Nowadays, the home appliance market is full of all kinds of so-called "Internet celebrity functions", which seem to be convenient but are actually maddening. These features preach conveniences that look great in text or video, but are surprising when used in practice. Over time, more and more home appliances have embraced these so-called "influencer features", and despite the endless stream of negative reviews, manufacturers seem to be enjoying it. However, if you've ever been stuck in a quagmire of these features, don't pay for them.
1. Mobile phone connection seems to be convenient, but in fact, it is frequently disconnected and delayed. All kinds of home appliances can be checked in real time through the mobile phone, this function once seemed novel, but when you really want to control it through the mobile phone, you frequently encounter disconnections and delay problems. In addition, each home appliance needs to correspond to an app, which threatens the phone's memory even more.
2. Purifying the air used to be a professional product, but now it is pervasive. All kinds of household appliances are advertised as having the function of purifying the air, whether it is an air conditioner, a range hood or an electric fan. However, this is nothing more than an add-on, with limited purification capacity, high price, and almost no practical use. An electric fan that purifies the air?
3. Embedded installation, home appliances that were originally placed freely have now become embedded products. Electric water heaters, refrigerators, TVs and other home appliances have launched special "embedded products", but in essence, they only adjust the heat dissipation position, but reduce the heat dissipation effect. Unless you have to, you don't have to spend money on it.
Fourth, glass panels are defined as high-end, while metal or plastic panels are labeled as low-end. Today's high-end home appliances generally use glass panels, but is it really that good? It is easy to leave handprints, reflective and fragile, and there are constant problems, and the service life and effect are greatly reduced.
Fifth, the narrow frame, like the trend of mobile phones, has become the goal of all kinds of household appliances. While it's understandable that TVs are pursuing narrow bezels, air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines are following suit. Narrow bezels may look good, but they lack bezel support, especially for more "rough" appliances such as washing machines, where the central force strength is greatly reduced.
6. Automatic control advertises "AI control", but in fact, most of them stay in the sensor detection stage. For example, the automatic adjustment mode of the air conditioner, the automatic air volume adjustment of the range hood, and the automatic temperature adjustment of the refrigerator claim to be automatically set according to environmental changes, but in actual use, there are often large deviations and misoperations.
7. Voice assistants seem to be a boon for lazy people. However, such appliances equipped with voice assistants often wake up on their own, which is irritating. In the middle of the night, the sudden sound of "Master, I'm here" is simply scary. Even TV remotes are starting to support voice control.
8. Free maintenance advertises lifelong free maintenance after sale, but it is actually a kind of "maintenance" rather than "repair". This kind of "maintenance" is often based on frequent visits to the house to find problems, but the effect is questionable. Every time, I take away a bunch of unknown accessories, leaving behind a lot of worn-out parts, which is confusing.
9. Bluetooth control, some home appliances are not equipped with remote controls, and can only be controlled by connecting Bluetooth through mobile phones. However, when the phone is stuck or not around, you can't control the home appliances, and it is extremely inconvenient to reconnect to Bluetooth frequently.
10. Automatic cleaning, almost all products that need to be cleaned are advertised as "self-cleaning" function. However, the actual results are disappointing, and most of the time it is just psychological comfort.
These "Internet celebrity functions" may be full of gimmicks when they are promoted, but most of them bring a lot of inconvenience in actual use, and even affect the normal use experience of home appliances. For consumers, it is wise to choose wisely.