SwitchBot deepens Home Assistant ties
SwitchBot expands Home Assistant ties, promising 45+ device integrations by 2025. Local control & user-driven automation take center stage.
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SwitchBot has confirmed the upcoming integration of a big chunk of its product line with Home Assistant. The free and open-source home automation software has recently confirmed Matter certification, and SwitchBot’s announcement is another vote of confidence.
Aiming to give users greater control over their smart home, SwitchBot and Home Assistant seems like the perfect match.
Home Assistant and SwitchBot’s Matter device support
An incredible 45 devices from SwitchBot are being given Home Assistant support, with a sizeable selection of Matter-compatible units among them.
These include (but are not limited to) the SwitchBot Air Purifier and table, SwitchBot Hubs, robot cleaning units, curtain and blind controllers, and various lamps and switches. Some of these use Matter over Wi-Fi, while others rely on Matter bridge functionality. Cloud support via the publicly accessible SwitchBot API is available for greater integration with Home Assistant, and more products will support Matter.
In short, if you plan to use SwitchBot gear to retrofit your existing non-smart devices around your home, they now run through Home Assistant with Matter.
You can find the full list on the SwitchBot Home Assistant compatibility page.
Locally managed automation
We often see terms like interoperability, seamless integration, and collaboration when navigating smart home (and particularly Matter-related) news. This announcement is something a little different, however. While it is clearly a collaboration, it is one that should deliver practical advantages to Home Assistant users.
What is available here is the new ability to created locally managed automation routines, to any level of reasonable intricacy.
It’s not just about connecting smart and dumb devices in a new smart home ecosystem. It also enables you to orchestrate your smart home, determined by your particular needs.
What next for SwitchBot and Home Assistant?
This appears to be a long-term relationship, with a focus on ongoing updates, and a transparent, clear roadmap.
SwitchBot has previously relied on cloud integration, but with Home Assistant compatibility, it appears to recognize that users want data ownership and reliability, not to mention a more user-centric smart home.
SwitchBot and Home Assistant could be leading the way with a brand new Matter-based smart home paradigm.
About the Author
Christian Cawley
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Christian has been writing about technology since the mid 2000s, and has been published in numerous publications, online and in print. These include Android Magazine, Linux User & Developer, Linux Format, Tech Radar, Tom's Hardware, and Computer Active. From 2014-2024, he was a section editor and later deputy editor at MakeUseOf, before joining the Matter Alpha team. Christian enjoys old video games (mainly C64, Amiga, and MS-DOS), classic TV, and telling everyone who will listen that they should have a robot cleaner. When he's not shaping articles, Christian is a dad to three dancers, collects Lego, and is an avid home chef.
SwitchBot Air Purifier
The SwitchBot Air Purifier Table is a smart, multifunctional device that combines efficient air purification, wireless charging, and atmospheric lighting, with seamless Matter integration for compatibility across major smart home ecosystems.