YouTube Music Rolling Out to WiiM Devices

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We’re excited to share that YouTube Music has started rolling out this month to WiiM devices, beginning with Ultra and Amp Ultra. A YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium subscription is required for this integration, which brings access to over 100 million official tracks, curated playlists, remixes, live performances, and fan favorites directly to your WiiM streamers and streaming amplifiers.

Which devices are supported?​

YouTube Music will be available on:

• WiiM streamers: Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra (excluding the WiiM Mini)
• WiiM amplifiers: Amp, Amp Pro, and Amp Ultra
• WiiM CI MOD S and CI MOD A80
• WiiM Edition Audio Pro will receive YouTube Music in a future update
  Please note YouTube Music is not available for WiiM Mini due to hardware limitations.

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How it works​

Just like with other streaming services, you'll control YouTube Music through the WiiM Home app directly. The integration works seamlessly with all the features you already use - voice control, EQ settings, stereo pairing, WiiM remotes, and room grouping.

Getting started​

Make sure you're running the latest version of the WiiM Home app and that your device firmware is up to date. YouTube Music is rolling out to WiiM devices over the next few weeks, so if you don’t see it available yet, just give it some time. YouTube Music will appear in your list of available streaming services. Just add your YouTube Music Premium account to your WiiM device, and you’re ready to rock! Please note that a YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium subscription is required.

This partnership gives you access to YouTube Music's massive catalog, including those hard-to-find live versions and remixes that make the platform unique. And as always, you get WiiM's quality and flexible connectivity options.

Thanks to everyone who's been requesting this integration. We heard you, and we're thrilled to make it happen.

For setup questions or if you run into any issues, drop a comment below and we'll help you out.

Happy listening!

 

[Ronnie D]

Am I the only one who is able to successfully play YTM at the moment?

It would appear so
I have signed in but it's not my account, none of my playlists are showing up and it's not playing.

 

[CliffyBC]

I'm up and running now, everything seems to be working OK. It seems rebooting the Wiim cloud server worked. But, it didn't work initially, I had to do a cold reboot, pulling the mains plug for 3 mins, then restarting.
YTM then sprang to life.

 

[CliffyBC]

Not sure what the 129kbps means tho?

 

[Burnside]

Not sure what the 129kbps means tho?

Rounding error I’d guess

 

[CliffyBC]

Rounding error I’d guess

I was expecting 256 with all the settings in YTM set to always high. 129 is a bit of an error?

 

[Burnside]

I was expecting 256 with all the settings in YTM set to always high. 129 is a bit of an error?

I’ve submitted a ticket asking why it doesn’t appear we can choose High Quality rather than just Normal.

 

[CliffyBC]

I’ve submitted a ticket asking why it doesn’t appear we can choose High Quality rather than just Normal.

Good call, thanks I'd like to know the answer to that myself.

 

[Burnside]

Good call, thanks I'd like to know the answer to that myself.

Just got a response from support: “Currently, YouTube Music can only play in normal quality. We will consult with Google to explore how to enable 256 kbps high-quality playback. ”

Bit of an own goal and hardly what YTM Premium users would have expected.

@WiiM Team , @WiiM Support, @RyanWithWiiM - really disappointed this wasn’t identified and resolved during testing - can resolution of this be expedited please?

 

[Ronnie D]

really disappointed this wasn’t identified and resolved during testing

This should have been done as a beta test.

 

[EddNog]

Just got a response from support: “Currently, YouTube Music can only play in normal quality. We will consult with Google to explore how to enable 256 kbps high-quality playback. ”
...

-Ed

 

[Burnside]

This should have been done as a beta test.

I believe it was but just with WiiM and YTM personnel. It pains me to say it, but that doesn’t fully take into consideration users needs and expectations.

 

[Ronnie D]

I have 1 YouTube premium account with 2 channels. I have one YTM account and none of my playlists or searches are showing up. ( I am not alone) I have raised a ticket

 

[markstein]

I'm up and running now, everything seems to be working OK. It seems rebooting the Wiim cloud server worked. But, it didn't work initially, I had to do a cold reboot, pulling the mains plug for 3 mins, then restarting.
YTM then sprang to life.

Same here. Playing YTM only works after a "hard restart".

 

[Burnside]

On a slight plus, when grouping a Mini with an Ultra it can play YTM on the group.

 

[Ronnie D]

On a slight plus, when grouping a Mini with an Ultra it can play YTM on the group.

Same here with 2 ultras, although I think it is looking at the music I have played on YouTube rather than what I have on YouTube Music
I'm not worried as it's a nice addition and I think they will fix it.

 

[Wiimer]

Mine plays at 130kbps for some reason


YTM on Ultra sounds surprisingly good. In fact, the sound quality is fine for my background pop music. It's nice to be able to listen to my favorite live videos without having to turn on the TV and open the Youtube app.

I hope they will be able to play it with the best sound quality, but I will continue to use it as it is now. Thanks to the team

 

[Machiavelli]

Mine plays at 130kbps for some reason
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YTM on Ultra sounds surprisingly good. In fact, the sound quality is fine for my background pop music. It's nice to be able to listen to my favorite live videos without having to turn on the TV and open the Youtube app.

I hope they will be able to play it with the best sound quality, but I will continue to use it as it is now. Thanks to the team

could it be a curator bonus?

 

[Burnside]

could it be a curator bonus?

Clearly not as I didn’t get it. Maybe you need to be good looking too, like getting firmware updates ahead of the crowd

 

[EddNog]

YTM is working fine on my unit; got my OTA update overnight, apparently. No issues logging into my account, and plays just fine without issue. David Bisbal & Sebastian Yatra’s A Partir de Hoy is…nice and loud, as it is basically pegging my spectrum analyzer. Getting the lossy 129KBps sample rate.



-Ed

 

[EddNog]

Okay, the quality's not amazing, but the musical discovery is fun. Listening to White Privilege from The Kiffness...hilarious

At least this beats Pandora (which I no longer pay for).

-Ed