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HomeKit doesn't require an app for each device - sounds like Matter doesn't need one either, it's just that many devices expose controls Matter doesn't support.
by ezfe 4y ago
HomeKit doesn't require an app for each device - sounds like Matter doesn't need one either, it's just that many devices expose controls Matter doesn't support.
My HomeKit light switch doesn't have an app on my phone at all, never installed one - just scanned the HomeKit code and set it up.
- Analemma_ 4y agoIt depends. A lot of HomeKit devices have basic functionality through just the Home app, but if you want anything advanced, you need the device app. My Philips Hue bulbs only do "gradually brighten at sunrise" through the Philips app, and Nanoleaf panels need their app to do anything more complex than on/off.