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Robot vacuum

Samsung Jet Bot Wi-Fi setup, explained

The company routes its robot vacuums through SmartThings, the app that already runs its other appliances, and every connection depends on an account with the maker.

Checked 3 October 2026

Drawing of a robot vacuum beside its base, with a phone and a home router

Connection record

App
SmartThings
Store developer line
Not recorded for this reference
Account
Samsung account (required)
Wi-Fi bands
2.4 GHz connection
Pairing route
QR code or catalogue, then a direct link to the robot
Maker’s domain
samsung.com

App and account

Which app, and whose account

There is no dedicated robot app. The original model and its plus, AI+ and Bespoke versions are all added in SmartThings, published through Google Play, Apple’s App Store and the company’s Galaxy Store3.

Nothing can be added without an account with the maker. On the company’s own Galaxy phones, the account already signed in carries over, which usually spares a separate sign-in3.

The app also needs a Wi-Fi router to work with: the maker’s article limits it to Wi-Fi-capable robot models connected through one3.

Connecting

How the details reach the robot

  1. Frame 1Account

    The account comes first

    The app accepts no new devices until an account is signed in; the maker’s own phones pass theirs across.

  2. Frame 2Printed code

    QR code or catalogue

    The robot is identified by scanning the code on its body or by picking it from the app’s device catalogue1.

  3. Frame 3Robot network

    A direct link

    The robot beeps when it is ready. An iPhone then joins the robot’s temporary network with a password the app supplies4.

  4. Frame 4Home network

    A 2.4 GHz home network

    The robot takes the home network’s details; a 2.4 GHz connection is required2.

  5. Frame 5Maker’s cloud

    A card in the app

    Registered to the account, the robot appears as a card in the app, ready for its first map1.

The frames describe how the connection works. Each screen and its order belong to the maker’s app, which changes with its updates.

Network

What the network has to offer

2.4 GHz connectionYes

Described by the maker as necessary2.

5 GHzNot documented

Not part of the connection the maker describes.

Samsung accountYes

Required for every device in the app3.

A Wi-Fi routerYes

The app works only with robots connected through one3.

Android versionYes

Android 6.0 or later on the maker’s own phones, per its US article4.

Bands and pairing routes for all twelve makers sit side by side in the network comparison.

Inside

The parts that matter during setup

Drawing of the robot in layers, with the parts that matter during setup numbered123
Numbers on the drawing match the descriptions below it.

  1. QR code

    Printed on the robot, it identifies the exact model to the app.

  2. Ready beep

    The beep marks the moment the robot will accept the phone’s direct link.

  3. Clean Station

    Plus and AI+ models dock in a station that empties the bin, an action the app can start.

After setup

What the app handles once connected

  • Cleaning path
  • Bin emptying
  • Schedules
  • Cleaning reports
  • Maps
  • No-clean times

Features differ between models; the list follows the maker’s own descriptions.

Imitations

A fake notice, taken apart

ImitationVerify the robot’s accountThe robot will stop at midnight.Tap the link below and enter the account password.Continue
A reconstructed fake notice. No real number or link appears on this page.

Each numbered sign opens the reason it gives the imitation away.

Account checks happen in the app or on samsung.com, not through links in texts.

Passwords go into the app or the maker’s own website, never into a page reached from a text.

Invented deadlines are meant to rush the reader.

The wider pattern behind notices like this one is set out in the setup-scams guide.

Questions

Short answers

Does the Jet Bot have an app of its own?
No. Every model is added in SmartThings.
Which phones can add it?
The maker’s Android phones from version 6.0, and iPhones through the App Store.
What happens on an iPhone?
The phone joins the robot’s temporary network with a password shown in the app, then returns to finish.

Sources

Notes

  1. samsung.com (US) answer ANS10002356: the Jet Bot, SmartThings and a first map
  2. samsung.com (Latin America): the 2.4 GHz condition for the Jet Bot
  3. samsung.com (Ireland): Jet Bot pairing with SmartThings
  4. samsung.com (US) answer ANS00090042: the Jet Bot in SmartThings

Sources last read 3 October 2026

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