{"id":31376,"date":"2026-08-07T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:16:13","slug":"fritz-lab-beta-turns-the-fritzfield-5690-professional-right-into-a-matter-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376","title":{"rendered":"FRITZ! Lab Beta Turns the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional right into a Matter Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AVM has launched a brand new FRITZ! Lab beta for the <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/fritzbox-5690-pro-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional<\/a> that provides Matter assist forward of the official FRITZ!OS 8.50 launch. That is the primary FRITZ!Field mannequin to achieve Matter bridge performance instantly by means of the router itself, relatively than requiring a separate FRITZ!Sensible Gateway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I reviewed the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional again in August 2025 and flagged the shortage of native Matter assist as one in every of its extra notable shortcomings. AVM had stated Matter assist was coming for a while earlier than that evaluation went reside, so it&#8217;s good to see the function lastly arriving, even when it&#8217;s only in beta kind for now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6a759a152f7db\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6a759a152f7db\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a759a152f7db\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376\/#What_the_FRITZ_Lab_Beta_Provides\" title=\"What the FRITZ! Lab Beta Provides\">What the FRITZ! Lab Beta Provides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376\/#How_the_Matter_Bridge_Works\" title=\"How the Matter Bridge Works\">How the Matter Bridge Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376\/#What_Matter_Truly_Does\" title=\"What Matter Truly Does\">What Matter Truly Does<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376\/#Setting_It_Up\" title=\"Setting It Up\">Setting It Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=31376\/#Availability\" title=\"Availability\">Availability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_FRITZ_Lab_Beta_Provides\"><\/span>What the FRITZ! Lab Beta Provides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FRITZ! Lab is AVM\u2019s beta channel, the place new options are examined on actual {hardware} earlier than they attain a full FRITZ!OS launch. Anybody who needs early entry can obtain the beta instantly from fritz.com and set up it on a supported router.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional, this explicit Lab construct brings three issues: Matter bridge assist, permitting FRITZ! Sensible House units to be uncovered to different Matter controllers; configurable DNS filters, which have been beforehand solely obtainable within the FRITZ! Lab construct for the FRITZ!Field 7690; and computerized prioritisation, additionally carried over from the 7690 Lab construct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These DNS filtering and prioritisation options usually are not new to the FRITZ! platform as an entire, however that is the primary time they&#8217;ve been made obtainable for the 5690 Professional particularly.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Matter_Bridge_Works\"><\/span>How the Matter Bridge Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this replace, the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional joins the FRITZ!Sensible Gateway as a solution to convey FRITZ! Sensible House units right into a Matter community. Any FRITZ! system registered with the router, such because the FRITZ!Sensible Thermo 302 radiator valve, together with suitable third celebration sensible residence units already paired with the field, may be made seen to Matter controllers from different ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In follow, this implies units related to a FRITZ!Field can now be managed by means of Apple House, Google House or Amazon Alexa, alongside the prevailing FRITZ!App Sensible House and any automations already arrange on the router. The router doesn&#8217;t cease being the first hub. It merely provides Matter as a further manner of speaking to these different platforms.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Matter_Truly_Does\"><\/span>What Matter Truly Does<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matter is an open sensible residence normal developed by the Connectivity Requirements Alliance, designed to let units from completely different producers work with a single controller no matter model. It has three essential elements: a controller, usually constructed into a wise speaker reminiscent of an Amazon Echo; the sensible residence units themselves; and a bridge for units that use a wi-fi normal Matter doesn&#8217;t discuss to instantly, reminiscent of Zigbee or DECT ULE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This final level is the place the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional is available in. Since FRITZ! Sensible House units talk over DECT ULE, HAN-FUN or Zigbee relatively than Matter\u2019s native protocols, the router has to behave as a bridge to translate between the 2. AVM already supplied this bridging operate by means of the standalone FRITZ!Sensible Gateway. The FRITZ! Lab replace extends the identical functionality to the 5690 Professional itself, so a separate gateway is not required for households whose sensible residence units already sit on the router.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One benefit of Matter price noting is that it runs regionally over the house community relatively than by means of the cloud, so controlling units doesn&#8217;t rely upon a producer\u2019s personal servers being on-line. An web connection remains to be wanted if you wish to use voice management by means of Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant, since that a part of the method runs by means of the related voice platform.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_It_Up\"><\/span>Setting It Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AVM has revealed separate guides for connecting the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional to a Matter community by means of every of the three main platforms: the Amazon Alexa app, the Apple House app and the Google House app. The method in every case includes including the FRITZ!Field as a Matter bridge throughout the respective platform\u2019s app, after which any FRITZ! Sensible House units already registered with the field turn out to be obtainable to regulate there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full directions for every platform, together with a normal explainer on how Matter and the FRITZ! ecosystem match collectively, can be found on the Matter with FRITZ! web page on fritz.com.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Availability\"><\/span>Availability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FRITZ! Lab beta for the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional is out there now as a free obtain from fritz.com. As with every beta firmware, it&#8217;s price backing up your router configuration earlier than putting in it, since Lab builds are pre-release software program and haven&#8217;t been by means of the identical testing as a full FRITZ!OS launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional itself will not be formally bought within the UK. It usually sells for round 300 euros by means of Amazon.de, whereas UK retailers and Amazon UK checklist it at between roughly \u00a3340 and \u00a3370, relying on inventory and import prices on the time. Matter assist arriving by means of the FRITZ! Lab doesn&#8217;t change that pricing, however it does shut a spot I highlighted in <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/fritzbox-5690-pro-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my unique evaluation<\/a>, the place the 5690 Professional\u2019s lack of Matter assist was one of many few notable weaknesses in contrast with rivals already providing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complete Matter bridge performance is anticipated to roll out extra extensively as soon as it graduates from FRITZ! Lab to a secure FRITZ!OS 8.50 launch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sabox-authors\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-wrap\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-tab saboxplugin-tab-about\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-gravatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/author\/jpsmythe_mightygadget_com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/mightygadget.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/98e821b604a5ab9c5d89928902785bc3f6eb3bd6550d340f8d776eb2308a054f.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-desc\">\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>I&#8217;m James, a UK-based tech fanatic and the Editor and Proprietor of <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mighty Gadget<\/a>, which I\u2019ve proudly run since 2007. Enthusiastic about all issues expertise, my experience spans from computer systems and <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/category\/hardware\/networking-hardware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">networking<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/category\/phones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/category\/fitness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wearables<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mightygadget.com\/category\/home-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sensible residence units<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a health fanatic who loves working and biking, I even have a eager curiosity in fitness-related expertise, and I take each alternative to cowl this area of interest on my weblog. My numerous pursuits permit me to convey a singular perspective to tech running a blog, merging way of life, health, and the newest tech traits.<\/p>\n<p>In my educational pursuits, I earned a BSc in Data Methods Design from UCLAN, earlier than advancing my studying with a Grasp\u2019s Diploma in Computing.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud to share that Vuelio has constantly ranked Mighty Gadget as one of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/social-media-index\/top-10-uk-technology-blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high expertise blogs within the UK<\/a>. With my dedication to expertise and drive to share my insights, I purpose to proceed offering my readers with partaking and informative content material.<\/p>\n<p>I work instantly with the businesses he critiques merchandise for or their chosen PR company.<\/p>\n<p>For Social Media, you will discover me on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mighty_gadget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\/X<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mighty.gadget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MightyGadget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fb<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jamespsmythe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/athletes\/4656172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strava<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVM has launched a brand new FRITZ! Lab beta for the FRITZ!Field 5690 Professional that provides Matter assist forward of the official FRITZ!OS 8.50 launch. That is the primary FRITZ!Field mannequin to achieve Matter bridge performance instantly by means of the router itself, relatively than requiring a separate FRITZ!Sensible Gateway. I reviewed the FRITZ!Field 5690 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31376"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31377,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31376\/revisions\/31377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}