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Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat

Honeywell Home / X8VMC8B/U, X8VWF7W/U, X8VMC9W/U, X8VWF10B/U

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Does the Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat work with HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Home?

The Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat is a Matter-certified Wi-Fi thermostat with a 5 in touchscreen, humidity and ventilation control, an onboard radar sensor and a viewer for First Alert and Ring video doorbells.

It suits Home Assistant users, with native support through Matter over Wi-Fi. HomeKit, Google Home and Alexa users reach it through an integration (the maker's cloud).

At a glance: works withHow this is decided: cited platform facts only
HomeKit
Yes[1]
Wi-Fi cloud, via integration
Google Home
Yes[1]
Wi-Fi cloud, via integration
Alexa
Yes[1]
Wi-Fi cloud, via integration
SmartThings
Unknown
Unknown
Home Assistant
Yes[2][3]
Matter / Wi-Fi, native

Key facts

Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat facts

How facts are sourced: every cell cites its source below
FactValue
StatusCurrent[1]
List price$219.99[1] as of Without a room sensor. The kit with a sensor is $249.99.
Matter certified2025-07-25[3] (First certificate date.)
MatterYes[1][3]
Display5 in touchscreen[1]
Room sensorsOptional; one included in some kits[1]
Video doorbell viewerYes, First Alert VX1 and Ring[1]
StagesUp to 4 heat/2 cool heat pump, up to 3 heat/4 cool conventional[1]
Wi-Fi2.4 or 5.0 GHz (802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n)[1]

Integration paths

How the Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat connects

2 pathsHow facts are sourced: every cell cites its source below
PathRequiresiLocaliFeatures lostPlatformsi
Matter / Wi-Fi2.4 or 5 GHz Wi-Fi network[1][3]unknownunknown
Wi-Fi cloudResideo Connect app, Wi-Fi network[1]unknownunknown
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Requires
Hardware the path needs beyond the device and a controller.
Local
Yes when control on this path keeps working with the internet down.
Platforms
The platforms that work with the device on this path: Native (out of the box), Via integration (needs an add-on) or Not supported.

Home Assistant and Homey

Ways to add the Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat

1 routeHow facts are sourced: every cell cites its source below
PlatformLeveliIntegrationDetailsEvidenceLimitations
Home AssistantVia Matter[2][3] (Matter certified; Home Assistant does not name the model)matterMatter / Wi-Fi
  • Quality: No score[2][3]
  • IoT class: Local Push[2][3]
  • Works with Home Assistant: Not certified[2][3]
Model namedNone stated
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Level
How the device gets into the platform on this route. The headline is the best route: local before cloud, direct before bridged, core before community. The methodology page lists every level.

Releases

  1. 2025
    1. Certified Certified, not announced [3]

Certifications

Certification records

2 recordsHow facts are sourced: every cell cites its source below
ProgramCertificateCertified onTransportSpec / softwareSource
MatterFAM226312wi-fi1.3186.0[3]
MatterFAM226312wi-fi1.3605.355[3]

Cite this page

Honeywell Home X8S Smart Thermostat. Smart Home Canon. https://smarthomecanon.com/devices/honeywell-home-x8s-smart-thermostat. Last checked 2026-10-20.

Sources

  1. [1]
    MFRhoneywellhome.com / Honeywell Home: X8S Smart Thermostat product page
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  2. [2]
    DOChome-assistant.io / Home Assistant: Matter integration
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  3. [3]
    CSAon.dcl.csa-iot.org / CSA certified-product database: X8S X8VMC8B/U (VID 4890 PID 4480)
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