows, tied with Apple Home and behind Home Assistant's 18, and 23 rows that can start an automation, second only to Home Assistant's 24. Google Home pairs 21 types, 17 can start an automation and 11 rows are High; Apple Home pairs 17, with 14 starters and 15 High rows; Amazon Alexa pairs 16, with 6 starters and 4 High rows. SmartThings' breadth comes from its official Matter partners page, which lists every type we track, but a listing isn't a test: that's why its long tail is Med, and why the failed Honeywell X2S test keeps its thermostat row at Med while Home Assistant's is High. The full side-by-side is on our matrix and in the platform comparison guide. See also the Home Assistant, Apple Home, Google Home and Alexa guides.

Use SmartThings alongside Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa or Home Assistant

Matter lets one device join SmartThings and another platform at the same time, but each platform needs its own Matter hub/controller. SmartThings says each device can connect to 5 services; past that, SmartThings asks you to remove a connected service first (SmartThings support). Some devices may support more — check the maker.

To share a device that's already in SmartThings: Device → More (three dots) → Share with other services → Share device, which shows a QR code and setup code. The code lasts 15 minutes, though that duration comes from maker guidance (TP-Link's FAQ), not Samsung (TP-Link FAQ 3651). Don't reuse the printed QR/setup code for a second platform: make a new temporary pairing code in the app the device is already in. To remove SmartThings as a controller, remove it from the third-party app's side. Sharing gives every platform the same Matter device, but not every platform supports every Matter device type or feature. See our multi-admin page.

Device guides

• Matter leak sensors — SmartThings pairs KLIPPBOK and uses Wet/Dry as routine IF conditions.
• Matter robot vacuums — SmartThings routines work but can't pick cleaning areas.
• Matter smart locks — The Verge tested Kwikset and Level locks in SmartThings routines.
• Matter thermostats — SmartThings lists Thermostat, but the only native test failed.
• Matter smoke/CO alarms — Sensereo MSC-1 shows smoke/CO states and triggers automations.
• Matter smart plugs — GRILLPLATS pairs with fast commands and power monitoring.
• Matter motion sensors — MYGGSPRAY motion works as a SmartThings automation input.
• Matter contact sensors — MYGGBETT open/close starts SmartThings routines.
• Matter blinds and shades — SmartWings shades close reliably via SmartThings routines.
• Matter light bulbs — KAJPLATS and Cync tests cover on/off, colour and tunable white.
• Alexa Matter support — the same 24-row check for Amazon Alexa.
• Google Home Matter support — the same 24-row check for Google Home.
• Apple Home Matter support — the same 24-row check for Apple Home.
• Platform comparison — SmartThings next to the other four platforms.
• Home Assistant Matter support — the same 24-row check for Home Assistant.
• Matter air quality sensors — owners and one review show routines on CO2 and PM2.5, but SmartThings stays Med without an official statement.
• Matter temperature and humidity sensors — listed officially, tested with IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE, and usable for humidity routines, rated High.

How we checked

Values come from the MatterCheck matrix v1.14; SmartThings values were last checked between 2026-10-17 and 2026-10-19. High confidence needs an official statement covering the feature plus a dated hands-on test of the device type on SmartThings; a pairing-only test doesn't count, and a failed test can't support High. SmartThings' partners listing counts as official evidence but not as a hands-on test. See our methodology and device type pages.

Last reviewed 2026-10-19. SmartThings' Matter support changes with hub firmware and driver updates; check the live matrix and device type pages for current values.