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	==Anti consumer practices==		==Anti consumer practices==
	Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I Archived])</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.		Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account (see [[Forced account]]) to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I Archived])</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.

	On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.		On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.

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	'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260220023117/https://www.bsh-group.com/ Archived])</ref>		'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260220023117/https://www.bsh-group.com/ Archived])</ref> ''

	==Anti consumer practices==		==Anti consumer practices==
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	On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.		On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.

	The manufacturer claims this to be necessary for security and call the (only after registration available) offline option 'No Cloud mode.'<ref>[https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Hacking your dishwasher (or Cloudless Home-Connect Appliances)], Trummel Hudson, trmm.net, Oct.2022 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260112014052/https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Archived])</ref> Primary function of the app is not controlling the device, but up-selling more B/S/H products, which can be discerned from that it takes two clicks upon opening the app ~~the~~ see the remaining time on the washing program, but immediately shows more purchasable products.		The manufacturer claims this to be necessary for security and call the (only after registration available) offline option 'No Cloud mode.'<ref>[https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Hacking your dishwasher (or Cloudless Home-Connect Appliances)], Trummel Hudson, trmm.net, Oct.2022 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260112014052/https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Archived])</ref> Primary function of the app is not controlling the device, but up-selling more B/S/H products, which can be discerned from that it takes two clicks upon opening the app to see the remaining time on the washing program, but immediately shows more purchasable products.

	==Links==		==Links==

	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 YouTube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 YouTube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc YouTube video: Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc YouTube video: Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]
	* [[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]		*[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

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	'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website]</ref>		'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260220023117/https://www.bsh-group.com/ Archived])</ref>

	==Anti consumer practices==		==Anti consumer practices==
	Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app]</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.		Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I Archived])</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.

	On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.		On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.

	The manufacturer claims this to be necessary for security and call the (only after registration available) offline option 'No Cloud mode.'<ref>[https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Hacking your dishwasher (or Cloudless Home-Connect Appliances)], Trummel Hudson, trmm.net, Oct.2022</ref> Primary function of the app is not controlling the device, but up-selling more B/S/H products, which can be discerned from that it takes two clicks upon opening the app the see the remaining time on the washing program, but immediately shows more purchasable products.		The manufacturer claims this to be necessary for security and call the (only after registration available) offline option 'No Cloud mode.'<ref>[https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Hacking your dishwasher (or Cloudless Home-Connect Appliances)], Trummel Hudson, trmm.net, Oct.2022 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260112014052/https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Archived])</ref> Primary function of the app is not controlling the device, but up-selling more B/S/H products, which can be discerned from that it takes two clicks upon opening the app the see the remaining time on the washing program, but immediately shows more purchasable products.

	==Links==		==Links==

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	'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website]</ref>		'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website]</ref>

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: WoW sO cOoL yOu UsEd UnDeRlInE

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	'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''~~<u>Neff</u>'~~', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website]</ref>		'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''Neff’', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website]</ref>

	==Anti consumer practices==		==Anti consumer practices==

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	==Links==		==Links==
	~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 YouTube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]~~

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc YouTube video: Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 YouTube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc YouTube video: Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]
	[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]		* [[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

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	'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''<u>Neff</u>'', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/\|B/S/H Group website]</ref>		'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''<u>Neff</u>'', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/ B/S/H Group website]</ref>

	==Anti consumer practices==		==Anti consumer practices==
	Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I~~%7CVideo:~~ How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app]</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.		Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app]</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.

	On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.		On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.
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	==Links==		==Links==
	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 ~~Youtube~~ video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 YouTube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc YouTube video: Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]

	[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]		[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]

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Anti consumer practices

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	On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.		On 23th of March, 2025, Youtuber Jeff Geerling, under his second channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Level 2 Jeff], uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc video] detailing his process of installing a new Bosch 500 Series dishwasher in his home, and only after installing it, realizing it requires access to his Wi-Fi and an account in the Bosch's Home Connect Cloud, with some basic features like Rinsing and Delayed Washing not functioning without internet access. He details how the device took several seconds to boot up, having touch controls that didn't work properly and not having buttons for basic controls. Looking into the manual, several options were marked with an asterisk, with small text on the bottom of the page indicating a "required account on the Home Connect Cloud". He further explains that since the service is free, he anticipates that Bosch is either going to require a subscription fee in the future or shut the service down when it is no longer viable for the manufacturer to maintain it.

	The manufacturer claims this to be necessary for security and call the (only after registration available) offline option 'No Cloud mode.'<ref>[https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Hacking your dishwasher (or Cloudless Home-Connect Appliances)], Trummel Hudson, trmm.net, Oct.2022</ref> Primary function of the app is not controlling the device but up-selling more B/S/H products which can be discerned from that it takes two clicks ~~from~~ opening the app the see the remaining time on the washing program but ~~zero clicks to see~~ more products ~~to buy~~.		The manufacturer claims this to be necessary for security and call the (only after registration available) offline option 'No Cloud mode.'<ref>[https://trmm.net/homeconnect/ Hacking your dishwasher (or Cloudless Home-Connect Appliances)], Trummel Hudson, trmm.net, Oct.2022</ref> Primary function of the app is not controlling the device, but up-selling more B/S/H products, which can be discerned from that it takes two clicks upon opening the app the see the remaining time on the washing program, but immediately shows more purchasable products.

	==Links==		==Links==

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Links

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 Youtube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 Youtube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]

	[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc Jeff Geerling with explanation of his own dishwasher and Home Connect]

			[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

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Links: Added Link to further summary of incident

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	'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''<u>Neff</u>'', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/\|B/S/H Group website]</ref>		'''Home Connect''' is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the ''B/S/H Group'' which is the home of these appliance brands: ''Bosch'', ''Siemens'', ''Gaggenau'', ''<u>Neff</u>'', ''Thermador'', ''Constructa'', ''Balay'', ''Pitsos'', ''Junker'', ''Profilo''.<ref>[https://www.bsh-group.com/\|B/S/H Group website]</ref>

	== Anti consumer practices ==		==Anti consumer practices==
	Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I%7CVideo: How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app]</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.		Products that are part of this service, such as home appliances (dishwashers, etc.), require the user to register with a BSH owned single-sign-on-provider and create a cloud account to enable the Wi-Fi functionality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDBJ_CPi9I%7CVideo: How to connect your Siemens washing machine to the Home Connect app]</ref> After this you are allowed to disconnect the appliances from the cloud and use it offline with their app (no official local API provided) which bears the question of ownership of the device.

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	==Links==		==Links==
	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 Youtube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVf9a-nji4 Youtube video: B/S/H manager explaining their favorite Home Connect features]

			[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />