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Research profile · last verified 2026-07-17Eve Energy (4th generation, Matter)
Compatibility
| Ecosystem | Support | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Alexa | PartialPartial support — see the catch | On/off, scenes, automations, and remote access work via Matter, but energy monitoring does not — and that is now confirmed from Amazon's side rather than only Eve's. Amazon's own list of the Matter clusters Alexa supports (last updated 2026-04-08) carries no electrical power measurement and no electrical energy measurement cluster at all, and maps a plug to on/off control only. The missing energy data is a platform gap, not a device limitation. Eve-app extras (schedules, status LED, child lock) are unreachable from an Alexa-only setup. |
| Google Home | PartialPartial support — see the catch | Core control works via Matter; energy monitoring does not, and Google's own documentation shows why. Google's supported-Matter-devices matrix gives the plug device type on/off control with no electrical power or energy measurement cluster, and files those two clusters under a separate Electric Meter device type whose Home ecosystem type the same table marks N/A. One honest caveat about how fresh that answer is: Google's page carries a last-updated date of 2024-12-20, so it is a weaker temporal answer than Amazon's. Eve's Android app covers devices connected through Google Home, which is the route to schedules and device settings on Android. |
| Apple Home | WorksWorks with this ecosystem | Energy consumption and projected cost are shown via the Eve app (iOS), not inside the Apple Home app itself. Built-in schedules, status LED adjustment, and child lock also require the Eve app. |
| SmartThings | WorksWorks with this ecosystem | One of the two platforms where Eve says energy data surfaces natively: 'Energy management features currently available on the Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant platforms.' |
| Home Assistant | WorksWorks with this ecosystem | Listed by Eve as a supported platform with native energy monitoring; connects via Matter with a Thread border router (Eve names HA Green/Yellow/Connect ZBT-1/ZBT-2). |
Protocols: THREAD · MATTER · BLUETOOTH
Needs before it works: Thread border router + Matter controller before it works at all. Eve's wording: 'this Matter-enabled device requires a hub that supports both Thread and Matter.' Eve's hub guide names, per ecosystem: Apple — HomePod (2nd gen), HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K; Alexa — Echo (4th gen) and various Echo Show/Hub/Studio models, eero routers; Google — Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Wifi Pro, Google TV Streamer; SmartThings — Hub V3, Station, Aeotec hubs; Home Assistant — Green, Yellow, Connect ZBT-1/ZBT-2. Setup needs an iPhone/iPad on current iOS or Android 8.1+.
Subscription reality
✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.
Eve's wording: 'No subscription, no registration' and 'offers all features without any additional subscriptions.'
Maintenance reality
- Cloud dependence: No — core function survives without the vendor's cloud
- No account and no vendor cloud: Eve states 'No Eve cloud' and '100% privacy'; operation is local via Thread/Matter through the chosen platform's hub. Load rating (US/Canada): AC 120 V, 60 Hz, max 15 A / 1,800 W. TUV and UL certified. Acts as a Thread router node (Full Thread Device), extending the Thread mesh.
The catch
Nothing works until you own a hub that is both a Matter controller and a Thread border router; the plug is not WiFi and cannot join a network alone. How much energy data you see depends on the platform: SmartThings and Home Assistant surface it, Apple needs the Eve app, Alexa and Google Home do not show it.
Who it's for
Households that already run a Thread-capable hub and want a local, no-account, no-cloud plug with energy monitoring, especially on Apple Home, SmartThings, or Home Assistant. A poor fit for hubless setups or for Alexa and Google users who mainly want energy stats.
Sources & method
evehome.com/en-us/eve-energy (US store page: $43.95, no-cloud/no-subscription wording, platform feature table, requirements, electrical rating) — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-17 · evehome.com/en-us/identify-your-eve-accessory (US 4th gen Matter version: product 10EBU4151, model 20EBU4101) — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-17 · csa-iot.org/csa_product/eve-energy-5/ (cert CSA24493MAT43846-24, family SKU 20EBU4101, Matter 1.3, transport Thread + Bluetooth) — registry-lookup, verified 2026-07-17 · evehome.com/en-us/hub (per-ecosystem Matter controller + Thread border router device list) — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-17 · Eve official Eve Energy page (evehome.com/en-us/eve-energy): Amazon Alexa listed as a supported Matter platform, but 'Energy management features currently available on the Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant platforms' — Alexa is not among them, so partial (control works, no energy monitoring) matches Eve's current table — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21 · Eve official Eve Energy page: Apple Home a supported platform, energy consumption monitoring 'via Eve app' on iPhone/iPad, schedules/child lock/status-LED in the Eve app; Thread border router / Matter hub required ('a hub that supports both Thread and Matter') — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21 · Eve official Eve Energy page: Google Home supported for core control; only Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant named for energy management features; Eve app schedules on Android work via Google Home — partial confirmed — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21 · Eve official Eve Energy page: Home Assistant named a supported platform, and 'Energy management features currently available on the Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant platforms'; connection via Matter over Thread requiring a Thread+Matter-capable hub — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21 · Eve official Eve Energy page: Samsung SmartThings named explicitly as one of the two platforms with energy management features — manufacturer names the platform specifically, not a blanket-Matter inference — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21 · Apple support 102135 'Pair and manage your Matter accessories' (Thread-based accessories require a Thread-enabled home hub). Google Home Matter setup support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458 (Matter-enabled hub required). Amazon Matter docs developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/matter-support.html (Echo/eero Matter administrator + Thread border router). Samsung SmartThings samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002638 (SmartThings hub as Matter controller). home-assistant.io/integrations/matter (official Matter integration). Energy-visibility per platform: evehome.com/en-us/eve-energy platform table only. — ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-22 · Amazon's 'Alexa Supported Matter Device Categories and Clusters' (developer.amazon.com, last updated 2026-04-08) enumerates the Matter clusters Alexa supports. It lists no Electrical Power Measurement and no Electrical Energy Measurement cluster anywhere; the on/off plug category maps to the Matter On/Off cluster and Alexa.PowerController. Matter 1.3 defines those measurement clusters and this device is Matter 1.3 certified (CSA cert on record), so the temporal question #70 raised is answered platform-side: the device can report, Alexa does not document reading it. — ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-28 · Google's Matter 'Supported devices' matrix (developers.home.google.com, last updated 2024-12-20) gives the On/Off Plug-in Unit device type no electrical power or energy measurement cluster. Electrical Power Measurement and Electrical Energy Measurement appear only under a separate Electric Meter device type, which the same table marks as having no Google Home ecosystem type — so Google documents no route by which a Matter plug's energy data reaches the Google Home app. — ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-28 · Re-read of Eve's platform table on 2026-07-28 for #70's temporal question. The wording is unchanged — 'Energy management features currently available on the Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant platforms' — and Eve publishes no last-updated or revision date for the table, so the table cannot answer WHEN it was written. That is precisely why the resolution rests on the platforms' own cluster documentation instead of on a change date Eve does not publish. — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-28. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →
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