WiiM Ultra Firmware v5.2.720535 - Jun 19, 2025

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.

5.2.720535 (In Progress)​

Release date:

6 / 19 / 2025

What's New:

1. Smart DNS: Enables faster playback startup and smoother streaming.
2. Time Sync: More robust NTP timing for music service login.
3. Playback Screen Options: Added 3 new styles with large title display (requires upcoming app update).
4. Playback Enhancements:
   • Faster startup for Amazon Music.
   • Reduced interruptions on HDMI ARC and Optical inputs.
5. Screen Updates:
   • Displays full artwork for certain MP3s.
   • Shows album name on playback screen.
   • Fixed alias name display on VU Meter.
6. USB Indexing: Now uses album artist metadata for better organization.
7. System Optimization: Reduced CPU load during simultaneous Sub and USB output.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

What else would you call it? The Radio button on home screen is completely broken after this firmware update. Is that good QA? No it's very very bad QA!!!

If you have an issue, you should report it via the WiiM Home app, More > Feedback, this will let you raise a feedback ticket with WiiM Support.

 

[MatthewS2077]

If you have an issue, you should report it via the WiiM Home app, More > Feedback, this will let you raise a feedback ticket with WiiM Support.

Ok reported via app. But I shouldn't even have to report it, Wiim's QA is just terrible!

 

[Burnside]

Working for me. Have you tried some basic troubleshooting like power cycling your device?

 

[MatthewS2077]

Working for me. Have you tried some basic troubleshooting like power cycling your device?

Ok... I've rebooted the Wiim and it works... Thanks!

 

[harkpabst]

That is (was?) the case. The main issue for me was where an album for instance had 10 tracks for artist A but 1 track for A (featuring B). Is the expectation that changing 'album artist' to the 'main artist's' name for example will bring everything into a single album under a single artist?

Yep. You have to maintain the album artist tag (at least l for these albums, of course.

In your example multi value artist tags should do the trick as well, but I haven't tested with this firmware yet, if and how well it works.

The album artist change kind of works for me, but not perfectly. The album artist now does appear in. The artist view and shows correctly in the album view, too. However, when I open any such album, the album artist is displayed for every single track, which is not correct.

After opening individual tracks, the correct (individual) artist for each song displays correctly, except for the first song in each album. For the first song, the album artist and the artist are shown, separated by a semicolon.

So far I only did a quick scan. I didn't have the time to delete the wiim_cache folder and/or perform a full scan. I will hold back my feedback to WiiM until I had a chance to try this.

 

[WiiM Support]

Feedback ticket sent!

Hi Snakeplex, team

We've reproduced this issue, and a fix has been implemented. We'll release a fix shortly. Please stay tuned!

 

[CliffyBC]

What else would you call it? The Radio button on home screen is completely broken after this firmware update. Is that good QA? No it's very very bad QA!!!

Good grief, what a terrible thing to have happened, it's good to see you haven't made a fuss over it.

 

[anonyless]

What else would you call it? The Radio button on home screen is completely broken after this firmware update. Is that good QA? No it's very very bad QA!!!

Radio stations work fine for me after the upgrade. just open a support ticket

 

[Burnside]

Radio stations work fine for me after the upgrade. just open a support ticket

As per a previous response, it was resolved by rebooting the unit.

 

[Smartplug]

Is this and latest wiim app include high and low pass?

 

[Wiimer]

Is this and latest wiim app include high and low pass?

Unfortunately not yet. It will be added in the next version.

 

[Saponetto]

Ops. here it is a problem...
Ultra works fine, but WHA seems to no longer find my Ultra.



Tried following any app hint, rebooted the network, the Ultra, cleared the cache of tha WHA but nothing to do.
Unique escape is to hard reset the Ultra and make the app reacquire it, but it's an obvious no way workaround and it's not resolutive being the event happened several times from the last update.

Also tried to uninstall and reinstall the WHA, no way.
And it is a "problem within the problem" because I think I cannot open an effective feedback if the WHA cannot read Ultra's log...

Edit: opened ticket 535828, hoping it could be useful for the team.

 

[Ronnie D]

Also tried to uninstall and reinstall the WHA, no way.

What might help. Clear cache then data of the WHA then delete the app. Power off your phone then back on again. Do a power cycle of your ultra. Remove the power lead for a couple of mins and allow to reboot and reinstall the WHA.

 

[Saponetto]

Thanks a lot, tried everything but forgot to simply reboot the damn phone!
Doesn't solve the problem because it happened two times after this update but for sure it's an easier workaround to ripristinate the WHA function.