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“I Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator”

9 points by braythwayt 11y ago

iokevins 11y ago
Note: late 2014 incident, with Samsung releasing firmware fixes throughout 2015. It seems not all users report resolution, as of this post, due to Samsung delivering firmware updates only to fridges with certain newer panel display boards, which implies users with older displays may need to upgrade their panels to receive the firmware updates. This represents the Samsung RF4289HARS refrigerator (28 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator with Twin Cooling Plus Stainless Steel), running a custom Samsung-maintained GNU/Linux operating system, and an LCD touch screen with apps, so you can use vendor-maintained apps, such as Pandora and Google Calendar, in the kitchen. It seems, unlike Android/iPhone apps, the fridge-based Google Calendar app may contact different Google-hosted equipment...Google may have moved that equipment, without updating the settings in their Calendar app (?) It seems users report resolution, with Samsung firmware update 2.690 and above. At the thread, user shared an example of the error: https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/W-k5-_X8mB4J https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/... . Some users report getting into their fridge Developer Mode: Enter Engineering Mode and then L - L - L - R (over and over until in), which unlocks a "force update" option, but "may require an SD card with software loaded in it to do anything." One user successfully swapped out the panel and shared a few pics: https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/sAhWzUITAgAJ https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/...
gargravarr 11y ago
#FWP
- braythwayt 11y ago
  #0thWP
panarky 11y ago
Samsung tech support: "restart and then unplug your refrigerator".
nathan_long 11y ago
Why on earth does a fridge need software? If I really wanted Google Calendar on my fridge, I'd attach a cheap tablet with magnets. The Unix "do one thing well" idea applies to hardware, too.
- iokevins 11y ago
  Not disagreeing with you. It's a thing (someone at the linked site called it a "frablet"). Opinions will vary. Some consumers preferred the integrated Samsung approach, went with it, and have had a bad time.

9 points by braythwayt 11y ago

Note: late 2014 incident, with Samsung releasing firmware fixes throughout 2015. It seems not all users report resolution, as of this post, due to Samsung delivering firmware updates only to fridges with certain newer panel display boards, which implies users with older displays may need to upgrade their panels to receive the firmware updates. This represents the Samsung RF4289HARS refrigerator (28 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator with Twin Cooling Plus Stainless Steel), running a custom Samsung-maintained GNU/Linux operating system, and an LCD touch screen with apps, so you can use vendor-maintained apps, such as Pandora and Google Calendar, in the kitchen. It seems, unlike Android/iPhone apps, the fridge-based Google Calendar app may contact different Google-hosted equipment...Google may have moved that equipment, without updating the settings in their Calendar app (?) It seems users report resolution, with Samsung firmware update 2.690 and above. At the thread, user shared an example of the error: https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/W-k5-_X8mB4J https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/... . Some users report getting into their fridge Developer Mode: Enter Engineering Mode and then L - L - L - R (over and over until in), which unlocks a "force update" option, but "may require an SD card with software loaded in it to do anything." One user successfully swapped out the panel and shared a few pics: https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/sAhWzUITAgAJ https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/calendar/UhfpcwO0X0c/...

gargravarr 11y ago

#FWP

braythwayt 11y ago
#0thWP

panarky 11y ago

Samsung tech support: "restart and then unplug your refrigerator".

nathan_long 11y ago

Why on earth does a fridge need software? If I really wanted Google Calendar on my fridge, I'd attach a cheap tablet with magnets. The Unix "do one thing well" idea applies to hardware, too.

iokevins 11y ago
Not disagreeing with you. It's a thing (someone at the linked site called it a "frablet"). Opinions will vary. Some consumers preferred the integrated Samsung approach, went with it, and have had a bad time.