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minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours agoIt 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.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoIt 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.
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.
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.