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IKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee)
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this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2025
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Yes, Thread serves similar functionality to Zigbee, to the extent that some people describe it as Zigbee 2.0.
However it’s a new protocol for a new standard, that has backing from all the big names in home automation, including Apple, Amazon, Google.
Zigbee is a great protocol. Thread will bring better connectivity for the future (we hope)