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minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months ago I rarely carry my phone at home unless I’m also going to be outside. Washer can be variable on time and such (and mine’s not even an IoT/“smart” one)
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWell if one’s true then a smart washer doesn’t help you anyway does it?
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoMy phone can send alerts to my watch up to like 30m away, so I would still get notifications anywhere inside and many places outside my house.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWell congrats I bet it gets alarms from your phone too then.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoNot that I’ve found, actually. Certainly not on any that I set by default. Also, if I don’t know how long the washer will run, I can’t just set an alarm for it, now can I?
Well if one’s true then a smart washer doesn’t help you anyway does it?
My phone can send alerts to my watch up to like 30m away, so I would still get notifications anywhere inside and many places outside my house.
Well congrats I bet it gets alarms from your phone too then.
Not that I’ve found, actually. Certainly not on any that I set by default. Also, if I don’t know how long the washer will run, I can’t just set an alarm for it, now can I?