Wiim Changelog and Roadmap

[sweetchaos]

Here's a list of useful links for Wiim products, their changelogs and upcoming roadmap, since Wiim keeps this information across several sources.

Software for Mobile (called Wiim Home):
- Apple IOS Store. Click on 'version history' to see full changelog. This method of accessing the changelog appears (to me) the only easy way to get a full list of changes.
- Android Play Store. Scroll down until you see “What's New”. Doesnt show full changelog on the website, unless you have Android phone (in which case, the full changelog should be visible to your mobile device, once you view the app from the Google Play Store, I believe).
- Forum. I'm guessing this forum thread is a few days behind the Apple/Android store changelog. Doesn’t show full changelog on this forum, but only a few last versions.

Firmware for Hardware:
- Wiim Mini.
- Wiim Amp.
- Wiim Pro.
- Wiim Pro Plus.
- Wiim Ultra.

Upcoming Roadmap for Hardware:
- Wiim Mini Roadmap.
- WiiM Amp Roadmap.
- Wiim Pro and Pro Plus Roadmap.
- Wiim Ultra - N/A

Released:
- Wiim Ultra - Expected Crutchfield July 5. and Amazon.com

Unreleased/Upcoming Hardware:
- Wiim Amp Pro - expected Q3 2024

Thoughts:
- I've added a few notes to show how much variance there is for product changelogs/roadmap.
- Let me know if there's more useful links that I missed.
- Feel free to discuss this topic, as well.

CHANGELOG:
- 2024-07-18 Added Wiim Ultra firmware

 

[sweetchaos]

Changelog:
- Added 2 upcoming hardware products.

 

[sweetchaos]

Wiim Home v2.10.0, as of June 16, 2024:

What's new:
1. Room Correction: Improve your listening experience with the new Room Correction feature, which adjusts your speakers to match your room's acoustics. Available in the upcoming firmware update.
2. WiiM Ultra Settings: Added screen and photo input settings for WiiM Ultra.
3. Deezer Favorites Sorting: Sort your Deezer favorites with new sorting options.
4. Qobuz Login Enhancement: Updated Qobuz OAuth2 login to support third-party login.

Bug Fixes:
1. EQ Settings: Resolved issues with adjusting EQ in inactive modes and custom EQ with special characters.
2. Italian Localization: Improved translations for a smoother user experience.
3. iHeartRadio Live Radio: Correct stations now shown for your region.
4. General Enhancements: Various performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance overall operation.

 

[sweetchaos]

Wiim Home v2.10.1, as of June 20, 2024:

What's New:
1. DLNA Cast (Beta): Allows casting audio to any DLNA-enabled speaker, providing seamless and flexible streaming.

 

[sweetchaos]

2.10.4

iOS Release Notes

What's New:

1. Room Correction Enhancements:
· Added a sound check step for more accurate room correction.
· Improved the algorithm to detect microphone recording failures and provide better user instructions.
2. NAS Enhancements:
· Display high-quality artwork.
· Correctly show artist names.
3. USB Media Library Optimization:
· Improved scanning process.
· Better organization of albums with the same name but different artists.

Bug Fixes:

1. General Enhancements: Various performance improvements and bug fixes for enhanced overall operation.

Android Release Notes (Under Review by Google Play)

What's New:

1. Tablet UI: Enhanced support for tablets, providing an improved user experience.
2. NAS Enhancements: Display high-quality artwork; show the correct artist names.
3. USB Media Library Optimization: Improved the scanning process; better organization of albums for the same album with different artists.

Bug Fixes:

1. Qobuz Logout Issue: Fixed the issue preventing logout from Qobuz.
2. General Enhancements: Various performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance overall operation.

 

[sweetchaos]

iOS Release Notes
v2.10.7

What's New:

1. Support for Samba Shared Folders: Browse and play music directly from your shared folders.
2. Improved Indexing on Windows Media Player NAS Server: Experience faster and more efficient access to shared content from Windows Media Player.
3. Detailed Settings for Slave Devices: View full setting information for connected slave devices.
4. Enhanced Room Correction: Includes a new step to evaluate and display the effectiveness of room correction, showing actual results.
5. UI Improvements:
- Displays the account name of signed-in music services on the Browse page.
- Enhances the now-playing page for a better user experience.
6. Device Discovery Improvement: Introduces a new troubleshooting process to improve device discovery.
7. Per-Channel EQ (Beta): Customize Parametric EQ settings individually for each channel. Available in the upcoming beta firmware.

Android Release Notes (Under review by Google Play)
v2.10.7

What's New:

1. Improved Indexing on Windows Media Player NAS Server: Experience faster and more efficient access to shared content from Windows Media Player.
2. Detailed Settings for Slave Devices: View full setting information for connected slave devices.
3. UI Improvements:
- Displays the account name of signed-in music services on the Browse page.
- Enhances the now-playing page, including a specific layout for Tablet landscape mode.
- Enhances the playlist, artist, and album pages for Tablet landscape mode.
4. Device Discovery Improvement: Introduces a new troubleshooting process to improve device discovery.
5. Per-Channel EQ (Beta): Customize Parametric EQ settings individually for each channel. Available in the upcoming beta firmware.

Bug Fixes:

1. Samba Login Issue: Fixed a problem where users couldn't log in if their username or password had special characters.

 

[T&T]

I sign up beta tester for Android app and for 2 days in a row, I never have problem with Slingtv, in my life this never happened before, Slingtv have been signed 2 days in a row outside USA and the app is sending notifications so disconnect your Wiim device if you are not using it.

 

[sweetchaos]

WiiM Home App v2.11.0 Update - Aug 10, 2024

Release Notes
v2.11.0

What's New:

1. iPad Compatibility: Improved UI and screen rotation support on the playback page.
2. New Favorite Tab: All your favorites in one place; note that Napster is not supported. Currently available for iOS, with Android support coming in two weeks.
3. Qobuz Artist Page: Updated the artist page for a better experience.
4. Qobuz Album Page: Improved the album page layout.
5. Pre-Gain Feature: Added logic for Pre-Gain functionality. Requires the latest WiiM Ultra firmware update.
6. Volume Display: Volume bar now shows the exact volume level.
7. Audio Output Sync: Added instant notification for audio output change (Settings, PlayView).

Bug fixes:

1. USB Indexing Fix: Resolved issue where new songs were not detected in the USB index.
2. Time Zone Sync: Optimized time zone synchronization to fix incorrect time display on Ultra devices.

 

[ExPerfectionist]

Do we know if there's an ETA for supporting Apple Music natively within the WiiM software?

I started an Apple Music trial yesterday, then discovered the only way I can get music from my phone to my WiiM Pro Plus (and WiiM Mini in my second system) is through AirPlay. And for Apple Music, it's capping at 256k/16/44. The WiiM website as of October~November last year says that Apple Music isn's supported natively yet.

And with no native support, I can't get lossless (unless I hook up my Mac to output, which I don't want to do on my main system).

 

[Petrushka]

Do we know if there's an ETA for supporting Apple Music natively within the WiiM software?

I started an Apple Music trial yesterday, then discovered the only way I can get music from my phone to my WiiM Pro Plus (and WiiM Mini in my second system) is through AirPlay. And for Apple Music, it's capping at 256k/16/44. The WiiM website as of October~November last year says that Apple Music isn's supported natively yet.

And with no native support, I can't get lossless (unless I hook up my Mac to output, which I don't want to do on my main system).

Ironically, Sonos supports Apple Lossless, and The Port has digital out.

Edit: I think the Port is greatly underrated as a streamer. It supports CD quality local files, CD quality streaming, Roon, and Airplay.

 

[Burnside]

Do we know if there's an ETA for supporting Apple Music natively within the WiiM software?

None that I’m aware of and to be frank, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

 

[SlowJim]

Ironically, Sonos supports Apple Lossless, and The Port has digital out.

Edit: I think the Port is greatly underrated as a streamer. It supports CD quality local files, CD quality streaming, Roon, and Airplay.

I don't get it... doesn't the Wiim Mini do everything the Port does, at 1/5th the price?

 

[Burnside]

I don't get it... doesn't the Wiim Mini do everything the Port does, at 1/5th the price?

The WiiM Mini doesn’t support lossless Apple Music nor is it Roon Ready

 

[early rejecter]

The WiiM Mini doesn’t support lossless Apple Music nor is it Roon Ready

And as noted above doesn’t support Apple Music natively at all, lossless or otherwise. That’s one of the primary reasons I’ve stuck with Sonos despite the cost and recent app issues.

 

[kyuu]

And as noted above doesn’t support Apple Music natively at all, lossless or otherwise. That’s one of the primary reasons I’ve stuck with Sonos despite the cost and recent app issues.

I'm not in the Apple ecosystem at all so honest question: given that the Mini supports Airplay, what's the actual issue here?

 

[Burnside]

I'm not in the Apple ecosystem at all so honest question: given that the Mini supports Airplay, what's the actual issue here?

The issue is that Apple Music over Airplay 2 only plays at lossy 256kbps AAC (except for a very specific case on MacOS) and not at lossless 24/48 that Sonos apparently supports.

 

[DWPress]

My whole system XO and EQ is 24/48 based, formerly I made filters for up to 24/96 but no real audible benefit. It is well above redbook for dynamics and full frequency response and far easier to do a quick REW measurement or work with most pro plugins or apps. Most of the content I listen to via Roon or Tidal is not "lossless" or are in Flac (even some MP3s) format for my CD rips. The continued focus on "lossy" digital files seems to be a confusing bit of persistent troubles for so many....

 

[early rejecter]

I'm not in the Apple ecosystem at all so honest question: given that the Mini supports Airplay, what's the actual issue here?

The lossless issue mentioned by Burnside isn’t as much of a concern for me; rather there’s just so much more versatility and convenience when the stream isn’t reliant on an intermediary device, especially in a family environment. Just a few things we do regularly with Sonos that couldn’t be done with Airplay via mobile device:

- Whoever starts the music playing in the house can later run out for an errand or even just walk across the street to greet a neighbor without having to leave their phone behind or interrupt the stream.

- My wife and I can each add songs to the queue from our own phones.

- At night one kid wants to go to sleep to jazz in his room, one wants rain/nature sounds, I want ambient — I can get all of those streams started from my phone.

- If I’m reading a review of an album or hear about an artist I’m unfamiliar with I can quickly sample on my phone in Apple Music without interrupting whatever’s playing in the house.

You could get around some of this stuff by using a computer for Airplay, but we don’t have (or want) a computer setup in our main living areas. Once you get used to those conveniences it’s hard to go back to the limitations of Airplay — which admittedly might not be serious limitations depending on one’s listening habits.