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ConnectLife: app for Hisense and Gorenje smart appliances
By Hafiz Rahman
Editor, tools and utilities
- Set up tasks for your washing machine
- Refrigerator controls and dishwasher status checks
- Air conditioner maintenance and update cycle tracking
- Setting wizards matched to each registered appliance
- Notifications about your home wherever you are
- Custom tasks built around your own routine
What ConnectLife covers and who it suits
ConnectLife is a companion app for connected home appliances. The listing names Hisense, Gorenje, ASKO and ATAG, and says it works with other brands too. It is aimed at people who already own compatible appliances and want to handle them from a phone while away from home.
The app is organised around specific appliances rather than a single home dashboard. Each registered machine gets its own controls, status and maintenance information.
Running laundry and dishwashing remotely
For a connected washing machine, you can set up specific tasks and manage them from the app. The dishwasher can be checked on from wherever you are, so you can see its status without going to the kitchen.
Both functions are described in the listing as remote, so the appliance needs to be registered in the app and online for them to work.
Fridge control and air conditioner upkeep
The listing says you can control a connected refrigerator through the app. For air conditioning, the app tracks maintenance and update cycles, so you can see when the unit is due for attention.
Together these cover the appliances most likely to need checking when no one is at home: cold storage and climate control.
Settings wizards for registered appliances
Wizards are guided setup flows built around each registered appliance. They suggest settings based on the machine's characteristics and the result you want, so you do not need to know the right programme or temperature yourself.
The listing says this covers cooking, washing and cleaning tasks. The wizards work from the appliance itself, not from a general recipe or cleaning library.
Home alerts and custom task setup
The app sends instant notifications about what is happening with your appliances. These reach you wherever you are, which is the main reason the listing gives for using it remotely.
You can also create your own tasks for any registered appliance. The listing describes this as a way to fit the app to your own household routine.
What's new
About this APK
The build we hold is ConnectLife 2.17.2 (APKS split bundle) for Android 8.0 and up.
- Version
- 2.17.2
- 2026101301
- Requires Android
- 8.0+
- Size
- 163 MB
- Target Android
- 15
- Package ID
- com.hisense.juconnect.connectlife
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 35 declared · 10 sensitive
- Approximate location
- Camera
- Location in the background
- Microphone
- Modify files on your device
- Modify your calendar
- Precise location
- Read files on your device
- Signed by
- CN=Gorenje
- Certificate SHA-256
- 4d71a3cfed90224aa1fafe3ce10c60677bfd28dee59dd53875db84d07a03dfc3
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