The new SmartHQ Home app will enable GE appliance owners to use just one app to control all of their smart appliances, rather than having several separate apps. The new app has the functionality to preheat the oven when you’re on the way back home, to switch on your washer (opens in new tab), or even order detergent for your dishwasher (opens in new tab) when you’re running low. GE’s new SmartHQ Solutions also aims to make maintaining appliances and devices easier too. Property managers will be able to monitor their appliances remotely and ensure they are working properly. When GE appliances do falter, SmartHQ Solutions allows technicians to diagnose issues by plugging into the smart appliances, preventing lost time trying to diagnose issues. Speaking about the new solution and app launch, executive director of SmartHome Solutions, Shawn Stover said: “In today’s world, we are digitizing our behaviors more than ever before. “SmartHQ is about centralizing all of our smart technologies in one platform that covers the full product lifecycle.” With Berg Insight (opens in new tab) reporting that ‘63 million American homes will be smart homes by 2022’, will controlling your entire home from your smartphone soon be the norm? To use the new app with your GE appliances, head to the Apple Store (iOS) (opens in new tab) or Google Play (Android) (opens in new tab) to download the app. Simply follow the in-app instructions to pair the app with your appliance or device.
