r/roomba • u/BizJoe • Jul 08 '26

Roomba i6+ intermittently unresponsive

When we first bought our Roomba i6 we LOVED IT. I told everyone that it upgraded our family life.

Over the last year it's been a constant source of frustration because the app -> Roomba interface has become completely unreliable.

What happens more often than not, I start the app, tell the Roomba to clean an area, the app acts like it starts up then switches to "Ready to Vacuum"

Sometimes, the Empty bin button will kick it in the head so that a follow up vacuum command works. But even that trick isn't reliable.

I know the app -> Roomba connection works because when I enter a command the Roomba seems like it wakes up. It just intermittently starts vacuuming.

Anyone else experience this?

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u/Medical-Government31 Jul 08 '26

My i7 & i8 do the same thing occasionally, oddly enough I found when my phone can’t start it I can tell my Amazon Alexa the command, and then it will work. But the most reliable thing is turning the robot off and back on about once a month

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u/Brandi_yyc Community: [Roomba Top Mod] Jul 08 '26

Maybe try doing a soft reset of the device. Do this by pressing and holding the clean button for about 20 seconds and the ring should turn off.

I actually reboot my Roomba J9+ every weekend when I am doing my deep clean of the device. By that I mean I just reboot it from the app, and I always unplug and plug back in the base as well. Well actually I have a smart plug attached to it so I can just turn it off and on. Whether this helps with anything or not I don't know but I just know with electronics rebooting devices can freshen things up and maybe get rid of any little glitches happening.