Smart Thermostats: Check Wiring, Platform Functions and Fees

Amazon Smart Thermostat — the catch, per ecosystem ~$79.99 price at time of research (2026-08-08) — never treated as a live price

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; HVAC mode unconfirmed — Setup happens in the Alexa app, and that step is mandatory even if you plan to use the Ring app afterwards. Setting the temperature works through Alexa. HVAC mode is unconfirmed on Alexa: Amazon's help names switching between heat, cool and auto only in the Ring app, and does not say whether Alexa can do it. Voice control also needs an Alexa-enabled device; the thermostat has no microphone of its own.
• ✗ Google Home: Doesn't work — Amazon sells it as 'Works with Alexa and Ring', with setup and control through the Alexa app and the Ring app over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. The manufacturer's own current spec sheet documents no Google Home, Matter or Thread support of any kind.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — Managed only via the Alexa app or the Ring app, with no HomeKit certification and no Matter support — the manufacturer's own current spec sheet names no path to Apple Home.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — Alexa-app and Ring-app control only, with no Matter or Thread radio a SmartThings hub could use, and no appearance in Works with SmartThings partner materials — SmartThings has no documented way to onboard it.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. Home Assistant has no integration for this thermostat: its Alexa Devices integration covers Echo speakers, Fire TV and Fire tablets, and Amazon's air quality monitor, not the thermostat. Amazon does not name Home Assistant either. Community projects reach it through Alexa or a Homebridge bridge, but neither Amazon nor Home Assistant stands behind them, and owners report they cannot reliably read back what the thermostat is doing.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Honeywell Home X2S Smart Thermostat — the catch, per ecosystem ~$79.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price. Corrected 2026-08-08 from a rounded 80 to the published 79.99.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Works in Alexa over Matter: this model carries a Matter certificate, and Alexa controls Target temperature and HVAC mode on Matter thermostats. Resideo also lists Amazon Alexa among the platforms the X2S works with, without saying how it connects; its product page marks only Apple Home as working through Matter.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Google Home sets the temperature and switches heating and cooling modes through Matter, because Google lists thermostats among the Matter devices it supports. You need a Google Home hub that acts as a Matter controller. Resideo marks the X2S as Matter certified and names Google Assistant, but does not say how it connects to Google; its product page marks only Apple Home as working through Matter.
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — Matter only — no native HomeKit; an iPhone on iOS 18 or later can add and control it over Matter without a home hub, and a HomePod, HomePod mini or Apple TV is still needed to control it away from home, run automations and share control.
• ✓ SmartThings: Works — SmartThings sets the temperature and switches heating and cooling modes through Matter, because Samsung lists thermostats among the Matter devices it supports. You need a SmartThings hub, either a standalone hub or one built into a recent Samsung TV or appliance. Resideo marks the X2S as Matter certified but does not name SmartThings.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Home Assistant sets the temperature and switches heating and cooling modes through its own Matter support, which runs on Home Assistant's free Matter Server app. Resideo marks the X2S as Matter certified but does not name Home Assistant.

Connection: Matter · Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Sensibo Sky — the catch, per ecosystem ~$89 Sensibo's own structured product data, read 2026-08-14: $89.00 for the single-kit variant (SEN-SKY-01), available. Shown against a $127 compare-at on the compatibility page and $140 on the collection listing — the two marketing anchors disagree with each other, which is one more reason the $89 charged price is the only figure recorded. Price at time of research — never treated as live.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; HVAC mode and fan mode unconfirmed — Sensibo lists Alexa as one of its official integrations, linked through Sensibo's cloud and account, so it stops when the internet does. Sensibo says you can change the temperature or set a schedule by voice once the Sky is linked. It does not say whether Alexa can change the mode or the fan speed.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Sensibo lists Google Home and Google Assistant as official integrations, linked through Sensibo's cloud and account like Alexa. Sensibo's Google setup pages give voice commands that turn the AC on and off, set the temperature and switch between cooling and heating; they do not mention fan speed.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — An evidenced negative rather than an absence: Sensibo states it directly on the Sky's own FAQ — 'The Sensibo Air supports Apple HomeKit. The Sensibo Sky does not support Apple HomeKit, but it does work with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri.', and its comparison guide marks Apple HomeKit '—' for this model against '✓' for the Air and Air PRO. ⚠ The confusing part, and it is on Sensibo's own page: the Sky's integrations line still reads 'Apple Siri'. That is Siri Shortcuts, which is app automation, not Apple Home — a Sky will not appear in the Home app, cannot be used in a HomeKit scene or automation, and will not answer to a HomePod as a Home accessory. If you want this AC in Apple Home, the Air is the cheapest model that does it.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — Named on the Sky's spec table and listed by Sensibo as an official integration. You add it from the SmartThings app by searching for Sensibo and signing in with your Sensibo account, so it runs through Sensibo's cloud and stops when the internet does. Sensibo's setup page says your devices then appear in SmartThings and does not say whether SmartThings can change the mode, the target temperature or the fan speed.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Home Assistant's own Sensibo integration lists the Sky among the devices it supports and controls its mode, target temperature and fan speed. It works through Sensibo's cloud with a key from your Sensibo account, checking in once a minute, so it stops when the internet or Sensibo's service is down. Sensibo itself files Home Assistant under community integrations and asks owners not to contact its support about it.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Sensibo Air — the catch, per ecosystem ~$109 at time of research — $109 on Sensibo's own storefront, read 2026-08-18. ⚠ THE DISCOUNT HEADLINE IS DISCLOSED RATHER THAN LAUNDERED INTO AN MSRP: the page charges $109 while showing it against a '$185' compare-at figure and a '41%' badge. $109 is the price actually charged; the $185 is Sensibo's own anchor and is recorded as such, not as a former price this catalogue verified. The page also showed 'Stock is low, order now 🔥', which is a merchandising line rather than an availability fact and is not treated as one. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Sensibo says the Air links to Alexa in one click and that you can change the temperature or switch modes with a voice command. Fan mode is unconfirmed on Alexa: Sensibo does not say whether you can change the fan speed from Alexa.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Sensibo says the Air links to Google's assistant in one click and that you can change the temperature or switch modes with a voice command. Fan mode is unconfirmed on Google Home: Sensibo does not say whether you can change the fan speed from Google.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Sensibo says the Air is Apple HomeKit certified and works natively with the Apple Home app, and that you can change the temperature or switch modes with a voice command, naming Siri and Apple Home among the platforms. Fan mode is unconfirmed in Apple Home: Sensibo does not say whether you can change the fan speed there. The cheaper Sky has no Apple Home route, so within Sensibo's line-up the Air is the step that gives an Apple household a working device.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Sensibo lists SmartThings among the platforms the Air works with. It does not say how the Air connects to SmartThings or which settings SmartThings can change, so temperature, mode and fan speed are not confirmed there.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. Home Assistant does not appear anywhere in Sensibo's platform list for this product, and we found no Home Assistant documentation naming the Air. ⊕ Sensibo does publish an open way for other software to control its devices, which is the kind of thing community integrations get built on — but that is a capability, not a documented Home Assistant path, and the two are not the same claim.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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ecobee3 Lite — the catch, per ecosystem ~$119.99 At time of research, never a live price. This is ecobee's own certified-refurbished price, the only way ecobee itself still sells this thermostat. The listing showed $119.99 as the price to pay on 7 August 2026 and again on 9 October 2026; both times the price it was reduced from was printed as $149.99, ecobee's 'regular price'. Nobody has been seen paying that figure, so $119.99 is the price here and the higher one is ecobee's own framing. Between those reads, on 1 September 2026, the listing showed $89.99 reduced from $119.99. ecobee's lineup page showed the newer Smart Thermostat Essential at $139.99 with no discount on 9 October 2026, so at these prices the refurbished Lite costs $20 less than the Essential.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; target temperature unconfirmed — ecobee connects this thermostat to Alexa through the ecobee skill, which you turn on in the Alexa app and sign in to with your ecobee account. Which controls Alexa gets on this model is not confirmed yet, so target temperature is unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; target temperature unconfirmed — ecobee connects this thermostat to Google Home when you link your ecobee account through Works with Google in the Google Home app. ecobee doesn't say which controls Google gets, so target temperature is unconfirmed there.
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — HomeKit — note ecobee's 2026 Apple Home rollback hit only its Smart Security system, not thermostats
• ✓ SmartThings: Works — no catch on record
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Home Assistant's built-in ecobee integration lets you set the target temperature, and it reaches the thermostat through ecobee's cloud, checking it at intervals rather than locally. Home Assistant says its integration also changes the HVAC mode (heat, cool, auto and off); ecobee does not list that for the ecobee3 lite. The integration is community-maintained, and since Home Assistant 2026.3 you no longer need to register for an ecobee developer key. Local control is also possible through Home Assistant's HomeKit Device integration.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Sensibo Air PRO — the catch, per ecosystem ~$139 Sensibo's own structured product data, read 2026-08-14: $139.00 for the single-kit variant (SEN-AIRQ-CRL-01), available. The storefront shows it against a $215 compare-at figure; the $139 is the price actually charged, not the discount headline. Price at time of research — never treated as live.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — Sensibo lists Alexa as one of its official integrations, linked through Sensibo's cloud and account, so it stops when the internet does. Sensibo's pages for the Air PRO say only that it works with Alexa for hands-free control: they do not say whether Alexa can change the mode, the target temperature or the fan speed.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Sensibo lists Google Home and Google Assistant as official integrations, linked through Sensibo's cloud and account like Alexa. Sensibo's Google setup pages give voice commands that turn the AC on and off, set the temperature and switch between cooling and heating; they do not mention fan speed.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works, except fan mode — Apple Home controls the Air PRO's modes (off, heat, cool and auto) and its temperature. Fan speed is the exception: Sensibo says HomeKit does not support fan levels or swing, so those stay in the Sensibo app. This is one of the two Sensibo models with HomeKit; the Sky has none. Controlling it away from home needs an Apple home hub (HomePod, HomePod mini or Apple TV; Sensibo notes an iPad is not a home hub on the new Home architecture) left powered on at the house, plus two-factor authentication on the iCloud account. Sensibo does not say whether the HomeKit connection stays on your home network or runs through its cloud.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — Named on the Air PRO's spec table and listed by Sensibo as an official integration. You add it from the SmartThings app by searching for Sensibo and signing in with your Sensibo account, so it runs through Sensibo's cloud and stops when the internet does. Sensibo's setup page says your devices then appear in SmartThings and does not say whether SmartThings can change the mode, the target temperature or the fan speed.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Home Assistant's own Sensibo integration lists the Air Pro among the devices it supports and controls its mode, target temperature and fan speed. It works through Sensibo's cloud with a key from your Sensibo account, checking in once a minute, so it stops when the internet or Sensibo's service is down. Sensibo itself files Home Assistant under community integrations and sends owners to Home Assistant's forum rather than its own support.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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ecobee Smart Thermostat Essential — the catch, per ecosystem ~$139.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price. Corrected 2026-08-07 from a rounded 140 to the published 139.99, and re-verified unchanged 2026-08-08. Re-checked 2026-08-29 during Setup Check fulfillment (SC-001): ecobee's own page showed the Essential DISCOUNTED to $119.99 from a $139.99 regular price — the record carries the regular price and records the promotion here rather than chasing it.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — ecobee lists Alexa among the platforms this thermostat pairs with. It doesn't say how it connects to Alexa or what Alexa can control, so setting the temperature and changing the heating or cooling mode with Alexa are unconfirmed.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; target temperature and HVAC mode unconfirmed — ecobee connects this thermostat to Google Home when you link your ecobee account through Works with Google in the Google Home app. ecobee doesn't say which controls Google gets, so target temperature and HVAC mode are unconfirmed there.
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — Connects to Apple Home via HomeKit over WiFi — no Thread or Matter on this model, so it joins Apple Home directly rather than through a Matter controller. Apple lists it among its thermostats, so setting the temperature and changing the heating or cooling mode both work in Apple Home.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Not established, and the page that looks like it settles this does not. The Essential's own specification table carries a row reading 'Works with Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa', and SmartThings is not on it. Read alone that would be a no. It is not, because ecobee's own smart-home integrations page lists SmartThings under 'Works with Thermostat' and describes 'adding your ecobee devices to your SmartThings scenes and routines' with no model named — and that page does scope an integration by model when it means to, footnoting its Generac tie-in as 'available with the ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium and Smart Thermostat Enhanced models'. Samsung's own ecobee partner page lists Thermostat as a supported category and names no models at all. So one ecobee page enumerates and leaves SmartThings out, another says ecobee thermostats work with it, and neither speaks about the Essential by name. Treat SmartThings on this exact model as unverified and ask ecobee before buying for it.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Home Assistant's ecobee integration is community-maintained and works through your ecobee account in the cloud rather than talking to the thermostat on your own network. It sets the temperature and switches between heat, cool, auto and off. Since Home Assistant 2026.3 an ecobee login is enough — no developer key to register first. If you want local control instead, pair the thermostat through Home Assistant's HomeKit Device integration.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Honeywell Home T9 Smart Thermostat — the catch, per ecosystem ~$209.99 Resideo's last published list price for the with-sensor kit (RCHT9610WFSW2003/U) — the configuration this profile describes. Discontinued: Resideo shows every T9 variant out of stock, so what a buyer actually pays is third-party remaining stock, which is volatile and frequently lower. Never treated as a live price.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Resideo says Alexa can show and control both the thermostat and its room sensors. You connect it by enabling the Honeywell skill in the Alexa app and signing in with your Resideo app account.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Resideo says Google Assistant can show and control both the thermostat and its room sensors. You connect it by linking your Honeywell Home account through Works with Google in the Google Home app.
• ◐ Apple Home: Partial — Apple Home can change setpoints but CANNOT see the T9's remote room sensors — the feature the product is named for and bought for. Resideo says so in its own words: 'HomeKit, IFTTT, SmartThings and Cortana will allow you to change setpoints on your thermostat, but cannot view the sensor readings at this time', with only Alexa and Google able to view and control both. HomeKit itself was added by free firmware update (Nov 2021), so older press saying 'no HomeKit' is outdated — the limitation is about sensors, not about HomeKit support.
• ◐ SmartThings: Partial — Cloud-linked service, and SmartThings can only change setpoints — it cannot see the T9's remote room sensors, which are the product's headline feature. Resideo's own words: 'HomeKit, IFTTT, SmartThings and Cortana will allow you to change setpoints on your thermostat, but cannot view the sensor readings at this time.' The same limitation applies to Apple Home; only Alexa and Google can see the sensors.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Home Assistant's built-in Honeywell Lyric integration names the T9 and covers temperature and heating and cooling mode, but neither Home Assistant nor Resideo says whether it can change the fan mode. It goes through Resideo's servers rather than your own network, and it needs a Resideo developer account and key that you register yourself first, which is real friction before anything works. The local alternative is to pair the thermostat through Home Assistant's HomeKit Controller integration instead.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat — the catch, per ecosystem ~$219.99 at time of research ($249.99 with one room sensor) — never treated as a live price. Corrected 2026-08-07 from a rounded 220 to the published 219.99.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Matter only — no native Alexa skill documented for the X-series; Matter exposes temp/setpoint/mode, not schedules or air quality
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Matter only; basic thermostat control
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — Matter only — no native HomeKit certification; an iPhone on iOS 18 or later can add and control it over Matter without a home hub, and a HomePod, HomePod mini or Apple TV is still needed to control it away from home, run automations and share control.
• ✓ SmartThings: Works — Works as a generic Matter device rather than a named partnership: as of 2026-08-07 Resideo's own product page and its retail listings name Alexa, Google and Apple Home but never SmartThings, so the path is Matter certification plus SmartThings being a Matter controller, corroborated by press testing rather than by any Resideo statement
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Home Assistant sets the temperature and switches heating and cooling modes through its own Matter support, which runs locally. Resideo marks the X8S as Matter certified but does not name Home Assistant. Schedules and air-quality readings stay in the First Alert app, and Home Assistant's older Honeywell cloud integration does not cover the X-series.

Connection: Matter · Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium — the catch, per ecosystem ~$259.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; HVAC mode unconfirmed — Alexa is built into the thermostat itself — microphone, speaker, two-way talk, and music streaming via Spotify Connect and Amazon Music, so it doubles as an Echo in the hallway. It can also send intercom announcements to a HomePod mini or an Alexa device elsewhere in the house. ecobee says you can ask Alexa to change the temperature on this model, even in Auto mode. ecobee's list of Alexa commands does include switching between heat, cool, auto and off, but that list covers ecobee devices in general and doesn't name this model, so changing the HVAC mode with Alexa is unconfirmed here.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; HVAC mode unconfirmed — ecobee connects this thermostat to Google Home when you link your ecobee account through Works with Google in the Google Home app, and says you can ask your voice assistant to adjust the temperature. ecobee doesn't say whether Google can switch between heating and cooling, so HVAC mode is unconfirmed there.
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — HomeKit is native — ecobee lists 'Apple HomeKit' among the platforms the thermostat works with directly, and Apple lists it among its thermostats, so setting the temperature and changing the heating or cooling mode both work in Apple Home. THE ASYMMETRY WORTH KNOWING BEFORE YOU BUY: Alexa is built INTO this thermostat, with a microphone, speaker and two-way talk; Siri is not. ecobee's own page says enabling Siri means pairing an Apple HomePod or HomePod mini, and that 'Accessing Siri on this accessory requires iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later and a HomePod or HomePod mini with software version 15 or later.' So the voice assistant you get in the hallway for $259.99 is Amazon's; an Apple household that wants the same thing at the thermostat pays for a HomePod as well.
• ✓ SmartThings: Works — Samsung lists this thermostat by its model number, as a thermostat, in its SmartThings partner directory, so setting the temperature and changing the heating or cooling mode both work in SmartThings.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Official, but it goes through ecobee's servers rather than talking to the thermostat on your own network — so when ecobee has an outage, Home Assistant loses the thermostat with it. Setup got easier: since Home Assistant 2026.3 an ecobee.com login is enough, and the developer key you used to have to register first is now optional rather than mandatory. Coverage is broad once it is connected — setting the temperature and switching between heat, cool, auto and off, the remote room sensors, the humidifier, switches, numeric settings, on-off sensors, notifications and weather. One limit on that login: if your ecobee account uses two-step sign-in, Home Assistant accepts the code from an authenticator app or the code ecobee sends you by text message, but not push or email codes. If you want it local only, pair it through Home Assistant's HomeKit Device integration instead.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No (No hub for the thermostat itself — it joins your Wi-Fi directly and every ecosystem below reaches it through ecobee's cloud or as a native HomeKit accessory. ONE ECOSYSTEM-SPECIFIC EXCEPTION, and it is easy to misread: the thermostat has Alexa built in, but Siri is not on the device. ecobee's own page states that enabling Siri means pairing with an Apple HomePod or HomePod mini, and that 'Accessing Siri on this accessory requires iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later and a HomePod or HomePod mini with software version 15 or later.' So an Apple household that wants voice control at the thermostat is buying a HomePod on top; an Alexa household is not.) · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$279.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Alexa connects via Matter (no Nest skill setup for this model). For Matter thermostats Amazon lists setting the temperature and asking for the current temperature, with no Nest schedules or learning features, and you need a Matter-capable Echo as the controller.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Deepest integration + auto-learning
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — Matter only — needs an Apple home hub (HomePod or Apple TV) for remote control, and Apple Home gets basic temperature/mode control, not Nest's learning features. First Nest LEARNING Thermostat to work with Apple Home (the 2020 budget Nest Thermostat got there first, via its April 2023 Matter update).
• ✓ SmartThings: Works — Matter only — you need a SmartThings hub (standalone, or built into recent Samsung TVs/appliances) as the Matter controller, and Samsung documents Matter-thermostat support generically rather than naming this model.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — Via Matter you get standard local climate control; Home Assistant's official Google Nest (SDM) cloud integration is the documented alternative — it covers all Nest thermostat models but requires Google's one-time $5 Device Access fee.

Connection: Matter · Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Cielo Breez Max — the catch, per ecosystem

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; fan mode unconfirmed — Cielo connects its thermostats to Alexa through the Cielo Home skill: you turn it on in the Alexa app and sign in with your Cielo Home account. Cielo lists what Alexa gets: switching the mode between cool, heat, auto and off, and setting the temperature, by voice or in the Alexa app. It doesn't mention fan speed, so fan speed is unconfirmed in Alexa. Cielo says the smart features need a working Wi-Fi connection.
• ◐ Google Home: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Cielo lists Google Assistant among the platforms the Breez Max works with. It does not say how the Breez Max connects to Google Home or which settings Google can change, so temperature, mode and fan speed are not confirmed there.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — Cielo's own page lists the Breez Max as working with 'Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Shortcuts, SmartThings, IFTTT & Home Assistant', and Apple Home is not on it. Siri Shortcuts is not the same thing: a Shortcuts-only device does not appear in the Home app and a HomePod cannot control it as an accessory. Cielo prints a separate list for each of its models, so this is an answer about the Breez Max rather than a fixed badge. If Apple Home matters to you, this shelf's documented options are the Sensibo Air and Air PRO.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Cielo lists SmartThings among the platforms the Breez Max works with. It does not say how the Breez Max connects to SmartThings or which settings SmartThings can change, so temperature, mode and fan speed are not confirmed there.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — The strongest cell on this record, and the one that separates the Max from most of its own siblings: Home Assistant's official cielo_home integration names 'Cielo Breez Max' in its supported-device list, is maintained by Cielo's own staff, and is classified Bronze quality, Cloud Polling — a vendor-backed core integration, the opposite of the shelf's Sensibo precedent where the vendor disclaims Home Assistant support. Cloud Polling means the path runs through Cielo's cloud, not your LAN.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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