If you’ve bought a brand-new home appliance recently, odds are it boasts some degree of Wi-Fi connectivity. Brands like LG, Samsung, and Whirlpool have spent the last few years creating and bolstering ...

Appliance makers like Whirlpool and LG just can't understand. They added Wi-Fi antennae to their latest dishwashers, ovens, and refrigerators and built apps for them—and yet only 50 percent or fewer ...