Does Roborock S8 Pro Ultra work with Apple Home / HomeKit?

What works & limitations

• Roborock App and Amazon Alexa are the primary official control paths — start and stop commands work fully via Alexa voice; "Alexa, tell Roborock to start cleaning" triggers a full-home clean on the S8 Pro Ultra
• Google Home integration is available via the official Roborock-Google integration — "Hey Google, tell Roborock to start" works for basic start/stop/dock commands
• Home Assistant integration via the Roborock HACS custom component provides full local control including room selection, suction level, and mop settings via Lovelace cards — this is the most capable non-official integration available
• No native Apple HomeKit support — the S8 Pro Ultra does not appear as a HomeKit accessory in the Home app; Apple Home shows no discovery of the robot via the Home app's "Add Accessory" flow
• No HomeKit Secure Video for the onboard RGB camera — camera feed is accessible only through the Roborock App; Apple Home video feed integration requires native HomeKit Secure Video support, which the S8 Pro Ultra lacks
• Apple Home scenes and automations cannot directly include Roborock S8 Pro Ultra cleaning commands without a third-party bridge
• No Matter certification — the S8 Pro Ultra was not announced as part of the Matter 1.2 or 1.3 device specification for the robot vacuum device type; Matter 1.4 (expected 2025) may introduce robot vacuum as a supported category, but Roborock has not committed to retroactive certification for the S8 Pro Ultra
• Roborock's 2026 product roadmap mentions Matter support for future models — no specific commitment to Matter certification for current-generation products including the S8 Pro Ultra; users requiring HomeKit should evaluate this as a purchase criterion before buying
• As of mid-2026, no mainstream robot vacuum from iRobot, Ecovacs, Roborock, or Shark natively supports Apple HomeKit — the category is entirely outside the HomeKit ecosystem; Apple Home users who need a robot vacuum must use Alexa, Google Home, or a third-party bridge
• Most practical HomeKit workaround: link Roborock Alexa skill + add an Amazon Echo device to the Apple Home network; create a Siri Shortcut that sends an Alexa voice command via the Echo ("start cleaning") using the Shortcut's "Speak" action — adds 2–3 second latency but enables Siri-initiated cleaning and Apple Home automation triggers
• Home Assistant Homebridge bridge: install Home Assistant with the Roborock integration and the Homebridge plugin; expose the S8 Pro Ultra as a HomeKit "Switch" accessory — this creates a native HomeKit tile in the Apple Home app with on/off (start/dock) control; the Homebridge approach is stable and maintained by the community; initial setup takes approximately 2 hours for users new to Home Assistant