The iOS 18.4 beta brings Matter robot vacuum support
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The Switchbot S10 is one robot vacuum with Matter support.Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 18.4 yesterday, which users have since discovered contains support for robot vacuums in the Apple Home appthroughMatter.As spotted by 9to5Mac, Smart Home Centre confirmed the functionality using a Switchbot S10, which offers its own beta support for Matter. (Switchbot first added Matter robot vacuum support last year, but it required a hub and was kind of a hack.) Apple Home screenshots shared in the story show the robot vacuums Home widget (complete with a little robot vacuum glyph) along with a control screen featuring a start / stop button, options for choosing between Vacuum and Vacuum and Mop, selections for operating modes like Quiet or Deep Clean. Theres also a Send to Dock option, although Smart Home Centre notes that this only paused the S10.Robot vacuums in the new iOS beta can also be added to automations and scenes. You can see how all of it works in the outlets video below.Apple was expected to add Matter support for robot vacuum cleaners last year, but that didnt materialize. Few robot vacuum companies offer Matter support at the moment, and some of those are still waiting on a firmware update to enable it. Robot vacuum makers have confirmed to us that these models will support Matter:Ecovacs X8 Pro OmniEcovacs Deebot X2 ComboSwitchbot S20Switchbot S10Switchbot K10 Pro PlusSwitchbot K10 PlusDreame X50 UltraDreame X40 UltraRoborock Saros 10 and 10RRoborock S8 MaxV UltraRoomba Combo 10Some of the other changes users have spotted in the first developer beta for iOS 18.4 include the addition of an ambient music Control Center option, a new sketch style option in Image Playground, Apple Intelligence-powered Priority Notifications, and the ability to set a default translation app. More changes could be coming, as this is only the first beta for a release that had been expected to begin Siris big upgrade, a shift that may still be more than a month away.
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