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submitted 8 months ago by Freeman@feddit.de to c/foss@beehaw.org

Has anyone experience how bad the proriatary software is on such machines? For Kenwood there is an app (Kenwood World App) which apparently guides you through the cooking-process. Does anyone have a idea for how long this app or other apps from similar machines will be maintained? Does anyone have experience of using such a device without an internet connection?

I am sure that there wont ever be a simple foss app which can connect to such a device, but how bad is it? I am worried that the new Kenwoods wont be as durable as the old one I had (had it handed down, was around 30yo), because the software will be discontinued.

Looking for people with experiences with such machines and their software-side.

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[-] everett@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I was given a sous vide machine as a gift, only a power button on the device and no way to control it outside of an Android/iOS app over Bluetooth or WiFi. Not something I'd ever buy for myself thanks to the lack of manual controls (even though the experience of using the app is honestly very nice), but I've been preparing myself for the day it just stops working.

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