My smart fridge tried to order 12 gallons of milk after a data sync glitch

The app on my phone showed a normal shopping list, but the fridge itself got stuck in a loop from some old data. It took me almost a full week to figure out I had to factory reset the thing and delete its user profile from the cloud, not just the app. Has anyone else had a device just... go rogue like that after an update?

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tessa_murray23d ago

Didn't a smart thermostat try to cook someone's house last year?

luna89123d ago

Holy cow, a FULL WEEK? That's insane! I'd lose my mind after day two of fighting a fridge. The fact you had to nuke its whole cloud profile, not just the app, is next level. These things are way too complicated for their own good.

cooper.nathan22d ago

But honestly, is it that big a deal? It's just a fridge trying to buy milk, not a car driving itself off a cliff. These glitches are pretty rare for how much these gadgets do for us.