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The Matter integration allows you to control Matter devices on your local Wi-Fi or {% term Thread %} network.
<div class='note warning'>
The integration is marked BETA: Both the Matter standard itself and its implementation within Home Assistant are in a early stage. You may run into compatibility issues and/or other bugs.
The integration is marked BETA: Both the Matter standard itself and its implementation within Home Assistant are in an early stage. You may run into compatibility issues and/or other bugs.
</div>
# Introduction - What is Matter?
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## Thread
Matter goes hand-in-hand with (but is not the same as) [Thread](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol)>), which is a low power radio mesh networking technology. Much like Zigbee, but with the key difference that it is _IP-addressable_, making it the perfect companion transport for Matter.
Thread devices become directly addressable by Matter controllers (such as Home Assistant) thanks to the use of so-called Thread Border Routers, which are in fact just devices that are both within your network and have a Thread chip builtin and thus act as a "router" between the Thread radio signal and your local network. These border routers (you will probably end up having multiple of them in your house) make sure that your Thread-based devices are reachable on your regular network and thus can be controlled with Matter. Examples of Thread Borders routers are the Apple TV 4K, HomePod (gen 2 or Mini), and the Google Nest Hub V2, so devices that you may already own. Besides that, all kind of other border routers are available, built-in to hardware appliances or software solutions based on OpenThread Border Router, such as the add-on we provide to use with the built-in Zigbee/Thread chip of the [Home Assistant Yellow](/yellow/) or the [Home Assistant SkyConnect](/skyconnect/) dongle.
To use any Thread-based devices on a Matter controller, you need to have at least one Thread Border router device within range of the device.
More info about Thread and diagnosing Thread networks and Border routers, refer to the [Thread](/integrations/thread/) integration page.
Matter goes hand-in-hand with (but is not the same as) [Thread](/integrations/thread). Thread is a low power radio mesh networking technology. Much like Zigbee, but with the key difference that it is _IP-addressable_, making it the perfect companion transport protocol for Matter.
<div class='note'>
Many devices that (will) hit the market will use Thread for radio communication and Matter as a control protocol, but this is not guaranteed. For example, Thread-based devices are available that only support Apple HomeKit or some vendor-specific communication protocol. There are also a few cases where you need to apply for a (beta) firmware update on the device to enable Matter as a communication protocol. Therefore, do not assume Matter support when you see a Thread logo when looking for devices. Please be sure to look for the *Matter* logo itself (on either Wi-Fi/Ethernet-based devices or Thread) or any other confirmation by the manufacturer that the device supports Matter.