WiiM Home App v3.2.5 Update – Jul 1, 2025

Please review the app update release notes below. If you encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to us.

App Release Version
v3.2.5

What's New:

1. Phone Hotspot: Allow WiiM devices to connect to your phone’s hotspot for portable streaming. Learn More >
2. Folder Title Display: Show full folder titles for Plex, NAS, USB, Samba and Local Music.
3. Qobuz Enhancements:
- Support an alphabetical index for quick access to artists, playlists and albums when sorting by title.
- Filter playlists to simplify adding tracks on the Add to Playlist page.
4. Plex Enhancements:
- Support an alphabetical index for quick access to tracks, artists, playlists and albums.
- Offer additional sorting options.
5. USB/NAS Enhancements:
- Organize tracks, albums and artists by genre.
- Group music by album artist for easier browsing.
6. Import Artwork: Enable importing custom artwork in Open Network Stream.

 

[poldark]

If you update in Network Stream and then overwrite the saved Preset it updates.and includes your saved image - if that helps...

Clearly only beneficial if the Preset is a Network Stream, most of mine are.

 

[hgo58]

If you update in Network Stream and then overwrite the saved Preset it updates.and includes your saved image - if that helps...

Clearly only beneficial if the Preset is a Network Stream, most of mine are.

It's still an action called "Saved"

In general the WiiM Home App is not consistent in the use of action names. Using for example "Save" and "Done", or "See all" and "More" for the same actions.

 

[hgo58]

@WiiM Team Thanks for adding alfabetic search to the "Favorites" Artists and Albums lists also for Tidal, although not described in the release notes.

 

[hgo58]

If you update in Network Stream and then overwrite the saved Preset it updates.and includes your saved image - if that helps...

Clearly only beneficial if the Preset is a Network Stream, most of mine are.

What I need is to be able to add a picture to a Preset that is not created from a source but manually edited. A generic picture save option would be nice.

 

[Wiimer]

1. Phone Hotspot: Allow WiiM devices to connect to your phone’s hotspot for portable streaming


It appears that the hotspot connection using only one Android phone was successful: a WiiM amp was connected to the hotspot on my Poco F7 pro and music playback was possible on the WHA of the F7 pro



Edit:
Not sure if it works with the phone's Wi-Fi switched off. I will check later.

 

[hgo58]

Edit:
Not sure if it works with the phone's Wi-Fi switched off. I will check later.

If you turn the WiFi off there will be no hotspot

 

[Burnside]

If you turn the WiFi off there will be no hotspot

Not sure what you mean - when I setup a hotspot to use in my car, for example, I always switch off WiFi otherwise the car tries to connect to my home WiFi which has limited range, well for car use

 

[hgo58]

Not sure what you mean - when I setup a hotspot to use in my car, for example, I always switch off WiFi otherwise the car tries to connect to my home WiFi which has limited range, well for car use

The hotspot turns the WiFi on again but for use as a router, not as a client.

 

[Wiimer]

1. Phone Hotspot: Allow WiiM devices to connect to your phone’s hotspot for portable streaming


It appears that the hotspot connection using only one Android phone was successful: a WiiM amp was connected to the hotspot on my Poco F7 pro and music playback was possible on the WHA of the F7 pro

View attachment 23599

Edit:
Not sure if it works with the phone's Wi-Fi switched off. I will check later.

--[Update]------------------

Sorry,
There seems to have been a problem with my phone.

I tried again with another phone and was able to connect my WiiM device to the hotspot even without Wi-Fi. Correction to this post.
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It was successful.
However, Wi-Fi is necessary after all, as the access point can't be changed to a hotspot in the setup unless the phone is connected to Wi-Fi.

Summary.

1. Turn on the hotspot and put the WiiM device into set-up mode.
2. Connect the WiiM to the hotspot.
3. Turn off Wi-Fi on the phone.
4. Open WHA.
5. Play music.

When I open the WHA, only the device connected to the hotspot will be online, all other devices will be offline online.




If you don't have a home network, this method will not work and you will first need to set up the WiiM by connecting to Wi-Fi somewhere. However, once set up, WiiM will work with only one phone and one SIM.

This feature could also be used for diagnostic purposes if there is a problem with the WiiM working on the home network.

 

[slartibartfast]

It was successful.
However, Wi-Fi is necessary after all, as the access point can't be changed to a hotspot in the setup unless the phone is connected to Wi-Fi.

Summary.

1. With the phone connected to Wi-Fi, turn on the hotspot and put the WiiM device into set-up mode.
2. Connect the WiiM to the hotspot.
3. Turn off Wi-Fi on the phone.
4. Open WHA.
5. Play music.

When I open the WHA, only the device connected to the hotspot will be online, all other devices will be offline.

View attachment 23604


If you don't have a home network, this method will not work and you will first need to set up the WiiM by connecting to Wi-Fi somewhere. However, once set up, WiiM will work with only one phone and one SIM.

This feature could also be used for diagnostic purposes if there is a problem with the WiiM working on the home network.


@WiiM Support, @WiiM Team, @RyanWithWiiM,
Is there a detailed explanation of this feature?
Thank you.

Surely the main use for the hotspot is when you don't have WiFi so it seems a bit pointless.

 

[Wiimer]

Surely the main use for the hotspot is when you don't have WiFi so it seems a bit pointless.

This may be useful if you live in a house with a large garden (like @Brantome palace) and have WiiM connected to outdoor speakers

 

[EddNog]

Surely the main use for the hotspot is when you don't have WiFi so it seems a bit pointless.

In my town, Xfinity goes down frequently; their service is crap. When I had them, I frequently relied on my cell phone's hotspot for internet. I'm on FIOS nowadays which is just as reliable as my electrical service, so not important, but I get it.

-Ed

 

[muchacho]

I've already figured it out! I'll get a WiiM Mini for use in the car with room correction (space in the car), I have unlimited data on my phone, I'll connect to the Hot Spot and it won't be a problem via the AUX input in the car radio!

 

[bever70]

Plex enhancements. YES! Been waiting for the alphabetical index from the beginning. Good job!

 

[azoriusmage]

Still waiting for that magical day when a plex endpoint is available

 

[adias]

Please review the app update release notes below. If you encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to us.

App Release Version
v3.2.5

What's New:

...
6. Import Artwork: Enable importing custom artwork in Open Network Stream.

The Import Artwork works well into Open Network Stream (iOS app). Thanks!

However, when setting a Preset from an Open Network Stream entry (containing an image) it does not add the artwork to the Preset… I hope @WiiM Team @WiiM Support take a look at this.

 

[scottm]

The Import Artwork works well into Open Network Stream (iOS app). Thanks!

However, when setting a Preset from an Open Network Stream entry (containing an image) it does not add the artwork to the Preset… I hope @WiiM Team @WiiM Support take a look at this.

In my experience with the Android app the imported artwork does show on the preset used for an open network stream.

 

[adias]

In my experience with the Android app the imported artwork does show on the preset used for an open network stream.

Good. It may only be an iOS problem. Feedback sent.

 

[WiiM Team]

The Import Artwork works well into Open Network Stream (iOS app). Thanks!

However, when setting a Preset from an Open Network Stream entry (containing an image) it does not add the artwork to the Preset… I hope @WiiM Team @WiiM Support take a look at this.

Hi @adias,

Thanks very much for your feedback. We will check this issue promptly.

 

[muchacho]

So before buying a WiiM Mini for my car, I tried connecting the WiiM Pro via Hot Spot on my Android phone and here are my findings. WHA, Tidal Connect and streaming music stored on my phone via UPnP in the USB Audio Player Pro work without any problems, but the Chromecast Audio and Qobuz Connect modes do not work at all, or rather the streamer is not visible on those applications.