# Why SONOFF products seems be stuck in beta version? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064 "2024-08-29T20:21:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![m.piccardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@m.piccardo](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/m.piccardo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/1 "2024-08-29T20:21:09Z")
I’m an early supporter of SONOFF products, I’ve changed and bought new products from year. Now I’ve 30/40 sonoff products installed, TVRs, iHost, TX Ultimate and so on. But now I’m becoming upset because all of those seems stuck in a beta version state. A lot of feature are missing making the ecosystem unstable or, sometimes, unuseful. Why not finalizing products before presenting new ones? Some examples: - iHost Matter bridge pretty unusable with HomeKit. It connects for a couple of hours than every device became offline. - TX Ultimate support from iHost is partial: no ambient light or swipe support in scenes - ~~Snzb-02D is not supported by eWelink smart home iHost add-on~~ (fixed pairing to Zigbee Bridge Pro instead of iHost) - TVRs temp sensors are not accepted as temp feed by NSPanel or NSPanel PRO - ~~Snzb-02D is not supported as temp feed in NSPanel PRO neither. What device does it support?!~~ Ok, NSPanel PRO seems to only support devices connected to ewelink and not in a local environment (connected to iHost). - NSPanel PRO 120 seems not to be supported natively from ewelink app: it shows up as a “stretched up” version of the NSPanel PRO 86. Bigger size is not really used as extra space making it unuseful… - NSPanel PRO 120 has a pretty beautiful default theme but changing the Home Screen with a custom layout make every other page uglier than the default theme. So, cool feature, but is better to stay with the default theme… this is really incomprehensible. I think I can go forward for hours. So the main question is, why? ---
**Author:** ![ward](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/ward/32/10437_2.png) [@ward](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ward)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/2 "2024-08-30T07:15:13Z")
> [@m.piccardo](#): > > iHost Matter bridge pretty unusable with HomeKit. It connects for a couple of hours than every device became offline. Matter itself still needs more work to improve, not just from eWeLink/SONOFF but also from Alliance behind Matter and other platforms like Apple. ---
**Author:** ![jam3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/jam3/32/7918_2.png) [@jam3](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/jam3)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/3 "2024-08-30T07:27:51Z")
> [@ward](#): > > Matter itself still needs more work to improve And it was supposed to be beautiful and better for everyone. Meanwhile, Zigbee, despite its fragmentation, is still a better solution. ---
**Author:** ![ward](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/ward/32/10437_2.png) [@ward](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ward)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/4 "2024-08-30T08:27:21Z")
> [@jam3](#): > > And it was supposed to be beautiful and better for everyone. Indeed. But it would depend on personal needs. I think Matter still stands out for its local cross-platform experience. For large-scale usage with a budget, Zigbee’s a solid option. ---
**Author:** ![edeanwoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@edeanwoody](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/edeanwoody)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/5 "2024-09-02T15:10:57Z")
I bought a google hub for matter, the sonoff bridge U for matter, and home assistant sees matter. I still have to have my sonoff bridge pro for some zigbee things that will not pair with the ultra?! What does it do? What was it for? Like working a crossword puzzle. Keeps you busy, but why am I doing this? And yes, things still drop off occasionally. I’m ok with it though. Waiting on that firmware upgrade that makes it all worth while. waiting. ---
**Author:** ![ward](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/ward/32/10437_2.png) [@ward](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ward)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/6 "2024-09-03T01:48:49Z")
> [@edeanwoody](#): > > I still have to have my sonoff bridge pro for some zigbee things that will not pair with the ultra?! What devices do you have that only pair with Pro? ---
**Author:** ![edeanwoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@edeanwoody](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/edeanwoody)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/7 "2024-09-04T10:02:42Z")
Hi Ward. On the Pro, I still have 3 ewelink /sonoff? lights that won’t connect to the Ultra. 2 zigbee switches for my goldfish pond and a zigbee water valve. These are a little older and the newer stuff, ligjhts, water valve **does** connect to ultra!, but no updated home assistant “drivers” in the sonoff integration. They’re working on it. ---
**Author:** ![ward](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/ward/32/10437_2.png) [@ward](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ward)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/why-sonoff-products-seems-be-stuck-in-beta-version/52064/8 "2024-09-05T02:30:40Z")
> [@edeanwoody](#): > > I still have 3 ewelink /sonoff I think SONOFF only has Wi-Fi lights, which won’t need a Zigbee gateway