Bang & Olufsen app 2.3 beta released

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MrAndersen (archived2)
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 07:50 GMT
#2117520

Hi guys

Sorry for the long silence. We had to skip our January release since the vacation period moved our timeline. This is now two months of development coming out. In this release we have many improvements to the Beolab 50+90 and to the Bluetooth products.

The beolab speakers now have the same UX as the other products and you can control the features from the individual cards. You can also control the sound direction and see the current direction from the cards. For this to work the best you need to update your Beolab speakers to the version released yesterday. A lot of bugs have been fixed on the speakers in that version. Also bass and treble control will not work until you have that version. 

We are migrating all the features from the Beoplay app into this app and we started migrating the users as well. This has created a lot of feedback that we needed to deal with. We have added the Beoplay S3, added the ability to save tonetouch presets as your own (this is not in the beta yet, but will be today or tomorrow), improved the sw update experience. 

Want to be a beta tester? Go here for iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/Zre8WT18 or sign up through the Play Store on Android

Best regards

Thomas, Bang & Olufsen 

 

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Nidi
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 09:24 GMT
#2117521

Hi MrAndersen, is it not possible to adding the Timer option directly to the product page - like it is for the Alarm?

Best regards

Thomas

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 10:18 GMT
#2117522

Since quite a while it has been possible to re-order your products in the products view (and not having them in alphabetic order).

It has also been possible to personalize the ‘radio functions’ showed - e.g. not to show nearby stations....

No matter how often I do this, it returns to default next time I open the app.

What is the point of being able to do this, when the app does not ‘remember’ my settings 🙄

Am I the only one with this problem (which has been discussed before)?

@ Thomas - If not, why can’t this be seen as a bug, that should have been focused on and adressed long ago?

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Dyssegaard
Dyssegaard
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 10:46 GMT
#2117523
Millemissen wrote:

Since quite a while it has been possible to re-order your products in the products view (and not having them in alphabetic order).

It has also been possible to personalize the ‘radio functions’ showed - e.g. not to show nearby stations....

No matter how often I do this, it returns to default next time I open the app.

What is the point of being able to do this, when the app does not ‘remember’ my settings 🙄

Am I the only one with this problem (which has been discussed before)?

@ Thomas - If not, why can’t this be seen as a bug, that should have been focused on and adressed long ago?

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

I have just tested your issues on the new 2.3 beta and the produkt order is kept when I shut the app down and reopens it. However, if I log out and in again, the product order is reset.

The radio preferences are saved, even if I log out and in again.

Location: Copenhagen

Best regards Dyssegaard
Dyssegaard
Dyssegaard
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 12:30 GMT
#2117524
@MrAndersen

Hi Thomas.

I have now tested the 2.3.0.17964 beta.

Volume and playback/pause for BT products (my A1 and H8)

-> works ok 😁. However, its no longer possible to update the software of the BT product:

Reboot is also shown as a possibility for BT products - it does not work, and should not be selectable:

Reboot of wifi product - tested on my Core.

-> works ok 😁

General comments:

The problem with TuneIn logos not displaying on some station is still present:

However, in this version the blank stations are different from the previous release. Please note, that the problem is only present in the iPhone version and not in the iPad version.

The problems, that I have previously reported to you on the integrated setup (Bv11/Core) are still present, but I guess that they were not in focus in this release?

Location: Copenhagen

Best regards Dyssegaard
Millemis
Millemis
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 12:32 GMT
#2117525

Dyssegaard wrote:
Millemissen wrote:

 

Since quite a while it has been possible to re-order your products in the products view (and not having them in alphabetic order).

It has also been possible to personalize the ‘radio functions’ showed - e.g. not to show nearby stations....

No matter how often I do this, it returns to default next time I open the app.

What is the point of being able to do this, when the app does not ‘remember’ my settings 🙄

Am I the only one with this problem (which has been discussed before)?

@ Thomas - If not, why can’t this be seen as a bug, that should have been focused on and adressed long ago?

MM

 

I have just tested your issues on the new 2.3 beta and the produkt order is kept when I shut the app down and reopens it. However, if I log out and in again, the product order is reset.

 

The radio preferences are saved, even if I log out and in again.

Thanks for commenting!

So - untill now it seems to be an issue, that only I experience.

I never log out of the app.....I see no reason to do that.

I wonder if deleting the app (and reinstalling it) would help, but honestly I am not in the mood for setting it up once again.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 12:44 GMT
#2117526

@Thomas

I tried to add my S3 (which now should be possible).

However, when I tap the S3 icon, the app tells me that it has found an Avant tv and asks if it should be setup.

My Avant has been in the app for ages - I use it all the time from the app (mostly joining my Essence).

Since I don’t want that, I tap the Back button at the top - but nothing happens (occasionally it causes the app to crash).

Only way to get back is to close the app and open it again.

Not really sure, what I shall think of that ‘update’.

P.S. otherweise the app works well, does what I want/need for daily use - I use it all day.

MM

 

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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AnalogPlanet (archived2)
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 13:31 GMT
#2117527

Following Dyssegaard‘s feedback on missing TuneIn logos, just wanted to try to contribute with the information that in current official app version 2.2.0 logos are missing in both iPhone and iPad version. Not sure if it helps to isolate the reason more easily, but maybe it could.

Dyssegaard
Dyssegaard
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 13:59 GMT
#2117528
AnalogPlanet wrote:

Following Dyssegaard‘s feedback on missing TuneIn logos, just wanted to try to contribute with the information that in current official app version 2.2.0 logos are missing in both iPhone and iPad version. Not sure if it helps to isolate the reason more easily, but maybe it could.

My iPad mini is an old one, and it is on iOS 9.3.5. Maybe your iPad is more up to date. If so, that could be the reason for us having different iPad experience ...

Location: Copenhagen

Best regards Dyssegaard
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MrAndersen (archived2)
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Posted January 23, 2019 at 15:48 GMT
#2117529

@Nidi: On what product should the timer be added?

@millimissen: The problem where it forgets the order and radio categories is sooo strange. We have tried to repro this but cannot. The only way we can make it happen is to log out and in again. We are kinda stuck on it since we haven't got an indication of how it could happen. Nor is there anything in your logs. A simple app restart makes it happen every time?

@Dyssegaard: That is the latest version of the A1? We changed the tunein logos to use high res, we might have broken something there. I will log it as a bug. Yes the integrated setup is not fixed, we haven't opened this up. It is so very complicated to work on and test. It is on our backlog.

@millimissen: That sounds odd, the Avant should not appear again. If you click the S3 are you able to add it?

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