{"id":1146,"date":"2025-04-01T01:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2025-04-01T01:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:08:51","slug":"hey-siri-vacuum-my-kitchen-is-now-possible-as-apple-home-just-got-support-for-robot-vacuums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/04\/01\/hey-siri-vacuum-my-kitchen-is-now-possible-as-apple-home-just-got-support-for-robot-vacuums\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hey Siri, vacuum my kitchen&#8217; is now possible as Apple Home just got support for robot vacuums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A long time coming<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XLuTPsk7HG3H3ejuSFiikf-1200-80.jpg\" alt=\"Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum in its dock\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Apple Home now supports select Matter-enabled robot vacuums<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assuming your vacuum is supported, you could soon be saying, &#8216;Siri, vacuum the kitchen&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s been a long time coming, as support was originally promised by the end of 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve been dreaming about one day saying, \u2018Hey Siri, have the vacuum clean the living room and the kitchen,\u2019Apple\u2019s answering your prayers. Well, at least if you have one of the eligiblerobot vacuum cleaners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WithiOS 18.4\u2013 Apple\u2019s latest software, which is rolling out right now alongside iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and HomePods software \u2013 Apple Home can now play nice and control eligible Matter-compatible robot vacuums fromRoborock, iRobot, andEcovacs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a long time coming, to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple first promised that support for these smart home cleaners would arrive by the end of 2024, but it took a little bit longer \u2013 four months exactly. Still, the support is here with the latest release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Apple-1746453-A2660\">A2660 Battery for Apple iPhone 13 Mini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/T4BsNddRqfLzCeHWKtpmfU-970-80.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Image credit: Apple)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does this mean? Well, if you have a supported model from those three brands, you can add your robot vacuum to your Apple Home and control it right from there or even integrate it into an existing automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That latter means you could set up a routine to have your vacuum cleaner start up a session when you leave the house on Wednesdays to ensure that when you return, the floor is clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, withinApple Homeor via Siri from really any Apple device, you\u2019ll be able to ask the robot vacuum to clean a specific room or ask for it\u2019s status. Now, you may need to update your robot vacuum cleaner. Roborock announced many firmware updates today that will enable the models to work with Apple Home when they roll out in early April 2025. Those include the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, Saros Z70, Saros 10, Saros 10R, Qrevo Curv, Qrevo Edge, and Qrevo Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Models from Ecovacs andiRobotwill likely require software updates as well, and we\u2019ll update you when we hear more about those. Regardless of whether an update is required, it\u2019s excellent to see Apple make good on its promise of rolling out robot vacuum support to Apple Home, and it really will bolster the smart home offering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Apple-1745745-A2552\">A2552 Battery for Apple Watch Series 7 45MM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, we\u2019re all stillwaiting on the AI-infused Siri as part of Apple Intelligence, which could make smart home control even better, but that\u2019s set to arrive \u2018in the coming year.\u2019 That\u2019ll likely need to arrive before thesmart home display\u2013 aka a HomePod with a screen \u2013 that I and many others dream of, if it ever arrives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long time coming If you\u2019ve been dreaming about one day saying, \u2018Hey Siri, have the vacuum clean the living room and the kitchen,\u2019Apple\u2019s answering your prayers. Well, at least if you have one of the eligiblerobot vacuum cleaners. WithiOS 18.4\u2013 Apple\u2019s latest software, which is rolling out right now alongside iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/04\/01\/hey-siri-vacuum-my-kitchen-is-now-possible-as-apple-home-just-got-support-for-robot-vacuums\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Hey Siri, vacuum my kitchen&#8217; is now possible as Apple Home just got support for robot vacuums<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[151],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apple-2","tag-apple-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1147,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions\/1147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}