I have had tidal on my wiim ultra for a year, i love the quality. The search in tidal is rubbish compared to spotify, especially things like playlists. So I have just bought a dub to spotify and linked it to the wiim. If I search something like "1999" in playlists on the wimm it is only returning tidal results, none from spotify. Any suggestions please
Spotify and tidal
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Skull
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You cannot search Spotify in the WiiM app only in Spotify
Spotify isn’t part of the WiiM home app like other services (it’s merely a link to the external Spotify app) so it can’t be included in universal searches like other services which are fully integrated within the WiiM app.
hgo58
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Hi welcome.
What do you mean by "link Spotify to WiiM"?
There are no integration of the Spotify user account in WiiM, as Spotify don't provide an API that allow this. This is the reason that the WiiM Home App cannot search Spotify.
So you only have the Spotify app that can control the WiiM playing using Spotify Connect.
Well that answers my question that's sad, it would have been very handy. Thank you
However, it is possible to register Spotify as a preset on WiiM.
Save Spotify Playlist as a Preset
You can save your favorite Spotify playlists or podcasts as presets for instant streaming. How to Save a Playlist as a Preset 1. In Spotify App: Play your playlist. 2. Stream to WiiM Device: Use Spotify Connect to stream to your WiiM Mi...
Using presets enables Spotify Connect to connect automatically, eliminating the need to manually connect WiiM devices via the Spotify app. Music control to be handled entirely through the Spotify app and the remote, rendering the WiiM app unnecessary.
HansD-NL
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Universal search would be great but in practice it doesn't work (that) good on all kinds of devices that have it, like tv's for instance.
