Simplifying Your Life with the Home Connect App

In the midst of our increasingly hectic lives, the Home Connect app comes to the rescue.

Through its integration with Amazon Alexa,* Home Connect gives you the power to manage your home smart appliances, either via the app or using your smart speaker. Whether it's expediting your laundry cycle or activating the quiet mode, the app empowers you to take control; it can even re-order your dishwasher detergent tabs for you.

So, if you’re in the market for a kitchen appliance upgrade, take a look at our smart home appliances, and see how the Home Connect app can help make day-to-day life easier.

The Key Features of the Home Connect App

Remote Appliance Control;

With the app, users can remotely control compatible smart appliances like ovens, hobs, dishwashers, washing machines, coffee makers, and more. This means you can start, stop, adjust settings, and check the status of your appliances from anywhere with an internet connection.

Energy and Water Usage Monitoring;

The app provides detailed information about the energy and water consumption of connected appliances, offering consumption estimates for different programs. This helps users make informed decisions about their appliance usage and potentially reduce energy and water bills.

Scheduling;

Users can schedule the start and finish times for appliance operations. This feature is particularly useful for taking advantage of off-peak energy rates, ensuring that appliances run when electricity is cheaper.

Notifications and Alerts;

The app can send notifications and alerts, such as reminders for maintenance tasks or notifying users when an appliance needs attention, such as a filter replacement.

Safety Features;

For appliances like ovens and stovetops, the app provides safety features such as child locks and the ability to check if an appliance is on or off.

Lighting Control;

Users can also connect their lighting systems to the app, allowing them to control and adjust lighting levels, colours, and ambience to suit different moods and occasions.

What Appliances are Compatible with Home Connect

Fortunately, there are many appliances and brands compatible with Home Connect including Siemens, Neff, Bosch, so no matter your style or budget, there’s many home appliances to choose from when it comes to the flexibility of Home Connect.

View All of Our Home Connect Appliances HERE

Siemens Appliances Leading the Way with Home Connect.
However, since the app launched in 2019, Siemens have been one of the leading brands to utilize the app;-

- Siemens fridge freezers with Home Connect functionality help to make life simple. Easily set up programmes to automatically start following pre-set cues, such as activating superFreeze™ as you leave the supermarket carpark to maintain a stable freezer temperature while you restock, helping you to reduce food waste and save energy.

- Achieve optimal dish care results with Siemens Intelligent Programme. By giving feedback via the Home Connect App, Siemens dishwashers adjust their settings for a customized programme based on your preferences. Additionally, the programme offers you full transparency about water and energy consumption for truly intelligent dish care.

- And finally, The ‘coffee playlist’ feature on Siemens EQ bean-to-cup coffee machines with Home Connect allows you to easily take multiple orders and personalize each beverage for your guests. Use the Home Connect app to remotely transfer the playlist to your appliance, which will then prepare your coffees one after the other, letting you get back to spending time with the people you care about.

If you're interested in learning more about the Home Connect app and compatible products, don't hesitate to reach out to our friendly team at Joe Graham & Son. You can contact us via phone at 0330 900 1966, email, webchat, or visit our Luton showroom.

Make your home smarter and more efficient with Home Connect today!

Written for Joe Graham & Son Ltd. By Alexandria Campbell @VirtuallyAly

November 6, 2023 | View: 473