Unofortunately some manufacturers are now implementing DRM to control your use of the ice maker function. See: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxpjy/hacker-by

Unofortunately some manufacturers are now implementing DRM to control your use of the ice maker function. See: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxpjy/hacker-bypasses-ges-ridiculous-refrigerator-drm https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxpjy/hacker-bypasses-ges-r... and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22129801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22129801