The built-in Wi-Fi module today can be found not only with a smartphone, laptop or smart TV. Adapters for wireless communication are equipped with various devices - from a vacuum cleaner and a coffee maker to a refrigerator and a washing machine. Wi-Fi technology provides remote control and a host of other advanced features.
Wi-Fi Technology Benefits
To answer the question why Wi-Fi support is needed for a refrigerator, not every user of household appliances will be able to do it the first time. Most do without smart features and remote access. However, the wireless module still has advantages:
- by setting the expiration dates of certain products, you can receive messages from the “smart” technology about the freshness of these products;
- the temperature of the refrigerator with Wi-Fi can be changed remotely from a smartphone or tablet;
- some models perform automatic diagnostics and send a trouble code to a service center.
Controlling the refrigerator from an Android smartphone
More functional and expensive versions provide access to online radio stations, allow you to access the Internet and even in social networks (with a large display), partially replacing a tablet or computer.
Smart “refrigerators” with a wireless module independently order products on the Web or send information about such a need to users.
Built-in software and a touch screen enable you to take notes (e.g. recipes or household chores). And owners of models with cameras can get a picture of the internal space, remotely controlling the contents of the refrigerator.
Wi-Fi setup on LG refrigerators
A special application will help to connect the LG refrigerator with the wireless module to the smartphone. You can find it in the online store for the appropriate operating system (Play Market or App Store). Synchronization is performed in the following way:
- The LG Smart ThinQ application is downloaded to the phone.
- A button with a Wi-Fi icon is pressed on the device and held for several seconds.
- After the wireless network symbol on household appliances stops flashing and lights up continuously, the setting is completed.
Application for managing LG smart refrigerators
Thanks to the same application, various types of “smart” LG brand technology can be controlled from a mobile phone. This includes washing machines, and ovens, and robotic vacuum cleaners. Using LG Smart ThinQ and equipment with a Wi-Fi module allows you to equip a real "smart home".
Popular fridge models with Wi-Fi
The range of devices with wireless connection is quite large - a suitable option can be found in almost any price category. The most popular models include:
- VioMi Smart Refrigerator iLive Four Door - from the Chinese brand Xiaomi. This is a model with a 10-inch display, built-in speakers (for “speakerphone” when synchronizing with a smartphone) and the function of ordering products on the Internet. The touch screen can be used as a tablet and even a light switch. The volume of the internal space of the refrigerator is 288 liters, freezer - 70 liters.
Viomi Smart Refrigerator iLive Four Door in the kitchen interior
- Two models from LG are LG GA-M549ZMQZ and LG GA-M429SARZ. They differ mainly in size - 368 liters and 302 liters, respectively. Each can connect to a home network and allows the user to control the contents of the freezer. Both options have a stylish design and have a small screen at the top of the case.Installing the LG application on a smartphone enables self-diagnosis of malfunctions - in case of a breakdown, the technician sends a message to the owner and the nearest service.
LG GA-M429SARZ
- BOSCH's KGN39AI35 is a model that allows you to store up to 87 liters of food in the freezer and up to 279 liters in the refrigerator. When connected to the Home Connect system using the Wi-Fi module, the refrigerator can be controlled remotely, adjusting the temperature for each compartment.
Samsung Family Hub is not a popular model, but it is a representative of a series of refrigerators running Tizen OS and having the functionality of a full-fledged tablet computer.
The list of technical advantages includes a 21.5-inch touchscreen display, additional controls on the case, and several cameras for viewing products. The owner of the model can order products on the Web by paying with a card directly from the refrigerator screen. Using the Samsung Family Hub, you can surf the Internet (there is a built-in browser), watch videos and listen to music, and the only drawback is the high price in excess of $ 5,000.
Smart Technology Samsung Family Hub
Refrigerators with wireless modules are a relatively new type of technology that simplifies the storage and purchase of products. The advantages of such models are obvious - and in the domestic market there are more and more options with a decent set of functions. The cost of such devices is higher than that of conventional refrigerators, but not so much that they refuse to buy it because of this.
