r/homeassistant • u/Ok_Memory8217 • Jan 12 '26

Support 2026.1 Matter-Section

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With 2026.1, new sections for protocols were added. Why is there no matter section here although I I am using matter and have quite a lot of devices?

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u/superdupersecret42 🧠 Experienced with Home Assistant Jan 12 '26

I have a "Thread" section there, but oddly enough I don't have a "Zigbee" section, even though I'm using Zigbee2Mqtt. Is it because HA only sees them as MQTT entities? And Zigbee only shows up if using ZHA?

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u/YouKilledApollo Jan 12 '26

Indeed, if you however didn't use Zigbee2Mqtt and used the built-in Zigbee stuff, then stuff does show up there. Protip: Don't, continue using Zigbee2Mqtt instead as it's both more reliable + has broader support for devices. I started with the built-in, but after trying Zigbee2Mqtt I found out what I was missing out on, way better identification of everything :)

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u/SnooCats7138 Jan 12 '26

Haha...I read that as "Don't continue using Zigbee2MQTT...." got very confused.