[Eve Systems](https://www.evehome.com/), with their
range of smart home devices, support of the Matter and Thread open standards,
and innovative features, has established themselves as a pioneer and leader in
the connected home.

Eve, part of ABB, has committed themselves to designing and engineering
innovative products that elevate the standards of comfort, safety, and energy
efficiency within the modern home while simplifying everyday life.
![Eve Thermo scheduling feature](https://developers.home.google.com/static/case-studies/images/eve-thermo-scheduling-feature.png)

## The Challenge

Eve's approach to building products is to offer a superior user experience
through simple products that solve key pain points for customers: low latency,
local control, and simple setup that doesn't require creating an Eve account.
This philosophy allows Eve to deliver products using a modern, Matter-based
infrastructure that is interoperable, future-proof and maintains user privacy.
As Eve looked to develop their first Android app using the Home APIs, they
wanted to ensure that they could incorporate core functionality from their iOS
app, like the scheduling feature for Eve Thermo, a smart radiator valve.

The Home APIs empower us to finally unlock the full potential of Eve products on Android, including innovative Eve-only features leveraging Matter custom-clusters, and allow us to move quickly, without having to invest in creating and managing our own Matter fabric.   

**Stefan Bauer-Schwan**, VP Research \& Development, Eve Systems

## What They Did

With the announcement of the
[Google Home APIs](https://developers.home.google.com/apis), Eve saw the
opportunity to unlock the full potential of their devices for Android users.

Google Home's developer platform, including its network of Matter/Thread Hubs as
well as the Home APIs, enabled Eve to offer their unique app experience for
Android users. To accomplish this, Eve did not have to build their own ecosystem
of Matter/Thread hubs, operate their own Matter fabric, nor stand up their own
cloud infrastructure. Google Home provided these key pieces of infrastructure
and APIs allowing Eve to bring their app to market without having to duplicate
core functionality.

To build their Android app, the team at Eve leveraged all aspects of the Home
APIs:

- **The Commissioning API** which allowed Eve to not only support Matter
  commissioning in their own app, but also allow their app to take advantage of
  Android's system-level commissioning UI, including Fast Pair.

- **The Device API** which allowed Eve to build low latency control and
  management experiences for their Matter and Thread devices.

- **The Structures API** which enabled Eve to provide users with a consistent
  view of the rooms in their home, whether they are in the Google Home app or
  the Eve app.

Additionally, Eve used the Home API's support for Matter custom clusters to
deliver advanced functionality like the autonomous heating schedules for Eve
Thermo. This advanced Home APIs feature will allow them to continue innovating
and differentiating their experience in the future.
![Eve Thermo app screens](https://developers.home.google.com/static/case-studies/images/eve-thermo-app-screens.png)

The inspiring partnership with Google and the outstanding Home APIs enable us to reward Android users with an app that marks the state of the art by combining seamless Matter integration with an extensive set of custom features.   

**Jerome Gackel**, CEO, Eve Systems

## Results

[Eve's app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evehome.eve)
built on the Home APIs delivered impressive results, extending their reach and
enhancing the user experience. They were also able to:

- **Obtain access to the Android device ecosystem:** By leveraging both the
  Home APIs and Hub infrastructure, Eve gained the ability to provide
  feature-rich experiences to Android users for the first time. This
  significantly expanded their market reach.

- **Efficiently build for the Google Home ecosystem:** By being able to focus
  on unique Eve features instead of having to invest resources into
  undifferentiated functionality, Eve was able to deliver a high-quality
  Android app that incorporates many beloved features from their iOS app.

- **Build a solid foundation for future development:** The integration with
  Google Home APIs provides a robust foundation for Eve to seamlessly
  incorporate current and future Home API capabilities like advanced home
  automations.