Changed my mind
Updated review – After several months of use (4 stars)
Having owned my Worx Landroid for several months now, I wanted to return and update my original review, which I’ve left below for reference.
As you’ll see, I was initially extremely frustrated by the difficulty of connecting the Landroid to my home Wi-Fi network. Despite numerous attempts, the only way I eventually managed to establish a connection was to disconnect all other devices from my network, leaving just my mobile phone connected to the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band.
However, once I overcame that initial hurdle, my experience changed completely.
Since then, the app has worked flawlessly. It’s intuitive, straightforward to use and reliably sends the Landroid out to mow according to its schedule. In fact, compared with the apps for other smart devices I own, including robotic vacuum cleaners, I’ve found the Landroid app considerably easier to use.
The mower itself has also performed extremely well. So much so that I’m now seriously considering purchasing a second Landroid for my back garden. Having experienced how well the system works once configured, I would have absolutely no hesitation in buying another.
Having done some further reading, I appreciate that Wi-Fi connectivity problems during initial setup aren’t necessarily unique to Worx. Similar difficulties appear to affect robotic mowers from other manufacturers too.
For anyone experiencing the same connection problems, my advice would be to try temporarily disconnecting other devices and ensuring that only the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network is operating during setup. This was the solution that worked for me.
Unfortunately, I’m currently using Sky Broadband, and its router settings aren’t particularly flexible or intuitive when it comes to making these sorts of adjustments. That certainly added to my initial frustration.
My conclusion: I can’t quite award five stars because the initial connection process was unnecessarily difficult. However, once connected, the Landroid and its app have been excellent. The mower does exactly what I want, the app is reliable and the whole system is remarkably straightforward to operate.
I’m therefore updating my rating to four stars, and I would happily recommend the Landroid to others. In fact, I’m considering buying another one myself, which is probably the strongest recommendation I can give.
My original review is below, so readers can see the difficulties I initially experienced.
Original review
The Landroid simply refuses to connect to Wi-Fi, which renders the app completely useless. It just keeps saying the mower is offline and gives no useful information about what’s actually wrong. I’ve now entered my router’s long, mixed upper- and lowercase password more than 20 times, tried disabling different parts of the Wi-Fi, checked it’s broadcasting on the correct frequencies, and still, over three hours later, I get the exact same offline message.
Extremely frustrating. At this point I’m ready to put the whole thing back in the box and send it back.
Having owned my Worx Landroid for several months now, I wanted to return and update my original review, which I’ve left below for reference.
As you’ll see, I was initially extremely frustrated by the difficulty of connecting the Landroid to my home Wi-Fi network. Despite numerous attempts, the only way I eventually managed to establish a connection was to disconnect all other devices from my network, leaving just my mobile phone connected to the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band.
However, once I overcame that initial hurdle, my experience changed completely.
Since then, the app has worked flawlessly. It’s intuitive, straightforward to use and reliably sends the Landroid out to mow according to its schedule. In fact, compared with the apps for other smart devices I own, including robotic vacuum cleaners, I’ve found the Landroid app considerably easier to use.
The mower itself has also performed extremely well. So much so that I’m now seriously considering purchasing a second Landroid for my back garden. Having experienced how well the system works once configured, I would have absolutely no hesitation in buying another.
Having done some further reading, I appreciate that Wi-Fi connectivity problems during initial setup aren’t necessarily unique to Worx. Similar difficulties appear to affect robotic mowers from other manufacturers too.
For anyone experiencing the same connection problems, my advice would be to try temporarily disconnecting other devices and ensuring that only the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network is operating during setup. This was the solution that worked for me.
Unfortunately, I’m currently using Sky Broadband, and its router settings aren’t particularly flexible or intuitive when it comes to making these sorts of adjustments. That certainly added to my initial frustration.
My conclusion: I can’t quite award five stars because the initial connection process was unnecessarily difficult. However, once connected, the Landroid and its app have been excellent. The mower does exactly what I want, the app is reliable and the whole system is remarkably straightforward to operate.
I’m therefore updating my rating to four stars, and I would happily recommend the Landroid to others. In fact, I’m considering buying another one myself, which is probably the strongest recommendation I can give.
My original review is below, so readers can see the difficulties I initially experienced.
Original review
The Landroid simply refuses to connect to Wi-Fi, which renders the app completely useless. It just keeps saying the mower is offline and gives no useful information about what’s actually wrong. I’ve now entered my router’s long, mixed upper- and lowercase password more than 20 times, tried disabling different parts of the Wi-Fi, checked it’s broadcasting on the correct frequencies, and still, over three hours later, I get the exact same offline message.
Extremely frustrating. At this point I’m ready to put the whole thing back in the box and send it back.
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MMM G MacG
Does not work
I Spent 2½ hours setting up my brand-new Worx Landroid in the garden, then download the app. The app itself looks fairly user-friendly at first glance, but access is limited and the whole experience falls apart almost immediately.
The Landroid simply refuses to connect to Wi-Fi, which renders the app completely useless. It just keeps saying the mower is offline and gives no useful information about what’s actually wrong. I’ve now entered my router’s long, mixed upper- and lowercase password more than 20 times, tried disabling different parts of the Wi-Fi, checked it’s broadcasting on the correct frequencies, and still, over three hours later, I get the exact same offline message.
Extremely frustrating. At this point I’m ready to put the whole thing back in the box and send it back.
The Landroid simply refuses to connect to Wi-Fi, which renders the app completely useless. It just keeps saying the mower is offline and gives no useful information about what’s actually wrong. I’ve now entered my router’s long, mixed upper- and lowercase password more than 20 times, tried disabling different parts of the Wi-Fi, checked it’s broadcasting on the correct frequencies, and still, over three hours later, I get the exact same offline message.
Extremely frustrating. At this point I’m ready to put the whole thing back in the box and send it back.
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MMM G MacG
Two much requested app changes
1. Please add a log of zone name and date mowed.
2. Enable user thorough app to restart mowing in a zone or send mower home after someone has picked-up or otherwise moved Landroid WR342 within the zone, such as when a neighbor helps move a stuck mower out of a trapped location while I’m out of town.
2. Enable user thorough app to restart mowing in a zone or send mower home after someone has picked-up or otherwise moved Landroid WR342 within the zone, such as when a neighbor helps move a stuck mower out of a trapped location while I’m out of town.
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BABe Aware App
Appli et tondeuse nuls
Je n’ai jamais vu un robot aussi idiot. J’ai le modèle avec fil, et j’ai ajouté les capteurs à 100€ pour améliorer un peu son comportement, mais même avec ça… Force comme un debile lorsqu’il rencontre de la résistance, donc creuse des trous partout. Se bloque pour rien. Parfois (rarement), il comprend qu’il est bloqué, alors il s’arrête, recule, tourne à droite. La logique voudrait qu’à ce moment là, il aille tout droit, mais non ! Il retourne à gauche, pour se remettre obstinément dans la direction du blocage. Ce manège peut durer indéfiniment. Et c’est de pire en pire puisqu’à chaque blocage, il creuse un peu plus profond, donc se bloque encore plus etc. Aucun moyen de régler cela dans l’appli. Depuis un certain temps, lorsqu’il a finit de couper la bordure ou lorsqu’il arrive à sa base après avoir finit la tonte, il s’arrête à la base, puis repart ! Il va parfois refaire le tour du jardin 2,3,4 fois, ou bien jusqu’à tomber en panne de batterie. Le moindre petit espace de blocage disponible (il ne lui faut pas grand chose pour se bloquer), il ira s’y coincer aussitôt soyez en sûr. Alerte fil manquant sans arrêt alors que tout est ok. Puis ça revient tout seul. Si l’alerte a duré trop longtemps, il se sera éteint bien sûr, comme ça vous ne savez pas où il est dans le terrain. Vous indique d’un seul coup « mode festif », ou « retard de pluviosité » n’importe quand. Réglages très limités. J’en passe, c’est de la daube intersidérale. J’ai payé ce robot 600€+100€ de capteur pour palier à son inefficacité. Une blinde vu son niveau de nullité. Je vous conseille vivement de mettre plus cher et d’acheter un robot d’une VRAIE marque.
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Cchicheng50
App is good for the most part
One thing that bothers me is not allowing the user to zoom in more on the map... especially while it's mowing.
CCombustion8
