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

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Hi Tim

Yes this a mess - I too downgraded to the previous Testflight version (5.3).
But you should know that that version only is accessable 31 days from now on.
After that they have either massively improved the then Testflight version or the regular….or we are left with a cripled app.

P.S.
You will have to switch to the Radio tab at the buttom in order to change to radio, when already using the BST……which is rather ? an unnessesary step.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Maybe should we ask a delay for the 5.3 version availability?

Or at least explanations on the current situation.

Mr Andersen... Where are you?

Yann.

Location: Brittany, France

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Infected at the age of 13 by a BG 4000 in Dad's Hifi shop.

Location: Switzerland

Unless the testflight 5.3 should be delayed (which I do not think will happen), the only way to keep the (regular) 5.3 will be to use an older iDevice (pre iOS14).

It seems that the 5.4 version requires a later iOS version.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Hello,

I have not signed up for any betas but a couple of days ago my main remote, a Fire (Android) tablet with wireless charging had a radical interface change and I was simply unable to figure out how to get my equipment to work from it.

I came to this thread which I hadn't read before because it discusses a beta, but my 5. 4.1.231020-34650 appears to be very similar to some of the images on the thread, except your images show a volume control below the prev-play/pause/next buttons.  This is not the case with mine.  No volume control on each individual B&O device screen!

Instead , the volume control is on the home screen... whatever B&O device is selected, there is a joined box (multiroom) icon, and pressing on the icon takes one to multirroom/multiple volume control.

I have never seen a music app which for volume control requires one to exit the now playing screen.  Also disappointing: Beolink ML/NL converter only shows access to CD (from a BS3000), but N.MUSIC/N.RADIO access from a BS5 is gone; Beoplay A6 no longer shows Beo Radio.  I wonder where it all went.
Same here - never signed up for beta testing, and i’m now on 5.5.0.23102756407 on my apple devices.
sources are a mess - from NL converter only CD is visible on my A6, but there is 2 Line in sources visible (LINE IN and Line-in). Multiroom is not working correct. When I start B&O radio on the A6 in the office, my BL28 in the living room are also starting up… multiroom button not working for A6, but works for BS Core and BL28…

what a mess !
From my experience, the Beta is just 1 week released before the general release... so much for beta testing. can't imagine that they can adjust for all of the flaws in the Beta within that week.. For everyone not updates turn off automatic updates!!

Never had so much Theatre crashed until now, considering to leave the Beta TBH
It seems that they are either totally ignoring the users with older gear (through the converter) in their setup…..
……or they are letting us wait and wait for something to change.

I think it is time for them to tell us where they are heading.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

….turn off automatic updates!!
Sure you can turn off the auto update of the beta, but only untill the older ones expires. How do you turn off auto updates of the regular app is the more important thing - should you be lucky enough to have a device with a running 5.3. From the settings/iOS MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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