[Electronics-Talk] Buying a Dryer I can Use

[David Andrews]

Well, I went ahead and bought a Samsung dryer. It 
isn't delivered for 3 weeks. They have it in 
stock, and it is in a warehouse 25 miles away, 
but they don't have enough labor to deliver all their orders immediately.

I was able to set up the app on my iPhone, 
register for account etc., let's hope the dryer part works.

Dave



At 01:11 PM 12/6/2021, Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>I'd say that I agree. First off, Smart Things 
>has been around for a few years.  It is an app 
>which supports a bridge  type of device which 
>can communicate with other smart tech such as 
>smart speakers.  Smart Things also is an app 
>used to control other appliances and tech. 
>Therefore, I doubt that Smart Things is going 
>away, it may be updated to accommodate more 
>appliances but I'd say it's likely to remain 
>viable for awhile. LG, IMHO is a great appliance 
>vendor.  I would look through the various models 
>of Washer and Dryer or in this instance, 
>dryers.  I have found that LG generally does 
>produce a model with more accessible controls 
>along with their other appliances which have 
>touch type screens. Home Depot and Lows and Best 
>Buy are large big box stores and it would 
>certainly be worth one's while, when shopping 
>for appliances to visit these stores and in a 
>friendly manner, ask simple questions such as do 
>you have appliances with push buttons and 
>knobs.  I walked into a Best Buy store one time 
>when I needed a toaster oven.  I asked a similar 
>question and I was amazed because this sales 
>person went to a sort of cupboard and pulls out 
>this large toaster oven and it was exactly what 
>I was looking for.  So sometimes what you are 
>seeking may not be on display  but they can 
>search their own catalogs and sources and likely 
>find what you're looking for. Otherwise, I do 
>like the thought of eventually having all 
>appliances in my home whereby I can more 
>accurately set an appliance to operate according 
>to more specific information via an app so it, 
>conceptually is not as direct in terms of being 
>able to push a button or turn a dial or slide a 
>switch butit's doable. -----Original 
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>Of Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk 
>Sent: Monday, December 6, 2021 10:04 AM To: 
>Discussion of accessible home electronics and 
>appliances <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: 
>Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at outlook.com> 
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Buying a Dryer I 
>can Use Although this is most likely true, there 
>are two other things to keep in mind. First is 
>that these apps generally support multiple lines 
>of products, so it may be around longer then you 
>would think if it were only supporting one 
>particular washer. Second is that just because 
>the app isn't getting any more support doesn't 
>mean it won't continue to work. -- Christopher 
>(AKA CJ) Chaltain at Outlook -----Original 
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><electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf 
>Of The Blind MacGyver via Electronics-Talk Sent: 
>Monday, December 6, 2021 7:35 AM To: Aaron 
>Spears via Electronics-Talk 
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: The Blind 
>MacGyver <theblindmacgyver at sudomail.com> 
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Buying a Dryer I 
>can Use The only thing about having your washer 
>and dryer app controlled. The company is going 
>to stop supporting the app before the washer and 
>dryer is no good. Just a thought they keep in 
>mind. From: Aaron Spears via Electronics-Talk 
>Date: 12/05/2021, 10:16 PM Subject: Re: 
>[Electronics-Talk] Buying a Dryer I can Use 
>There was something on youtube about a blind 
>woman who got some lg outfit that was unusable 
>and she got them to make the app so that she 
>could control the machine with it, but also the 
>app on the phone was speaking when she used 
>controls on the machine itself so she'd know 
>what she was doing. It had a braille overlay 
>they shipped her. Anyone know where to find that 
>video? Cheers: Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 
>General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates "we 
>make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind 
>comunity" 
>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvaliantgalaxy.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C4c968ec397404a186ca208d9b8bd6c8d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637743945980305123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=i8IH2xXiengmLLk%2F%2BwFqAeVoLC%2BY35VFxBsYVFYQ2pM%3D&reserved=0 
>On 
>(http://valiantgalaxy.com%3Cbr/%3E%3Cbr/%3EOn) 
>12/5/2021 7:52 PM, Tom Evans via 
>Electronics-Talk wrote: > I recently went 
>downtown to a large store that had multiple 
>products with a person providing customer 
>service and new her products as compared to 
>something like a Home Depot. I don’t remember 
>seeing any Samsung‘s and she didn’t have any 
>knowledge of Apps.I guess the moral of the story 
>is finding a large store that carries multiple 
>products and they are some customer service 
>people who are knowledgeable and care about the 
>products that they sell. > > Sent from my 
>iPhone > > > On Dec 5, 2021, at 4:11 PM, David Andrews via Electronics-Talk