Bosch cloud dishwasher incident: Difference between revisions

Line 11:

|Description=

}}

Home Connect is [[Bosch]]'s cloud based smart home control system used in select Bosch dishwashers, notably the Bosch 500 series. This system mandates that users connect their dishwasher to Wi‑Fi and register for a Home Connect account in order to access essential functions—such as rinse cycles, eco mode, and delay start—that were previously available directly via physical controls.<ref name="jeff_geerling">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud |title=I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260116115029/https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud/ |archive-date=16 Jan 2026}}</ref> The user cannot access these features unless they download the app and connect their dishwasher to a Wi-Fi network.

Home Connect is [[Bosch]]'s cloud based smart home control system used in select

Bosch dishwashers, notably the Bosch 500 series. This system mandates that users connect their dishwasher to Wi‑Fi and register for a Home Connect account in order to access essential functions—such as rinse cycles, eco mode, and delay start—that were previously available directly via physical controls.<ref name="jeff_geerling">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud |title=I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260116115029/https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud/ |archive-date=16 Jan 2026}}</ref> The user cannot access these features unless they download the app and connect their dishwasher to a Wi-Fi network.

==Background==

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 |Description=
 }}
-Home Connect is [[Bosch]]'s cloud based smart home control system used in select Bosch dishwashers, notably the Bosch 500 series. This system mandates that users connect their dishwasher to Wi‑Fi and register for a Home Connect account in order to access essential functions—such as rinse cycles, eco mode, and delay start—that were previously available directly via physical controls.<ref name="jeff_geerling">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud |title=I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260116115029/https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud/ |archive-date=16 Jan 2026}}</ref> The user cannot access these features unless they download the app and connect their dishwasher to a Wi-Fi network.
+Home Connect is [[Bosch]]'s cloud based smart home control system used in select
+{{ProductCargo}}
+Bosch dishwashers, notably the Bosch 500 series. This system mandates that users connect their dishwasher to Wi‑Fi and register for a Home Connect account in order to access essential functions—such as rinse cycles, eco mode, and delay start—that were previously available directly via physical controls.<ref name="jeff_geerling">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud |title=I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260116115029/https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud/ |archive-date=16 Jan 2026}}</ref> The user cannot access these features unless they download the app and connect their dishwasher to a Wi-Fi network.
 ==Background==