Tado x wired with Alexa wihtout bridge

Djpershad

I recently got a Tado X Wired to replace my Honeywell wired thermostat and as it supports Matter I decided not to invest in a bridge.

I have a 2nd generation Echo and I can see here that is supports Matter

https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/matter-support.html

Unfortunately Tado X goes not get connected to the internet via my Alexa, what am I missing, do I certainly need the bridge?

K_T

2nd generation Echo doesn't support Thread (e.g. is not a Thread border router therefore you won't be able to connect it to the network. I believe that only 4th Generation of Echo supports Thread (along some other Alexa-enabled devices): https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=63710514031

Interestingly, even if you have another Thread border router, it doesn't seem that it works with Tado X devices at the moment. Tado only lists Apple HomePod as a compatible 3rd party border router. When I tried to connect a Tado X device to an Echo with Thread border router or Samsung SmartThings - whilst I was able to control devices manually in the respective app, in Tado app they were listed as offline. Same happens when I unplug the Tado X bridge that operates as one of the Thread border routers in my Thread network (all of the end devices and border routers are on the same network for clarity).

Djpershad

Thanks a lot for your response @K_T - seems like at the moment I will need to buy the Bridge from Tado or one of the listed Apple products (Apple AT, Homepod that can act as a thread border router)