Super handy with limited space, very quiet, great working

Nice big drum and nice looking fancy machine however very frustrating. A lot of pointless progra s that can''t be adjusted and some washes run for ridiculous times. Just washed 3 towels and it took almost 4 hours. Really not necessary. The instructions are not very clear or thorough and the connectlife app is pointless. When the machine finishes it turns itself off and you can''t connect to the machine until you go to it and turn it on. Can''t see how I can start a load off running from the app when not home if it doesn''t connect.Why can''t it have manual setting where I can choose how long it runs for and how hot the water gets? That''s all I want, instead of a machine telling me how to do my washing. If it had this it would be perfect. Trying to be too clever for it''s own good but just frustrating.