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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] | ||
[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== | ||
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