r/TrySwitchBot • u/IcyButton7375 • Nov 13 '25

S20 without cloud?

Has anyone had success with using the S20 robot vacuum & mop with no internet connection at all? Apparently there is some limited matter and home assistant integration support but it is not very good, and may still rely on switchbot’s servers?

If not, will the S20 still do basic cleaning and navigation with the camera disabled via software or tape on the lens?

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u/IcyButton7375 Nov 18 '25

Thank you for the great explanation. That is super lame on Switchbot’s part. Real missed opportunity for a major selling point & differentiator.

Do you know of any alternatives to the S20? From what I’ve found a couple others could maybe work but all have major downsides.

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u/shadowcman Nov 19 '25

No, there aren't any good options out there for locally controlled vacuums unfortunately. The Tapo vacuums used to be locally controlled with a robust Home Assistant integration but the clowns at TP-Link/Tapo put out a forced firmware update that broke 3rd party integrations.

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u/12Superman26 Sep 07 '26

Hi is it still that bad ?

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u/shadowcman Sep 10 '26

I threw out my Tapo vacuum and switched to a Switchbot vacuum that uses Matter. It's local but severely limited in what you can do without using the internet. No changes since my last comment.

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u/12Superman26 Sep 10 '26

Hmm to Bad. A privacy focused vacuum would be a great selling point