Comment on Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
madjo@feddit.nl 2 months ago
That is why I have denied internet access for my robot vacuum cleaner. Xiaomi doesn’t need to know the blueprint of my house, and if it can’t connect to the internet, there’s no need for firmware updates.
I’ll start the thing by pressing the button at the top.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m unfamiliar with Xiaomi “smart” products, I assume there is an app to control the vacuum, if it does have an app does it still work for you strictly behind your LAN network?
madjo@feddit.nl 2 months ago
It does have an app, but I’m not using it. It also doesn’t work, because it can’t find the vacuum on the network.
The device has 2 buttons: “turn on/off” and “find home”, those are the only two I need.
A vacuum doesn’t need internet access.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Did a little digging, not sure if you’re someone who self hosts but Homebridge appears to offer a plugin for Xiaomi smart vacuums this may give you more functionality with the cost of exposing it to the internet.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It would be nice if it had Bluetooth or something to control from the app. There’s no reason I’d want to run the vacuum outside a defined schedule when not at home, so the only useful feature of an app is local config.
smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
The app talks to the servers, the servers talk to the robot
ICastFist@programming.dev 2 months ago
It’s Xiaomi, of course the app will not work without internet access