Yes, a Matter hub (or Matter controller) is necessary to provide an ecosystem that can be paired with Matter-certified devices.
The Matter bulb works with the following hubs:
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l Alexa |
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Echo (4th generation) |
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Echo Dot (5th gen) Echo(3rd gen) |
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Echo Dot (5th gen) with clock |
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Echo Dot (4th gen) |
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Echo Dot (4th gen) with clock |
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Echo Dot (3th gen) |
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Echo Dot (3th gen) with clock |
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Echo Flex Echo Input |
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Echo Show 5 (2nd gen) Echo 5 |
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Echo Show 8 Echo Show 8 (2nd gen) |
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Echo Studio Echo Show 15 |
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Echo Show 10 (3rd gen) |
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l Apple Home |
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Apple TV 4K (3rd gen, 128 GB) Apple TV 4K (3rd gen, 64GB) Apple TV 4K (2nd gen) |
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Apple TV 4K (1st gen) |
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Apple TV HD |
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Apple TV HD(4th gen) |
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HomePod (2nd gen) |
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HomePod (1st gen) HomePod mini |
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l Google |
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Google Home |
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Google Home mini |
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Google Mini |
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Nest Audio |
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Nest Hub (2nd gen) |
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Nest Hub (1st gen) |
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Nest Hub Max |
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Nest Wifi Pro |
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l SmartThings |
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SmartThings Hub v3 |
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SmartThings Hub v2 |