Workarounds, honestly

Its makers say it makes the robot think it is in mainland China, with no guarantee and only “until the manufacturer fixes it”. Owners report DNS methods getting blocked. We found nothing confirming its status in October 2026.

Sources: Mindsolo, region lock notes; Reddit, X50 Master thread.

Sometimes, for a while. Owners describe setting the robot up once through a mainland China VPN; one self-built VPN router worked until it was blocked, with the owner saying Dreame records the IPs used. Routers made for this are sold on Taobao.

Sources: Reddit, X10 thread; Reddit, bypass thread.

One method installs Dreame firmware dated before 28 April 2023. The robot may update itself and undo it, older firmware lacks newer features, and models launched after that date never had such firmware.

VacDeck does not change firmware. Source: Mindsolo, region lock notes.

Owners call it the most reliable fix: fit a global board, then set your real region in the app. It means many screws and cables, and a repair shop reports that Dreame later blocked spare boards it had bought.

Sources: Reddit, bypass thread; Reddit, spare parts warning.

Reported prices run from about $15 to $100. One unlock through a China agent needed device details, a reset and a week offline, and came with a one-week guarantee that does not stop the robot being flagged again.

Source: Reddit, bypass thread.

Its own page says it intercepts network traffic through an installed certificate and a WireGuard route, that it may affect the security of your data, and that you take full responsibility. VacDeck works differently: it is a website that installs nothing on your phone and never sits between your phone and the internet.

Source: Mindsolo, MindBridge.