It's an airconditioner, and does what airconditioners do.  It took a good 5 or 6 tries (including resetting from scratch a couple of times) to set up the WiFi connection -- the app is not great, but I installed it more as a curiosity than from an actual need.

I wish manufacturers would provide non-cloud based solutions (e.g., local network only based communication), but GE is neither a stand-out nor exception in this area.  Fortunately, unlike others, the product is entirely usable without the network interface and even comes with a traditional remote.