Good time to shamelessly plug valetudo, if your vacuum robot is supported.
With this, it does not access the public internet, and still functions the same as without rooting it. You just can’t manage it if you’re not home, unless you have some VPN set up or home assistant integration. But I don’t know when I ever wanted to manage/watch my vacuum robot when I’m not home. Some sort of offline mode should be legally required for these kinds of devices that don’t really need it. “Does not need an app to work” has become a major selling point for me for things, alongside “has physical buttons”.
Also drop me a message if you’re in switzerland and need an unsoldered valetudo breakout board, I still have around 5 left.
Good time to shamelessly plug valetudo, if your vacuum robot is supported.
With this, it does not access the public internet, and still functions the same as without rooting it. You just can’t manage it if you’re not home, unless you have some VPN set up or home assistant integration. But I don’t know when I ever wanted to manage/watch my vacuum robot when I’m not home. Some sort of offline mode should be legally required for these kinds of devices that don’t really need it. “Does not need an app to work” has become a major selling point for me for things, alongside “has physical buttons”.
Also drop me a message if you’re in switzerland and need an unsoldered valetudo breakout board, I still have around 5 left.