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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges (arstechnica.com)
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Some Samsung smart fridges stopped working on Tuesday due to a firmware update.

Korean outlets were the first to report the problems, which affect Samsung’s Bespoke AI line of fridges. Star News Korea, per a Google-provided translation, said that most of the affected devices were four-door fridges from 2024 or later.

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[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a compressor travel fridge. I've had it for about six years. The display died this summer, so I had a hard time knowing what temperature it was set to, or if it was even on. (Crotch goblins love to press buttons that go beep).

Anywho, I got a new display circuit for it with Bluetooth. The only reason I paired my phone to it is so others can't fiddle with the settings at the local campground.

Same thing with my e-bike. I don't want someone else pairing their phone with it and locking me out.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Same thing with my e-bike.

Oh shit, man. I kind of want an e-bike, but I'd never want one with a phone app. It had better be usable without one, or I'm saying fuck it and building my own. And if I had the misfortune of accidentally buying one with any sort of wireless connectivity, I'd be sorely tempted to tear its electronics apart and find some way to permanently and physically disable that connectivity.

[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You don't have to pair it with you phone.. but if I don't, what's doing somebody else from doing it and e-locking it when I leave it on the street.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

what’s doing somebody else from doing it and e-locking it when I leave it on the street

Prying it open and tearing the wifi/bluetooth antenna off of its circuit board.

[–] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

I'd never want one with a phone app. It had better be usable without one

My e-bike has a phone app, and it’s great. Of course it works without the app, but it’s super useful to be able to plan a ride from the comfort of my couch and send it to my bike instead of entering it on the bike’s screen. Especially if it’s a route with multiple waypoints.