Hunter moves HunterSMART fans to Matter, ends cloud links in 2027

Hunter says it will discontinue the legacy cloud connections that link HunterSMART app accounts to Google Home and Amazon Alexa on January 1, 2027. After that date, voice commands, scenes and automations that rely on that link will stop working. The fans themselves keep working with their remote, wall controls and the HunterSMART app.

Hunter's replacement is Matter. In a November 5, 2026 post, the company says eligible fans can move to Matter through either a free firmware update or updated hardware components, depending on the model and its setup sticker. Once a fan is Matter-enabled, you add it directly in the Google Home or Alexa app instead of linking accounts, and Hunter says you may need to recreate scenes and automations. Hunter's Matter page adds that Matter works across platforms from Amazon, Apple and Google, though compatibility depends on each platform.

Hunter hasn't announced when the Matter updates will be available or what any hardware upgrade will cost. It says it will notify owners through the HunterSMART app or the email on their account, and has a lookup tool on its Matter page to check each fan's expected upgrade path.