Has anyone tried or know if Roomba or Neato works with voice-control? e.g. Apple Siri, Google Assistant via IFTTT, and/or Amazon Echo via Alexa Skills.
On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 4:35 AM 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone < viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > if I can extract it, I shall forward this message to neato, with whom I am > in communication re access ability, and see if we can't shame them into a > proper response. > > Sandy > > > sent from the dark side of the moon > > On 3 Dec 2016, at 00:04, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Certainly a much more encouraging message than the one I received from > Neato Robotics even though the Neato is less expensive and gets better > reviews. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <viphone@googlegroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *pholdstock > *Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2016 4:01 PM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible? > > > > Hi. I have just placed an order for a Roomba 980 and please see below the > reply I received from Irobot regarding accessibility of the app. Seems very > positive :-). > > Dear Mr. Holdstock, > > > > Thank you for contacting the iRobot Customer Care. > > > > We are happy to hear that you are interested in our products. > > > > The iRobot is aware about the voice-over which is available on the Apple > mobile devices and we are working to improve the iRobot Home App and to > make it easier to use for the visually impaired people. > > > > I have forwarded your e-mail to our development department. The Home App > is under constant development and it is updated regularly. I will inform > you as soon as possible if there is new update particularly of the > voice-over technology. > > > > I would also like to thank you for your feedback, it is very important and > will help to improve the robot's features even further. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Sibin > > iRobot Customer Care > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 28 Nov 2016, at 16:53, Marie <scribbl...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I have no pets so I named my Neato Willard and keep thinking I will tape > an MP3 player onto the top with dog sounds. He is now a part of my family. > and my friends love it. LOL! > > > > *From:* 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone > > *Sent:* Monday, November 28, 2016 2:10 AM > > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > > *Subject:* Re: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible? > > > > Hi, > > > > Yes, I have had both Roombas and now a Neato Connected. The Roombas > were pre the most recent incarnation, thus, not running with an app. So, I > can't speak to that side of things. I always loved my Roombas, but the > Neato is, really, a new generation and incredibly effective and efficient! > When I first downloaded the app, it was accessible up to about 90 percent, > only the battery status was not viewable. Unfortunately, the last two > versions allow for only the most simple of commands, though, the battery > status is now viewable. This means that they can do it, obviously, they > just need to commit to accessibility. I tried to write them a report re > this, but found, ironically, that my iPhone 6, running the latest version > of IOS, would not write in the edit field on their support page! This is an > IOS problem and not a Neato one. I suppose we just have to learn to accept > the accessibility is something that we need to keep reminding the various > developers about. However, and I imagine that this applies to Roomba too! > The Neato connected is usable, at its most basic level, just by pressing > one or other of the two buttons. It can be used, without the app and it > will do its job, you just have less control over modes etc. Luckily, I have > the original app on my iPhone 4s, so can do everything, including seeing > the battery status on my 6. Just as an aside, I have found, since IOS 10, I > have been using my 4s more and more, which is running 9x. more than > anything, I wish we could, easily, revert to previous versions of apps when > we discover new accessibility issues. I don't have the use of a computer, > using my iPhone, independently, so iTunes backups are not a possibility for > me and I don't really like the Cloud.... > > > > In short, speaking for the Neato, not having the latest Roomba, we > can, certainly, use it, but for full functionality, the app needs to be > rewritten with accessibility in mind. However, I would like to say that the > Neato is the easiest of all the Robot Vacuums, that I have seen or read > about, to maintain, empty and find. It has an excellent navigation system, > better than my own! and, almost, seems to have its own character!! I love > the way it takes a running jump when it encounters a particularly difficult > threash-hold, going into my porch. And when it gets itself into a tight > place, it is wonderful to see it lift its bottom and try to extract itself, > almost virtically! > > > > I would encourage all owners of these divices to contact, IOS being > capable, the developers to tell them that you are a VIP owner and need them > to be aware of VO when putting out app updates. > > > > Happy hoovering! Sandy. > > sent from the dark side of the moon > > > On 27 Nov 2016, at 17:17, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. < > kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote: > > Yes, and I believe Sandy Tompkins on this list has had both Rumba and > Neato products, and she seemed to much prefer the Neato. > > > > The neato currently has some app accessibility issues with VoiceOver, but > I’m still using mine successfully, although not as efficiently as I could > with better accessibility. > > > > I direct message NeatoRobotics via Twitter on Wednesday asking them to > make their iPhone app fully VoiceOver enabled for blind users. I received a > response direct message from them several hours later thanking me for > bringing this to their attention, and that they had forwarded the request > on to engineering. Of course, there’s no guarantee that anything will be > done. I’ve made the same suggestion through their customer support twice > previously without evidence of change in their 2 recent app upgrades. But, > as Mark Taylor pointed out to me, companies seem to have different and > possibly more impactful representatives on their social media streams. I > encourage others interested in this to either direct message NeatoRobotics, > or another avenue of their choice. It’s clearly in their interest to > address these changes. > > > > Thanks, Keith > > > > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <viphone@googlegroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel > *Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 11:09 AM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible? > > > > Hi Don, > > > > Make sure you also check the Neato Connected robotic vacuum, it’s a bit > cheaper and gets much better reviews across the board. It’s been discussed > here quite a bit. I believe the app is accessible with some issues, but it > sounds from what Shaf said that this is also the case for the Roomba. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <viphone@googlegroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *Don Breda > *Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 4:42 AM > *To:* VIPhone google group <viphone@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible? > > > > Well the subject says it all. > > > > A friend is considering getting one and I wanted to be sure the vacuum and > the app were a good combination. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Don > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - 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