Why are these devices connecting to the Internet at all? Aren't they supposed to be connected to phones and TVs via cable or bluetooth? I would never allow any "smart" anything device to speak to the Internet in the first place.

You used to be able to walk over to a speaker and with 1 button click play music from a preset on a music service like Tunein or spotify.

Now will need to fiddle with your phone to connect with bluetooth or something.

They can play Spotify and radio over the internet.