Matter 1.6: release date, what it added and certified devices
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) released Matter 1.6 on June 17, 2026. It added no new device categories; it added setup over NFC, Joint Fabric for sharing one Matter network between platforms, and Thermostat Suggestions. On the CSA ledger (November 2026), 1 certified product model has a certificate that states Matter 1.6, certified on October 16, 2026.
- released
- June 17, 2026
- certified models
- 1
- certificates
- 1
- first certified
- October 16, 2026
What Matter 1.6 added
Each line rests on the CSA's announcement, CSA: Matter 1.6, which we re-read on November 12, 2026; its words are quoted under each line.
- No new device categories: the release improves setup, sharing between platforms and how devices respond to control.CSA: "Rather than expanding into new device categories, this release enhances device setup"
- Setup over NFC: a device can be added by holding a phone to it, even before it is powered on, so a bulb or an in-wall switch can be set up before it is installed.CSA: "allowing a Matter device to be commissioned through bi-directional NFC communication, even before the device is fully powered on." … "a light bulb can be commissioned before it is screwed into a ceiling fixture, and an in-wall switch can be set up before mains power is on."
- Joint Fabric: several controllers you authorize can share one Matter network.CSA: "Joint Fabric allows multiple user-authorized controllers to co-administer a single shared Matter network."
- Thermostat Suggestions: a platform can send a thermostat a suggestion, which the thermostat checks against your preferences before acting.CSA: "Matter 1.6 introduces Thermostat Suggestions" … "thermostats a standardized way to evaluate them against user-defined preferences with current context before acting"
- Devices can report what they can do and their operating limits in a standard way.CSA: "Devices can now communicate their capabilities and operational limits in a standardized way"
- Security sensors can report their event history.CSA: "Security sensors can interoperably indicate sensor event history"
- Smoke and CO alarms can report that they have been taken down from where they were installed.CSA: "Alarms are now able to indicate when they have been removed from their installed position"
- Certificate revocation lists can be split into smaller parts that are updated separately.CSA: "revocation information can now be managed in smaller, independently updated partitions rather than a single large set"
The CSA on what happens next: "As with all Matter releases, the path from specification to products in users’ hands will vary by company and product type." … "Device makers and ecosystems will implement features according to their own timelines." A device gains Matter 1.6 features only if its maker certifies firmware for them, and each platform adds support on its own schedule.
Devices certified on Matter 1.6, by device type
1 certified product model has a certificate on Matter 1.6 (1 certificate) from 1 company; for 1 of them it is the highest version they are certified on. By network: Ethernet 1. On MatterCatalog: 0.
| Device type | Models |
|---|---|
| Hubs | 1 |
Newest devices certified on Matter 1.6
The one certified model, with the CSA certificate that states Matter 1.6.
| Certified | Product | Models | Company on the ledger | Device type | Network | CSA certificate | On MatterCatalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | Pandora Edge | 1 | Nanjing Lingkemi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. | Aggregator (bridge) | Ethernet | CSA26560MAT56104-00 | – |
Every Matter version and its certified devices
From the same ledger read (November 2026). The latest version and what each release added are on the Matter versions page.
| Release | Released | Certificates | Models certified on it | Models with it as their highest | First certified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter 1.6.1 | Not announced by the CSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | None yet |
| Matter 1.6 | June 17, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | October 16, 2026 |
| Matter 1.5.1 | March 31, 2026 | 155 | 155 | 155 | April 30, 2026 |
| Matter 1.5 | November 20, 2025 | 876 | 873 | 873 | January 30, 2026 |
| Matter 1.4.2 | August 11, 2025 | 454 | 453 | 452 | December 3, 2025 |
| Matter 1.4.1 | May 7, 2025 | 474 | 468 | 468 | July 7, 2025 |
| Matter 1.4 | November 7, 2024 | 5,433 | 5,300 | 5,282 | January 16, 2025 |
| Matter 1.3 | May 8, 2024 | 3,047 | 2,774 | 2,618 | June 27, 2024 |
| Matter 1.2 | October 23, 2023 | 1,500 | 1,420 | 942 | November 6, 2023 |
| Matter 1.1 | May 18, 2023 | 1,012 | 994 | 780 | July 11, 2023 |
| Matter 1.0 | October 4, 2022 | 2,706 | 2,621 | 1,558 | October 24, 2022 |
Where these facts come from
Release dates are the Connectivity Standards Alliance's announcement dates (its announcements, read October 20, 2026). Its specifications page, its newsroom, its site search and the Matter 1.6 and 1.4.2 announcements were re-read on November 12, 2026, and each is linked where it is used. Counts: the CSA Distributed Compliance Ledger, which MatterCatalog reads every day; this page is rebuilt from each read. Each certificate's ledger record states the Matter specification version of the firmware it certifies (its specificationVersion field). A model is one vendor ID and product ID; it can hold several certificates on different versions, so it can count under more than one version in "Models certified on it", and counts once, under its highest version, in "Models with it as their highest" (the rule our Matter versions explainer uses). Device types are the ledger's (or the CSA's certified-product listing when the ledger has none). MatterCatalog does not test devices and is not affiliated with the CSA. The numbers are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.