# Ecovacs Deebot as no.1 (best buy guide) - but with which app? **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** best-buy-guide\ **Created:** [April 1, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245 "2026-04-01T17:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matthaus\_Artmann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthaus_artmann/32/80156_2.png) [@Matthaus\_Artmann](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthaus_Artmann)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/1 "2026-04-01T17:58:03Z")
Hi, The best buy guide for vacuum robots has Ecovacs Deebot listed as no.1, see [Best buy guide vacuum robots](https://homey.app/en-us/best-buy-guide/robot-vacuums/) I have a Deebot OMNI T30 Pro for 1,5 years and ever since there were outdated community apps for Homey integration. Using Home Assistant as a bridge is also a hassle. Essentially nothing of that really works.. So I really wonder, how the Homey team can recommend the Ecovacs Deebot X5 OMNI if there is no updated app for that? Did I miss something??? Would appreciate any useful information regarding stable and flawless integration of Deebots into Homey 🙂 Thank you! Kind regards, Matthaeus ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/2 "2026-04-01T18:43:13Z")
Hi, I love my Deebot T80 Omni. I also tried HA integration and Homey standard Matter device. Not really good. And I tried to take over the Deebot app. But that’s a nightmare. Ecovacs is using Mqtt in the background, but every dehice seems to have own Mqtt topics, events and data fields. There is no API description. The app uses a npm module that does the Mqtt and API handling. But… it would need to debug all Mqtt fields used for the specific device. Then it would need to adapt the module (fork+pull request)… I tried but didn’t found the needed topics in the whole Mqtt traffic 🙈 So at the current state, the Homey app will never support the newer Deebots 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/3 "2026-04-01T20:29:14Z")
About the why is it recommended anyways, you’d discuss with Athom: [https://homey.app/support](https://homey.app/support) ---
**Author:** ![Matthaus\_Artmann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthaus_artmann/32/80156_2.png) [@Matthaus\_Artmann](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthaus_Artmann)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/4 "2026-04-01T21:01:35Z")
Good hint, @Peter_Kawa ! I just sent a support request to see whether they have an answer to that. @RonnyW that sounds very nerve wracking, thanks for the insights. It seems to be very unfortunate for us who own a Deebot.. Once I have a reply from Athom, I will post it here. Let’s see if there is something useful for all of us ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/5 "2026-04-01T21:17:08Z")
Good to note that the list isn’t ranked! The first device isn’t equal to the one we recommend the most. I’ve forwarded the feedback internally, @Boterham will get back to you 😉 ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/6 "2026-04-01T21:18:06Z")
You might be able to use Google automations and Homey virtual devices as a workaround. I used it to integrate my Tapo RV30 Max Plus robot vacuum, but note that the functiona for vacuums are pretty limited in Google (only start/stop/dock). If Deebot supports “Scenes” in Google Home, you might be able to use more functions. ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/7 "2026-04-01T21:31:24Z")
For now, the generic Matter device for vacuum robots would be ok to use. As a downside, you have to start cleasimg by selecting the cleaning mode from the mode list. ---
**Author:** ![Matthaus\_Artmann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthaus_artmann/32/80156_2.png) [@Matthaus\_Artmann](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthaus_Artmann)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/8 "2026-04-02T10:29:03Z")
How do I know whether my robot has Matter compatibility? ---
**Author:** ![ricercar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricercar/32/101928_2.png) [@ricercar](https://community.homey.app/u/ricercar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/9 "2026-04-02T12:52:26Z")
if it has matter, you have a corresponding item in the app in parameter ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/10 "2026-04-02T13:59:02Z")
Device settings in Deebot app: ![image-1775138226453-ajdlayv1m](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/8/a8d7aff5397eb878875864682686dbc99e0ce6ae.jpeg) Based on Google KI the T30 should support Matter 😁🤞 ---
**Author:** ![Matthaus\_Artmann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthaus_artmann/32/80156_2.png) [@Matthaus\_Artmann](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthaus_Artmann)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/11 "2026-04-02T20:06:34Z")
Well, in my iPhone app Ecovacs Home I cannot find anything about Matter. Since my Google search was not showing anything positive, I guess I am stuck here with not being able to connect my T30 Pro into Homey 😢 Also, Athom responded but basically with what has been said before about Matter connectivity, nothing more. Ah, and very funny: they updated the vacuum robot best buy guide - and remove the Deebot X5 OMNI 🤣 Well, thanks anyways, topic can be closed. ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/12 "2026-04-02T20:26:56Z")
Too bad, then Google was wrong. It seems Matter is only supported on T50 and newer models. But if it’s an older device, doesn’t Homey app work? I assumed that Ecovacs used different Mqtt topics for T80 and similar. ---
**Author:** ![Matthaus\_Artmann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matthaus_artmann/32/80156_2.png) [@Matthaus\_Artmann](https://community.homey.app/u/Matthaus_Artmann)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/13 "2026-04-03T05:22:30Z")
No, the old ones, which are deprecated, made problems. I have to check again, I dismissed it for quite a while.. ---
**Author:** ![ricercar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricercar/32/101928_2.png) [@ricercar](https://community.homey.app/u/ricercar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/14 "2026-04-03T09:32:21Z")
nope. T30 doesn’t support matter (afaik, ie mine) ---
**Author:** ![ricercar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricercar/32/101928_2.png) [@ricercar](https://community.homey.app/u/ricercar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/15 "2026-04-03T09:36:24Z")
You can connect the T30 to homey but you are limited to start/stop/go home ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ecovacs-deebot-as-no-1-best-buy-guide-but-with-which-app/153245/16 "2026-04-03T15:40:57Z")
> [@Matthaus\_Artmann](#): > > very funny: they updated the vacuum robot best buy guide - and remove the Deebot X5 OMNI 🤣 At least they’re open for improvements 😁 Next they should hide all non-functional apps from the homey.app store once and for all 👊