Device types supported by Apple Home

[burmistrzak]

It's a bit unfortunate that Apple does not (to my knowledge) provide an up-to-date list of supported Matter device types.

As of late 2025, certified Matter accessories have to use at least SDK v1.4.2 which gives us a rough baseline.
But to get a list of device types that are actually supported by Apple Home, we'll have to dig a bit deeper.

Well... I did and found something quite interesting. 😏
Because native Matter attributes have to be mapped to the internal HomeKit data model based on HomeKit Accessory Protocol (HAP), some sort of mapping table has to exist somewhere.

Turns out that in iOS 26, somewhere is chipplugin-protocol-map.plist, shipping as part of HomeKitMatter.framework.
That file neatly describes how Matter is internally translated to HAP and which device types are currently supported!

@RiDDiX The protocol map (exported to XML) is attached below and is best explored with e.g. Xcode.

chipplugin-protocol-map.xml

[burmistrzak]

CHIP Device Type ID	HAP Service Short UUID	HAP Service Name	CHIP Device Name
0x0009 (???)	0x00000047	Outlet	Mains Power Outlet (???)
0x000A	0x00000045	Lock Mechanism	Door Lock
0x000E	N/A	N/A	Bridge
0x000F	0x00000049	Switch	Switch
0x0011	0x00000096	Battery	Power Source
0x0015	0x00000080	Contact Sensor	Contact Sensor
0x002B	0x000000B7	Fan	Fan Control
0x002C	0x0000008D	Air Quality Sensor	Air Quality Sensor
0x002D	0x000000BB	Air Purifier	Air Purifier
0x0043	0x00000083	Leak Sensor	Water Leak Detector
0x0072	0x000000BC	Heater-Cooler	Heater Cooler
0x0076 [1]	0x00000087	Smoke Sensor	Smoke CO Alarm
0x0076 [1]	0x0000007F	Carbon monoxide Sensor	Carbon Monoxide Sensor
0x0100 [2]	0x00000043	Lightbulb	OnOff Light
0x0101 [2]	0x00000043	Lightbulb	Dimmable Light
0x0103	0x00000049	Switch	OnOff Light Switch
0x0104 [2]	0x00000043	Lightbulb	Dimmer Switch
0x0106	0x00000084	Light Sensor	Light Sensor
0x0107	0x00000086	Occupancy Sensor	Occupancy Sensor
0x010A	0x00000047	Outlet	On Off Plug-In Unit
0x010B [2]	0x00000043	Lightbulb	Dimmable Plug-In Unit
0x010C [2]	0x00000043	Lightbulb	Color Light
0x010D [2]	0x00000043	Lightbulb	Extended Color Light
0x0202	0x0000008C	Window Covering	Window Covering
0x0301 [1]	0x0000004A	Thermostat	Thermostat
0x0301 [1]	0x000000BC	Heater-Cooler	Heater Cooler
0x0302	0x0000008A	Temperature Sensor	Temperature Sensor
0x0307	0x00000082	Humidity Sensor	Humidity Sensor

Notes:

1. Multiple mappings for single device types:
   • Device 0x301 can map to Thermostat (0x0000004A) or Heater-Cooler (0x000000BC) based on SelectionCriteria
   • Device 0x76 can map to Smoke Sensor (0x00000087) or Carbon monoxide Sensor (0x0000007F) based on RequiredFeaturesBitmap
2. Multiple CHIP device types map to the same HAP Service: Several lighting-related device types (0x100, 0x101, 0x104, 0x10B, 0x10C, 0x10D) all map to the Lightbulb service (0x00000043)

[RiDDiX]

This is gold, thanks. Parsed the full XML, your table matches 1:1, all 26 mappings incl. both splits. One thing to add: the plist also has a NativeMatterDeviceTypes array with 0x0074, that's why the vacuum is missing from the main table but still works, Apple speaks RVC natively.

Fixed our compatibility matrix with it: pressure sensor and water valve were wrongly listed as working on Apple, a few unknowns settled to no. Your thread is cited as the source.

[burmistrzak]

Great! Glad I could help.
If you don't have access to iOS, I can try to keep this thread up-to-date with each new release.