The firmware update is performed in batches such that the devices are taking turns getting updated. All the devices will be updated during the next few days.
Please find the list of known issues here that we're working around the clock to fix and release a solution by the ETA.
4.8.517862 (Latest)
Release date:
5 / 23 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New Feature – Add separate auto-sensing of Line-in or SPDIF-in (Need to turn it on at the latest app )
- Improvement - 12V trigger out when the device is idle
- Improvement – Connection stability for Spotify Connect
- Improvement - AirPlay 2 playback smoothness
- Fixed - Pop noise with LinkPlay multiroom when using analog output
- Fixed - Pop noise with SPDIF out and Line out when exiting from idle
- Fixed - Incorrect Bluetooth reconnection
- Fixed – Rare random crash issues for the TIDAL Connect
- Fixed - Pop noise when playing iHeartRadio with Amazon Alexa multi-room
- Fixed - Incorrect playback progress after seeking when playing Podcast with Spotify Connect
- Fixed - Incorrect MIME type issue for DLNA
- Fixed - Incorrect metadata display for DLNA
- Fixed - Unexpected stop when playing DLNA content
- Fixed - LED can't be turned off
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
4.8.515159
Release date:
4 / 27 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New Feature - Support input source switch via Alexa for WiiM voice remote
- Improvement – Always connect to the latest one if the device has been paired with multiple Wi-Fi networks
- Improvement - Update new Spotify Connect ESDK (Preset of Spotify is invalid due to the SDK change, please use the WiiM Home companion App to save it again)
- Fixed - Pop noise with SPDIF out
- Fixed - Unable to play the tracks whose address contains space characters in some media servers such as Kodi etc
- Fixed - Random crash issues for Amazon Music
- Fixed - Unable to logout TuneIn
- Fixed - Pop noise with LinkPlay multiroom
- Fixed - The playback progress is not inaccurate at the end of the playing track
4.8.513047
Release date:
4 / 6 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New feature - Support dynamic track metadata information for Radio Paradise
- Improvement - Add sample rate switch latency to prevent the pop noise on the certain DACs when the optical signal switches on/off quickly (Adjust it with the latest app updated in a few days)
- Fixed - Wrong volume control for Chromecast
- Fixed - Random crash issues for AirPlay 2 and TIDAL Connect
- Fixed - Unable to play music after playing ad with Amazon Music Free
- Fixed - Random crash issue when using voice control to play music with the WiiM Remote
- Fixed - No sound issue with LinkPlay multiroom on Bluetooth input
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
4.8.511631
Release date:
3 / 23 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New Feature - Support preset from Radio Paradise and custom URL
- Improvement – Connection stability of Spotify Connect
- Improvement – On-device LED prompt when pressing the button on the WiiM Voice Remote
- Fixed - EQ clipping when using the fixed volume option or playing music with high volume
- Fixed - Random crash issues for TIDAL Connect, Amazon Music, Qobuz and Sound Machine
- Fixed - Random crash issues in Bluetooth output mode
- Fixed - Track is skipped constantly when switching Chromecast to Bluetooth mode
- Other improvements and bug fixes
4.8.511042
Release date:
3 / 16 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- Fixed - Random crash issues for Bluetooth input
- Fixed - Unexpected stop when playing Amazon Music HD
- Other improvements and bug fixes
4.8.510764
Release date:
3 / 14 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- Improvement - TIDAL playback smoothness
- Fixed - Unexpected stop when playing Amazon Music HD
- Fixed - Unable to log in to TIDAL and Qobuz on the WiiM Home app (in the rare cases)
- Fixed - No sound when switching Chromecast to Bluetooth mode
- Fixed – One-second sound cut when changing tracks for TIDAL
- Fixed - Pop noise with the SPDIF input for certain TVs
- Fixed - Voice Control doesn't work sometimes with the WiiM Voice Remote
- Fixed - Display wrong EQ setting for custom EQ on the WiiM home App
- Other improvements and bug fixes
4.8.509547
Release date:
3 / 1 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New Feature - Support WiiM voice remote
- Improvement - Wi-Fi connection stability
- Improvement - Reduce the SPDIF-in latency to 50ms
- Fixed - Unable to play music from preset in some rare cases
- Fixed - Unable to go to standby for COAX output
- Fixed - Pop noise with the SPDIF input for certain TVs
- Fixed - Random crash issues for Amazon Alexa multi-room
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
4.8.507636
Release date:
2 / 14 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- Improvement - Support 10-band graphic EQ and 24 preset EQ for Chromecast
- Improvement - Support Mono mode for Chromecast
- Improvement - Dim the brightness of the status light when device goes standby
- Fixed - SPDIF in a distortion from certain TVs
- Fixed - Ethernet disconnection from some routers
- Fixed - Unexpected stop when playing AMHD
- Fixed - Unable to use the TIDAL Connect after seeking and skipping multiple times
- Fixed – Unexpected logout for Amazon Music account when the internet is inaccessible
- Fixed – Rare random crash issues for the TIDAL Connect and Spotify Connect
- Fixed - Unable to mute with Amazon Alexa
- Fixed – Play with wrong speed for the TIDAL Connect in rare cases
- Fixed - Track is skipped occasionally when playing AMHD from Amazon Music app
- Fixed - Unable to enter standby mode after pausing playback from Chromecast
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
Important note on this release:
To let the Ethernet fix take effect, please unplug and plug the device power supply. You don't need do this if the Ethernet.
4.8.504937
Release date:
1 / 18 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New feature - Support dynamic track metadata information for vTuner
- Improvement - Pop noise for Hi-Res audio
- Improvement - Make MQA enabled by default
- Fixed - SPDIF in a distortion from certain TVs
- Fixed - Ethernet disconnection from some routers
- Fixed - Deezer API bug
- Fixed - Multi-room audio for SPDIF input of 44.1kHz input
- Other bug fixes and improvements
4.8.503558
Release date:
1 / 4 / 2023
This update involves the following:
- New feature – Support mono mode (for the outdoor or mono speakers)
- Improvement - Support the new requirement of Amazon Prime Music (Not Amazon Music Unlimited)
- Improvement – Use 8.8.8.8 as the default DNS Server (Can be turned off with the App)
- Improvement - Keep the LED on when entering the standby mode
- Improvement - Reduce the Line-in/SPIDF-in latency to 20+ ms to improve A/V sync for TV audio
- Improvement - Wi-Fi connection stability on certain routers
- Improvement - Reduce the brightness of the LED when the device is idle
- Fixed - Playback stuttering with TIDAL Master when turning on MQA Core Decoder
- Fixed - No sound or sound distortion when using Chromecast with the Bluetooth transmitter mode
- Fixed – OTA failure for certain cases
- Fixed - Blurry album artwork for Qobuz
- Fixed – Rare random crash issues for the TIDAL Connect and Spotify Connect
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
4.8.438466
Release date:
12 / 12 / 2022
This update involves the following:
- New Feature - Support dynamic track information in TuneIn
- New Feature - Support auto-sensing of the audio input (Only detect when the device is idle and needs turn it on with the latest App)
- Improvement - Bitrate display on app
- Fixed - No sound issue when switching Chromecast to Bluetooth mode
- Fixed - Unable to find the device as the AirPlay 2 receiver for certain cases
- Fixed – AirPlay 2 for YouTube Music
- Fixed – Auto audio sync
- Fixed - Pop noise and un-expected stop with the SPDIF input
- Fixed - Ethernet disconnection on certain routers
- Fixed - Wrong volume after unmute
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
4.8.437046
Release date:
11 / 29 / 2022
This update involves the following:
- New Feature - EQ for Chromecast (Need use Google Home app to adjust EQ)
- Improvement - Playback stuttering when resampling
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements
4.8.435659
Release date:
11 / 15 / 2022
This update involves the following:
- Fixed - Can't reset factory settings issue
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements