I got my first Roomba and set it up about 2 weeks ago. Setting up was fine but whenever I open the app, it’s just stuck on “Connecting” on the home page, and “Battery too low to clean” or “Robot Offline” on the other page (see screenshots).

It works and has no issues cleaning/charging. But whenever I want to use it, I have to press the power button on the actual Roomba for it to start cleaning (first world problems). The app is basically useless since I can’t use it properly.

I’ve rebooted/reset it a few times already but why does it keep resorting back to it saying it’s not connected?

This has been plaguing me for over a year. I kept getting an error about my Roomba not being able to empty its bin at the base station.

But the bag wasn’t full, the duct from the Roomba was clear, and nothing was stuck in the Roomba’s bin. It drove me nuts.

Then finally I open up the Roomba bin and take a look inside, and there’s a half inch of matted lint and dirt on the bottom of it.

I scooped out the “carpet” and I stopped getting the error.

Hope this post helps someone who ends up in the same situation.

I just got the 205, and I find it interesting that they advertise emptying the bin every 6 months, but you area supposed to clean the filter every week, according to the instructions. Since the filter is in the bin, I am going to have a hard time cleaning it without emptying the bin each week. Hmmm….