SwitchBot Hub 3 Matter Setup (iOS) – SwitchBot Help Center

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Preparation

Before setting up devices using Matter, you will need the following:

SwitchBot Hub 3
iPhone
Homepod or Apple TV*

Any home hub compatible with iOS 16.1 or later is acceptable. For further details regarding home hubs, we suggest contacting Apple directly. Please refer to here to set up your home hub.

Setup

1. Make sure your SwitchBot App version is up to date.

2. Make sure SwitchBot Hub 3 has been added to your App and your device firmware version is up to date.

3. Make sure all devices (your iPhone, Homepod/Apple TV and Hub 3) are connected to the same 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network.

4. Method 1: Add your Hub 3 to Apple Home App by inputing matter code.

4-1 Copy the code by going to SwitchBot App -> your Hub 3 -> Gear Icon (Settings screen) -> Matter Setup (Beta).

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4-2 Before adding Hub 3 to your Apple Home app, you must first reset it. Press and hold the On and Off buttons on Hub 3 for 15 seconds, then release after hearing a beep.

4-3 Open Apple Home App -> Tap "Add or scan Accessory" -> Tap "More options" -> Tap "My Accessory isn't shown here" at the bottom of the screen -> Tap "Enter Code" -> Paste the code to continue the whole process.

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5. Method 2: Add your Hub 3 to Apple Home App by scaning the QR code on the back of the Hub 3

Open Apple Home App -> Tap "Add or scan Accessory" -> scan the QR code.

6. After entering the adding process, wait a moment and your Hub 3 will be added as a gateway, and the temperature and humidity sensor of Hub 3 will also be added to the Home App.

7. You can go back to SwitchBot App to sync the sub-devices (secondary devices) as needed.

Way to sync the sub-devices: SwitchBot App -> Hub 3 -> Gear Icon (Settings screen) -> Matter setup (Beta) -> Add secondary devices

Note:

Unlike Hub 2 and Hub Mini Matter, Hub 3 can sync up to 30 sub-devices to the Apple Home App.

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