They've replaced Bluetooth with Wifi connectivity in all new models and now give their backend costs as a justification for needing an app subscription: Anov

They've replaced Bluetooth with Wifi connectivity in all new models and now give their backend costs as a justification for needing an app subscription: Anova's CEO has suggested that the decision to start charging a fee was inevitable financially, writing, "Our community has literally cooked 100s of millions of times with our app. Unfortunately, each connected cook costs us money.