Bang & Olufsen App - Beta version 5.x.x.

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Millemis
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Millemis
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Posted October 26, 2023 at 19:42 GMT
Edited October 26, 2023 at 19:45 GMT
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I updated, and can’t see a single meaningful or noticeable difference to the previous version to be honest.
Neither can I. Why this is a version 5.5 is hard (for us) to see through. There must be some under the hood changes. Honestly it is getting harder and harder to comment - where they are heading with the app is a mystery. Isn’t it a bit funny that a Beosound has no audio sources in the list ? I see only sources that are video related there. MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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matteventu
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Posted October 26, 2023 at 20:28 GMT
#1659628
Seriously guys you haven't seen what has changed with the 5.5 version? ?

 

Major redesign of the device screen for speakers (at least, ASE, not sure if they've changed it also for Mozart.

I personally appreciate them trying to modernise it but... It's awful. Literally, awful. Requires more taps for the same operations, plenty of empty space (I know empty space can have a purpose in UI design, but this is not the case here), fewer customisation options (i.e. the "listening modes" presets can't be re-sorted, or deleted).



Gone is the option for speaker location (corner/wall/free).

They instead brought to the main screen the option to change the name of the product... Something that (in 99% cases) the user literally does one time for the entire lifecycle of the product. Why bring it to the front of the UI!?

 

Headphones UI are unchanged.
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matteventu
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Posted October 26, 2023 at 20:30 GMT
#1659629
By the way, the "optimal" sound mode that you can see in the screenshots, I've created it.

It was no longer present by default lol.
Millemis
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Millemis
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Posted October 26, 2023 at 21:20 GMT
Edited October 26, 2023 at 21:22 GMT
#1659632
I did notice that (on my M5/M3, but not for the Essences)….and I thought, well that’s the new look.

I can’t say that I am impressed ?

I did not dig as deep as you did, though - but I see your points.
The Sound Settings - Startup Volume/Max Volume - are gone too.

Again - where are the heading with the app?
What do they have in store for us?

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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matteventu
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Posted October 26, 2023 at 23:11 GMT
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Dyssegaard
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Dyssegaard
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Posted October 27, 2023 at 19:19 GMT
Edited October 27, 2023 at 19:21 GMT
#1659650
Sound settings are back in the latest version.

 

Location: Copenhagen

Best regards
Dyssegaard
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matteventu
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Posted October 27, 2023 at 19:45 GMT
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Sound settings are back in the latest version.
Yup just seen it!   I see your sound mode is "Neutral". Did you create it manually, or it was already available in the list? For me the optimal/neutral preset disappeared with the update to 5.5.
Dyssegaard
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Dyssegaard
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Posted October 27, 2023 at 20:01 GMT
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“Neutral” was already in the list.

Location: Copenhagen

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Dyssegaard
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Tim
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Posted October 29, 2023 at 15:11 GMT
#1659670
I did some upgrades to my BeoSounds yesterday and also updated the app.

I should have checked the forum first. Honestly nothing works anymore. I had to reset the BeoSound Level Stereo Pair two times already as it is just not working correctly and the App is just horrible.

Besides the really bad visual design and UI it really is a step back in functionality. My NL/ML Converter misses all sources. Connecting to the NL/ML doesn't‘t work in a lot of cases. My BeoSounds are out of sync in Multitoom use one remote stopped to work, etc.

 

I honestly have never experienced such an behaviour by an update.

 

is there a way to downgrade the App? This is the worst experience I made with B&O in years.
YannChris
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YannChris
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Posted October 29, 2023 at 15:30 GMT
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is there a way to downgrade the App? This is the worst experience I made with B&O in years.
Assuming you are using ios, go to the testflight app, tap the app icon and scroll down to go to previous builds". Having the same problems as yours concerning Nl and ML sources routed by NL/ML converter, I rolled back to version 5.3.0.230830 57759. Before downgrading, I sent comments to the team and listed the missing sources. I suggest you to send comments too. Regards, Yann.

Location: Brittany, France

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