Audible?

[castalla]

I know Audible playback is possible using the Alexa app - but it's convoluted to set up & fiddly to control.

Wiim offers Amazon Music, so why not (Amazon) Audible?

 

[Audacity]

Having integrated support would allow me to schedule Audiobook playback in alarms.

 

[Skull]

Yes please

 

[Audionaut]

This Feature would be really nice to have

 

[Burnside]

I don’t know if there’s an API for Audible nor if there’s any meaningful third party implementation. For one thing, they’d need to include support for whispersync so that you can pick up where you were on another device. Might be another case where casting from the official app is the best solution.

Another thought I’ve had before is that if WiiM implemented some sort of in app browser running on the WiiM device, then all audio could be piped directly to the unit, and we could use the web/cloud versions of services like audible. Then again, I seem to recall there’s a valid, logical reason (resources aside) why that wouldn’t work but it escapes me now being bedtime …

 

[castalla]

Yep. Apart from Sonos, the only 2 ways for Audible are via the apps or using the Alexa app (which is horrible).

 

[rubato]

Another thought I’ve had before is that if WiiM implemented some sort of in app browser running on the WiiM device, then all audio could be piped directly to the unit, and we could use the web/cloud versions of services like audible. Then again, I seem to recall there’s a valid, logical reason (resources aside) why that wouldn’t work but it escapes me now being bedtime …

Or a browser plugin that could route sound from whatever computer you're running it on to any WiiM devices on the local network. Or just do what I do now, a USB to SPDIF converter connected to a WiiM Pro Plus.