Matter Cameras Are Here, but Only SmartThings Lists Them

Matter has supported security cameras since version 1.5, released on 20 November 2025, and the Alliance that runs it has certified cameras from five makers. Of the four big smart home platforms, only SmartThings says it supports them; Apple, Google and Amazon’s own Matter pages leave cameras off their lists.

So a Matter camera bought today has one big platform that says it will take it, and three that have not said so. Google says as much in general terms: “All Matter-certified smart home platforms and apps update to support different Matter-enabled device types and categories at different times.”

What each platform says

Platform	Matter cameras, per its own page	Control: what the same page does list
Apple Home	Not stated. The list of supported Matter accessories has no cameras	Locks, lights, sensors, thermostats
Google Home	Not stated. Unlisted types “are not officially supported”	Door Lock, Doorbell, Chime
Amazon Alexa	Not stated, though Echo “now support[s] the Matter 1.5 protocol”	Door locks, sensors, robotic vacuums
SmartThings	Supported, announced 18 December 2025	—

Apple is the plainest. Support article 102135, published in May 2026, says the Home app “currently supports these types of Matter accessories: air conditioners, bridges, lights, locks, outlets, switches, thermostats, blinds and shades, and sensors”. Nothing on that page mentions cameras.

Google publishes a table of Matter device types for Google Home with the warning that “device types other than the ones listed here are not officially supported”, and its Help Center sends readers to that table. It lists a doorbell and a chime, and no camera. The page says it was last updated in December 2024, so it may lag what Google Home actually accepts.

Amazon is the one to read carefully. Echo devices support the Matter 1.5 protocol, which is the version that added cameras, but Alexa’s list of supported Matter categories leaves cameras out. Running the version is not the same as supporting every device type in it.

SmartThings announced in December 2025 that it was “the first global smart home platform to support Matter-compatible cameras as a fully supported device category”. Samsung’s feature list includes live streaming, clip storage, two-way talk, motion detection, event history, and motion and privacy zones. The features run through four hubs: the Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2, Aeotec Smart Home Hub, SmartThings Hub 2018 and ThingsOne Smart Home Hub, with the SmartThings Hub 2015 promised an update during 2026.

What a Matter camera can do

The Alliance’s Matter 1.5 release describes live video and audio “using established WebRTC technology”, two-way communication, local and remote access, multi-stream configurations, pan-tilt-zoom, detection and privacy zones, and “continuous or event-based recording to local or cloud destinations”. Matter 1.5.1, in March 2026, added more efficient multi-stream delivery, HEIC snapshots and refinements to doorbells, chimes and intercoms.

What the standard does not do is replace the maker’s app. The Alliance says Matter lets makers build cameras “without limiting their ability to innovate through their own apps and services”, and nothing in its description rules out a maker’s subscription, the cost that dominates what a video doorbell costs after you buy it. Our sources describe what Matter allows, not what any maker charges.

Matter 1.6, released in June 2026, added no new device categories. The Alliance’s own note on it applies to cameras too: “the path from specification to products in users’ hands will vary by company and product type.”

Which certified Matter cameras exist

The Alliance’s certified-products database lets you filter by device type. Set to Camera and the Matter programme on 5 October 2026, it returned products from five makers, plus five test listings from the Alliance itself:

Product, as the Alliance lists it	Maker	Matter version	Certified
Eve Cam (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Eve Systems	1.5.1	19 Aug 2026
Aqara Camera Hub	Aqara (Lumi United)	1.5	10 Aug 2026
Aqara Camera Hub G350 (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Aqara (Lumi United)	1.5	10 Feb 2026
Ulticam Smart Security Camera	Xthings	1.5	19 Mar 2026
Tapo Security Camera (C260 family) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	TP-Link	1.5.1	29 Jun 2026
Smart Home Camera	EZVIZ	1.5.1	11 Jun 2026

Aqara’s Camera Hub appears 36 times, each with its own certificate ID, and all 36 are dated 10 August 2026 on Matter 1.5. Xthings’ certificate describes its camera as the Ulticam IQ V2. TP-Link holds three certificates in the C260 family, and only one of them states a specification version. Eve, Aqara and Xthings are the three makers Samsung named as its camera partners in December 2025.

What to look for on the box

The Matter logo on a camera box does not prove the video works over Matter. Aqara’s Camera Hub G5 holds a Matter certificate, but it is for Matter 1.2, which predates cameras in the standard, and the G5 does not appear under the Camera filter. Its listing describes “built-in hub functionality”. An outdoor camera from Shenzhen Apical was certified in December 2025 on Matter 1.4.2, also before cameras, and is likewise absent from the Camera filter. Both are genuinely Matter certified; neither is listed as a Matter camera.

Before buying, check three things:

1. The certificate. Search the product in the Alliance’s certified-products database and open its page. Primary device type should be listed under Camera, and Specification Version should read 1.5 or later.
2. Your platform’s own list. Today that means SmartThings, through one of the four hubs Samsung names. On Apple, Google or Amazon, assume it is not supported until their page says otherwise.
3. The maker’s app and plan. Matter does not remove them, and they decide what the camera does beyond live view.

If the protocols themselves are the confusing part, Matter, Thread and Zigbee are not three competing standards explains which layer each one is. The Alliance says Matter cameras offer local access, which matters for why a smart home stops working when the internet drops, though none of the platform pages we read says how a Matter camera behaves offline.

Questions people ask

Do security cameras work with Matter?

Some do. Matter 1.5, released in November 2025, added cameras, and the Alliance has certified Matter cameras from Eve, Aqara, Xthings, TP-Link and EZVIZ. Whether one shows up in your app depends on the platform: of the big four, only SmartThings says it supports them.

Does Apple Home support Matter cameras?

Not according to Apple. Its support page lists the Matter accessory types the Home app supports — air conditioners, bridges, lights, locks, outlets, switches, thermostats, blinds and shades, and sensors — and cameras are not among them. The page was published in May 2026.

Does Google Home support Matter cameras?

Google’s own table of supported Matter device types lists no camera, and Google says types not on the list are not officially supported. Its Help Center adds that every platform supports new Matter device types at different times.

Does Alexa support Matter cameras?

Amazon’s list of supported Matter categories for Alexa does not include cameras. Amazon says Echo devices support the Matter 1.5 protocol, but supporting the protocol version and supporting the camera device type are different things, and only the first is stated.

Which Matter version added cameras?

Matter 1.5, released by the Connectivity Standards Alliance on 20 November 2025. Matter 1.5.1, in March 2026, refined camera streaming and doorbells. Matter 1.6, in June 2026, added no new device categories.

How do I know a camera is really a Matter camera?

Look it up in the Alliance’s certified-products search with Device Type set to Camera, and check the specification version on its certificate is 1.5 or later. A Matter logo alone is not enough: some cameras carry a Matter certificate from an older version for other functions.