The app talks to the servers, the servers talk to the robot
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ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoI’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?
smeenz@lemmy.nz 3 weeks ago
ICastFist@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
It’s Xiaomi, of course the app will not work without internet access
madjo@feddit.nl 3 weeks 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 weeks 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 3 weeks 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.