Finally… IKEA & Eve Matter working with Matter update to HA!!!
Over the last 48 hours I’ve finally managed to get my thread fabric to behave and get my collection of IKEA matter devices (yes, I bought a lot when they came out and yes, I was very annoyed) and a very temperamental Eve Weather to consistently connect. I’ve been using HA for about a year and rebuilt my entire smart home using it so this has been a real first world annoyance.
With the new matter server update in HA to be able to view the thread topology there was fundamentally nothing wrong with the setup but my connections were all poor and the disconnected nodes wouldn’t update. I run my thread network on 3 eeros with good coverage in a small house so it’s been irritating that the performance has been so disappointing.
Using the settings in the matter server, I set the network credentials, removed the buggy devices and cleared connections to dashboards and automations… and started the re-adding process. I had tried this previously but it just didn’t work on the old server.
Not only did the devices all connect first time, connect to an appropriate parent and… work but where the Ikea firmware had refused to update or struggled, it just updated instantly. The Eve weather (which is a great piece of kit when it works) is also stable for the first time since I’ve owned it.
Previously I’d also had to disconnect an alexa I have with a thread router built in but it just ignores it now and connects to the right fabric every time. Even with the right credentials set in the previous functionality it was just buggy and inconsistent.
I know a lot of people have been disappointed with the performance of the Ikea Matter products but whilst I’m only 48 hours in… this is the most consistent connection I’ve ever had and my investment in the Ikea products finally feels worth it.