I hate that everything now is a subscription service instead of buying it and do whatever you want.

  • @[email protected]
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    72 years ago

    Knowing LG it’s probably updates to make it play Jingle Bells at Christmas time or something lol

        • Pleb
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          82 years ago

          Well, if your washing machine was connected to the internet you would also need security updates. Of course the only reason you’d connect your washing machine to the internet would be in order to get said security updates in the first place.

          Great job creating a need by developing the fix for it in the first place.

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            22 years ago

            Alerts for when the washer finishes its cycle. Reminders on when to do a tub clean. More detail when certain errors or anomalies are detected. Additional wash cycles for special load/fabric types that don’t fit on the dial.I have used the internet connection on my washer for all of these things and it has been very useful.

            • Lemon
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              92 years ago

              My magical washing machine somehow knows how to do those things without an internet connection.

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          42 years ago

          Potentially more serious than that. A poorly protected washing machine (or any other IOT device) can serve as an attack vector into your local network.

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            72 years ago

            You’re not wrong, but why the hell does a washing machine need to be Internet connected in the first place?

            And since the first answer is always “So it can tell me when the cycle is done,” set a frickin timer if it’s that big of a deal.