GREE Electric - Revision history

SinexTitan: stuff

2026-03-02T17:30:54Z

stuff

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	\|Description=GREE Electric is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer.		\|Description=GREE Electric is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer.
	}}		\|Founded=1991}}

	'''GREE Electric''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other home goods.		'''{{wplink\|GREE Electric}}''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other home goods.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

Atrocious: /* References */ Added 1 archived link

2026-03-02T17:24:37Z

References: Added 1 archived link

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	By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.		By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.

	Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting{{Citation needed}}. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3}}</ref>		Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting{{Citation needed}}. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302171958/https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3 \|archive-date=2026-03-02}}</ref>

	===Example incident two (''date'')===		===Example incident two (''date'')===

The Universality at 20:45, 10 January 2026

2026-01-10T20:45:03Z

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	\|Website=https://gree.com		\|Website=https://gree.com
			\|Description=GREE Electric is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer.
	}}		}}

SinexTitan: /* Cloud dependance on WiFi featured devices (date) */ bug fixed

2026-01-07T16:15:01Z

Cloud dependance on WiFi featured devices (date): bug fixed

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Cloud dependance on WiFi featured devices (''date'')===		===Cloud dependance on WiFi featured devices (''date'')===
	~~{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant~~{{Citation needed}}.~~		GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant

	By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.		By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.

SinexTitan: fixing

2026-01-07T16:14:30Z

fixing

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			[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
	{{StubNotice}}{{CompanyCargo		{{StubNotice}}{{CompanyCargo
	\|Industry=Home appliances		\|Industry=Home appliances
			\|Logo=GREE Electric logo.svg
	\|Type=Private		\|Type=Private
	\|Website=https://gree.com		\|Website=https://gree.com
	~~\|Founded=1991\|Description=Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer.~~}}		}}

	'''GREE Electric''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other home goods.		'''GREE Electric''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other home goods.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant{{Citation needed}}.		{{Ph-C-CIS}}

			==Incidents==
			{{Ph-C-Inc}}

			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
			===Cloud dependance on WiFi featured devices (''date'')===
			{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant{{Citation needed}}.

	By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.		By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.

	Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting{{Citation needed}}. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3}}</ref>		Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting{{Citation needed}}. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3}}</ref>

			===Example incident two (''date'')===
			...

	==Products==		==Products==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Internet of things]]
			*[[Internet of things]]

	==References==		==References==

Beanie Bo: added stub. removed speculation and opinions

2025-10-25T13:27:13Z

added stub. removed speculation and opinions

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	\|Industry=Home appliances		\|Industry=Home appliances
	\|Type=Private		\|Type=Private
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	\|Founded=1991\|Description=Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer.}}		\|Founded=1991\|Description=Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer.}}

	'''GREE Electric''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other ~~products~~.		'''GREE Electric''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other home goods.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant.		GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant{{Citation needed}}.

	By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again. This is by design, making it hard to use local network control without the cloud. We can also conclude that the device's local access will also become unusable at some point, when the servers are shut down.		By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again{{Citation needed}}.

	Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3}}</ref>		Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting{{Citation needed}}. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

	* GREE Mini series		*GREE Mini series
	* GREE Vireo series		*GREE Vireo series

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~		[[Internet of things]]

	==References==		==References==

Dfj: Add impact on their cloud service

2025-10-24T12:35:29Z

Add impact on their cloud service

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	{{CompanyCargo		{{CompanyCargo
	\|Industry=Home appliances		\|Industry=Home appliances
	~~\|Logo=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Gree_electric_appliances_logo.svg~~
	\|Type=Private		\|Type=Private
	\|Website=https://gree.com		\|Website=https://gree.com
	}}		\|Founded=1991\|Description=Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer.}}
	~~{{Ph~~-~~C-Int}}~~
			'''GREE Electric''', branded as '''GREE''', is a Chinese home appliances manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is the world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer. The company offers two types of air conditioners: household air conditioners and commercial air conditioners. The company also produces electric fans, water dispensers, heaters, rice cookers, air purifiers, water kettles, humidifiers and induction cookers, among other products.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	~~{{Ph~~-C-~~CIS}}~~		GREE Devices with Wi-Fi connection are heavily dependent on their cloud connection, and refuse to function properly with third-party local network integrations like Home Assistant.

	~~==Incidents==~~		By blocking all internet traffic from the device, it automatically disconnects from the network within 30 seconds and breaks all integrations for next 5 minutes, after which the loop begins again. This is by design, making it hard to use local network control without the cloud. We can also conclude that the device's local access will also become unusable at some point, when the servers are shut down.
	~~{{Ph-C-Inc}}~~

	~~This~~ is a ~~list of~~ all ~~consumer~~-~~protection incidents this company~~ is ~~involved in~~. ~~Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:~~{{~~FULLPAGENAME}}~~\|~~{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~		Proposed solution for this problem is to host a [https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server dummy server] and pointing all gree.com DNS records towards the dummy server, which fools the unit to think it has active cloud connection and stop it from disconnecting. However, with newer firmware versions, GREE has switched its communication, rendering dummy server as-it-is currently, useless.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Github issue: Firmware 1.31: Gree Dummy TLS Server no longer working. New MQTT protocol? #3 \|url=https://codeberg.org/joserebelo/gree-dummy-tls-server/issues/3}}</ref>
	~~===Example incident one (''~~date~~'')~~===
	~~{{Main~~\|~~link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~
	~~Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~
	=~~==Example incident two (''date'')===~~
	...

	==Products==		==Products==
	~~{{Ph-C-P}}~~
			* GREE Mini series
			* GREE Vireo series

	==See also==		==See also==

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==Incidents==
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===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
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