WiiM Amp shows up as Local Device in google home app but cannot be added to any Home/room

ahylka

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I’ve recently purchased a WiiM amp and I’m hoping to get it integrated with my other google home products around the house.

I’ve set the amp up according to the instructions and enabled Chromecast Audio, but when I go to add the amp to a room in my Google Home app it appears under the Local Devices section with no option to move it anywhere else.

Ideally what I would like is to get it added to a specific room so that it can be included in a speaker group.


Any advice on what I might try to remedy this? Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

- factory reset WiiM device
- connection to internet via WiFi and Ethernet
- uninstall/reinstall Google Home app on my phone

Screenshot show the WiiM device in “Local Devices” and the absence of “add to home button”
 

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I’ve recently purchased a WiiM amp and I’m hoping to get it integrated with my other google home products around the house.

I’ve set the amp up according to the instructions and enabled Chromecast Audio, but when I go to add the amp to a room in my Google Home app it appears under the Local Devices section with no option to move it anywhere else.

Ideally what I would like is to get it added to a specific room so that it can be included in a speaker group.


Any advice on what I might try to remedy this? Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

- factory reset WiiM device
- connection to internet via WiFi and Ethernet
- uninstall/reinstall Google Home app on my phone

Screenshot show the WiiM device in “Local Devices” and the absence of “add to home button”
Is this what you are missing? You also don't have "Cast my audio".

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Is "Media Room App" the name you assigned to the WiiM Amp in the WiiM Home app?

If not this might be something completely different. I just removed my WiiM Amp from Google Home and had it rediscovered as "WiiM Amp", which is the name I assigned to it. Just like @slartibartfast I now see it as "WiiM Amp" under local devices and can add it to a room.

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Is "Media Room App" the name you assigned to the WiiM Amp in the WiiM Home app?

If not this might be something completely different. I just removed my WiiM Amp from Google Home and had it rediscovered as "WiiM Amp", which is the name I assigned to it. Just like @slartibartfast I now see it as "WiiM Amp" under local devices and can add it to a room.

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Yep, media room amp is just the custom name I gave it from the WiiM app. I can confirm it is actually the device I’m looking for because strangely even without it being in my Home or any room the app lets me control the volume while something is streaming.
 
Yep, media room amp is just the custom name I gave it from the WiiM app. I can confirm it is actually the device I’m looking for because strangely even without it being in my Home or any room the app lets me control the volume while something is streaming.
I tend to think that this might be due the way Google Home works (or doesn't in some cases).

Maybe just give it some time or disconnect and reconnect all of your involved hardware from and to the mains power.
 
Have you found a solution?
Unfortunately, no not yet. I’ve tried a few other approaches including a wired connection to my router to see if that changed anything, and going through the factory reset process again but so far nothings worked.

I’ve initiated an exchange on the amp to see if this is somehow an issue with the unit itself.
 
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