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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1899 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://miele.com/ |
Miele is a German manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment. It was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.
Consumer-impact summary
Freedom
Privacy
Business model
Market control
Incidents
Proprietary smart-home ecosystem
Miele appliances are equipped with online functionality, and protocols used for managing those appliances are proprietary. No Matter integration is provided although Miele is part of CSA.[1]
Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account[2] and is only practical for technically experienced users.
Miele devices do not offer any official local API and instead require a connection to Miele's cloud service for any form of integration or app control to work. However, recent efforts of the MieleRESTServer project seem to have had success in controlling some devices via the local network through unofficial means.
Miele app incident (2021)
With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features[3] such as:
- The washing assistant
- The ability to view the remaining detergent in washing machines.
These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users.
Forced updates (2022)
A user on X has reported that their dishwasher refuses to start unless the user run an update which the device has found after being connected to a WiFi.[4]
Products
This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.
- Example product line one (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
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See also
References
- ↑ "Miele". CSA. Archived from the original on 20 Jan 2025. Retrieved 20 Mar 2025.
- ↑ "Miele 3rd Party API Version 1.0.7". Miele. Archived from the original on 4 Nov 2025. Retrieved 20 Mar 2025.
- ↑ "TwinDos detergent container levels no longer editable on new Miele home app?". Reddit. Retrieved 20 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ @isislovecruft (31 Jan 2022). "my dishwasher won't start until i let it update its firmware over the wifi". X. Archived from the original on 8 Jul 2025. Retrieved 19 Mar 2025.