Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Burninator05@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
As a reminder, just because the appliance you bought offers an internet connection, it most likely doesn’t need it for core functionality. Your smart fridge can’t get an update if it can’t talk to Samsung.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
…until it does.
It’s not unprecedented for manufacturers to lock hardware capabilities behind software controlled paywalls.
When I was shopping for stoves, there were a couple of models with “features” that were not available unless you connected to the internet and used their app on your phone.
We chose a model that didn’t have any networking at all.
Patches@ttrpg.network 5 weeks ago
I suppose the argument is that those ‘features’ are not core.
Nobody needs to use their phone to control their washing machine.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
How about having the self-cleaning mode on the oven require you to use the app?
Yes, that was one example we saw when we were appliance shopping.