Eve Light Switch (Matter) – Smart Wall Switch

For my use, in a 2-way (single switch) circuit I have to give this 5 stars, with just one caveat. The instructions were clearer than on another brand, using typical terminology rather than obscure letter codes. It connected very easily to my thread network and operation is perfect so far. The caveat is the size of the box behind the switch. Electricians commonly run extra wires through wall boxes to give then a place to make junctions. They could use separate boxes, but that would be more expensive and less accessible. In real life these boxes get crowded. I had to spend quite a while rearranging and bending wires before this device would go all the way into the box. It was only possible because it was a double box and the other switch is a more compact old-style switch. Two of these would not work. I know that a good relay takes space, but surely there is a smaller option. The thread radio and other logic parts take hardly any space.

It’s been absolutely flawless , any who have ran a smart home knows the struggles for many devices , while yes this is just a light switch has never had any connection issues or lost contact with home hubs , little over a year of use and simply works turning any old light circuit into a smart circuit ,

I held off installing smart switches in my home for *years* until a Matter-over-Thread + three-way-compatible switch was available. Finally this became available and I was excited to try it. I bought 16 of these to replace most of the light switches in my home (many of which are three-way). When it came time to install, I spent countless hours troubleshooting, rewiring, swapping for other switches, re-reading the documentation, and trying to find out what I was doing wrong, when I came to the conclusion that many other reviewers here have: this switch works fine in a two-way configuration, unfortunately it doesn't work as a three-way switch. For context, in my home I have a pair of Eero Pro 6 (thread-compatible) routers and a latest-gen Apple TV as my Homekit hub. I installed 10 of these Eve switches so far. I tried replacing 6 of my three-way switches with Eve switches and only 1 worked correctly. The 1 that worked was a very short run (I'd guess 10-15 feet of traveler wires). I measured voltages on the traveler wires and found what someone else here wrote, voltages vary wildly and it seems that causes some problem with Eve's ability to do load sensing (either on the line side or the load side). As in, the switch *functions* to turn lights on and off, but the switch doesn't know when it is on, so automation doesn't work. I'm really frustrated, I've wasted months trying to get this working and I resorted to simply converting many of my three-way switches into regular two-way switches (installing a blank face place on one side). I'm reporting Eve to the FTC and BBB for false advertising, they absolutely need to stop saying these work as three-way switches because they actually don't.

I have owned several Eve products over the past six years and this is the first failure I’ve experienced. I purchased five of these last month and one failed in the first 30 days. The failure was that the light refused to turn off so my kitchen light was on 24/7. I tried all of the troubleshooting steps that the manufacturer provided on their website without success. Eve’s customer support via email is unacceptable when you are using this product in a critical part of your house. I understand it’s just a light, but it’s terribly frustrating when it’s a semi permanent install like replacing a light switch instead of just a plug-in play IOT device. Thankfully Amazon has great customer service and they took care of the issue with a replacement in less than 24 hours. I would not recommend buying Eve products directly from the manufacturer as they do not have the level of customer support needed to address immediate warranty claims. Without this issue, I would’ve given five stars. One additional consideration is that if you have an older home, the new 3rd generation matter models are quite large in the electrical box. While mine do not sit flush, so be aware of this before you start installation.

I had a system running Home Assistant but got sick of the Z wave issues. These have been dead simple and integrated perfectly with my Homekit setup.

I like and really appreciate Eve and their products as they have taken the lead on Matter + Thread support. It’s so nice to be moving a myriad of connected devices to Thread (the network that the devices use to communicate) which is automatically created and provided by several AppleTVs and Homepod minis around my home (no configuration or anything required, it just works). Eve outlets, plugs, weather and motion have started to replace older options and have simplified much. Battery life with Thread is excellent, and the network management with Thread seems to have lessened congestion for my WiFi network. Thread also handles security and access, almost like a VLAN, so that’s awesome for the rest of my network and addresses a real concern with IoT. Of course, leveraging Matter (which is the “language” that controls the devices digitally) allows these devices to be compatible with with multiple services - for me both Apple Home (primarily for Siri voice control) and Home Assistant (where I find it much easier to build complex automation and such). And, it all works even if the internet is down. Truly local control! Yay! The promise of Matter and Thread … is actually happening. Thanks Eve. I’ve been wanting to slowly transition away from my several-years-old TP-Link/Kasa switches and dimmers (which use WiFi and are designed to depend on a cloud connection to Kasa). I was excited for Eve to solve this as there are very limited Matter+Thread switch options. (I have an Inovelli White Series Smart Dimmer on order but it’s backordered, and expensive). Unfortunately, unlike other Eve products I have had an unresolved and annoying problem with this product. First, the switch is simple to install and setup is a breeze. Adding via Apple Home (Matter and Thread) was frictionless. I was then easily able to add to Home Assistant as well using pairing mode that can be turned on in Apple Home’s view of the accessory. Apple Home automatically manages firmware updates too! Easy. The switch is capacitive (?), meaning you tap it to turn it on/off - it does not physically move. I think I’d prefer one that physically clicks, but when this works it’s just fine. There is a green LED on the switch which indicates when it is on or off (it can be disabled and/or dimmed) since there is no physical indication of its state. The problem is the switch gets stuck “on”. Tapping it becomes completely unresponsive. Toggling it on/off in Apple Home or Home Assistant curiously registers as turning it off, but the switch itself doesn’t respond. The switch has to be manually rebooted (sometimes at the fuse box, really annoying) to fix. And then it happens again. Working with Eve support has not been great - they do respond, which is nice, but it takes *forever*. And because this issue seems complicated I’ve been living with it and this problem for quite some time. If this problem were to be resolved everything else is 5-star. But, because it can get locked up with the lights on it’s hard to recommend. There is a reddit post where several others describe the same thing, but not much evidence this is widespread so your mileage may vary. I think my hardware might have an issue, I just wish Eve would replace so I can confirm this and update my review.

Be aware that this switch is huge and you need a very deep switch box in order to get this installed. It's a huge task to cut off my old switch box and replace with a deep box in order to install this switch. After installation, the switch itself has been working fine. Then I tried the one made by Tapo which is only 25% of the cost, and half the size than the one made by Eve. The Tapo one is a lot easier to install and fit well into my existing normal sized switch box. After installing one Tapo switch, I've decided to replace the rest of my Z-Wave switches with Tapo instead of Eve.

I have been replacing Wemo smart plugs with EVE Home smart plugs as the Wemo units start to show connectivity issues. They have been very stable once they have been added to the Apple HomeKit system However if you have just updated to IOS 26.4 I hope that you have more success than I did adding these item to Apple HomeKit I was fortunately able to get them added as my wife was still running IOS 26.3.x I will update this review should I get anything worthwhile from EVE Home support team, to overcome this problem

Great light switch. Hook up is a breeze as long as you have the neutral wire. Works flawlessly and easy to hook up to your wifi HomeKit. I had bought one a while back and like the security of being with the HomeKit App, easy hook up and operation. Had to order a cple more. Would of given 5 stars but the price i find is a little on the top end but again you get what you pay for. Love the Eve Products!

Go with the Leviton smart switches. These are baller but they break after a few months of use. I have around 15 in my home and maybe have had to replace 7 so far. Slowly transitioning to Leviton smart switches....

These light switches are great in single pole setup. Can be finicky in 3 way. I have used Leviton/Eve and Lutron Caseta Diva switches, and Lutron is far more solid and easier to use. I also have an Eve camera in my driveway, and its connection can be spotty at best.

As soon as I heard that this switch supported Thread and that it could be used in 3-way configurations (without having to replace both switches), I bought this switch. I first tried replacing the switch at the load end connected to the light. The switch worked fine locally as a dumb switch, but in the app I had to toggle the switch multiple times before it would change state. Similarly, when I replaced the switch at the other end of he 3-way circuit, I had the exact same behaviour. If the light was off and the status was also off in the app, when I pressed the toggle in HomeKit, the light turned on. When I toggled the switch OFF in the app, the light stayed on but the switch in the app turned to OFF. When I preseds the toggle in the app to ON, the lights turned OFF but the status in the Home app was ON. I contacted Eve Support, but they didn't provide any useful information or troubleshooting tips and weren't able to resolve the issue. They simply gave me a link to the online manual. Very disappointed. I'll be returning this switch.

Overall good product but once in a while it will fail to connect. I had to clear it and reconnect it to work again the first time. Lately it will come back on again after a few hours usually