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Theory: you just don't connect them, right. Reality: connect or it won't start. Next step: integrated sim card.
This literally happened to me on Friday. I was setting up a smart TV for my uncle and he just uses it for his Chromecast so I thought "whatever, I'm not going to connect this TV to his wifi." Come to find out, the TV locks you out of EVERYTHING if you do not connect it to the internet. You see the homescreen but you aren't allowed to switch the input unless you connect to the wifi. Even after connecting to wifi, you…
My just installed Bosch washing machine says that some programs are only accessible in their app. I pondering whether to send it back or give in and block it at the router (although the app will be free to do its nonsense).