"I've got a Samsung washer/dryer. They're fine. But the advertised smart features don't work without the app ..." Lucky you! Very high end (or commercial) app

"I've got a Samsung washer/dryer. They're fine. But the advertised smart features don't work without the app ..." Lucky you! Very high end (or commercial) appliances are the only ones left that don't have spyware/crapware/IoT so you really lucked out there ...