SwitchBot's flagship hub: Matter bridging, a knob for scenes and stronger infrared reach.
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The Hub 3 is the model to buy if SwitchBot is going to be a real part of the house rather than one curtain motor. It carries Matter bridging so SwitchBot devices land in Apple Home, Alexa, Google and SmartThings as proper accessories, it reads temperature and humidity on a front display, and it adds a physical rotary knob and buttons that run scenes and adjust devices without a phone in hand. Infrared coverage is improved over the earlier hubs, which matters in a villa living room where the AC indoor unit is high on a far wall. It supports a larger set of bridged devices than the Hub 2, so a household with several curtain motors, a lock and a few bots does not run into a ceiling. The honest limitation is unchanged across the SwitchBot range: this is a bridge into a cloud-backed system, not a local automation controller. Schedules and remote access want internet. For a Dubai household that has committed to SwitchBot curtains and locks and wants one device tying them into Apple Home with wall controls that anybody can use, this is the current flagship and the one worth the extra over the Hub 2.
Brings the whole SwitchBot range into Apple Home through Matter
Knob and buttons on the wall for people who will not use an appLonger infrared reach for high-mounted AC indoor units
Room for several curtain motors, locks and bots on one hubModel Hub 3
| Role | Flagship SwitchBot bridge with Matter support |
| Protocols | Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Bluetooth, infrared, Matter |
| Device capacity | Larger bridged device count than the Hub 2 |
| Physical control | Rotary knob plus buttons for scenes and adjustments |
| Display | Temperature and humidity readout |
| Infrared | Extended range emitter for split ACs and AV gear |
| Automation | Schedules and remote access via the SwitchBot cloud |
| Works with | Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, Matter |
SwitchBot Hub 3USB-C cablePower adapterWall mounting plateThe infrared reach is the upgrade that shows in a Dubai villa. Living room and majlis AC indoor units are usually mounted high on a far wall, and the older hubs often needed to be placed awkwardly to reach them. The knob is the other genuine gain: it gives housekeeping and guests a physical control for lighting and curtains without adding anyone to the home app. Mount it on an internal wall out of AC airflow so the temperature reading is honest. One hub per property is the right planning assumption for the Matter bridging, though additional infrared bridges are still needed for ACs in other rooms because infrared does not pass through walls.
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