The Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi provides a little support in your daily housework with its vacuum and mopping robots and makes your everyday life easier. The practical devices can also be easily connected and controlled with a voice assistant. There are a few things to consider.
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Apple’s Siri is the exception
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This is how you connect your Xiaomi vacuum robot with Siri
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Voice commands to Xiaomi vacuum robots
Apple’s Siri is the exception
In order to integrate your little helper into your smart home and operate it using voice commands, it is usually enough to go to the settings of your Xiaomi Home app. This works with voice assistants such as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa directly via the app.
With Apple’s Siri, however, it’s not that easy. Since Apple does not yet offer the integration of robot vacuum cleaners into their HomeKit, you have to take a small detour in order to be able to control your robot vacuum cleaner with the voice assistant.
This is how you connect your Xiaomi vacuum robot with Siri
To connect your Xiaomi vacuum robots to Apple’s voice assistant, you should first download the Xiaomi Home app and the shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad. Then follow our instructions:
Connect via the Shortcuts app
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In the Xiaomi Home app you will find the “Voice control” section under your profile.
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At this point, the only possible options for voice assistants are Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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Because of this, you have to use the shortcuts app that you have installed on your iOS device.
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You can find the downloaded shortcuts app in the widgets on the home screen of your smartphone. Press the + sign to add Xiaomi Home as a new widget to your app.
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Since you have linked the shortcuts app with the Xiaomi Home app, you can pass on the shortcuts stored on it to the connected Xiaomi devices and operate them.
Voice commands to Xiaomi vacuum robots
The shortcuts to Siri help you save automatic processes and thus save time when operating your Xiaomi vacuum robot. Always start with “Hey Siri” so that the voice assistant can react to your voice. You can then start the cleaning process in your household with the following suggestions:
- Hey Siri, send the robot to vacuum.
- Hey Siri, the vacuum and mopping robot should start cleaning in 10 minutes.
- Hey Siri, send the robot vacuum cleaner back to the charging station.
- Hey Siri, send the robot to the kitchen to mop.
- Hey Siri, turn the vacuum and mopping robot back on.
- Hey Siri, start the complete cleaning with the vacuum and mopping robot.
If you want to find out more about the difference between robot vacuum cleaners and mopping robots, we have listed some of the advantages and disadvantages of the different models. Are you worried that the little household helpers are energy guzzlers? We will provide you with detailed information about the power consumption of vacuum robots.
