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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by apexalpha on Friday March 18, 2022 @11:44AM (#30723680)
I mean I can think of a few options:

- Pre heat oven remotely

- Check on the food remotely

- Have (and update) settings for specific food?

I mean it's not the worst thing to connect online.

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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by zepearl on Friday March 18, 2022 @01:08PM (#30724751)
I would never ever dare to preheat remotely (and having an open Internet connection that has the potential to allow that would be a nightmare for me).

My current owen actually forces me to at least open once the hatch before allowing it to be switched on (I guess that it's to force me to check if anything was previously left inside).

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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by currency on Friday March 18, 2022 @03:06PM (#30726221)
Being able to turn on cooking appliances remotely couldn't possibly go wrong[0].

/sarcasm

[0]https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/...

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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by blacksmith_tb on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:57PM (#30729229)
Agreed, the only useful connected functions I can imagine are "isOvenOn?" and "turnOvenOff" but even then I would be nervous about relying on either...
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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by wil421 on Friday March 18, 2022 @01:45PM (#30725234)
My wife and I both work from home and a lot of times have meetings up until 5. It would be nice to be able to start the oven so I could get my kids food into a preheated oven right at 5.
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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by jandrese on Friday March 18, 2022 @12:04PM (#30723954)
Who preheats a microwave oven?
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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by rainsil on Friday March 18, 2022 @12:26PM (#30724228)
It's a combination microwave/convection oven.
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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by criddell on Friday March 18, 2022 @01:20PM (#30724920)
Also voice controls, although these days you should be able to do that on the device.
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