Thanks for serial number explanation. I would have hoped I could stream music from the iPhone to the H8s “using” the App ... I can select my iPhone’s local iTunes downloaded library and play it to the Essence and/or my Core ... but to get the same music to the H8 I need to go to the Apple Music App and select its AirPlay icon. I’ll test with the recharged H8s. After that I’ll check the software level of the H8. I had updated it only 6 weeks ago but no harm in a double check.We have a couple of H8s here at the office and they do not display this behavior. The number you see is the MAC address we use this instead of the missing serial. We only read values from the headphones, the only writes we do is for ToneTouch. I suspect that the software in them crash somehow. We have had other sets where we needed to remove the battery to bring them back to life. Perhaps you should try to update them using this: https://www.beoplay.com/en/support/product-support/beoplay-updater
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OK. Recharging. App can find the H8. Yay !Playing music to H8 via Apple Music from my iPhone’s downloaded cached songs 😠 Using the tone touch while the music is playing I can detect subtle tone changes. Playing music to H8 from Apple TV ... I can detect touch tone changes (different song so only with some difficulty) Unfortunately the H8s are not announced as having AirPlay2 support so Apple’s HomeKit and therefore HomePod don’t recognise them. (Whereas the Essence and the Core are).I’ll check the H8s’ firmware update later.
They’re Bluetooth headphones, they’ll never get AirPlay 1 let alone 2?OK. Recharging. App can find the H8. Yay ! Playing music to H8 via Apple Music from my iPhone’s downloaded cached songs 😠 Using the tone touch while the music is playing I can detect subtle tone changes. Playing music to H8 from Apple TV ... I can detect touch tone changes (different song so only with some difficulty) Unfortunately the H8s are not announced as having AirPlay2 support so Apple’s HomeKit and therefore HomePod don’t recognise them. (Whereas the Essence and the Core are). I’ll check the H8s’ firmware update later. BeoNut since '75
Be that as it may ... I am still a little niggled that the App can’t be more inclusive of all B&O’s products even if they are from the BeoPlay stable.They’re Bluetooth headphones, they’ll never get AirPlay 1 let alone 2?
And I am ‘niggled’ that they included anything that is not NL/multiroom.
Might be good for setting up things, but not for managing playback.
In daily use it is confusing ( = not simple) to have all these products in the same app.
If I use my bt devices for playback, I’ll have to use an external app anyway - and settings are rarely done with these devices.
However, maybe I am the only one there?
MM
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Not at all. I too am questioning the value if it is not the whole experience.However, maybe I am the only one there?
Fully concur. No added value having the bt deviced in the App since you can only play via a third party App.However, maybe I am the only one there?Not at a
I like the App consolidation, one place to go same look and feel. I found a little issue with the battery reading from H9i. The App showed 36% just moments before the H9i’s ran out of battery 😮
I’ll do some checking ... since the iPhone’s status bar also tracks my H8’s battery level.I found a little issue with the battery reading from H9i. The App showed 36% just moments before the H9i’s ran out of battery
@Yendys @MrAndersonYes, there is an H8 battery usage tracking & reporting problem. Login to view image
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