Choose a platform above for its connection. A hub can be optional for the device itself and required for a platform or automation.
Required for the device
Zigbee hub
Setup and sources
Inovelli: a Zigbee hub is required; the switch has no Wi-Fi radio and ships with no hub.
A Zigbee hub is mandatory for all smart features; the switch ships with no hub and has no WiFi radio. Officially supported platforms per Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart: SmartThings, Hubitat, Home Assistant (ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT), Homey, and Amazon Echo models that include a Zigbee radio. The Philips Hue Bridge is explicitly listed as not compatible.[8][23][25]
Apple Home · Doesn't work
This connection does not work
No supported connection
Switch×Apple Home
The record does not support a connection to this platform. Read the explanation below.
Apple is listed as not compatible on Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart; there is no documented Apple Home path, native or bridged.[3][8][9][23][25]
Google Home · Doesn't work
This connection does not work
No supported connection
Switch×Google Home
The record does not support a connection to this platform. Read the explanation below.
Google is listed as not compatible on Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart; Google Home hardware has no supported path to this Zigbee switch.[3][8][9][23][25]
Amazon Alexa · Partial
How it connects to Amazon Alexa
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Hub connection
The documented connection
Inovelli Blue Series 2-1 Smart Switch (VZM31-SN)
SwitchInovelli Blue Series 2-1 Smart Switch (VZM31-SN)
→Zigbee
Zigbee hubRequired hub or bridge
→Hub connection
Amazon AlexaPlatform control
What you gainUse the recorded platform connection.
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.
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
Needed for this connection
Zigbee hub
Setup and sources
Inovelli: a Zigbee hub is required; the switch has no Wi-Fi radio and ships with no hub.
Only via Amazon Echo models that contain a built-in Zigbee radio; Inovelli's chart says 'yes, but only certain hubs.' Feature depth on Echo is not documented.[3][8][25]
SmartThings · Works
How it connects to SmartThings
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Hub connection
The documented connection
Inovelli Blue Series 2-1 Smart Switch (VZM31-SN)
SwitchInovelli Blue Series 2-1 Smart Switch (VZM31-SN)
→Zigbee
Zigbee hubRequired hub or bridge
→Hub connection
SmartThingsPlatform control
What you gainUse the recorded platform connection.
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.
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
Needed for this connection
Zigbee hub
Setup and sources
Inovelli: a Zigbee hub is required; the switch has no Wi-Fi radio and ships with no hub.
Requires a SmartThings hub with a Zigbee radio ('only certain hubs' per Inovelli's chart); Inovelli publishes official SmartThings setup instructions.[3][8][22][23][25]
Home Assistant · Works
How it connects to Home Assistant
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Hub connection
The documented connection
Inovelli Blue Series 2-1 Smart Switch (VZM31-SN)
SwitchInovelli Blue Series 2-1 Smart Switch (VZM31-SN)
→Zigbee
Zigbee hubRequired hub or bridge
→Hub connection
Home AssistantPlatform control
What you gainUse the recorded platform connection.
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.
Zigbee hub. Inovelli: a Zigbee hub is required; the switch has no Wi-Fi radio and ships with no hub.
Only via Amazon Echo models that contain a built-in Zigbee radio; Inovelli's chart says 'yes, but only certain hubs.' Feature depth on Echo is not documented.
✓ 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.
Setup and sources
Apple Home
Apple is listed as not compatible on Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart; there is no documented Apple Home path, native or bridged.[3][8][9][23][25]
Google Home
Google is listed as not compatible on Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart; Google Home hardware has no supported path to this Zigbee switch.[3][8][9][23][25]
Alexa
Only via Amazon Echo models that contain a built-in Zigbee radio; Inovelli's chart says 'yes, but only certain hubs.' Feature depth on Echo is not documented.[3][8][25]
SmartThings
Requires a SmartThings hub with a Zigbee radio ('only certain hubs' per Inovelli's chart); Inovelli publishes official SmartThings setup instructions.[3][8][22][23][25]
Home Assistant
Officially supported via ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT with a Zigbee coordinator; Inovelli's chart notes 'we only support certain installations.'[3][8][23][25]
Only via Amazon Echo models that contain a built-in Zigbee radio; Inovelli's chart says 'yes, but only certain hubs.' Feature depth on Echo is not documented.In Amazon Alexa you also need: a Zigbee hub
Google Home
✗Doesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[3][8][9][23][25]
Google is listed as not compatible on Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart; Google Home hardware has no supported path to this Zigbee switch.
Apple Home
✗Doesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[3][8][9][23][25]
Apple is listed as not compatible on Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart; there is no documented Apple Home path, native or bridged.
Requires a SmartThings hub with a Zigbee radio ('only certain hubs' per Inovelli's chart); Inovelli publishes official SmartThings setup instructions.In SmartThings you also need: a Zigbee hub
Officially supported via ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT with a Zigbee coordinator; Inovelli's chart notes 'we only support certain installations.'In Home Assistant you also need: a Zigbee hub
Vendor account required: No — no vendor account is involved.[7][23]
No subscription, account or paid tier is stated anywhere in Inovelli's product page or help-center documentation, and the device has no vendor cloud to subscribe to — it is a local Zigbee device. Ongoing cost depends only on the hub platform the owner chooses. Re-verified 2026-08-10.
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.[15][25]
Zigbee 3.0, 2.4 GHz, 120 VAC, indoor use. Neutral recommended but not mandatory: a no-neutral install requires a bypass at the fixture, which may also be needed with low-wattage loads if lights flicker or the switch reboots. Loads per product page: 600 W incandescent, 300 W LED, 150 W CFL. Works as a dimmer or on/off switch (2-in-1). Multi-way with a dumb toggle, an Inovelli Aux switch (AUX01), or another smart switch via Zigbee bindings. Local Zigbee control; cloud dependence is inherited from the hub platform, not the device.
Security updates: No security-update support date is on record for this model yet. We haven't yet checked whether Inovelli publishes one, so this is a gap in our research — not a statement about the manufacturer.
Who it's for
Hub-based smart home users, especially Home Assistant, Hubitat, and SmartThings households, who want one switch configurable as either a dimmer or an on/off switch, including no-neutral installs with a bypass. Not a fit for hubless setups or Apple Home and Google Home-centric homes.
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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 →
33 numbered sources· read them in the source's own words
Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Home Assistant compatibility, Required hub or bridge
Backs: Apple Home compatibility, Google Home compatibility
page unchanged as of 2026-11-02
[10] community.inovelli.com 'Blue Series 2-1 Firmware Changelog | VZM31-SN' (official changelog thread) — v3.07 released 2026-03-26; help.inovelli.com Blue Series Dimmer Switch collection live; inovelli.com storefront trading normally with the model in stock — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-10
[12] Inovelli's Hub Platform Compatibility Chart, already cited on this record — Recorded from our own earlier read, verified 2026-08-19
[13] An internal consistency check of this record's own Google and Apple answers, against the ruling on how those answers are worded. No vendor page was read for this change., verified 2026-08-20
[16] No source was read for this entry. It records how this record's existing evidence for its no-support ecosystem cells was classified, so a later pass reads the classification instead of working it out again. — Re-checked this against its sources, verified 2026-08-22
[19] Record-keeping entry: this record's existing answer that Google Home is unsupported now names the platform-wide rule the reason rests on, 2026-09-15, verified 2026-09-15
[20] 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
Backs: Product identity, Certification and product IDs, Price, Market availability, Protocols, Subscription, Vendor account required, Required hub or bridge, Power source, Google Home compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Home Assistant compatibility, Research status
page changed on 2026-11-02, after this reading
[24] This record's own entries: help.inovelli.com article 9925188 (the Hub Platform Compatibility Chart entry, which lists Philips Hue as 'No') and the 2026-09-29 read of Inovelli's product page (entry bq107-u1-20260929-inovelli-blue-2-1-page, 'a Zigbee hub required')., verified 2026-10-09
Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Home Assistant compatibility, Required hub or bridge, Works without the internet
Compatibility and lifecycle information reflects the last-verified date above and can change without notice (firmware updates, cloud-service changes, discontinuations). It is provided as-is, for information — verify with the manufacturer before purchasing. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it. Full terms: Terms of Service.
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