A few ideas on how to further improve WiiM Remote user experience

[Brantome]

Would be really nice to be able to program a preset to a Spotify, Tidal or Apple Music playlist.

I have a few background playlists that I’d just like to be able to switch on with one button

Similarly, in the WiiM Home app, select Tidal, then your playlist and when it displays on screen, choose the preset icon (the circled ‘1’) then choose the preset you want to save it under.

WiiM devices don’t natively support Apple Music (you can only AirPlay from your device) , so you couldn’t do it for that. But 2 out of 3 ain’t bad

 

[rccarguy]

I would like IR control, even IR receiver will do, then use another IR remote, or supply hex/ccf code, or it shares another device code.

 

[Brantome]

I would like IR control, even IR receiver will do, then use another IR remote, or supply hex/ccf code, or it shares another device code.

Very unlikely to happen I’d say. You could look at a project like this though

GitHub - retired-guy/WiiM-Remote-Pi-Pico-W: Simple hack to test IR remote control with WiiM Mini on Pi Pico W

Simple hack to test IR remote control with WiiM Mini on Pi Pico W - retired-guy/WiiM-Remote-Pi-Pico-W

github.com

 

[rccarguy]

Very unlikely to happen I’d say. You could look at a project like this though

GitHub - retired-guy/WiiM-Remote-Pi-Pico-W: Simple hack to test IR remote control with WiiM Mini on Pi Pico W

Simple hack to test IR remote control with WiiM Mini on Pi Pico W - retired-guy/WiiM-Remote-Pi-Pico-W

github.com

or 3.5mm IR receiver input

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TNP-Products-Emitter-Extender-Extension-Red/dp/B017LQAKXW

 

[Brantome]

or 3.5mm IR receiver input

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TNP-Products-Emitter-Extender-Extension-Red/dp/B017LQAKXW

What would that do? There’s no intelligence there and WiiM is focussing on internet protocols to control its devices and is unlikely to devote development effort into a legacy protocol that ultimately would only be of use to a small amount of users. That’s why I suggested a hybrid/bridge solution such as the above - you’ll have more chance of that being enhanced. Anyway, we’ve been here before…

 

[Claudius2k]

1 - Finish implementing 'favorites' in Wiim Home.
It works great for streaming services but there is no 'favorites' tab for music stored on a local music share. What's the point in starring albums or tracks? It's meaningless.

2 - Streamline the current lengthy, cumbersome, awkward browse function for local music shares in Wiim Home.
Add a 'default' server or 'last server accessed' option. Remember it !
Currently, once you tap browse, and then tap Home Music Share, then you must scroll through sometimes a long list of DNLA devices and shares (like every Sonos speaker) to find your server app and eventually tap on it.
If you want to change albums, you must start that long process of taps/scrolls and re-identify it all over again. If we had a configured stored 'default server' entry, or default to the last server accessed, we could just tap browse, home share and your're there. Should you have multiple servers, only then you should be able to intentionally invoke the awkward scroll search selection function. BIG TIME SAVER