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Will IKEA Home smart Keep Working?

Alive

Made by IKEA · smart bulbs, blinds, speakers, sensors and air purifiers

92%
Odds it works through 2029

Last checked: October 13, 2026.

IKEA Home smart is IKEA’s range of cheap smart bulbs, blinds, sensors and speakers, run from the Dirigera hub. The hub works with Matter, and IKEA’s newer products use Matter over Thread.

CompanyIKEA
HubDirigera, launched in 2022 to replace the older Trådfri gateway
Matter supportYes. Dirigera shares IKEA devices over Matter, and newer devices use Matter over Thread
Needs the cloud?No for most features. Devices talk to the hub over Zigbee or Thread in your home
Subscription for basics?No
How long devices get supportLong so far. Older Zigbee bulbs and remotes still work with the new hub, but the Trådfri gateway was left out of the new IKEA Home smart app.

Why 92%

  • Starting point90%A large, established company.
  • Track record−2Left the old Trådfri gateway out of its new app in 2022.
  • Works without the cloud+4The hub controls devices locally and supports Matter.
  • Our estimate92%

The good news: IKEA is huge, its smart products are cheap, and they run locally through the hub in your home. Older IKEA bulbs and remotes carried over to the new Dirigera hub, and Matter lets you use them with Apple Home, Google Home or Home Assistant.

The bad news: When IKEA launched Dirigera, its new app only worked with the new hub, so owners of the older Trådfri gateway had to buy new hardware to keep up.

If you own IKEA Home smart

  • If you still use a Trådfri gateway, moving to Dirigera gets you the current app and Matter.
  • Add your devices to Apple Home, Google Home or Home Assistant through Matter, so you are not tied to IKEA’s app.

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