B&O app has no DLNA music search function?

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Wow. I am taken back by how many has taken the time to reply to my post. Thank you very much.

 

I am puzzled and surprised that B&O has not implemented a simple search function in users DLNA library. I am no software engineer but I assume it can't be rocket science. VLC for Android has an excellent and quick search function for DLNA music servers.

 

I will try creating a ticket at B&O support for implementing a search function like they did for Moment. But I will not hold my breath.

 

Again thank you guys. You are awesome!

 

Best regards

Another thought about why to include a better DLNA integration.

What I’m afraid of is that we face similar issues again as we saw with Spotify in the past by only focusing on online sources with its own proprietary protocols.

By using proprietary protocols/services we never know when the company behind it decide to change, replace or even shut it down.

With open standard as DLNA we know that things using that will continue to work and be able to communicate with each other, that is not a thing B&O can guarantee with other protocols and should have learned by experience...

Perhaps software developer doesn’t think it so ‘sexy’ to develop code for an older standard as DLNA.

I would say that DLNA is the most environmental friendly protocol to include by companies. This since it’s integrated in so many existing equipments that can be reused without any upgrade and we know it will last.

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Located in Sweden and have passion for B&O since my years in school. Had the pleasure to be employed by the local B&O dealer in town in the 90th and got an education on the B&O product range at that time (the last fully 2-way integrated products).

Now fascinated about how far ahead B&O was with their Link integrations that you can still use to control and integrate 40 years old products in your smart home.

Prefer the older products since I feel those had a different classic to them and also they were priced/aimed more to the market so that normal people still had a chance to realize their dream and own a B&O product.
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