WiiM Ultra Firmware v5.2.709956 - Mar 6, 2025

[Ranj5]

@hgo58

How do you change this?

 

[WiiM Team]

Again, the list of new features is nice and all, but is it just me or is the Android app really running behind? I'm still missing the option to change the VU meter look, which was part of the previous Feb 22 update for the Ultra.

Hi Pieterv1,

The new Android app will be released in a few days, allowing you to choose the VU Meter face. It will also let you select the VU Meter mode, which can display either the original signal or the output amplitude.

 

[EddNog]

Hi Pieterv1,

The new Android app will be released in a few days, allowing you to choose the VU Meter face. It will also let you select the VU Meter mode, which can display either the original signal or the output amplitude.

Any ETA on iOS app?

-Ed

 

[khuntim]

With this firmware if playing music from ethernet input and I play TV ARC the ultra does not change to TV input. I never had to enable auto-sense HDMI, that is enabled now and not changing.

I have to manually select TV input to change.

I notice Ethernet input only has 800ms input delay and not adjustable.

 

[Wiimer]

With this firmware if playing music from ethernet input and I play TV ARC the ultra does not change to TV input. I never had to enable auto-sense HDMI, that is enabled now and not changing.

The only way to get TV input is to reboot the Ultra so far.

Can you please send a ticket if there is a problem with HDMI? Thanks.

I notice Ethernet input only has 800ms input delay and not adjustable.

My understanding is that it is there to shorten the delay when playing multi-room (Dolby 5.1) over HDMI and optical inputs. It is not needed for playback over Ethernet input or WiiM device by itself. (It does not work.)

 

[WiiM Team]

@WiiM Support Why are we doing beta testing?

None of my observations from the test of "Recently Played" has been fixed in the released version.

Was reported in:
"#523975 Recently Played Ultra Beta test"

My initial test of the WiiM Ultra display "Recently" option in Beta test. It generally works. There are however some minor issues. There is no sync with the "Recently Played" in the WHA. Probably because it is local for each device? But it feels strange. The Ultra list includes playing from "Preset" selections, the WHA don't. And there is no need to. It's in the "Preset" screen anyway. The pictures from "Preset" selections are however not included into the list on the Ultra. Only from other selections. The new option is correctly available from the "Home" screen but why does that screen have a completely different look and feel than the other screens? Finally I would like to have a longer timeout before the "Recently" screen returns to the default screen.

Hi hgo58,

#1 Currently, the recently played history is stored locally on each device, so it does not sync across the WiiM Home app. We agree that this might feel a bit unusual. We’ll explore a solution, possibly using cloud synchronization, to improve this experience.

#2 Regarding the preset issue, we will address it in an upcoming update. First, we’ll fix the missing album issue, and then we’ll evaluate whether Preset should be included in the Recently Played section.

#3 We will adjust the timeout for returning to the default screen and introduce an option for customers to customize it according to their preference.

 

[WiiM Team]

The WiiM Ultra display do still not show the album title playing.

Is nobody missing it?

This was the @WiiM Support answer 5 months ago:

"Following up on the previous email.

We expect the next firmware update for WiiM devices to include a fix for the issue you’re currently experiencing.

We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding.

Best Regards,
WiiM Support"

Hi hgo58,

This was our mistake. I will ask our UI team to prioritize this requirement and address it as soon as possible.

 

[WiiM Team]

Also good to know that Radio Predication is still available and Radio Gloucestershire is a national station

Thanks, we will adjust that.

 

[pieterv1]

Hi hgo58,

This was our mistake. I will ask our UI team to prioritize this requirement and address it as soon as possible.

While you're at it: a plain black background for the full-screen now-playing artwork has been requested numerous times as well

 

[Musician]

Thank you @Burnside, you helped me figure out what I was doing wrong. I was just expecting to see different options under Audio Input or Audio Settings. I hadn't read the FAQ carefully, so I wasn't starting from the Now Playing screen. I found the 5.1 icon there and everything went smoothly from there on. Thank you!

Watching "Flow" now with two Audio Pro A10's as the surrounds. Sounds really good so far.

Its kind of tricky to find.
I use an iPad as control, and I didnt find the 5.1 icon at first at the now playing screen until I rotated the iPad vertically and then it shows up.

 

[williamwallace9193]

I didn't say "recent", did I?

I said "this is considered a bug introduced with the latest feature update for USB scanning" and I chose that wording for a reason.

I didn't have problems with Various Artists albums 3 weeks ago and I don't have them now. Neither with my WiiM Amp Pro FW 5.2.707244 nor with my WiiM Ultra FW 5.2.708654. WiiM Home app version 3.1.4 or 3.1.5, no difference.

Firmware announcement threads are generally not the best place to discuss issues not mentioned in the release notes at all.

Simply because you scanned hard disk with the "good" old firmware and they remains as good as they were unless you rescan the hard disk. Try to delete the hard disk wiim_cache and rescan the hard disk and you will see what we are complaining about. Or if you prefer put a new compilation album and Scan and you will see it with your eyes.

 

[williamwallace9193]

If it is this issue you said it was a recent bug

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Thread 'USB Library - Various Artists Albums'

Feb 14, 2025

Not sure if I've inadvertently changed a setting or if something may have changed in the latest firmware update.

I have a Wiim Amp Pro. I've just updated a couple of albums media tags and rescanned my USB drive and all the "Various Artists" albums have been split into separate albums for each artist. So, instead of 1 album I have 1 album for each track. They were previously OK.

Any ideas / suggestions appreciated.

• ddasterdly

Exactly

 

[Mr Ee]

#3 We will adjust the timeout for returning to the default screen and introduce an option for customers to customize it according to their preference.

Anyone would think this wasn't raised, oh I don't know, back in June last year

 

[hgo58]

Anyone would think this wasn't raised, oh I don't know, back in June last year

This was a WiiM response to the "Recently Played" new screen option but I surely hope it will be fixed for all.

 

[hgo58]

Currently, the recently played history is stored locally on each device, so it does not sync across the WiiM Home app. We agree that this might feel a bit unusual. We’ll explore a solution, possibly using cloud synchronization, to improve this experience.

Just save it on the WiiM device as with other data. Then it can be available for all instances of the WHA and the Ultra screen.

#2 Regarding the preset issue, we will address it in an upcoming update. First, we’ll fix the missing album issue, and then we’ll evaluate whether Preset should be included in the Recently Played section.

As I wrote in the beta test feedback, the Preset selections should not be included in the Recently Played list as we already have it in the Presets list. This is what the WHA do correctly now. It's only the new screen list that is wrong.

#3 We will adjust the timeout for returning to the default screen and introduce an option for customers to customize it according to their preference.

Good. I think this was raised as a general feature request a long time ago.

 

[hgo58]

Hi hgo58,

This was our mistake. I will ask our UI team to prioritize this requirement and address it as soon as possible.

Thanks. Hopefully as part of a general improvement of the screen features and look & feel.

We have multiple times requested a bigger font display. Maybe without the album art, with a small one or dimmed in the background.

 

[harkpabst]

Simply because you scanned hard disk with the "good" old firmware and they remains as good as they were unless you rescan the hard disk. Try to delete the hard disk wiim_cache and rescan the hard disk and you will see what we are complaining about. Or if you prefer put a new compilation album and Scan and you will see it with your eyes.

Your assumptions are wrong.

Freshly indexed with the latest firmware, of course.

PS:
Just receiving the latest WiiM amp Pro firmware. After installation I will manually delete the wiim_cache folder one more time and recreate the index. Just to be 100% sure.

 

[harkpabst]

Simply because you scanned hard disk with the "good" old firmware and they remains as good as they were unless you rescan the hard disk. Try to delete the hard disk wiim_cache and rescan the hard disk and you will see what we are complaining about. Or if you prefer put a new compilation album and Scan and you will see it with your eyes.

OK, so you were (mostly) right: Rescanning with a current firmware did not break it, but rebuilding files.db from scratch did.

Conclusion: If albums containing the ALBUMARTIST tag are currently shown as they should for you, don't delete the wiim_cache folder or files.db. Just rescan from within the WiiM Home app to make new content available (but even then this might not work for such albums).

 

[Paffi]

Hi Paffi,

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Please help us by sending us feedback via the WiiM Home app; our engineers will check it promptly after receiving it.

The day later, my device notified me, that it want´s to update again - don´t know what got wrong the first time, but after updating to the firmware again, it works now.

The issue with volume control, reported via home app and also in the beta testing thread (https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/beta-testing-wireless-dolby-5-1-for-wiim-ultra.6266/post-106885) still persists: using the tv remote, only the ultra changes It's volume (front speaker), the surround level is always the same (the group volume doesn't change, which probably should be the case instead). To adjust the volume of the complete setup, the volume control via app / smartphone has to be used.

 

[roburwin]

I am new to WiiM, and my Ultra is running v5.2.705154(beta) ... How do I get to v5.2.70995 or do I just need to have patients?