Robomow App 2.0

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About this app

Interact with your mower, take full control of your lawn and access all the latest updates, items and settings in a single swipe!

* Stay updated *
-- Get a quick summary of mower’s state, the next planned operation and the history of recent operations.

* Interact from a distance *
-- Send to mow, return to base, disable automatic depart and program your mowing schedule in a snip.

* Enjoy the drive *
-- Navigate from one garden to the other – effortlessly.

Ratings and reviews

Connectivity to the mower is a bit random, so I would appreciate a "recconnect" pressbutton. Othervise OK, much easier to work with than setting stuff on the robot, of course. What is worse is that the applicattion no longer allows manual mowing, ie I have to use my old mower in all cases when I need to do a little special work. In my mind this is completely wrong direction of development and this option - which was there since version 1 - should be restored ASAP. This is my main reason for two stars only.

The app has major problems connecting - it works reliably only immediately after restarting my phone, so there are clearly bugs in the bluetooth initialisation. The main use for this app was the remote control/manual mowing feature, but despite advertising this feature on their website, Robomow have diabled v1 of the app, and retroactively removed the manual mowing completely. When questioned, they claim this is due to new safety legislation. However, the function has only been removed from the app. Quoting them "The mower still has the functionality but you will need to purchase the optional Bluetooth remote". Given that, and given that other manufacturers seem to manage to provide this through an app, their justification seems entirely mendacious. I note they've changed the text on their website within the last 48 hours (though not the picture, which still shows the icons for the feature they've taken away). Do not recommend - either the app, or the company.

Clean looking UI, easy to operate. Connection seems better since update 2020, sometimes still drops out but less. Now it's useable. Manual mowing is removed, why ? Missing some essential features such as seeing the battery percentage and naming the starting points. Also more starting points would be nice. History never seems to work. This robot needs more intelligent driving routines and some BT to WiFi gateway to make it great.

What's new

App stability and minor bug fix