Qobuz Qobuz Connect released

[onlyoneme]

Not available on “any WiiM device” though, John - the mini doesn’t have the horsepower to support Qobuz Connect

What about Audio Pro devices collaborated with the WiiM?

 

[Burnside]

What about Audio Pro devices collaborated with the WiiM?

I’m hoping that will be achieved with a firmware update unless those devices have been abandoned.

@RyanWithWiiM - can we expect further firmware updates to the WiiM Edition speakers to keep them in line with the rest of the range?

 

[Maurizio]

I experienced a small problem with QC streaming via Wifi on my Honor Android tablet. Sometimes, and randomly, the music stops and resumes after two or three seconds of silence. Not very often, but it happens and it's a bit annoying. I have a fiber line and have never had a lack of connection.
Does this happen to anyone else? I have also opened a ticket

 

[Balthazar B]

I experienced a small problem with QC streaming via Wifi on my Honor Android tablet. Sometimes, and randomly, the music stops and resumes after two or three seconds of silence. Not very often, but it happens and it's a bit annoying. I have a fiber line and have never had a lack of connection.
Does this happen to anyone else? I have also opened a ticket

Do you ever experience this when using a different device as the controller?

 

[Maurizio]

Do you ever experience this when using a different device as the controller?

Mhhhh could be. I must check. Or, perhaps, it could be if you open another app while having Qobuz in use. I seem to remember this happening on a similar occasion.

 

[Balthazar B]

Exactly. Unlike the apps, it’s possible to write chrome extensions to customize the web app to add features such as AI integration.

For example, there are many albums on Qobuz with no reviews at all, and there are no links to external reviews. With a Chrome extension and Gemini AI, we can add both...

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I'm not seeing any Gemini content render on the Credits pop-up. Is that not yet slipstreamed into the extension?

 

[cc_rider]

I'm not seeing any Gemini content render on the Credits pop-up. Is that not yet slipstreamed into the extension?

Just me playing for now. Maybe at some point, but very limited as it will require each user to get their own Gemini developer id.

 

[Balthazar B]

Just me playing for now. Maybe at some point, but very limited as it will require each user to get their own Gemini developer id.

Ah, that makes sense. Very cool integration!

 

[EGR64]

Yep, version 9.0.0.0 on Android, from release notes "Qobuz Connect (first release)"; I'm away from home right now so can't confirm if everything is working fine (hope so!)

How to get this version?

 

[onlyoneme]

How to get this version?

Alternative repos like APKPure.

 

[EGR64]

Alternative repos like APKPure.

Found one. Thank you!!

 

[alpha_zulu]

I spent all yesterday evening steaming high resolution music from the Qobuz app on my iPad Pro via Qobuz Connect to the WiiM Pro. Not a glitch and it sounded excellent. One thing I’m not clear about is the relative pros and cons of using the Qobuz app vs the WiiM app, can anyone help?

For me, the main advantage of Qobuz Connect is that I only need to know this one app. No matter whether I'm on the move, for example with headphones on an airplane or at home. Everything always works the same. Even though the WiiM app is good, I find the Qobuz app better for listening to music and searching.
My wife wouldn't understand why she has to use a different app to listen to music at home than when she's out and about. She has never seen WiiM app, instead used Chromecast before QC.

QC is a great feature!

 

[Paffi]

Alternative repos like APKPure.

Wondering when it's available on the regular playstore

 

[ChrisByrd]

Thanks for the feedback. I tend to use album booklets as I listen mostly to classical music, so being able to cast directly from the Qobuz app is a real bonus. I’ve just signed up to the Roon 3 months for $10 deal though, so will see how things are at the end of that. Roon plays very nicely with the WiiM Pro.

 

[Burnside]

Wondering when it's available on the regular playstore

I think Qobuz have said it’s being gradually rolled out, maybe initially to beta testers then members of the Qobuz Club, but I’m sure they’ll ramp up release as quickly as they can. I think the formal launch (rather than this “soft” launch) will happened at the Munich High End show so I’d expect wider availability by then.