Thanks for the feedback, folks. Very helpful and appreciated. Todd
On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 3:19 AM Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Todd, > > > > My wife and I purchased a GE Café induction range and the only way for me > to use the oven is via the GE Kitchen app or using Geneva via an Alexa > speaker. > > The induction cooktop has regular dial controls, very nice stainless steel > ones at that. > > The range we bought has two ovens, a smaller upper oven and a larger > full-featured lower oven with true European convection heat and so on. The > upper oven is meant more for simple baking, doing frozen fries, keeping > something war etc. > > I used to use the Geneva app, but found that often it was getting > confused, it would tell me I still had a certain number of minutes left on > the timer, for example, and it then asked if I wanted to clear that. I said > yes and it said it cleared the timer, but next time it would say the exact > same thing and at times it would turn the oven off once those minutes had > counted down. > > I mostly just use the app now although I wish GE would get their act > together and make it a lot better than it is. I think it only gets 1.5 > Stars on the app store, but while there is a lot of clutter on the screen > and sometimes Voiceover reads stuff that visually isn’t there, it is > useable. I can select which oven I want to use, set the mode, e.g. Bake, > Broil, Convection Bake etc. and then I can set the temperature and, if I > want to use it, the timer. > > I also discovered that the included meat probe shows up in the app if I > plug it in and I was able to set a temperature with Voiceover which once it > was reached should then turn off the oven. > > What is missing from the app at least as far as I can tell are functions > like the self-cleaning, I also don’t see a keep warm function which I > believe my wife can choose on the touch screen. > > How well this would work with multiple GE appliances such as a microwave, > range and/or dishwasher I don’t know. Like I said, it could use serious > improvements, but I can use the oven and for me that is what counts. > > One thing to remember is that before you can use the app or use Alexa > voice control you have to enable the remote connectivity. This is done by > pressing a button on the touch screen. My wife has marked that button with > a tactile dot, but you have to be careful because the touch screen is super > sensitive so often I use a towel to first find the dot and then touching it > through the towel I peal it away and touch right under the dot which is how > she has marked it. Also, when you set a timer and it finishes you get a > constant beeping on the oven which even though the oven is already turned > off you have to cancel by touching the touch screen near the bottom left > corner, but not a difficult place to also mark with a dot. > > All in all this range is amazing, we love it and I don’t regret the $4,500 > Canadian price tag. > > Unfortunately we had bought a Samsung microwave a few years ago which is > also an exhaust fan and mounted over top of the range, It’s OK, but of > course maybe at some point down the road I’d like to replace it with a GE > microwave as they offer the same type of design where it is mounted over > the range and includes your exhaust fan. > > When it comes to dishwashers I think it is Bosch all the way, they are so > incredibly quiet and well-made and even though ours is not accessible out > of the box, we mostly just use one program which is called Speed perfect > and my wife has marked the on/off button, where I have to touch for speed > perfect and then where I have to touch to start (the model we have, the 800 > series, also has touch controls all the way across the top sort of on the > inside of the recessed handle. > > The washer and dryer we have are Miele, again, not really accessible, but > any settings are done with actual tactile push buttons so with some > instructions I wrote down and, if need be, an Aira agent who can check the > display for me it’s not a problem. > > Our last major upgrade would be our fridge, I bought it about 23 years ago > and it was not an expensive one back then. Not sure yet what we’ll do > there, but I doubt we get a smart fridge since I just don’t see the point. > For me a fridge does not need to send me notifications as to what’s in it > and I don’t want to waste time scanning in stuff and entering expiry dates > and all that, it is not so hard to manage the content of your fridge the > good old fashion way. > > > > Best regards, > > Sieghard > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of > *Todd W > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 12, 2019 6:02 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Appliance App Accessibility > > > > Does anyone have experience with the GE Geneva or Whirlpool app for oven > or microwave control? If so what is your opinion of the app? Trying to > choose smart appliances for a new house. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Todd > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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