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.

 

[canard]

Fait attention Conard. Je peux possiblement te croiser sur la rue.

Hihi
Damn... the frustration of a delayed new firmware can do terrible things... ;-)

 

[Burnside]

I keep thinking what John Ford Coley would think about all of this?

 

[Roedelheim]

I keep thinking what John Ford Coley would think about all of this?

"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"

 

[Valentino]

@QuarryHunslet and @Indydan please do not continue.

 

[RyanWithWiiM]

Hi everyone, let's stay on point, and friendly please! When in doubt, choose kindness not violence.

I don't understand why it takes several days for me to get the new firmware update. As of today, it is still not available to me here in Canada.

Hopefully the link that hoohoohoo dropped helps explain how updates work. It can take several days up to a few weeks at times for an update to fully roll out. If a rollout gets paused to fix an issue, we don't usually post anything. The rollout is still in progress and your device should receive it within the next week or so. We appreciate your patience!

And for those who've already updated, please do let us know how things are going, especially on the TIDAL Connect front. We're keeping a close eye on that one. Though let me preface that with the fact that cutouts can be caused by many things and this isn't a magic bullet, just a fix for a known issue

 

[Wiimer]

I didn't say anything because I didn't want to get hit my face, but I received this update this morning. I'm really apologize for always being so handsome.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I didn't say anything because I didn't want to get hit my face, but I received this update this morning. I'm really apologize for always being so handsome.

That's good, hopefully others will start to receive it soon.

 

[Eddie Spaghetti]

I didn't say anything because I didn't want to get hit my face, but I received this update this morning. I'm really apologize for always being so handsome.

It’s not your fault, and we’ll do our best to not hold it against you.

I don’t know when I received my update, but it was there this morning. I was blasting Casino through it last night (the only way to watch Casino), and everything seemed a-ok. And that’s that.