Question How to connect to a Xiaomi MI mop 2 ?

[Charlie.C]

Hi,

I consider to buy a Robotic vacuum cleaner

I see in the articles/pages related to the mi mop 2 that all the settings are accessible trough a smartphone apps...
But the info that I could found miss a lot of information, So I don't know the following ->

1. Does the vacuum act as an WiFi AP ? and therefore we can connect with any device that have a web browser ?
2. Smartphone apps:
   1. Does the apps is available as an install file (apk etc..) ?
   2. Do we need an account once the app is installed ?
   3. How the apps communicate with the vacuum ? directly trough WiFi, Bluetooth, or everything pass trough Xiaomi servers ?

Thanks !

Spoiler: Side note, I posted this question first to The CensoreKingdom.com aka Reddit but obviously

https://send.vis.ee/download/c4b18c6c90fab6ba/#X5WOasolaeNQzVhCl-f9tw
I wanted to embed the image but it seem Tom's doesn't allow upload image ?

 

[kerberos_20]

it uses wifi

 

[Charlie.C]

Thank you @kerberos_20 , so you mean is acting as an WiFi AP ?
To which we can connect to ?

Spoiler: Here my spoiler with a working link

https://imgpile.com/i/htPpeG

 

[kerberos_20]

its acting as wifi receiver, to which you connect with your phone (hotspot)

 

[Charlie.C]

For those who will look for the same as me...

I've had the opportunity to test it with a contact of mine..

It seem that in order to connect on the device you need that app named Mi Home
(so you can't connect with a web browser..)

and this app require you to create an online account to Xiaomi corp..

So as I'm not agree to give my contacts and/or data in order to vacuuming I'll do without it.