Issue:

I changed the settings from one of my BLC to A.SLAVE. It is connected to an Essence mkII. So in the app the Essence should be leading and should be visible and operative. 

But the app does the opposite: it shows the BLC and hides the Essence (after an pop-up saying it would do so).

But this is the wrong way around. This way nothing goes............ for this Essence. 

 

Extra info: after switching back to V.Master, the Essence switch on again and it reappears in the app.

I expect, that when you invest nearly 4,000.00 Euro in two Beosound 2 that you get more than just a loudspeaker with a nice shaped metal case.

Fansastic wrote:

If you dislike the app so much, use the Beoremote 1 or the deezer app instead.

Certainly there are many work arounds to minimise the usage of the B&O app. Besides using the Deezer app and streaming via Airplay, I can use my ancient LMS (Logitech Media Server) offering a more thought through user concept than the B&O app. Alternatively I currently testing Roon Labs, perhaps this will be the answer?

But originally I was looking for a new plug and play multiroom platform that is offering both a wide range of good designed loudspeakers with a nice and easy user concept / interface that I can extend over time. Unfortunately Bang&Olufsen is not anymore short listed, because of this disappointing software (B&O App) with an unenjoyable user experience in my eyes.

Fansastic wrote:

Be aware that the range of products is larger than any other brand and consists of speakers and tv’s.

In my opinion, dealing with many different use cases / speaker is not an excuse for a horrible user interface. And following the financial performance of Bang&Olufsen as a company, it seems that I am not the only one who expects a little bit more for the B&O price tag than just a nice designed loudspeaker cases. 

To be fair they are more than just nicely designed cases, as they do also sound very good.

But I agree, given that many of their products are music systems in their own right, the app is both pretty basic and not efficient, with far too many clicks required to do simple frequent tasks

Audio wrote:

But I bought the loudspeaker to use them, not only to look at them. And I get every time frustrated and regret my purchase when I have to use this awful B&O app. I really can not understand, why the loudspeaker design department is not able to support the software development department to design a user interface that is enjoyable and easy to use like the loudspeaker itself?

Agree with you. B&O products look like Apple products, and the hardware design & the price range builds up an expectation that the user experience will be as seamless as any other modern piece of technology. The iOS app however, does not live up to the high expectations. I consider it to be an advanced tool for setup, test and configuration rather than an app for daily usage.

I got rid of my frustrations by writing a simple 

MrTom wrote:

Hi OlivierC,

Can you please provide information about the App version you are experiencing this issue? is it the latest version 2.10?

Hi MrTom,

I am now running v2.10.1 but the issue remains both in my iPhone 6 and 1st Gen. iPad Air.

Thank you.

OlivierC

HH1971 wrote:

Dear MrAndersen I strongly wish / support following five feature requests for the B&O app already mentioned in this thread.

1. Deezer Flow - one of the best features of the Deezer app.
   

   Alsfeld wrote:

   1. A Deezer Flow button to start / to stop Deezer Flow somewhere in the B&O App.

2. Possibility to reduce local source list in the now playing screen.
   

   Alsfeld wrote:

   Even I disabled several local sources of my Beosound Core (see left screenshot), they are still displayed in the source list (see right screenshot) in the now playing screen.

   
   

   Millemissen wrote:

   Agree - there is some work there to be done in order to make these entries corresponding.

3. Genre overview - with much smaller pictures per Genre, so that you see more content without scrolling
   

   mm08642 wrote:

   I would love / suggest to follow the Deezer design (as you did with Artists using round circles instead of squares). Deezer is using small rectangle instead of squares for displaying genre.

4. Clearer multiroom screen, you see all groupings at once, without changing selected products
   

   MrAndersen wrote:

   Redesign of multiroom screen

5. A fully working app (not freezing) within a local network when DSL connection is not available (= no internet access, only local network access)
   

   HH1971 wrote:

   the bug that courses a freezing app (after 3 to 6 minutes when there is WLAN / LAN connection to B&O products but no Internet connection) is not solved!

Please implement these features, that would be really great!

I like all listed features too, PLUS split view and slide over on the Apple iPad PLEASE!
Possible since iPadOS 13. It would be great if the B&O App would support it.

Alsfeld wrote:

I like all listed features too, PLUS split view and slide over on the Apple iPad PLEASE!

Most professional apps I use already offer these multitask functions on the Apple iPad.

Only B&O’s software development team probably needs 2 years to discuss whether these features make sense for their customers or not. After a long and complicated decision-making process they need another 2 years to find a student with the necessary skills to implement it into the B&O app. In case they do not find a student, it will be never realised.

I know that it’s black sarcasm, but from the outside it looks like the B&O software team is working that way.

mm08642 wrote:

I know that it’s black sarcasm, but from the outside it looks like the B&O software team is working that way.

I don’t agree on your ‘black sarcasm’ and personally I see no need for ‘spit view and slide over’.

The iPad (Mini) that I use for the Bang & Olufsen app is dedicated to this.....because I don’t want to be disturbed there by any other app.

Different use case....it seems.

MM

You don’t have to use slide over / split screen, but it would be useful for those who do.

So just because you don’t see any need, doesn’t mean there is no need

Dear Sandy,

please read what I wrote....’personally I see no need.....’

This certainly does not mean that noone else should need it.

I just stated my point of view there - nothing more and nothing less!

MM