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IKEA KAJPLATS LED Bulb E26 Color + White Spectrum

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · IKEA · Smart Lighting · ~$12.99 (at time of research — never treated as a live price)

Compatibility

Protocols: MATTER · THREAD^[2][8][15]

Needs before it works: Matter controller plus a Thread border router before phone or app control works — IKEA's page states you need a Thread Border Router, its DIRIGERA hub the stated example, and IKEA support names any Matter-compatible hub (DIRIGERA, Google Home, Alexa, Apple Home and more). Two no-hub paths exist, and IKEA's manual documents both: as a stand-alone device ('insert the bulb to a socket. The bulb is ready to use as is'), and paired directly to a BILRESA remote for physical control; starter kits ship pre-paired.^[1][7]

What it can do^[14]

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality^[1][6]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

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

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

Maintenance reality^[4][7][9]

• 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]
• Matter over Thread runs locally; IKEA's support policy states smart products keep working, including on local networks without internet, after software support ends. Bluetooth is the commissioning radio (CSA cert). Four selectable white temperatures (2200/2700/4000/6500 K) plus 40 fixed colors; dimming is built into the bulb, and IKEA support states it does not work with wall or dimming switches. A Zigbee fallback pairing mode exists (power-cycle sequence, supported by community tooling like Zigbee2MQTT) but IKEA documents it nowhere, so it is not listed as a protocol. Support duration: at least 5 years after purchase per IKEA policy, conditional on pairing with a DIRIGERA hub or TRADFRI gateway; the policy does not address the term for Matter devices used only with a third-party controller.
• Security updates: No security-update support date is on record for this model yet. We haven't yet checked whether IKEA publishes one, so this is a gap in our research — not a statement about the manufacturer.

The catch

Without a Thread border router no phone or ecosystem can reach it — but the bulb is not dead without one: IKEA's manual says to use it as a stand-alone device you just screw it into a socket and it works, and a directly-paired BILRESA remote adds physical control. The built-in dimming means it must not go on a wall dimmer. The one to know before you buy into two ecosystems: the Matter setup code printed on the bulb only works for the FIRST system you add it to — sharing it with a second requires opening the first system's app to generate a new code. The color version costs a third more than the white-spectrum bulb in the same 1100 lm globe.

Who it's for

Thread-equipped Matter households that want full-color bulbs at a fraction of premium-brand prices, and DIRIGERA homes replacing or extending the discontinued TRADFRI line.

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 →

1. [1] IKEA US product page: KAJPLATS LED bulb E26 1100 lumen, smart color and white spectrum globe opal, art. 306.114.62 (ikea.com/us/en/p/kajplats-led-bulb-e26-1100-lumen-smart-color-and-white-spectrum-globe-opal-30611462/) — price, Matter over Thread statement, Thread-border-router requirement, ecosystem statement ('for example, Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung'), dimming and color specs; sibling ikea.com/us KAJPLATS pages for the ten-SKU variant range and prices — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-17
   Backs: Price, Subscription, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
2. [2] CSA Matter certifications CSA25448MAT45978-24 (2025-07-01, firmware 1.1.0) + CSA25G22MAT49052-24 (2025-12-16, firmware 1.2.0): Matter 1.4, Transport Interface Thread + Bluetooth, device type 0x010D (extended color light), vendor 0x117C, SKU LED2405G8/LED2405G8NA (csa-iot.org/csa_product/kajplats-e26-cws-globe-1100lm/); Zigbee 3.0 family certs exist for EU variants but no IKEA-documented Zigbee pairing path — registry-lookup, verified 2026-07-17
   Backs: Protocols
3. [3] IKEA global newsroom, 2025-11-06: 'IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products' — KAJPLATS bulb line named, with the statement that each bulb has more functionality than the previous TRADFRI range — press research, verified 2026-07-17
   Backs: Market availability, Service status, Research status
4. [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/) — 5-year device support if paired with DIRIGERA/TRADFRI, post-support local operation; IKEA SE support KB on KAJPLATS pairing, the directly-paired remote path, and built-in dimming not working with wall/dimmer switches; matteralpha.com (2026-06-02) + zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/LED2405G8 for the IKEA-undocumented Zigbee fallback mode — vendor-page-and-press research, verified 2026-07-17
   Backs: Maintenance
5. [5] home-assistant.io/integrations/matter — official integration, local push, supports certified Matter devices; Thread devices need a Thread border router — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-17
   Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
6. [6] IKEA US product page: KAJPLATS LED bulb E26 1100 lumen, smart color and white spectrum/globe opal, art. 306.114.62 — '$12.99/pack'; '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'; 1100 lumen; 2700 K default with 2200/4000/6500 K selectable; 25,000 hour lifespan — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-10
   Backs: Price, Subscription, Market availability, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
7. [7] IKEA US manual, KAJPLATS LED bulb E26 1100 lumen (AA-2672138-1), English section — 'USE THE PRODUCT AS STAND ALONE DEVICE: To use the product without connecting it to the IKEA Home smart system, insert the bulb to a socket. The bulb is ready to use as is.'; 'Good to know — The Matter setup code can only be used to add the product to the first system. If you want to add the product to a second system, you will need to open the app of the first system to generate a new setup code to use.'; 'A matter hub and smart home app of the same system are required.'; 'USE THE PRODUCT WITH AN IKEA REMOTE CONTROL (without adding it to the IKEA Home smart system)'; 'Reset: To reset the bulb, turn on and off the light switch 6 times.'; TECHNICAL DATA: operating frequency bands 2402–2480 MHz and 2405–2480 MHz, MAX output power 10 dBm (EIRP) — vendor-manual research, verified 2026-08-10
   Backs: Required hub or bridge, Maintenance
8. [8] CSA Matter certification CSA25G22MAT49052-24, certified 12/16/2025, re-read 2026-08-10: Matter 1.4, Transport Interface 'Thread, Bluetooth', Primary Device Type 0x010D, Vendor ID 0x117C, Product ID 0x9016, Family SKU LED2405G8, Family Variant SKU LED2405G8NA, Family ID FAM226300, manufacturer IKEA of Sweden — registry-lookup, verified 2026-08-10
   Backs: Protocols, Product identity
9. [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'; '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' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-10
   Backs: Service status, Maintenance, Works without the internet
10. [10] IKEA global newsroom, 2025-11-06: 'IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products' — press research, verified 2026-08-10
    Backs: Research status
11. [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)'; HA's own caveat that Matter 'might not have the nitty-gritty features that come with a product-specific protocol' — counterparty-page research, verified 2026-08-10
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
12. [12] BQ-148 pilot wiring, 2026-08-15: attached integration 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. — annotation, verified 2026-08-15
13. [13] ikea.com/us, KAJPLATS color+white spectrum product page — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-17
    Backs: Power source
14. [14] CSA certified-products entry for IKEA of Sweden's KAJPLATS E26 CWS globe 1100lm, read 2026-08-20: certificate CSA25G22MAT49052-24, certified 12/16/2025, Matter specification 1.4, transport "Thread, Bluetooth", Family SKU LED2405G8 / Variant SKU LED2405G8NA, Vendor ID 0x117C, Product ID 0x9016 — Primary Device Type ID 0x010D, the Matter Extended Color Light. IKEA's own page for the bulb, read the same day, describes choosing colours, changing from warm to cold light, dimming, and on/off, and states "This product uses Matter over Thread, which means that you need a Thread Border Router to control it". — vendor-and-ecosystem-doc research (BQ-187 capabilities population, batch 9 — lighting), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Capabilities
15. [15] This record's existing per-model Matter evidence, re-read 2026-08-20 against the ruled definition of `protocols`: certificate CSA25448MAT45978 · Matter over Thread. No new external source was fetched — the evidence already on this record was re-examined and this entry states what it establishes. — protocols-definition sweep (BQ-222 batch 2; ruling §1 of docs/decisions/2026-08-20-RULINGS-SITTING.md), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Protocols

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