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IKEA’s New Matter Smart-Home Devices Hit Connectivity Snags — Fix Incoming

Early adopters report IKEA’s latest Matter devices dropping their connections, but the company says a firmware update is on the way.

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IKEA’s push into affordable Matter smart-home kit hit a bump, with early buyers reporting devices that won’t stay connected — though a fix is coming.

The short version

  • Owners reported IKEA’s new Matter devices dropping their connections.
  • IKEA says a firmware update is in the works to resolve the issue.

Context

Reliability stumbles are common in early Matter rollouts; how quickly vendors patch them shapes trust in the standard.

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