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|Industry=Manufacturing | |||
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|Type=Private | |||
|Website=https://miele.com/ | |||
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'''{{Wplink|Miele}}''' is a German manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment. It was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann. | |||
==Consumer impact summary== | |||
{{Ph-C-CIS}} | |||
==Incidents== | |||
With Version 4.0 released | ===Proprietary smart-home ecosystem=== | ||
These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback of | Miele appliances are equipped with online functionality, and protocols used for managing those appliances are proprietary. No Matter integration is provided although Miele is part of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Member Search - CSA-IOT |url=https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele |website=CSA |date= |access-date=28 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250120130535/https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele |archive-date=20 Jan 2025}}</ref> | ||
Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Miele 3rd Party API Version 1.0.7 |url=https://www.miele.com/developer/ |website=Miele |date= |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708184057/https://www.miele.com/developer/ |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> and is only practical for technically experienced users. | |||
Miele devices do not offer any official local API and instead require a connection to Miele's cloud service for any form of integration or app control to work. However, recent efforts of the [https://github.com/akappner/MieleRESTServer MieleRESTServer project] seem to have had success in controlling some devices via the local network through unofficial means. | |||
===Miele app incident (''2021'')=== | |||
With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features<ref>{{Cite web |author=SpoonSaucer |title=TwinDos detergent container levels no longer editable on new Miele home app? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=3 Sep 2021 |access-date=28 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629030942/https://old.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/ |archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref> such as: | |||
*The washing assistant | |||
*The ability to view the remaining detergent in washing machines. | |||
These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users.{{Citation needed|date=28 June 2026}} | |||
===Forced updates (''2022'')=== | |||
A user on [[X]] reported that their dishwasher refused to start unless the user ran an update which the device had found after being connected to a Wi-Fi.<ref>{{Cite web |author=isislovecruft |title=isislovecruft on X |url=https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 |website=[[X]] |date=31 Jan 2022 |access-date=28 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629031456/https://nitter.catsarch.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 |archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref> | |||
===Washing machine sealed plastic drums (''2025—Present'')=== | |||
In 2025, Miele began using sealed plastic drums on some of their machines. These are unserviceable and so cannot be disassembled to replace the drum bearings or spider.<ref>{{Cite web |author=how-2-repair.com |title=PLASTIC Washing Machine Drums? Has MIELE Lost Its Way? Once the Gold Standard Now a SEALED PRISON? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LXPwAIY6LI |website=[[YouTube]] |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=28 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=3LXPwAIY6LI |archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=how-2-repair.com |title=Miele SEALED Washing Machine Drums? Could This Be The DOWNFALL Of A Once Great Company? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYG1yf73KJs |website=[[YouTube]] |date=28 Jun 2025 |access-date=28 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=nYG1yf73KJs |archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref> | |||
==Products== | |||
{{Ph-C-P}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Bosch]] | |||
*[[GE Appliances]] | |||
*[[Planned obsolescence]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1899 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://miele.com/ |
Miele is a German manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment. It was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.
Consumer impact summary
[edit | edit source]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]Proprietary smart-home ecosystem
[edit | edit source]Miele appliances are equipped with online functionality, and protocols used for managing those appliances are proprietary. No Matter integration is provided although Miele is part of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).[1]
Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account,[2] and is only practical for technically experienced users.
Miele devices do not offer any official local API and instead require a connection to Miele's cloud service for any form of integration or app control to work. However, recent efforts of the MieleRESTServer project seem to have had success in controlling some devices via the local network through unofficial means.
Miele app incident (2021)
[edit | edit source]With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features[3] such as:
- The washing assistant
- The ability to view the remaining detergent in washing machines.
These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users.[citation needed (28 June 2026)]
Forced updates (2022)
[edit | edit source]A user on X reported that their dishwasher refused to start unless the user ran an update which the device had found after being connected to a Wi-Fi.[4]
Washing machine sealed plastic drums (2025—Present)
[edit | edit source]In 2025, Miele began using sealed plastic drums on some of their machines. These are unserviceable and so cannot be disassembled to replace the drum bearings or spider.[5][6]
Products
[edit | edit source]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Member Search - CSA-IOT". CSA. Archived from the original on 20 Jan 2025. Retrieved 28 Jun 2026.
- ↑ "Miele 3rd Party API Version 1.0.7". Miele. Archived from the original on 8 Jul 2025. Retrieved 20 Mar 2025.
- ↑ SpoonSaucer (3 Sep 2021). "TwinDos detergent container levels no longer editable on new Miele home app?". Reddit. Archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026. Retrieved 28 Jun 2026.
- ↑ isislovecruft (31 Jan 2022). "isislovecruft on X". X. Archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026. Retrieved 28 Jun 2026.
- ↑ how-2-repair.com (4 Jul 2025). "PLASTIC Washing Machine Drums? Has MIELE Lost Its Way? Once the Gold Standard Now a SEALED PRISON?". YouTube. Archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026. Retrieved 28 Jun 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ how-2-repair.com (28 Jun 2025). "Miele SEALED Washing Machine Drums? Could This Be The DOWNFALL Of A Once Great Company?". YouTube. Archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026. Retrieved 28 Jun 2026.
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