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Thursday, 17 September 2026 Live edition

Matter & Thread / Devices

Aqara FP400 ships — mmWave presence with Zigbee and Matter over Thread

Worldwide availability for the Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400: 60 GHz mmWave, up to 10 people, dual Zigbee + Matter-over-Thread — with a caveat on how many zones Matter actually exports.

Home Assistant is on Aqara’s Matter platform list. Thread path can use a third-party Border Router; Zigbee path still needs an Aqara hub to bridge into third-party Matter.

Camera-free spatial presence is shipping; verify Matter zone export before you buy for zone automations.

17 Sep 2026 brief · Aqara FP400

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