the voice on my roomba combo j9+ is suddenly in a different language and i can't figure out how to change it back.

— asked by Jamie

Quick answer: The robot's voice language is tied to the smartphone language setting in the iRobot app, not a separate setting on the robot. If you (or someone else) changed your phone's system language, the robot followed suit.

Diagnosis

The robot's voice language is tied to the smartphone language setting in the iRobot app, not a separate setting on the robot. If you (or someone else) changed your phone's system language, the robot followed suit.

How to Fix It

Open the iRobot HOME app. Tap the three-line menu in the top left, then go to your robot's settings. Look for "Voice & Sound" or a similar option. The language setting here will be grayed out. To change it, you must first change your smartphone's system language. Go to your phone's Settings > General > Language & Region, and set it to your preferred language. Then, force-close and reopen the iRobot app. The voice option should now be adjustable.

If That Didn't Work

As a nuclear option, you can reset the robot's Wi-Fi and re-add it to the app. Press and hold the HOME and SPOT CLEAN buttons on the robot for 10 seconds until it plays a tone. This resets network settings but preserves maps. Set up the robot again in the app with your phone set to the correct language.

Heads Up

If multiple people in your household use the app on their phones with different language settings, the robot's voice will change based on which phone last sent it a command. There's no way to lock it to one language independently.

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