Dreame is a Chinese manufacturer of practical household appliances such as wet and dry vacuum cleaners and cordless vacuum cleaners. If you have a Dreame vacuum robot, you can easily connect and control it with a voice assistant.
Voice control of your Dreame smart devices makes your everyday life much easier as you save time and have your hands free. If you have previously used Apple’s Siri in your smart home, there are a few special features that you need to pay attention to in order to use the voice assistant with your vacuum robot.
Apple’s voice control as a special case
Connecting your Dreame devices to various voice assistants such as Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa should usually be easy via the Dreamehome app or the MiHome app. It serves as a control center for your smart home products.
Things are different when using Siri, as there is currently no integration of vacuum robots into Apple’s HomeKit. However, you can take a small detour to link your household helpers and operate them with Apple’s voice control.
Connect Dreame devices to Siri
Before connecting your Dreame devices to Siri, you must install the Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad. Then download the MiHome app or the Dreamehome app. Also remember to connect the Dreame devices that you want to operate with voice control in your respective household app beforehand.
This is how you connect your Dreame devices to Siri
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The first step is to open the “Automation” tab in your MiHome app.
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Then go to your “Profile” at the top.
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You must first allow this automation on your devices via voice control and confirm access. This means there is no need to unlock your smartphone to give voice commands. You can do this via the MiHome app.
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Or you can confirm access via your home screen and then via the widget tab.
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When you’re done, click on the + sign at the top of your MiHome app under the “Profile” section.
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There you set up an “if-then automation” by clicking on the first option.
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Then you choose from the list of your devices.
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Next, you look for a specific command for the respective device.
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Then just press “Save” at the top right.
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After you have given the command a name, click “OK”.
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Under your “Profile” you will see “Add to Siri” in the top right corner. If you can’t see this section, you need to update your MiHome app or bring your iOS device to the latest version that supports shortcuts via Xiaomi.
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You can then use your voice control using the shortcuts to Siri and easily operate your devices.
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When you use certain shortcuts, the connected devices will respond accordingly.
Voice commands to Siri
You can simplify the operation of your smart home devices with targeted voice commands to your voice assistant. If you have not only connected your vacuum robot but also your smart lamps to your MiHome app, you can issue a variety of different commands. Remember to always say “Hey Siri” first. Here are some ideas:
- Hey Siri, turn on the lights on the desk.
- Hey Siri, stop vacuuming/cleaning.
- Hey Siri, continue vacuuming/cleaning.
- Hey Siri, pause the cleaning process.
- Hey Siri, good morning!
- Hey Siri, what’s the current status?
Your Dreame vacuum robot can also be easily controlled with Alexa. You can find out how this works in our detailed instructions. If you prefer to use Google’s voice assistant, we will explain to you how you can operate your Xiaomi vacuum robots with Google Assistant.
