WiiM Ultra Firmware v5.2.703434 - Jan 3, 2025

[Wiimer]

Doesn't everything appear in the house?

I deleted my Ultra from Google home app as a test. Then the gear went missing.


My memory is a bit fuzzy, but if you did not add the WiiM to your house (or room) in the Google home app during setup, it does not belong anywhere and is classified as a local device.

 

[Burnside]

I deleted my Ultra from Google home app as a test. Then the gear went missing.
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My memory is a bit fuzzy, but if you did not add the WiiM to your house (or room) in the Google home app during setup, it does not belong anywhere and is classified as a local device.

Does that mena a factory reset of the Ultra to re-enable chromecast to get it to appear again with the gear icon?

 

[Wiimer]

Does that mena a factory reset of the Ultra to re-enable chromecast to get it to appear again with the gear icon?

Just enter any room and the gears will come back again .

 

[Mr Ee]

Does that mena a factory reset of the Ultra to re-enable chromecast to get it to appear again with the gear icon?

Depends... been fighting with Google home all day trying to get it to not show my ultra as offline (even though it works fine in every way, including chromecasting to it). Removed it from my home, and now it can't be moved back into my Home at all to allow allow it to be added to a room.
Not tried a full reset yet.

Edit: before removing from Home, whenever I had the ultra in a room it showed us offline. When removed from a room and therefore showing as a local device it would show as online again.

 

[Wiimer]

Google home is esoteric for me. Alexa is still easier to understand...

 

[slartibartfast]

Depends... been fighting with Google home all day trying to get it to not show my ultra as offline (even though it works fine in every way, including chromecasting to it). Removed it from my home, and now it can't be moved back into my Home at all to allow allow it to be added to a room.
Not tried a full reset yet.

Edit: before removing from Home, whenever I had the ultra in a room it showed us offline. When removed from a room and therefore showing as a local device it would show as online again.

My Amp only shows as "Offline" when it is turned off at the mains switch, same for my Chromecast.

 

[sNc]

First, I would have needed to add the device to the room.

The instructions I gave (apart from saying you should be on the "devices" page in the Google Home app first) worj for my ipad and android phone

Thanks. I removed it from the room and still see the device info

Guys, I really understand what you are saying, but it's not there.

I will uninstall the app, change language to EN, add device again... maybe it will show up

 

[QuarryHunslet]

There has been recent discussion about new devices not being able to be added to a room, and as a result there is no cog settings icon.

 

[slartibartfast]

Guys, I really understand what you are saying, but it's not there.

I will uninstall the app, change language to EN, add device again... maybe it will show up

Android or iOS? iOS may have issues.

 

[Burnside]

There has been recent discussion about new devices not being able to be added to a room, and as a result there is no cog settings icon.

But there was a solution viz. https://forum.wiimhome.com/posts/100481/

 

[sNc]

Android or iOS? iOS may have issues.

Re-installed the app, re-added the device and now it's there. I could have done it a long time ago

 

[Maurizio]

Devices that are not in the room will not show any
Hi @Wiimer
In GH I have two devices. W Pro and Ultra. The Pro is in a room called ‘Studio’ and has the gear icon.
The Ultra is seen as a local device. It is not assigned to a room and has no gear icon.
I cannot find a way to add it to ‘Studio’. Can you tell me how to do this?
Damn GH

 

[Wiimer]

@Maurizio

Tap the Ultra icon on the device screen and you should see "Add to Room" next to "Cast Audio".

If you do not see it, follow the instructions in #197 to get to the room device selection screen .

 

[Maurizio]

Hi @Wiimer
Thx for your help.
A very strange thing. I tried from an IPAD and the writing add to a room was not there. I then tried with an android tablet and the writing was there.
I then added Ultra from android. Done this, of course, it was also in IOS
Google be damned. The good thing is that I don't use CC

 

[Wiimer]

I don't use CC

Well, me too

 

[adias]

@Maurizio

Tap the Ultra icon on the device screen and you should see "Add to Room" next to "Cast Audio".

If you do not see it, follow the instructions in #197 to get to the room device selection screen .

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And another point:

As we know, WiiM-linked devices do not boradcast Chromecasted streams. But… WiiM devices grouped by the Google Home app can play (together) streams Chromecasted to them.

 

[harkpabst]

Google home is esoteric for me. Alexa is still easier to understand...

"Esoteric" is a very nice description for the usability mess that Google Home is.

 

[pieterv1]

Update on the issue with the full-screen artwork: the app will be updated in the coming week, allowing to choose the background color (or hopefully the effect).

 

[Wiimer]

Please review the WiiM 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.

5.2.703434 (In Progress)​

Release date:

1 / 3 / 2025

What's New:

1. Google Cast SDK Update: Enhanced playback support for multiple music streaming platforms, including Roon, Plex, SiriusXM and BubbleUPnP.
2. Persistent Group Support: Enhanced quick selection and synchronization for multi-room audio across devices. Learn more.
3. USB Indexing Enhancements: Added support for APE audio tracks, corrected artist name display, and resolved unexpected interruptions during USB scans.
4. Playback Improvements: Enhanced metadata accuracy for local storage music and optimized memory usage for improved stability.
5. Soundtrack SDK Enhancement: Upgraded for a better listening experience.
6. TIDAL Connect SDK Update: Upgraded for improved playback stability and resolved crash issues.
7. Enhanced DHCP Compatibility: Improved stability and reliability across various routers.

Bug Fixes:

1. Alarm Fix: Easily stop the default alarm tone using remote buttons or the app's play/pause button.
2. LMS Volume Control: Resolved an issue where Fixed Volume settings were lost for LMS Volume Control.
3. General Fixes: Various performance improvements and bug fixes.

Hi @WiiM Support , @WiiM Team ,

I remember that the previous persistent group beta had a group icon at the top of the device screen that could be tapped to switch between groups.



Why did this disappear in the official version? Personally, I found it convenient to be able to switch groups as soon as I opened the WiiM app.


I would be happy to see a group icon like this.



Thank you .

 

[Burnside]

I found the vertical scrolling for devices and horizontal scrolling for groups a bit incongruous tbh, so maybe that’s why they took groups off to their own page,