IKEA is expanding its range of smart home devices with a new hub called DIRIGERA and an update to its Smart Home app.
IKEA DIRIGERA HUB REVIEW – a new era for the smart home!
The DIRIGERA’s most notable feature is that it supports the Matter smart home protocol, a standard developed by Amazon, Apple, Google, and other tech giants who all wanted an industry standard for their smart home devices that made them compatible with each other. The hub also claims to have a simple onboarding process for other devices, and the IKEA Home smart app allows you to onboard the rest of IKEA’s smart products individually or in groups, and add more devices than IKEA’s older TRÅDFRI device.
Unfortunately, IKEA didn’t reveal much about its other features. Lifewire asked IKEA about the dimensions of the DIRIGERA and whether it connects via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, but received no response. However, Ikea did announce that you can personalize the new smart hub using presets for specific activities.
Meanwhile, the revamped Home app is said to be “easy to navigate and use,” according to IKEA. The Home app will let you connect and control all of its other smart products through the app, including the company’s smart air purifiers and shade curtains.
