WiiM Amp Ultra Firmware v5.2.809633 Update - Mar 3, 2026

Please review the WiiM Amp Ultra update release notes below. If you encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to us. This firmware update is being rolled out in stages, with devices updating sequentially over the next few days.

5.2.809633 (In Progress)​

Release date:

Mar 3, 2026

Display & UI:

1. Per-Input Now Playing: Customize the Now Playing screen for each input source.
2. New Cover Layouts: Added larger album-art views for a more immersive playback screen, with Home and Music Source icons hidden.
3. Dolby Visuals: VU Meter and Audio Spectrum now work during Dolby playback.

Playback & Audio:

1. Optical In: Fixed dropouts caused by input stream format changes.
2. Short-Track Transitions: Improved near-end handling to prevent skipping or audio “leakage.”
3. Track Skips: Resolved multiple cases of unexpected skipping / premature track changes across services.

Radio & Streaming Services:

1. Live Metadata: Added ICY support for richer “now playing” info on TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and BBC Radio.
2. Qobuz: Added Track Radio / Artist Radio / Album Radio.
3. vTuner: Improved reliability with backup stream URL fallback.
4. SoundCloud: Added third-party login support.
5. TuneIn: Fixed alarms occasionally starting late or failing to start playback.
6. iHeartRadio / Pandora: Fixed intermittent stops and unexpected skipping.
7. Pandora: Fixed an issue that could cause unexpected track skipping.
8. Napster: Fixed My Music playback failures, incorrect station controls, and a disconnect-on-no-internet crash.
9. Plex: Fixed alarm progress display, station history playback failures, and occasional early skips.
10. Amazon Music: Fixed interruptions when playing short playlists.
11. TIDAL Connect: Updated the SDK to fix an issue that could cause random playback stops.

USB & NAS:

1. USB Notifications: Added connect/disconnect pop-ups.
2. Faster Browsing: Reduced app timeouts when browsing USB drives.
3. NAS Playback: Fixed playback and display issues for NAS sources.

 

[Mr Ee]

TIDAL Connect: Updated the SDK to fix an issue that could cause random playback stops.

I'm really, really hoping it's fixed for good this time!
If only you'd put the favourite indicator directly on the wiim now playing screen (rather than in the 3 dot menu) I'd probably use the wiim app much more for tidal.

I'm surprised to see such a short gap between the recent, very similar Ultra release and the amp ultra.

 

[Saponetto]

Fascinating.

 

[Captsam]

I think the latest updates prevent me from using Wiim Ultra or Wiim Amp Ultra as lead to my Wiim minis. I can still go the other way mini as lead for Ultra and Amp Ultra.

 

[harkpabst]

I'm really, really hoping it's fixed for good this time!

Do you expect Tidal to never ever change their SDK again?

 

[Mr Ee]

Do you expect Tidal to never ever change their SDK again?

Nope, but the random stopping using tidal connect has been happening for many months with 'fixes' along the way.
Maybe this fix is the one!

Otherwise I guess I'll be forced to try to get LMS working on my nas.