I wonder if usage of a phone app for controling and such impacts data use. If the app connects to an LG server before processing the task or notification, maybe its also grabbing a bunch of data from the phone as well?
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officermike@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
For what it’s worth, my LG washer has sent 14.3 MB in the past MONTH, but my Unifi router has misidentified my Nvidia Shield TV as another LG washer. The Shield has downloaded 11.6 GB in the past month, mostly from YouTube. While I don’t doubt it’s possible for a washer to send/receive that much data if it’s compromised and part of a botnet, I’d also question whether the device in question is actually an LG laundry appliance.
FireRetardant@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 8 hours ago
What kind of permissions does the app ask for? That’ll tell ya right there.
officermike@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
The only permission I have enabled for LG ThinQ is notifications. I also have a Home Assistant integration that has access to my LG washer/dryer
TachyonTele@piefed.social 10 hours ago
Why do you have it hooked up to the Internet?
kinsnik@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
why do you even need to have your washer connected to the internet at all?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
Knowing when the washer is done with a polite buzz on my wrist is way better than not hearing a beeper from 3 rooms away. It also reports your energy and water usage so you can learn about where you use resources.
There’s a lot to be gained from smart appliances, it’s just that our current system makes the manufacturers adversarial to the users unfortunately.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
because those people don’t thi j, they do what they are told by companies. there is ZERO logical reason to have the thing connected to the internet.
it won’t add soap…it won’t add clothes…it won’t remove clothes…
there is nothing that machine can do better while connected to the internet vs offline…if there is, then it’s a limitation/problem specifically designed to make the product worse, in order to manipulate people to sign up for stupid crap.
kn33@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
If you really don’t think there’s a legitimate reason someone might want their washer connected to the Internet, you need to get out more.
Have you considered that a washer might be in the basement? And the person might be 2 floors away where they can’t hear it? And they might appreciate being able to get a notification when it is complete to remind them to move it to the dryer?
Open your mind a little more.
athatet@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
Have you considered that you could learn how long it takes to do a cycle and then set a timer on your phone?
everett@lemmy.ml 11 hours ago
I think that you and I are roughly of the same temperament when it comes to what we expect of devices. But can you really imagine
that anyone might want to? Like getting an alert when their stuff is done?
athatet@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
My phone already does that because I set a timer on it cause I’ve done my laundry before and I know how long it takes to do a cycle.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
I wouldn’t mind being able to start my washer remotely - I want it to run while I’m not home because it’s noisy, but I don’t want the wet laundry to sit all day like it would if I started it and then went to work.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Doesn’t practically every one have a delayed start option?
athatet@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
Or start it right before you leave. I swear, people in this thread are bending over backwards to try and justify having to connect appliances to the internet. It’s wild.