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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to use my Bilresa (IKEA) remotes to control my other smart home devices through Google Home, but I’m a bit confused about what I actually need to make this work.

At first, I assumed it would be easy since the devices are labeled as Matter-compatible.

But I’ve since learned that they use Matter over Thread, which seems to require additional hardware.

Right now, I don’t have a Thread Border Router, and I’m not entirely sure which ones would work for this setup or what I should be looking for.

So my questions are:

Which Thread Border Routers would be compatible with this kind of setup?

Are there any affordable options that you would recommend?

And will this actually work with Google Home as my main platform for controlling everything?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences, especially from people who’ve tried something similar.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to use my Bilresa (IKEA) remotes to control my other smart home devices through Google Home, but I’m a bit confused about what I actually need to make this work.

At first, I assumed it would be easy since the devices are labeled as Matter-compatible.

But I’ve since learned that they use Matter over Thread, which seems to require additional hardware.

Right now, I don’t have a Thread Border Router, and I’m not entirely sure which ones would work for this setup or what I should be looking for.

So my questions are:

Which Thread Border Routers would be compatible with this kind of setup?

Are there any affordable options that you would recommend?

And will this actually work with Google Home as my main platform for controlling everything?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences, especially from people who’ve tried something similar.

Thanks!