FRITZ!OS 8.51 turns the FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro into a Matter bridge
FRITZ!OS 8.51 adds a Matter bridge to the FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro, so FRITZ! and other smart home devices on the router can be controlled from Apple Home.
FRITZ! has released FRITZ!OS 8.51 for the FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro, and the update adds support for the Matter bridge function. According to FRITZ!, this lets FRITZ! smart home devices, and compatible smart home devices from other manufacturers registered on the router, join a Matter network. They can then be controlled from platforms such as Apple Home, Google Home or Amazon Alexa, including by voice.
FRITZ! says the bridge is meant for devices whose wireless standards, such as DECT ULE, HAN-FUN or Zigbee, can't join a Matter network directly. FRITZ!'s own smart home automations keep working alongside Matter.
The release, dated November 10, 2026, also adds smart home routines with multiple triggers, overload protection for the FRITZ!Smart Energy 200 and 210 smart plugs, DNS filter lists and automatic prioritisation of video calls. The update is installed from the FRITZ!Box user interface.
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