tado° is a German heating and cooling control brand founded in Munich. Its range covers smart radiator thermostats, wall thermostats, wireless temperature sensors and air-conditioning controllers, managed through one app. There are two hardware generations that work differently: the older V3+ range and the newer tado° X range.
tado° X devices connect over Thread and speak Matter, so they can be added to Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and SmartThings. A Thread border router is needed: tado° sells the Bridge X, and some Apple and Google hubs can fill that role. The older V3+ range uses the tado° Internet Bridge and reaches voice assistants through tado°'s cloud, or through HomeKit on the HomeKit-enabled bridge. tado° says the X range is not compatible with V3+ and earlier devices.
That suits households that want room-by-room heating control in the tado° app and the option to add a second Matter platform. It is weaker for anyone who wants open third-party access: tado° says its cloud REST API was never officially supported for third parties and now has daily request limits, and the Home Assistant integration for V3+ relies on that cloud API.
Connection
Thread (X range) or Internet Bridge (V3+)
Voice assistants
Alexa, Google Home and Siri
Matter
Yes, on the X range
Open platforms
Home Assistant, Homey and openHAB
What can be connected
Heating Smart radiator thermostats, wall thermostats and wireless temperature sensors
Cooling Smart AC Control for air conditioners (V1, V2 and V3+)
Heat pumps and hot water Heat Pump Optimizer X in the X range; hot water control on V3+ and earlier, but not through Matter
The main app. Room control, schedules and setup, including the Matter Connections screen used to share X devices with other apps. Core features are free, and the App Store listing describes a paid AI Assist subscription for extras such as adaptive heating and geofencing. tado° states iOS 18 or later and Android 10 or later.
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Platform
Status
What it means
Sources
Connection
Wi-Fi
Yes
The Bridge X, tado°'s Thread border router for the X range, links the devices to the home network over Wi-Fi. tado°'s Apple Home guide says the phone must be on the same 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi as the Bridge X or other compatible hub. We found no statement that X devices themselves use Wi-Fi.
tado°'s Apple Home guide asks for Bluetooth to be on at the phone during setup. We found no tado° page that names Bluetooth as a radio the devices use for control.
The X range runs on Thread, and tado° describes it as a mesh that extends range. The Bridge X, Heat Pump Optimizer X and Wireless Receiver X act as tado° Thread border routers. Homes with a compatible Apple Thread border router such as a HomePod mini do not need a Bridge X.
V3+ and earlier devices pair wirelessly with the tado° Internet Bridge, and tado° says they are meant to stay connected to it, otherwise they search for a connection and drain batteries faster. We could not confirm the radio band. Apple Home compatibility for these devices needs the HomeKit-enabled version of the bridge.
The X range supports Matter over Thread, including Multi-Admin, so one device can be shared with several ecosystems. The Bridge X is a Thread border router and does not appear in Apple Home, so we found no sign that it acts as a Matter bridge or controller. tado° says Matter does not currently cover domestic hot water control. We found no Matter support for V3+ and earlier devices; tado° points those to HomeKit as their local option.
X devices are added over Matter: register them in the tado° app first, then add them in Google Home with a code from the app. A Google Home hub plus a tado° Thread border router, or a Nest Wifi Pro, is needed. V3+ and earlier devices use a cloud link under Works with Google, and tado° published a fix in August 2025 saying the integration had been reworked and needed relinking.
X devices use Matter and need a tado° Thread border router plus an Alexa Matter controller. tado° recommends adding devices in its app first, because devices added only to Alexa do not receive tado° firmware and security updates. V3+ and earlier devices work through tado°'s Alexa integration, with commands for on and off, temperature and manual or schedule mode; the Smart Schedule cannot be changed by voice.
All product lines are compatible, in different ways. X devices are Matter accessories and need a Bridge X, HomePod mini or HomePod (2nd generation) as hub. V3+ and earlier devices are HomeKit accessories and need the HomeKit-enabled Internet Bridge. Smart AC Control V1 and V2 are not compatible with HomeKit.
The X range was reported as Works with SmartThings certified on 28 May 2025, and tado° shows SmartThings on its integrations page and in the App Store listing. A SmartThings community thread from October 2025 describes an X thermostat appearing only as a temperature sensor on a SmartThings hub until a different driver was used. We could not confirm SmartThings support for V3+ and earlier devices.
A built-in tado integration covers V3+ and earlier zones, hot water, presence and weather through tado°'s cloud with polling, using an API that the Home Assistant page calls unofficial. It does not support X devices; those go through Home Assistant's Matter integration instead. tado° states it does not officially support Home Assistant and lists two community integrations, tado CE and tado Hijack.
Athom lists an official tado app that covers Smart Thermostat, Smart Radiator Thermostat and Smart Air Conditioning (cloud) plus Smart Thermostat X and Smart Radiator Thermostat X (Matter). The store page marks every device as needing a Homey Bridge and notes that open window detection is checked every 15 minutes; we could not resolve how that relates to the tado° bridge. Community apps also exist, including tado° Home Manager by an independent developer.
A tado° binding is in openHAB's documentation. It uses the cloud account to expose the home, zones (heating, AC, hot water) and mobile devices. The page warns it does not work with the newer tado X thermostats.
A community node, node-red-contrib-tado-client, talks to the tado° web API. Its page says the library comes from reverse engineering that API and may be unstable. It was last updated about 1 year ago when we checked.
A third-party driver is sold through DriverCentral by Chowmain LTD (listed at 140 USD). The listing says it needs an Internet Bridge for most tado° products and runs through the cloud. We found no sign that tado° publishes it.
tado°'s support article says the IFTTT integration would be discontinued in September 2024. We could not open tado°'s community announcement, so we could not confirm the exact end date.
tado° says its cloud REST API was never officially supported for third parties, although it has stayed open. Since early 2026 a daily request cap applies: 100 requests for standard accounts and 20,000 for Auto-Assist and AI Assist subscribers. tado° points to HomeKit (V3+) and Matter (X) as local alternatives. We found no documented local API beyond those.
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Common questions about tado°
Does tado° support Matter?
Yes. The X range supports Matter over Thread, including Multi-Admin, so one device can be shared with several ecosystems. The Bridge X is a Thread border router and does not appear in Apple Home, so we found no sign that it acts as a Matter bridge or controller. tado° says Matter does not currently cover domestic hot water control. We found no Matter support for V3+ and earlier devices; tado° points those to HomeKit as their local option.
Does tado° work with Alexa?
Yes, officially. X devices use Matter and need a tado° Thread border router plus an Alexa Matter controller. tado° recommends adding devices in its app first, because devices added only to Alexa do not receive tado° firmware and security updates. V3+ and earlier devices work through tado°'s Alexa integration, with commands for on and off, temperature and manual or schedule mode; the Smart Schedule cannot be changed by voice.
Does tado° work with Google Home?
Yes, officially. X devices are added over Matter: register them in the tado° app first, then add them in Google Home with a code from the app. A Google Home hub plus a tado° Thread border router, or a Nest Wifi Pro, is needed. V3+ and earlier devices use a cloud link under Works with Google, and tado° published a fix in August 2025 saying the integration had been reworked and needed relinking.
Does tado° work with Apple Home (HomeKit)?
Yes, officially. All product lines are compatible, in different ways. X devices are Matter accessories and need a Bridge X, HomePod mini or HomePod (2nd generation) as hub. V3+ and earlier devices are HomeKit accessories and need the HomeKit-enabled Internet Bridge. Smart AC Control V1 and V2 are not compatible with HomeKit.
Does tado° work with Home Assistant?
Yes. A built-in tado integration covers V3+ and earlier zones, hot water, presence and weather through tado°'s cloud with polling, using an API that the Home Assistant page calls unofficial. It does not support X devices; those go through Home Assistant's Matter integration instead. tado° states it does not officially support Home Assistant and lists two community integrations, tado CE and tado Hijack.
Does tado° work with SmartThings?
Yes, officially. The X range was reported as Works with SmartThings certified on 28 May 2025, and tado° shows SmartThings on its integrations page and in the App Store listing. A SmartThings community thread from October 2025 describes an X thermostat appearing only as a temperature sensor on a SmartThings hub until a different driver was used. We could not confirm SmartThings support for V3+ and earlier devices.
Does tado° work with Homey?
Yes, officially. Athom lists an official tado app that covers Smart Thermostat, Smart Radiator Thermostat and Smart Air Conditioning (cloud) plus Smart Thermostat X and Smart Radiator Thermostat X (Matter). The store page marks every device as needing a Homey Bridge and notes that open window detection is checked every 15 minutes; we could not resolve how that relates to the tado° bridge. Community apps also exist, including tado° Home Manager by an independent developer.
Does tado° work with Hubitat?
Not that we could find. No tado driver found when we searched.
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