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==Proprietary smart-home ecosystem== | ==Proprietary smart-home ecosystem== | ||
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 CSA.<ref>https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele</ref> | 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 CSA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miele |url=https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=CSA}}</ref> | ||
Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account<ref>https://www.miele.com/developer/</ref> and is only practical for technically experienced users. | Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miele 3rd Party API Version 1.0.7 |url=https://www.miele.com/developer/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=[[Miele]]}}</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 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== | ==Miele app incident== | ||
With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1 | With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features<ref>{{Cite web |title=TwinDos detergent container levels no longer editable on new Miele home app? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1 |url-status=live |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> such as: | ||
*'''The washing assistant''' | *'''The washing assistant''' | ||
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These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users. | These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users. | ||
== Forced updates == | ==Forced updates== | ||
A user on X has reported that their dishwasher refuses to start unless the user run an update which the device has found after being connected to a WiFi.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 |access-date=2025 | A user on X has reported that their dishwasher refuses to start unless the user run an update which the device has found after being connected to a WiFi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@isislovecruft |date=31 Jan 2022 |title=my dishwasher won’t start until i let it update its firmware over the wifi |url=https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 |url-status=live |access-date=19 Mar 2025 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Miele]] | [[Category:Miele]] | ||