Research profile · verified 2026-10-19 · sources re-checked 2026-11-02

IKEA BILRESA Remote Control (Dual Button)

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · IKEA · Switches & Dimmers · ~$6.99 (at time of research — never treated as a live price)

Exactly which product this is^{[1][6][20][28][40]}

Model number: Not established
Generation: Not established
Region this page covers: Not established
Also sold or listed as: Not established

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Exact product identity

Exactly which product this is^{[1][6][20][28][40]}

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Generation: Not established
Region this page covers: Not established
Also sold or listed as: Not established

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Compatibility at a glance

Does it work with your home?

Choose your platform to see its setup and functions. Your choice carries across product pages.

A connection can work while individual controls or automations remain unconfirmed. Read the connection details ↓

Protocols: MATTER · THREAD^{[2][8][16][35][42][55]}

Before you buy

What do you need to make it work?

No hub is needed to use it as a remote for other IKEA smart products. IKEA's manual says: 'Pair it directly with a smart product from IKEA to use it without a smart system', and 'a maximum of 10 smart products from IKEA can be controlled with one remote by pairing directly.' A hub adds phone and app control, voice assistants and automations. For those, IKEA's page says 'you need a Thread Border Router to control it through your phone, for example our DIRIGERA hub', and IKEA names Matter systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung, each through that platform's own Thread border router.[1][6][7][20][21][24][28][29][40][46]

Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.

Matter

The documented connection

IKEA BILRESA Remote Control (Dual Button)

SwitchIKEA BILRESA Remote Control (Dual Button)
Thread
Thread border routerThread border router
Matter
Google Home Matter controllera hub for Google Home (a Nest speaker or display, Nest Wifi Pro, the Google TV Streamer, or a compatible TV)
Control
Google HomePlatform control

What you gainThis connection communicates locally.

Keep in mindCheck the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.

How to read the equipment roles

This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.

Sources for these setup paths

Setup documentation · checked 2026-07-17
Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-19
Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-19
Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-19
Setup documentation · checked 2026-09-11

These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.

Needed for this connection

Thread border router

Needed for this connection

a hub for Google Home (a Nest speaker or display, Nest Wifi Pro, the Google TV Streamer, or a compatible TV)

Setup and sources

Google Home — Matter path · checked 2026-09-11

IKEA names Google among the Matter systems this remote works with, and it can be added to Google Home over Matter, which needs a Thread border router. The button press is the part Google leaves out: Google's list of the Matter device types Google Home supports has no entry for this kind of button, and Google says a Matter switch added to Google Home cannot be set up to control anything there. Pairing it directly with IKEA lights still works without Google.[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][37][40][46][52]

Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.

Matter

The documented connection

IKEA BILRESA Remote Control (Dual Button)

SwitchIKEA BILRESA Remote Control (Dual Button)
Thread
Thread border routerThread border router
Matter
Matter-capable Echo or eeroa Matter-capable Amazon Echo or eero device
Control
Amazon AlexaPlatform control

What you gainThis connection communicates locally.

Keep in mindCheck the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.

How to read the equipment roles

Sources for these setup paths

Setup documentation · checked 2026-07-17
Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-19
Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-19
Setup documentation · checked 2026-09-11

These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.

Needed for this connection

Thread border router

Needed for this connection

a Matter-capable Amazon Echo or eero device

Setup and sources

Alexa — Matter path · checked 2026-09-11

Basis is IKEA's blanket statement of compatibility with Matter systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung; IKEA publishes no per-ecosystem listing of which button actions (single, double, long press) each platform exposes. IKEA's own manual confirms the variability rather than resolving it: 'functionality depends on the type of product and the system it is connected to', and 'if the product is connected to another smart system that uses the Matter standard, check with the manufacturer for available features.' An on-page customer Q&A reports Alexa surfaces only single-press per button; that report is unverified against any official document.[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]

Platform setup limits

Home Assistant: If this device joins over Thread and your Thread border router is Apple's (a HomePod or Thread-capable Apple TV), Home Assistant can't deliver its firmware updates today. Home Assistant documentation · checked 2026-09-25

Equipment that adds features

Check which features need it

Thread border router

Optional equipment is listed; its role has not been established.[1][6][7][20][21][24][28][29][40][46]

Check which features need it

Matter controller

Optional equipment is listed; its role has not been established.[1][6][7][20][21][24][28][29][40][46]

Check which features need it

Ikea hub or bridge

Optional equipment is listed; its role has not been established.[1][6][7][20][21][24][28][29][40][46]

One device can provide more than one role. These are setup requirements, not a shopping list of separate purchases.

What could you do with this?

Put its functions to use.

Research, not hands-on testing

Start with a documented control or event. The selected connection shows what is confirmed for that platform.

Documented device function

Button pressed

The device reports this event.

Compare its platform availability in the table below.

Setup and sources

Device documentation: [15] [35] [42]

A documented control or event is one part of a setup. It does not by itself establish a complete automation.

The functions, side by side

What can you use, and where?^[15][35][42]

A platform connection does not confirm every function. Controls and reported events are shown separately from what an automation can use.

Controls: None documented by the vendor
Reported events: 1 documented

Compare all five platforms. On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways.

Documented device functions, platform controls and automation availability
Device function	Apple HomeWorks^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}	Google HomeWorks, except button pressed^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][37][40][46][52]}	AlexaWorks^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}	SmartThingsWorks^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}	Home AssistantWorks^[5][27][47]
Button pressedReported event	Event Supported for this Matter device type Automation ✓ Listed for this device type	Event Not supported for this Matter device type Automation — Google Home lists the capabilities its automations can use over Matter, and Button pressed is not on it.	Event Supported for this Matter device type Automation ✓ Listed for this device type	Event Supported for this Matter device type Automation ✓ Documented for this model^{[38][39][53][54]}	Event Supported for this Matter device type Automation —

✓ Documented for this connection. × A stated limit. ◐ A partial function. ? Not established. A listed device function does not establish a complete routine, its other equipment or any plan requirements.

A device-type listing describes the platform’s general support; it does not confirm this exact model.

Setup and sources

Apple Home

IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Apple; button-action depth per platform is not documented by IKEA, whose manual sends you to the other vendor for it ('check with the manufacturer for available features'). Thread border router on the Apple side required.^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}

Google Home

Button pressed automation: Google Home lists the capabilities its automations can use over Matter, and Button pressed is not on it.

Alexa

SmartThings

IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Samsung; button-action depth per platform is not documented by IKEA, whose manual sends you to the other vendor for it ('check with the manufacturer for available features'). Thread border router on the Samsung side required.^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}

Home Assistant

IKEA does not name Home Assistant. The path is HA's official Matter integration (local push); the CSA cert types this device as a Matter Generic Switch (0x000F), and no IKEA-specific HA listing exists.^[5][27][47]

Button pressed: Home Assistant setup limit

Platform documentation:

ikea.com · checked 2026-07-17

ikea.com · checked 2026-10-19

Apple Home — Matter path · checked 2026-09-04

Apple Home — Matter path · checked 2026-10-03

developers.home.google.com · checked 2026-10-19

Google Home — Matter path · checked 2026-10-03

Alexa — Matter path · checked 2026-09-04

SmartThings — Matter path · checked 2026-10-07

SmartThings — Matter path · checked 2026-10-14

raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-10-19

home-assistant.io · checked 2026-07-17

home-assistant.io · checked 2026-10-19

Home Assistant — Matter path · checked 2026-10-28

Device documentation: [15] [35] [42]

Listed device functions are established from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished, not necessarily absent.

Connection details and setup sources

Ecosystem	Support	The catch
Amazon Alexa	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}	Basis is IKEA's blanket statement of compatibility with Matter systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung; IKEA publishes no per-ecosystem listing of which button actions (single, double, long press) each platform exposes. IKEA's own manual confirms the variability rather than resolving it: 'functionality depends on the type of product and the system it is connected to', and 'if the product is connected to another smart system that uses the Matter standard, check with the manufacturer for available features.' An on-page customer Q&A reports Alexa surfaces only single-press per button; that report is unverified against any official document.Setup path: Thread border router required — IKEA names its DIRIGERA hub as one option · Matter controller requiredIn Amazon Alexa you also need: a Thread border router · a Matter-capable Amazon Echo or eero device — Alexa’s rule for every Matter accessory. Source (read 2026-09-11)
Google Home	Works, except button pressedWorks, except button pressed — see the catch^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][37][40][46][52]}	IKEA names Google among the Matter systems this remote works with, and it can be added to Google Home over Matter, which needs a Thread border router. The button press is the part Google leaves out: Google's list of the Matter device types Google Home supports has no entry for this kind of button, and Google says a Matter switch added to Google Home cannot be set up to control anything there. Pairing it directly with IKEA lights still works without Google.In Google Home you also need: a Thread border router · a hub for Google Home (a Nest speaker or display, Nest Wifi Pro, the Google TV Streamer, or a compatible TV) — Google Home’s rule for every Matter accessory. Source (read 2026-09-11)
Apple Home	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}	IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Apple; button-action depth per platform is not documented by IKEA, whose manual sends you to the other vendor for it ('check with the manufacturer for available features'). Thread border router on the Apple side required.Setup path: Thread border router required — IKEA names its DIRIGERA hub as one option · Matter controller requiredIn Apple Home you also need: a Thread border router
SmartThings	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^{[1][6][7][20][21][28][29][40][46]}	IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Samsung; button-action depth per platform is not documented by IKEA, whose manual sends you to the other vendor for it ('check with the manufacturer for available features'). Thread border router on the Samsung side required.Setup path: Thread border router required — IKEA names its DIRIGERA hub as one option · Matter controller requiredIn SmartThings you also need: a Thread border router · a Matter controller
Home Assistant	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^[5][27][47]	IKEA does not name Home Assistant. The path is HA's official Matter integration (local push); the CSA cert types this device as a Matter Generic Switch (0x000F), and no IKEA-specific HA listing exists.In Home Assistant you also need: a Thread border router · Home Assistant's own Matter Server app, installed from inside Home Assistant (no extra hardware to buy) — Home Assistant’s rule for every Matter accessory. Source (read 2026-09-11)

Plans and ongoing costs^{[1][6][20][28][40]}

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.

No subscription referenced on the IKEA US product page, IKEA's smart-product support policy, or the launch press release.

Maintenance and offline use^[4][7][9]

Batteries: AAA x2 (sold separately; IKEA recommends LADDA rechargeable HR03 1.2V) — manufacturer-stated 24 months per set
Works without the internet: Yes — the core function runs on the device or your home network. A vendor cloud may still be involved in remote access.^{[9][26][33][44]}
Matter over Thread runs locally; IKEA's support policy states smart products keep working, including on local networks without internet, after software support ends. Battery life is IKEA's own published figure: '2 new LADDA AAA HR03 batteries will usually power the remote for 24 months before they need to be changed' (IKEA US manual AA-2664471-5). It appears in the manual, not on the product page — this record previously recorded no battery life because only the page had been read. A low battery blinks a red light twice on any button press, and battery status also shows in the IKEA Home smart app. Bluetooth is the commissioning radio (CSA cert). Operating range 10 m in open air; operating temperature 0–40 °C (32–104 °F); IKEA states the product is 'only suitable for mounting at heights up to 2 m'. Support duration: at least 5 years after purchase per IKEA policy, conditional on pairing with a DIRIGERA hub or TRADFRI gateway; the third-party-controller-only case is not addressed.
Security updates: IKEA states its security-update commitment for this model as a period rather than a date: software support for at least five years after purchase, which is IKEA's stated policy for its smart products as a class and which IKEA writes as conditional on the remote being paired with a DIRIGERA hub or a TRÅDFRI gateway; the five years count from each owner's purchase date rather than from a launch date, so no single end date exists for this model, and the same policy commits to a minimum of three years after purchase for the hub or gateway itself (the document this comes from names no country, so which markets it legally covers is not stated). That is a floor measured from a starting point the manufacturer sets — a launch or a purchase — rather than a fixed end date, so it cannot be placed on a calendar here. We record the commitment as the manufacturer states it, in our words, rather than converting it into a date it did not give. This is a published commitment, not a gap in our research.^{[19][26][33][44]}

Who it's for

Anyone in a Matter ecosystem with a Thread border router who wants a physical two-button controller for lights, scenes, or plugs without opening an app; pairs directly with up to 10 IKEA smart products with no hub at all.

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Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. 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 →

Where these facts come from

No mark: Everything on this page without a mark comes from the people answerable for it: the manufacturer, the platform's own documentation, or a certification register. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
Seller's spec sheet: This fact comes from a retailer's or a reviewer's specification listing instead of from the manufacturer. A few compatibility answers still rest on one, and we are replacing those with the maker's own word as we find it. The date is when we last checked, because these listings change without notice.
Someone's observation: This fact comes from an owner, a forum, or a community project — someone with the product in front of them rather than the company that makes it. Worth knowing, and not the same as the maker saying so.

Below is every source behind the facts on this page, numbered so you can trace any one of them. Each is quoted in the source's own words, with the date we last read it — we keep the wording exact rather than tidying it, so you can check what was actually said.

55 numbered sources· read them in the source's own words

[1] IKEA US product page: BILRESA remote control, white smart/dual button, art. 806.178.76 (ikea.com/us/en/p/bilresa-remote-control-white-smart-dual-button-80617876/) — price, 'Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung', 'This product uses Matter over Thread, which means that you need a Thread Border Router', batteries, 10-product limit — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-07-17
Backs: Price, Subscription, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
page changed on 2026-11-02, after this reading
[2] CSA Matter certification CSA250F9MAT45131-24, certified 2025-02-21: Matter 1.3, Transport Interface Thread + Bluetooth, Primary Device Type 0x000F (Generic Switch), vendor 0x117C (csa-iot.org/csa_product/bilresa-dual-button-3/) — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-07-17
Backs: Protocols
page changed on 2026-11-02, after this reading
[3] IKEA global newsroom, 2025-11-06: 'IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products' — BILRESA dual button named as the control product of the wave — Read published press coverage, verified 2026-07-17
Backs: Market availability, Service status, Research status
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[4] IKEA US 'Product support policy for smart products from IKEA' (ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/privacy-security/product-support-policy-for-smart-products-from-ikea-pub0d314780/) — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-07-17
Backs: Batteries, Works without the internet
[5] home-assistant.io/integrations/matter — official integration, local push, supports certified Matter devices — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-07-17
Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
[6] IKEA US product page: BILRESA remote control, white smart/dual button, art. 806.178.76 — '$6.99'; 'Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung'; 'This product uses Matter over Thread, which means that you need a Thread Border Router to control it through your phone, for example our DIRIGERA hub'; 'You can control up to 10 smart products with one remote control'; 'Batteries are sold separately. We recommend 2 x LADDA rechargeable batteries HR03 AAA 1.2V' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-10
Backs: Price, Subscription, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Market availability, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
[7] IKEA US manual, BILRESA remote control white smart/dual button (AA-2664471-5), English section — 'Technical data BILRESA Type: E2489 Input: 2 x AAA/HR03 Range: 10 m in open air. Operating frequency: 2402 - 2480 MHz' and 'Type: E2622' with the same input, range and frequency; 'Battery care… 2 new LADDA AAA HR03 batteries will usually power the remote for 24 months before they need to be changed'; 'Note, a maximum of 10 smart products from IKEA can be controlled with one remote by pairing directly'; 'Please note, functionality depends on the type of product and the system it is connected to'; 'If the product is connected to another smart system that uses the Matter standard, check with the manufacturer for available features'; 'The product is only suitable for mounting at heights up to 2 m'; 'Operating temperature: 0° C to 40° C (32° F to 104° F)'; FCC Part 15 / ISED statement present, confirming this is the North American document — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-10
Backs: Batteries, Works without the internet, Required hub or bridge, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[8] CSA Matter certification CSA250F9MAT45131-24, certified 02/21/2025, re-read 2026-08-10: Matter 1.3, Transport Interface 'Thread, Bluetooth', Primary Device Type 0x000F (Generic Switch), Vendor ID 0x117C, Product ID 0x8001, manufacturer IKEA of Sweden — no SKU field is published on this entry — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-08-10
Backs: Protocols
page changed on 2026-11-02, after this reading
[9] IKEA US 'Product support policy for smart products from IKEA', re-read 2026-08-10 — 'We will offer support on smart products from IKEA for at least five years after purchase, if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway'; 'We will offer support for a minimum of three years after purchase' for DIRIGERA hub and TRÅDFRI gateway; 'You can continue to use your smart products from IKEA even after the end of our software support… use the hub / gateway on your local network even without an internet connection' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-10
Backs: Service status, Batteries, Works without the internet
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[10] IKEA global newsroom, 2025-11-06: 'IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products' — BILRESA dual button named as the control product of the wave — Read published press coverage, verified 2026-08-10
Backs: Research status
[11] home-assistant.io/integrations/matter, re-read 2026-08-10 — official core integration, IoT class Local Push; 'To use Thread devices you will need a Thread network with at least one Thread border router in your network nearby the Thread device(s)'; supported entity types include Button and Switch — Read what the other company publishes, verified 2026-08-10
[12] Record wiring, 2026-08-15: attached the shared IKEA Matter rule 'ikea-matter-ecosystems' to alexa, google, apple, smartthings. The rule quotes IKEA's range-wide Matter statement verbatim from a same-session vendor read and supplies this page's setup-path line. NOTHING on this record was re-verified — no level, catch, path or protocol was re-checked, and no axis date moves, which is why this entry carries no claims., verified 2026-08-15
[13] ikea.com/us, BILRESA product page — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-17
Backs: Power source
[14] CSA Matter certification CSA250F9MAT45131-24 (Primary Device Type 0x000F, Generic Switch; Transport Interface Thread + Bluetooth) and IKEA's US product page and manual — all already cited on this record — Recorded from our own earlier read, verified 2026-08-19
Backs: What it provides to your home
[15] The CSA certified-product record for the IKEA BILRESA Dual Button, read 2026-08-20: certificate CSA250F9MAT45131-24, Matter specification version 1.3, Transport Interface "Thread, Bluetooth", **Primary Device Type ID 0x000F (Generic Switch)**, Vendor ID 0x117C / Product ID 0x8001. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-20
Backs: Capabilities
page changed on 2026-11-02, after this reading
[16] This record's existing per-model Matter evidence, re-read 2026-08-20 against the settled definition of what counts as a protocol: certificate CSA250F9MAT45131 · Matter over Thread. No new outside page was opened — the evidence already on this record was re-examined and this entry states what it establishes., verified 2026-08-20
Backs: Protocols
[17] csa-iot.org certified-product page for IKEA's BILRESA dual-button remote, read 2026-09-17. The page gives firmware 1.8.5, hardware 2, certificate CSA250F9MAT45131-24, certified 2025-02-21, product ID 0x8001 and vendor ID 0x117C. The page prints ONE certificate and it is the one this record already cites., verified 2026-09-17
Backs: Certification and product IDs
page changed on 2026-11-02, after this reading
[18] this record's own lifecycle note as it stood before 2026-09-17 (no new external read): its wording was rewritten so it reads in plain language. No fact, date, source or value changed, and the earlier wording is kept on this record., verified 2026-09-17
[19] IKEA US, 'Product support policy for smart products from IKEA' (www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/privacy-security/product-support-policy-for-smart-products-from-ikea-pub0d314780/), read 2026-09-18. The sentences taken off the page: 'We will offer support on smart products from IKEA for at least five years after purchase, if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway to ensure that your smart products from IKEA: Works with applicable IKEA Home smart app. Gets security updates.' The same page sets a separate floor for the hardware those products pair with: 'We will offer support for a minimum of three years after purchase, to ensure the hub / gateway: Works with the IKEA Home smart app / IKEA Home Smart 1. Gets security updates. Gets updates to ensure compatibility with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant.' Both windows are measured from the purchase date rather than from a launch date. On what happens afterwards: 'Yes! You can continue to use your smart products from IKEA even after the end of our software support. For example, you will still be able to turn your lights on and off, take your blinds up and down and use the hub / gateway on your local network even without an internet connection.' The policy defines the class it covers: products marked 'Works with IKEA Home smart' are 'smart products from IKEA that can be controlled with an applicable app if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway'. It names DIRIGERA, the TRÅDFRI gateway and SYMFONISK speakers, and it carries no last-updated date. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-18
Backs: Security-update support period
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[20] www.ikea.com/us/en/p/bilresa-remote-control-white-smart-dual-button-80617876/, read in full 2026-09-23. Verbatim: 'BILRESA Remote control, white smart/dual button $ 6 . 99 Price $ 6.99' · 'BILRESA 806.178.76' · 'Batteries are sold separately. We recommend 2 x LADDA rechargeable batteries HR03 AAA 1.2V.' · 'Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung.' · 'You can control up to 10 smart products with one remote control.' · 'This product uses Matter over Thread, which means that you need a Thread Border Router to control it through your phone, for example our DIRIGERA hub.' The page is still selling the item (Add to bag, delivery and store availability). No subscription, paid plan or account requirement appears anywhere on the page. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-23
Backs: Price, Subscription, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Market availability, Power source, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
[21] IKEA US manual AA-2664471-5 for BILRESA remote control white smart/dual button, www.ikea.com/us/en/manuals/bilresa-remote-control-white-smart-dual-button__AA-2664471-5-100.pdf, read in full 2026-09-23 (English section). Verbatim: 'Technical data BILRESA Type: E2489 Input: 2 x AAA/HR03 Range: 10 m in open air. Operating frequency: 2402 - 2480 MHz' and 'Type: E2622 Input: 2' · '2 x new LADDA AAA HR03 batteries will usually power the remote for 24 months before they need to be changed.' · 'Note, a maximum of 10 smart products from IKEA can be controlled with one remote by pairing directly.' · 'It's a Matter-certified smart product that works with the IKEA Home smart system or any other system that uses the Matter standard. Pair it directly with a smart product from IKEA to use it without a smart system.' · 'Please note, functionality depends on the type of product and the system it is connected to.' · 'If the product is connected to another smart system that uses the Matter standard, check with the manufacturer for available features.' · 'The product is only suitable for mounting at heights up to 2 m.' — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-23
Backs: Batteries, Required hub or bridge, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Certification and product IDs
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[22] IKEA global newsroom, www.ikea.com/global/en/newsroom/retail/the-new-smart-home-from-ikea-matter-compatible-251106/, read in full 2026-09-23. Verbatim: 'Published 6 November 2025' · 'IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products' · under 'Remote controls and plugs': 'BILRESA remote control with dual button – A simple way to control smart products from afar. Use it to switch lights on or off, adjust brightness, change colour, or trigger a preset scene.' · 'BILRESA remote control with scroll wheel – Lets you adjust smart products with a simple turn.' · 'BILRESA Remote Control Kits (2x) – Kits of three colourful versions of the remote controls, in green, red and beige.' · 'All Matter-enabled products need a smart home hub to work — like IKEA’s DIRIGERA hub, or one from another brand.' — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-23
Backs: Market availability, Research status
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[23] www.home-assistant.io/integrations/matter/, read in full 2026-09-23. Verbatim: 'The Matter hub was introduced in Home Assistant 2022.12' · 'Its IoT class is Local Push.' · 'This integration is being maintained by the Home Assistant project.' · categories include 'Button' and 'Switch' · 'Thread devices you will need a Thread network with at least one Thread border router in your network nearby' · 'Matter, being a universal standard, might not have the nitty-gritty features that come with a product-specific protocol.' — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-23
[24] IKEA US manual AA-2664471-5 for BILRESA remote control white smart/dual button, read in full 2026-09-23 (English section). Verbatim: 'It's a Matter-certified smart product that works with the IKEA Home smart system or any other system that uses the Matter standard. Pair it directly with a smart product from IKEA to use it without a smart system.' · 'Note, a maximum of 10 smart products from IKEA can be controlled with one remote by pairing directly.' — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-23
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[25] the record's own customer-facing prose fields as they stood before 2026-09-24 (no new external read), verified 2026-09-24
[26] IKEA's US 'Product support policy for smart products from IKEA', read in full on 2026-09-29. Verbatim: "We have designed them to function even without an internet connection or the need for a remote server." · "We will offer support on smart products from IKEA for at least five years after purchase, if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway" · "We will offer support for a minimum of three years after purchase, to ensure the hub / gateway:" · "Yes! You can continue to use your smart products from IKEA even after the end of our software support. For example, you will still be able to turn your lights on and off, take your blinds up and down and use the hub / gateway on your local network even without an internet connection." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-29
Backs: Security-update support period, Service status, Works without the internet
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[27] Home Assistant's Matter integration page, read in full on 2026-10-03: "You have a device that takes button presses as inputs (such as a Tuo Smart Button, VTM31SN dimmer by Inovelli, or the Matter Pushbutton Module by Innovation Matters) and now want to trigger an automation based on that button press." — Re-checked this against its sources, verified 2026-10-03
Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
[28] IKEA's US product page for the BILRESA dual-button remote, read in full on 2026-10-06. Verbatim: "BILRESA Remote control, white smart/dual button $ 6 . 99 Price $ 6.99" · "BILRESA 806.178.76" · "Use to turn smart products on/off, dim and change the color of light sources, or operate a group or preset scenes." · "Batteries are sold separately. We recommend 2 x LADDA rechargeable batteries HR03 AAA 1.2V." · "Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung." · "You can control up to 10 smart products with one remote control." · "This product uses Matter over Thread, which means that you need a Thread Border Router to control it through your phone, for example our DIRIGERA hub." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-06
Backs: Price, Subscription, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Market availability, Power source, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
[29] IKEA US manual AA-2664471-5 for the BILRESA remote control, white smart/dual button, read in full on 2026-10-06 (English section). Verbatim: "2 x new LADDA AAA HR03 batteries will usually power the remote for 24 months before they need to be changed." · "Note, a maximum of 10 smart products from IKEA can be controlled with one remote by pairing directly." · "Pair it directly with a smart product from IKEA to use it without a smart system." · "Please note, functionality depends on the type of product and the system it is connected to." · "If the product is connected to another smart system that uses the Matter standard, check with the manufacturer for available features." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-06
Backs: Batteries, Required hub or bridge, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
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[30] IKEA US manual AA-2664471-5 for the BILRESA dual-button remote, read in full on 2026-10-06. Every Technical data block prints two type numbers, E2489 and E2622, each with the same input, range and frequency; no other type number appears in the document. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-06
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[31] The certification ledger's model list for vendor 4476 (IKEA of Sweden), read on 2026-10-06: two registrations named BILRESA dual button, product 32769 with part number E2489 and product 8192 with part number E2622. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-06
[32] The certification ledger's compliance record for vendor 4476, product 8192 (the E2622 registration), software 1.1.0, read on 2026-10-06: certified, certificate CSA2639GMAT53636-24, dated 2026-05-19. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-06
[33] IKEA's US 'Product support policy for smart products from IKEA', read in full on 2026-10-06. Verbatim: "We have designed them to function even without an internet connection or the need for a remote server" · "We will offer support on smart products from IKEA for at least five years after purchase, if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway" · "We will offer support for a minimum of three years after purchase, to ensure the hub / gateway:" — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-06
Backs: Security-update support period, Service status, Works without the internet
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[34] IKEA global newsroom release, read in full on 2026-10-06. Verbatim: "Published 6 November 2025" · "IKEA is launching 21 new smart home products focusing on lighting, sensors, and control — all built to work with Matter, the universal smart home standard." · "BILRESA remote control with dual button – A simple way to control smart products from afar." · "Use it to switch lights on or off, adjust brightness, change colour, or trigger a preset scene." · "All Matter-enabled products need a smart home hub to work — like IKEA’s DIRIGERA hub, or one from another brand." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-06
Backs: Market availability, Research status
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[35] The certification site's product page for the BILRESA dual button, read on 2026-10-06, certificate CSA250F9MAT45131-24. In our words: certified on 21 February 2025 to Matter 1.3, with Thread and Bluetooth as its transports, as a generic switch (device type 0x000F), vendor id 0x117C and product id 0x8001, firmware 1.8.5 and hardware 2. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-06
Backs: Protocols, Capabilities, Certification and product IDs
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[36] Home Assistant's Matter integration page, read in full on 2026-10-06. Verbatim: "Its IoT class is Local Push." · "The Thread border router forwards traffic from the devices in the Thread network to devices outside that network." · "You have a device that takes button presses as inputs (such as a Tuo Smart Button, VTM31SN dimmer by Inovelli, or the Matter Pushbutton Module by Innovation Matters) and now want to trigger an automation based on that button press." — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-10-06
[37] Google's supported Matter device types page, read in full on 2026-10-06. The table lists the device types Google Home supports over Matter and has no row for a generic switch, the device type this remote is certified as. Verbatim, from the On/Off Light Switches section: "Because the Google Home ecosystem does not expose the Matter Binding cluster to its controllers, end users cannot configure an On/Off Light Switch to control other Matter devices using the GHA . They can commission a Matter On/Off Light Switch, but they won't be able to do anything with it afterwards, other than delete it from the home." — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-10-06
Backs: Google Home compatibility
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[38] SmartThings' own matter-switch Edge driver fingerprint file (its source in the SmartThingsCommunity/SmartThingsEdgeDrivers repository). Verbatim: id: "4476/32769" · deviceLabel: BILRESA Dual Button · vendorId: 0x117C · productId: 0x8001 · deviceProfileName: ikea-2-button-battery — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-10-13
Backs: What your assistant can automate
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[39] SmartThings' own ikea-2-button-battery device profile in the matter-switch Edge driver (its source in the SmartThingsCommunity/SmartThingsEdgeDrivers repository). Verbatim: name: ikea-2-button-battery · components: · - id: main · label: Button 1 · capabilities: · - id: button · version: 1 · - id: button2 · label: Button 2 · capabilities: · - id: button · version: 1 (no optional flag) — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-10-13
Backs: What your assistant can automate
[40] IKEA's US product page for the BILRESA dual-button remote (www door), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (13,714 characters). Verbatim: "BILRESA Remote control, white smart/dual button $ 6 . 99 Price $ 6.99" · "BILRESA 806.178.76" · "Use to turn smart products on/off, dim and change the color of light sources, or operate a group or preset scenes." · "Batteries are sold separately. We recommend 2 x LADDA rechargeable batteries HR03 AAA 1.2V." · "Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung." · "You can control up to 10 smart products with one remote control." · "This product uses Matter over Thread, which means that you need a Thread Border Router to control it through your phone, for example our DIRIGERA hub.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Price, Subscription, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Market availability, Power source, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, What it provides to your home, Research status
[41] IKEA's US product page for the BILRESA dual-button remote at the apex door (ikea.com without www), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (13,714 characters). Verbatim: "BILRESA Remote control, white smart/dual button $ 6 . 99 Price $ 6.99" · "Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
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[42] The Connectivity Standards Alliance's certified-product page for the BILRESA dual button, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (4,738 characters). In our words: certificate CSA250F9MAT45131-24, certified on 21 February 2025 to Matter 1.3, with Thread and Bluetooth as its transports, as a generic switch (device type 0x000F), vendor id 0x117C and product id 0x8001, firmware 1.8.5 and hardware 2. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Protocols, Capabilities, Certification and product IDs
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[43] IKEA's newsroom release 'The new smart home from IKEA, Matter compatible', read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (9,603 characters). Verbatim: "Published 6 November 2025" · "BILRESA remote control with dual button – A simple way to control smart products from afar." · "Use it to switch lights on or off, adjust brightness, change colour, or trigger a preset scene.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Market availability, Research status
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[44] IKEA's product support policy for smart products (www door), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (4,682 characters). Verbatim: "We have designed them to function even without an internet connection or the need for a remote server" · "We will offer support on smart products from IKEA for at least five years after purchase, if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Security-update support period, Service status, Works without the internet
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[45] IKEA's product support policy for smart products at the apex door (ikea.com without www), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (4,682 characters). Verbatim: "We will offer support on smart products from IKEA for at least five years after purchase, if paired with DIRIGERA hub or TRÅDFRI gateway". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
[46] IKEA's US manual for the BILRESA dual-button remote (AA-2664471-5), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs --pdf (319,398 characters). Verbatim: "for 24 months before they need to be changed." · "Type: E2489" · "Type: E2622". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Batteries, Required hub or bridge, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Certification and product IDs
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[47] Home Assistant's Matter integration page (www door), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (51,441 characters). Verbatim: "Its IoT class is Local Push." · "The Thread border router forwards traffic from the devices in the Thread network to devices outside that network." · "You have a device that takes button presses as inputs (such as a Tuo Smart Button, VTM31SN dimmer by Inovelli, or the Matter Pushbutton Module by Innovation Matters) and now want to trigger an automation based on that button press.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
[48] Home Assistant's Matter integration page at the apex door (home-assistant.io without www), read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (51,441 characters). Verbatim: "Its IoT class is Local Push.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
[49] IKEA's US product page for the KAJPLATS E26 colour bulb, the page the IKEA Matter-systems rule cites, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (15,496 characters). Verbatim: "Built on the open standard Matter and is compatible with smart systems from, for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
[50] The Matter certification ledger's model list for IKEA's vendor number 4476, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (3,598 characters). In our words: product 32769 is named BILRESA dual button with part number E2489. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
[51] The Matter certification ledger's compliance record for vendor 4476, product 8192, software version 16842752, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (676 characters). — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
[52] Google's supported Matter device types page, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (18,712 characters). Verbatim: "Because the Google Home ecosystem does not expose the Matter Binding cluster to its controllers, end users cannot configure an On/Off Light Switch to control other Matter devices using the GHA . They can commission a Matter On/Off Light Switch, but they won't be able to do anything with it afterwards, other than delete it from the home.". The table still has no row for a generic switch, the device type this remote is certified as. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: Google Home compatibility
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[53] SmartThings' own matter-switch Edge driver fingerprint file, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (120,316 characters). The entry for id 4476/32769 still carries deviceLabel BILRESA Dual Button, vendorId 0x117C, productId 0x8001 and deviceProfileName ikea-2-button-battery. — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: What your assistant can automate
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[54] SmartThings' own ikea-2-button-battery device profile in the matter-switch Edge driver, read in full on 2026-10-19 through tools/page-read.mjs (854 characters). Both components, Button 1 (main) and Button 2 (button2), still carry the capability button with no optional flag. — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-10-19
Backs: What your assistant can automate
[55] The Connectivity Standards Alliance's certified-product page for IKEA's BILRESA dual button, read in full on 2026-10-23. In our words: certificate CSA250F9MAT45131-24, certified on 21 February 2025 to Matter 1.3, with Thread and Bluetooth as its transports, as a generic switch (device type 0x000F), vendor id 0x117C and product id 0x8001, firmware 1.8.5 and hardware 2, an end product. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-23
Backs: Protocols
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