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This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Locking features until connected to wifi (14 March 2022)=== | |||
General Electric ovens were found to require connection to WiFi before certain features could be used<ref name":1">https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/do-you-need-wifi-to-cook-a-roast-a9457457941/</ref>. Even though the ovens contained the necessary physical buttons to turn on these features, the oven would not activate those features until it had been first connected to a WiFi network and the user had connected the oven to the GE Appliances app. The affected features included convection roast, air fry and dehydrate. | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
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"General Electric Ovens is a family of smart ovens made by General Electric...
Consumer impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the General Electric Ovens category.
Locking features until connected to wifi (14 March 2022)
General Electric ovens were found to require connection to WiFi before certain features could be used[2]. Even though the ovens contained the necessary physical buttons to turn on these features, the oven would not activate those features until it had been first connected to a WiFi network and the user had connected the oven to the GE Appliances app. The affected features included convection roast, air fry and dehydrate.
Products
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