Audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi

[Rute Knocnee]

My audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi. Tried several settings, always reverts as soon as a file is played.
Want to stream to Mini with WiFi. Changing in Browse back to WiFi will not stick. Under devise, audio input selection changes too.
Maybe I do not understand audio input. But should it list WiFi as audio input if streaming from WiFi? Do not want to stream from iPad via Bluetooth.

 

[slartibartfast]

My audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi. Tried several settings, always reverts as soon as a file is played.
Want to stream to Mini with WiFi. Changing in Browse back to WiFi will not stick. Under devise, audio input selection changes too.
Maybe I do not understand audio input. But should it list WiFi as audio input if streaming from WiFi? Do not want to stream from iPad via Bluetooth.

Which WiiM device do you have and how are you trying to stream via WiFi from your iPad?

 

[harkpabst]

My audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi. Tried several settings, always reverts as soon as a file is played.
Want to stream to Mini with WiFi. Changing in Browse back to WiFi will not stick. Under devise, audio input selection changes too.
Maybe I do not understand audio input. But should it list WiFi as audio input if streaming from WiFi? Do not want to stream from iPad via Bluetooth.

I suggest you describe your issue in full detail in the WiiM Mini troubleshooting forum. It appears to be unrelated to the feature request and should certainly be solvable.

 

[Rute Knocnee]

I have a WiiM Mini. Trying to play FLAC internet radio stream. Linking via FMstream website. It plays just not direct from router.

 

[Wiimer]

My audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi. Tried several settings, always reverts as soon as a file is played.
Want to stream to Mini with WiFi. Changing in Browse back to WiFi will not stick. Under devise, audio input selection changes too.
Maybe I do not understand audio input. But should it list WiFi as audio input if streaming from WiFi? Do not want to stream from iPad via Bluetooth.

That's because your iPad and the WiiM device are still connected via Bluetooth; when you want to end Bluetooth playback, you must disconnect to Bluetooth. (This is not unpairing.)

Bluetooth on the WiiM device is designed to support seamless switching. Therefore, switching input to Wi-Fi does not disconnect Bluetooth between the iPad and the WiiM.

There are several ways to disconnect the Bluetooth connection between the iPad and the WiiM.

1) From the iPad's Bluetooth settings
2) Press and hold the mic button on the remote and say "Disconnect Bluetooth"
(Similarly, you can use the mic button to make a Bluetooth connection.)

Or, if you are not using Bluetooth input, remove the Bluetooth pairing between the ipad and the WiiM.

Or, the input selector management screen can be opened in the WiiM home app browse screen to remove Bluetooth input. However, this functionality may not yet have been added to the Mini.

 

[harkpabst]

Linking via FMstream website. It plays just not direct from router.

I see. If on your iPad you click on any link on the FMstream website in Safari, that Internet radio station will not be played by your WiiM Mini but by the iPad. The iPad can then redirect the audio to the Mini via Bluetooth (or AirPlay). But as you noticed that's not the smart way. All data transfer runs through the iPad draining its battery.

Unfortunately, the browser on your iPad has no way of telling your Mini to play the stream. And the Mini has no idea that you just clicked a link on a website that happens to point to a radio stream.

If FM stream did provide an Application Programming Interface (API) to third parties then WiiM could integrate them as one of the many music services they support out of the box. I don't know if they do but I doubt it. Even if they do it's WiiM's decision which service to integrate.

So, what's the solution?

If you go to the Browse tab in the WiiM Home app and tap on Manage next to the heading Music Services you see all the services to chose from. Some will need an account (free or paid plan), some won't. Amongst these music services there are vTuner and TuneIn. These are the most commonly known aggregation services for Internet radio stations. You can use either one (for free) to find the station your interested in. This would replace the FM stream website.

Finally, if you find a link to an Internet radio station that you like on FMstream or any other website, the WiiM Home app allows you to permanently safe it to your Mini. That's what the music service Open Network Stream is for. It's not really a music service on its own but (after you enable it) allows you to store and manage streaming URLs you found elsewhere.

Summary:
If you want to listen to Internet radio on your Mini directly you can:

• enable the vTuner music service and use it to navigate through web radio stations, or
• do the same with the TuneIn music service, or
• save, rename, delete and add artwork to for any streaming URL you found on the web

No matter which way you do it, you can store any station playing as one of the (currently) 12 presents presets.

 

[Wiimer]

(currently) 12 presents.

As always, excellent advice.
Is it "12 presets"?

 

[harkpabst]

Each WiiM can be a present, of course, but only one, not 12.