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On April 30, your Roomba might disconnect from Google Assistant – Here’s why
July 21, 2025
If you’ve owned aRoombafor a while, you might have connected it at some point toGoogle Assistant. This would allow you to say commands like, “OK Google, ask Roomba to start cleaning” and your little robot vacuum would start doing its job.
On August 04, 2025, iRobot — which creates the lovable Roomba devices — will phase out that old way of connecting a Roomba to your smart home. As such, all of those old Google Assistant connections will automatically disconnect on that date.
The good news is that you may easily reconnect your Roomba to your smart home — and Google Assistant — by using the newer method, which involves using theGoogle Homeapp. Once connected in this fashion, voice commands for Roombas will be much easier.
For example, instead of saying “OK Google, ask Roomba to start cleaning,” you can simply say, “Hey Google, start vacuuming.” Here are some other examples of new commands:
Additionally, if you have a newer Roomba inthe i7 series, you may command Roomba to clean specific spots in your home by saying something like, “Hey Google, clean the kitchen.”
To avoid an automatic disconnection, you can follow the steps below to add your Roomba to Google Home and start using the new commands today:
If you follow those steps above, you won’t have to worry about getting disconnected on April 30. If you choose not to, don’t worry: you can always perform the steps after you’re disconnected.
Do you own a Roomba? Do you use it with Google Assistant quite a bit? Let us know in the comments!
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