Eve MotionBlinds

The problem Unfortunately, the latest set of updates to Matter Server have rendered my Matter devices (20x Eve MotionBlinds) unusable. Prior to the 5.1.x set of patches, Matter Server was somewhat reliable. After updating, about 50% of devices are unresponsive at any given time. Meanwhile, the same devices paired to HomeKit (running on the exact same Matter over Thread network) have had 100% reliability since first pairing them. I appreciate that flaky devices can be a difficult issue to diagnose, and often something that can be blamed on network, so I'll do my best to be thorough here. To be …

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It’s gotta be my Eve MotionBlinds. I bought them with the expectation of eventual Matter over Thread support. When it finally did arrive, the upgrade process was clunky: each one had to be done painstakingly at a time; it generated HomeKit QR codes that I’m just supposed to save…somewhere…forever; I had to be up on a ladder pushing the pairing buttons. When all the hassle was said and done, one of the 12 shades absolutely refuses to upgrade/pair and is now just a dumb motorized shade. Others periodically drop connection to HomeKit. I previously had HunterDouglas power view shades and they …

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The problem Unfortunately, the latest set of updates to Matter Server have rendered my Matter devices (20x Eve MotionBlinds) unusable. Prior to the 5.1.x set of patches, Matter Server was somewhat reliable. After updating, about 50% of devices are unresponsive at any given time. Meanwhile, the same devices paired to HomeKit (running on the exact same Matter over Thread network) have had 100% reliability since first pairing them. I appreciate that flaky devices can be a difficult issue to diagnose, and often something that can be blamed on network, so I'll do my best to be thorough here. To be …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.