Is there a way to control my WiiM Mini from my old iPad running iOS 9.3.5?

jacorizla

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Hi -- I have an old iPad that works great and would be a great controller for my WiiM that I otherwise control using Android phones. But Apple won't let it upgrade iOS past 9.3.5 so the WiiM apps won't install. Does anyone know of a way to control the WiiM Mini through a web interface or a legacy app? Is there a way to get VLC to talk to it? I mostly use it to bookmark network streams for radio stations. Thanks.
 
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Ach.. if we only had a visual web interface we could control WiiM from all sorts of legacy machines.
 
Hi -- I have an old iPad that works great and would be a great controller for my WiiM that I otherwise control using Android phones. But Apple won't let it upgrade iOS past 9.3.5 so the WiiM apps won't install. Does anyone know of a way to control the WiiM Mini through a web interface or a legacy app? Is there a way to get VLC to talk to it? I mostly use it to bookmark network streams for radio stations. Thanks.
You can use Chromecast with VLC...
 
Hi -- I have an old iPad that works great and would be a great controller for my WiiM that I otherwise control using Android phones. But Apple won't let it upgrade iOS past 9.3.5 so the WiiM apps won't install. Does anyone know of a way to control the WiiM Mini through a web interface or a legacy app? Is there a way to get VLC to talk to it? I mostly use it to bookmark network streams for radio stations. Thanks.
Time to sent that to recycle. I could imagine how slow that now in comparison with today’s iPad. Apple promise of 4 years of iOS update and if the app stop supporting it time to move and buy new one even if it’s functional.
 
Hi -- I have an old iPad that works great and would be a great controller for my WiiM that I otherwise control using Android phones. But Apple won't let it upgrade iOS past 9.3.5 so the WiiM apps won't install. Does anyone know of a way to control the WiiM Mini through a web interface or a legacy app? Is there a way to get VLC to talk to it? I mostly use it to bookmark network streams for radio stations. Thanks.
I don't know if this will help you, but I believe the WiiM API allows you to do some operations on the ipad.

For example, there is a request url to play a preset on the Mini.


https://ip_address/httpapi.asp?command=MCUKeyShortClick:1

Replace [ip_address] in this URL with the address of the Mini. (Please see the network status screen of the WiiM app.)

Open the copied URL in your browser, and preset 1 will play on the Mini. If you save the opened page as a shortcut on your home screen, it will work just by tapping the shortcut icon next time.


API documentation can be found at the bottom of this page.
 
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