# SmartHQ

> SmartHQ: Your Connected Home Command Center

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ge.kitchen](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ge.kitchen)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ge.kitchen`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GE Appliances
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 2,270,039
- **Rating:** 4.26 / 5 (39,853 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0.116.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2015-08-28
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 182 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ge.kitchen)
- **Website:** [https://www.geappliances.com/ge/connected-appliances](https://www.geappliances.com/ge/connected-appliances)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://static.brillion.geappliances.com/policies/privacy\_policy.html](https://static.brillion.geappliances.com/policies/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

SmartHQ offers seamless control and monitoring of your smart home appliances from leading brands like GE Appliances, Profile, Café, Monogram, Fisher & Paykel, and Haier—all within a single app. Utilize remote access to manage appliances anytime, anywhere, aided by voice commands through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration.

Stay updated with notifications and proactive service alerts, monitor your energy and water consumption, and enjoy enhanced cooking experiences with Flavorly AI-generated recipes and appliance cameras. Register your appliances easily, even non-Wi-Fi models, for quick access to manuals and support. Personalized shortcuts, software updates, and an intelligent assistant further enrich your user experience, making SmartHQ the ultimate connected home command center.

## Rankings

- #41,604 — Overall
- #66 — Lifestyle (Free)
- #2 — kitchen appliance
- #19 — deactivate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY`
- `android.permission.CALL_PHONE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.GET_TASKS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.ge.kitchen.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

SmartHQ Android reviews repeatedly highlight reliability and UX problems. The most common issues are unstable connections and device pairing failures, frequent timeouts (including 5G-related limits), and slow, clunky navigation that sometimes lands on a support page. Users report limited app control—unable to modify cycles, save favorites, or see duration and energy usage—along with late or missing notifications and occasional setup/login headaches. While a few users note pockets of usefulness (remote control, Google Home voice control, and scheduling features on certain devices), overall experience appears inconsistent.

### Pros

- Some users report convenient remote control of certain appliances (e.g., air conditioning) from outside the home when the app works.
- Google Home integration enables voice control for some settings.
- Ice maker scheduling features are available for some devices, per user reports.
- The app can manage multiple appliances in certain setups, indicating multi-unit support for some users.

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity and pairing problems, including disconnects, timeouts, and 5G/Wi‑Fi compatibility issues, making it hard to connect to the machines.
- Slowness and difficult navigation: very slow to load, requires many steps, and sometimes redirects to a support page instead of the dashboard.
- Inadequate control options: users cannot adjust cycles, save favorites, or view cycle duration or energy usage.
- Notifications are inconsistent or late, and some users want customizable alert sounds.
- Setup and account issues: reinstalling and re-logging may be required, with login problems that prevent access.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ge.kitchen)