MACO Sense Universal
The MACO Sense Universal is Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24). It uses Thread, so it needs a Thread border router as well as your platform’s Matter controller. A certified Matter device can be added to any Matter controller whose app supports its device type, such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings or Home Assistant; features vary by app. The maker hasn’t named platforms on a page we hold. This version is sold outside the US; we link no US store for it.
Certificate data as of . Set-up steps and sources: Apple Home · Google Home · Alexa · SmartThings · Home Assistant
CSA Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24). Uses Thread, so it needs a Thread border router as well as your platform’s Matter controller.
At a glance: Matter certified: Yes · Connectivity: Thread, Bluetooth · Platforms: Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home (listed in its catalog record, unverified) · Thread border router: Needed (uses Thread)
- Works with
- Matter certified as a contact sensor, so it can work with Matter apps such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and SmartThings when the app supports its device type; supported features vary by app. The maker hasn’t named platforms on a page we hold.
- CSA certificate
- CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24
- Network & hub
- Thread; needs a Thread border router as well as your platform’s Matter controller
Sold outside the USEU version
Sold outside the US: we don't link a US store for this regional version.
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Certificate: CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24MACO Sense Universal is a wireless contact sensor from Mayer & Co Beschläge GmbH (MACO) that connects over Thread, with Bluetooth. It is CSA Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24).
Specifications
- Brand
- MACO
- Category
- Other
- Protocols
- Thread, Bluetooth
- Certificate ID
- CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24
Ecosystem compatibility
Unverified: listed in its catalog record, not confirmed by the maker; check exact controller support.
Quick answers
- Is the MACO Sense Universal Matter certified?
- Yes. MatterCatalog matches it to CSA Matter certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal work with Apple Home or HomeKit?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Apple Home on a page we hold. Apple says an iPhone using iOS 18 or later can add Matter accessories to the Home app without a home hub. A Thread accessory needs a Thread-enabled home hub such as an Apple TV 4K, HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini, or a compatible third-party Thread border router. Apple’s Matter page lists sensors among the accessory types the Home app supports.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal work with Google Home?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Google Home on a page we hold. Google says you need a Matter-enabled hub device set up on your home wireless network before you can add Matter devices to Google Home. A Thread device needs a hub that is also a Thread border router: Google Home Speaker (2026), Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E) or Google TV Streamer (4K). Google’s supported-device-types page lists the Contact Sensor type.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal work with Alexa?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Alexa on a page we hold. Alexa needs a Matter-compatible Echo; Amazon says its Echo devices support “a subset of Matter 1.5 and lower device types”, so check that yours does. A Thread device needs an Echo with a built-in Thread border router, such as the Echo (4th Gen) or Echo Hub.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal work with Samsung SmartThings?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named SmartThings on a page we hold. SmartThings adds Matter devices through the SmartThings app and a Matter controller. Samsung says a Thread device needs a Matter controller that includes a Thread border router; the latest SmartThings Hub, SmartThings Station, Samsung TVs and Samsung Family Hub refrigerators have a Thread border router built in.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal work with Home Assistant?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25G2ZMAT49085-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Home Assistant on a page we hold. Home Assistant says: “Adding a new Matter device only works in the Home Assistant Companion app.” A Thread device needs a Thread border router, which Home Assistant describes as a network device that connects a Thread mesh network to other IP networks such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal use Thread or Wi-Fi?
- Thread. Its catalog record lists Thread, and Matter devices that use Thread need a Thread border router in the home, in addition to your platform’s Matter controller.
- Does the MACO Sense Universal need a hub or a Thread border router?
- Yes: a Thread border router, in addition to your platform’s Matter controller. A Thread border router connects Thread devices to your home network; Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini, Nest Hub (2nd gen) and Echo (4th Gen) are examples, and each platform lists its own.
- Is the MACO Sense Universal sold in the US?
- MatterCatalog labels it as sold outside the US: EU version. We don't link a US store for this regional version.
From this product’s catalog record, not hands-on testing. Editorial policy
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