diff --git a/source/_integrations/matter.markdown b/source/_integrations/matter.markdown index 407bf7c3c3d..1c4cd84fdae 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/matter.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/matter.markdown @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ This guide describes how to add a new device. This will use the Bluetooth connec -## Sharing a device from Apple Home or Google Home +## Sharing a device from another platform with Home Assistant Use one of these methods if your Matter device was added to Apple Home or Google Home and you want to control it from both Apple or Google Home and Home Assistant. @@ -240,6 +240,21 @@ In some cases, bridging devices into Home Assistant via Matter might not bring y +## Sharing a device across platforms + +Follow these steps if you have added a Matter device to Home Assistant and you want to make it available in an other platform, such as Google Home or Apple Home. + +1. Go to {% my integrations title="**Settings** > **Devices & services**" %} and on the **Matter (BETA)** integration card, select **Devices**. +2. From the list of devices, select the device you want to share. +3. Select **Share device**, then in the dialog, select **Share device** again. + - There is no need to press a hardware button on the device to set it to commissioning mode. +4. To join the device to the other platform, in their app, scan the QR code or enter the sharing code. +5. Follow the instructions in their app. Once the process is complete, you can see that the device is shared in Home Assistant: + - Next to the **Share device** button, select the three dots menu, then **Manage fabrics**. + - In the list there, the new platform should be listed. + - For example, if you shared it with Google Home, it lists **Google LLC**. + ![image](/images/integrations/matter/matter_share-device-with-other-platform.png) + ## Experiment with Matter using a ESP32 dev board You do not yet have any Matter-compatible hardware but you do like to try it out or maybe create your own DIY Matter device? We have [prepared a page for you](https://nabucasa.github.io/matter-example-apps/) where you can easily flash Matter firmware to a supported ESP32 development board. We recommend the M5 Stamp C3 device running the Lighting app. diff --git a/source/images/integrations/matter/matter_share-device-with-other-platform.png b/source/images/integrations/matter/matter_share-device-with-other-platform.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a9240757e41 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/integrations/matter/matter_share-device-with-other-platform.png differ