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Valetudo on Xiaomi Vacuum: Cloud-Free Local Control with Home Assistant

Your robot vacuum cleans your floors, but by default it also reports home — to servers you don’t control, in a jurisdiction you may not be comfortable with. Xiaomi and Roborock vacuums running stock firmware maintain persistent cloud connections. Map data, room layouts, cleaning schedules, usage telemetry, and even audio commands pass through cloud infrastructure … Read more

Xiaomi Zigbee Devices in Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT: 100% Local, No Cloud

Xiaomi and Aqara make some of the cheapest, most reliable Zigbee sensors on the market. Motion sensors under $10. Door contacts smaller than a matchbox. Temperature sensors with year-long battery life. There is one catch: out of the box, these devices are designed to phone home. Setup requires the Mi Home or Aqara app, and … Read more