Beta Test: Samba (Feature now publicly available)

[WiiM Team]

Hi WiiM Community,

For WiiM Amp, Pro Plus, Pro owners, we invite you to beta-test our upcoming Samba feature. As a beta tester, you'll gain early access to our new Samba functionality, which allows seamless browsing and playing of music directly from Samba servers. We're looking for feedback on usability, functionality, and overall performance to ensure a polished final release. Sign up now to help shape the future of music streaming through Samba!

Please provide any feedback through the WiiM Home App > Settings > Feedback with the subject: Samba Feedback OR through this forum thread.


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Beta Test: Samba

Join the beta testing community for our latest Samba browsing and music streaming feature! This is the perfect opportunity if you're passionate about improving user experiences and enjoy tinkering with new software. As a beta tester, you'll gain early access to our new Samba functionality, which...

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WiiM Team

 

[jfbuk]

Hi,
How will this sit alongside the existing beta testing for DLNA output etc ?
If you want to be involved in both will we need to switch between software versions ?
Thanks

 

[Brantome]

Which models does this apply to? Is the Mini included?

 

[WiiM Team]

Which models does this apply to? Is the Mini included?

Thanks for catching that. It only applies to Amp, Pro Plus, Pro and not Mini.

 

[Smartplug]

Which models does this apply to? Is the Mini included?

Mini loosing steam on feature update with hardware limitations.

 

[viktor]

All we want for mini was to stream from samba server like Sonos do.

 

[Hiphiman]

While I welcome this development, it does seem aimed again at the enthusiast, like the Squeezelite implementation. I am sure that many more would welcome the planned access to music files on cloud drives such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive etc. This would allow simple storage and access to music without the hassle of establishing a samba server or leaving PCs, Raspberry Pis, SSDs and the like continually running at home. I would be grateful if you could consider prioritising this feature for future betas.

 

[Brantome]

While I welcome this development, it does seem aimed again at the enthusiast, like the Squeezelite implementation. I am sure that many more would welcome the planned access to music files on cloud drives such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive etc. This would allow simple storage and access to music without the hassle of establishing a samba server or leaving PCs, Raspberry Pis, SSDs and the like continually running at home. I would be grateful if you could consider prioritising this feature for future betas.

You can use established apps like BubbleUPnP on Android or mConnect on iOS to do that so perhaps that’s why there’s not currently a priority

 

[simbun]

While I welcome this development, it does seem aimed again at the enthusiast,

The enthusiast crowd like those using Sonos, BluOS etc?
Does any system pull from cloud services?

 

[Brantome]

The enthusiast crowd like those using Sonos, BluOS etc?

I would have thought enthusiasts would be using a local NAS based solution, with Minimserver or LMS etc. To me the non-enthusiast just wants to point to some repository with little or no effort.

Does any system pull from cloud services?

As above

 

[rccarguy]

This is samba support, like a Kodi/android phone so you can browse windows shared drives?

While I welcome this development, it does seem aimed again at the enthusiast, like the Squeezelite implementation. I am sure that many more would welcome the planned access to music files on cloud drives such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive etc. This would allow simple storage and access to music without the hassle of establishing a samba server or leaving PCs, Raspberry Pis, SSDs and the like continually running at home. I would be grateful if you could consider prioritising this feature for future betas.

I'd rate Squeezelite the most important feature of a streamer. I'd never choose another streamer without LMS support.

 

[rccarguy]

Again, only for parity reasons. Never a streamer without Roon certification
It might be a job for a robot to count how often ey ess are and ell emm ess are mentioned here

Roon being a complete rip off, and they can't even be bothered to write nas versions of their software...plus needing internet connection, or paying for subscription system

nah

 

[simbun]

I would have thought enthusiasts would be using a local NAS based solution, with Minimserver or LMS etc

I was being sarcastic.
My homework for today is to learn emoji

 

[Brantome]

I was being sarcastic.
My homework for today is to learn emoji

Too early in the morning for me to gauge subtle nuances, so yes emojis would have helped

 

[simbun]

Roon being a complete rip off, and they can't even be bothered to write nas versions of their software...plus needing internet connection, or paying for subscription system

nah

Why is it that small sections of the LMS crowd are so angry?
Small dog syndrome.

 

[Hiphiman]

The fact there are so many replies in response to my post in the space of an hour would suggest the forum is frequented by people whose enthusiasm for the subject is greater than the population average!
I get the attraction of LMS, Roon etc for this group (I use LMS myself), but am aware that most of the less enthusiastic people likely just want to access their personal music file rips by either plugging a USB stick/drive into their appliance (sic) and/or easily streaming the same music they have uploaded to their clouds.
I am aware of the apps such as BubbleUPnP or mConnect but if I (even as a partial enthusiast) cannot be bothered with the thought of that then I doubt many others will.
Hence my request to prioritise a WHA means of accessing various clouds so it can be closer to a one-stop-shop.

 

[rccarguy]

Why is it that small sections of the LMS crowd are so angry?
Small dog syndrome.

It's quite amusing watching DNLA users swooning over a basic and generic music service. Like explaining to a Apple Mac user that PC's have two button mice, "wow that's amazing"

 

[simbun]

It's quite amusing watching DNLA users swooning over a basic and generic music service. Like explaining to a Apple Mac user that PC's have two button mice, "wow that's amazing"

If LMS were great I would understand your passion, but it's a compromise (as is the WHA). Jack of all trades master of none.

I have full respect for what has been achieved, it's just not for me.

 

[slartibartfast]

If LMS were great I would understand your passion, but it's a compromise (as is the WHA). Jack of all trades master of none.

I have full respect for what has been achieved, it's just not for me.

Here we go again. What is the compromise?

 

[rccarguy]

If LMS were great I would understand your passion, but it's a compromise (as is the WHA). Jack of all trades master of none.

I have full respect for what has been achieved, it's just not for me.

What is alternative, free, oipen source, multi platform (NAS, pi, PC) and multi streamer alternative?