While I was out of town, my wife let me know our old "dumb" garage opener died. No big deal! I was excited to upgrade anyway – "hey, garage door repair person, just slot in one of those new-fangled 'smart' garage door openers with phone app control – it will be great!!".
Little did I know that:
– The ads appear on the app home screen ALL of the time, on every launch
– They cannot be dismissed or disabled
– They cannot be removed with a "premium" tier or additional subscriptions/purchases
– The lower ad will block multiple garage doors from showing up
– DNS ad blockers (including PiHole, 1.1.1.1, etc.) will not disable them
– Cannot use Apple Home, HomeKit, iOS home screen widgets, or any another service to mirror these controls outside of the app
Please prove me wrong on any of the above!
P.S. Jeff Meredith and Dan Phillips of Chamberlain Group are welcome to suck my stiff cock
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Source: r/mildlyinfuriating · by /u/Estoque
