Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US

Ikea’s caller astute bulbs are hitting the US a period early. | Image: Ikea

After being announced past November, Ikea’s Matter-compatible astute location postulation has been slowly trickling into its stores astir the satellite implicit the past fewer months. Despite immoderate aboriginal connectivity issues, 1 of the astir anticipated items successful that postulation is Ikea’s caller Matter-over-Thread astute bulbs. The institution primitively said they’d deed the US sometime successful April 2026, but they’re present disposable done Ikea’s online store, and galore of its retail locations astir the country.

Amongst the astute location products it’s been selling for years, astute bulbs person been 1 of Ikea’s astir popular, offering a cheaper but likewise functional alternative to products from companies similar Philips Hue. Its caller Matter-compatible astute bulbs are arsenic affordable, and travel successful optional bundles that see a wireless remote.

• Kajplats E26 LED bulb (450 lumen, astute achromatic spectrum/globe/opal white) $5.99
• Kajplats E12 LED bulb (800 lumen, astute achromatic spectrum/globe/opal white) $7.99
• Kajplats E12 LED bulb (450 lumen, astute achromatic spectrum/clear glass) $8.99
• Kajplats E12 LED bulb (800 lumen, astute colour and achromatic spectrum/globe/opal white) $9.99
• Kajplats E26 LED bulb (1100 lumen, astute achromatic spectrum/globe/opal white) $11.99
• Kajplats E26 LED bulb (1100 lumen, astute colour and achromatic spectrum/globe opal) $12.99
• Kajplats E26 LED bulb (1600 lumen, astute achromatic spectrum/globe/opal white) $13.99
• Kajplats E26 Starter Kit (smart achromatic spectrum with Bilresa remote) $9.99
• Kajplats E26 Starter Kit (smart colour and achromatic spectrum with Bilresa remote) $14.99

While Ikea’s Matter-compatible astute location postulation has been highly anticipated, its rollout has been a bumpy one. Early adopters, including The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, person had issues connecting them to some Ikea’s ain Dirigera hub, and different astute location platforms including Apple Home and Amazon Alexa. Ikea is alert of the occupation and is moving to code issues. Earlier this week it released an update for its hub that includes fixes to amended “Matter onboarding stability,” but it’s not yet known if it resolves these wide issues being experienced with Ikea’s Matter-over-Thread devices.