Claims against testing
Do Robot Vacuums Keep Their Smart Features After Years?
Smart-vacuum marketing never states an end date. This is a page about time, not a purchase: what each older model still does through its app, and what its maker has said about support.

This page checks
- Sold new by its makerWhether the maker still sells it in the US
- App and cloud todayWhat still works from the phone
- Software updatesThe newest release the maker lists
- Support promiseWhat the maker said it would keep doing
iRobot
Where to buy
Retired by iRobot: its product page redirects to a retired-product notice
Amazon acquisition collapse triggers iRobot layoffs and i7+ line freeze
Neato Robotics
Where to buy
Neato ceased operations in 2023; its cloud has since been shut down
Third-party parts scarcity accelerates as D7 inventory depletes
Ecovacs
Where to buy
No Ecovacs US store page found; still listed on Ecovacs's Australian store
Security research identifies Ecovacs Deebot Bluetooth attack surface affecting Ozmo line
Full specifications17 figures on record · 14 differ
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Years later
What each one can still do
Neato's cloud was shut down by December 2025, so the D7 Connected now runs only from its start button: no app, schedules or no-go zones. iRobot says no app changes are planned for current Roombas, but the i7+ is retired and its last listed software release dates from 2023.
iRobot's i7+ product page redirects to a retired-product notice.
iRobot US siteNeato ceased operations in 2023. Parent company Vorwerk kept the cloud running until it ended it.
News reports, Oct to Dec 2025A US support page exists. The Ecovacs Australian store lists it as purchasable; no US store page was found.
Ecovacs AU store and US support siteiRobot's company update says no planned changes to app functionality. It was not tested on the i7+.
iRobot company updateApp control, maps, schedules, no-go zones and voice assistants stopped by Dec 2025. The start button still works.
Hands-on report, Dec 2025Ecovacs's support page for the 950 describes map management and scheduled tasks in the Ecovacs Home app.
Ecovacs support page22.52latest release listed
Listed for the i6, i7 and i8 on iRobot's Canadian support page, dated 03.01.2023.
iRobot support release notesOver-the-air software updates were among the services that ended with the cloud.
Hands-on report, Dec 2025Its support page mentions firmware upgrade reminders. No version history is listed there.
Ecovacs support page"We plan to continue supporting current products, including customer service, software updates where applicable, and warranty coverage."
iRobot company updateVorwerk promised five years of cloud service when Neato closed in 2023. It ended after about two.
Hands-on report, Dec 2025Not found
No support period stated on the Ecovacs support page.
Ecovacs support page
Your home
How each one fits a home like yours
Set the conditions that describe your home. Each robot answers from its own Fit Check; nothing is scored until you choose.
Fit check
Describe your home
Pick what applies. Each robot answers from its own record.
Everything else
Where they land among 259 robot vacuums
Only the measures on which these three differ. The bar is the whole category; the block is the typical middle half; the tick is the median.
Sources
Where every figure comes from
- Roomba i7+ · iRobot retired-product redirect and company update (read 2 Oct 2026); iRobot Canada software release notes
- Botvac D7 Connected · Vacuum Wars (updated 29 Dec 2025); Gizmodo (25 Oct 2025); We Speak IoT
- Deebot Ozmo 950 · Ecovacs US support page and Australian store (read 2 Oct 2026); Ecovacs security advisories (19 Nov 2024, 9 May 2025); TechCrunch (9 Aug 2024)
Each maker's own pages were read on 2 Oct 2026 for whether it is still sold and for support wording. Shutdown facts for the Neato come from news reports, because the maker's own notice could not be opened.
Questions
What readers ask
Why did the Neato Botvac D7 Connected lose its no-go lines and remote scheduling?
Vorwerk ended Neato’s cloud, citing newer cybersecurity and compliance rules. By December 2025 the app showed servers shut down. App control, maps, schedules and no-go zones stopped; the robot still runs from its start button.
Is the iRobot Roomba i7+ still receiving software updates?
The newest release iRobot lists for the i6, i7 and i8 is 22.52, dated 03.01.2023, on its Canadian support page. iRobot says it plans to keep supporting current products; the i7+ is retired.
Did the Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 950 have a Bluetooth vulnerability?
Researchers’ 2024 findings named the Deebot 900 Series. They did not name the 950 itself. Ecovacs’s Bluetooth advisory (Nov 2024) and base-station advisory (May 2025) do not list the Ozmo 950.
Common questions
Roomba i7+
Botvac D7 Connected
Deebot Ozmo 950