Ikea plans to relaunch its smart home line with 20+ new Matter-over-Thread devices, set to release in January 2026, and updates its Dirigera smart home hub (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

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Ikea plans to relaunch its smart home line with 20+ new Matter-over-Thread devices, set to release in January 2026, and updates its Dirigera smart home hub  —  Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea's own hub.