Bang & Olufsen app 3.5 beta is out

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Hi all 

The 3.5 beta is out, try out the new widget that gives you quick access to product control. Let me know what you think including ideas for what this widget could be used for going forward.

Sign up for beta here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Zre8WT18

Best regards

Thomas, Bang & Olufsen

The widget doesnt show up as an option on iOS14 (public beta), which I guess you may be aware of.

On my iOS 13 devices, it does show up, but some of the product icons have no images, as below 

- A9, BS2 show icons

- Avant MK1, BV12/BS4, and Moment show blank tiles

With iOS 14 the Widgets can be small, medium or large. It would be useful if, for the medium / large versions especially, the widget also shows what is playing.This will probably need to be limited to (what is playing) on the most recently activated product. Otherwise the widget as it is just works as a shortcut to the app. I know Apple widgets are a little restrictive in how interactive they are, but displaying the now playing info in the widget would make it more useful. Given that most of us will move to iOS14, I'd definitely think about how to make the most of the different amounts of information that can eb displayed with the small, medium, large options going forward. 

In addition, I'd also suggest adding options to the long press on the app - if I long press the Tidal app icon, there are options for Now Playing and Playlists, Deezer long press shows a Start Flow option too. So if now playing info isn't / cant be added to the Widget (as described above), then why not add options (as Tidal have done) to the long press option.

Anyway, my suggestions for what they're worth.

 

Great!

Like the new “button” design.

Like the fact that the widget takes me to the BV11 remote faster. 🙂

Lack an icon for the BV11 ”Vardagsrummet” though.

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
I like the new widget.

It’s very nice to have direct access to the tv-remotes.

I’m missing icons for my BV11 (Soveværelse) and for my Beolit 12:

Location: Copenhagen

Best regards Dyssegaard

I don't use Beolink in my set up. However, on my iPhone X everything seems a bit more snappy (no missing icons for me). 

Generally I am not a widget guy.

In the screenshot 3 products are displayed, that I never use the app for (except very seldom for configuration) - why must I see these (if widget, then let med choose which products to display, please).

From the 4 I use, two are without icons....not very helpfull.

And it is a bad habit to divide a word (Beosoun  d) into two lines!

Since I run the Bang & Olufsen app on (3) dedicated iPads, I hardly need widgets.

MM

 

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Can’t test the new features now, but the good news is that MrAndersen is back and hopefully will have a look at the app issues’ tracker I’m maintaining so that old issues are fixed while we test new things.

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beoplay-P6.png Beoplay-P6.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A6.png Beoplay-A6.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
More widget icons added 🙂

Evidently the four products shown in the widget are the first four in the product list in the app.

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png

That’s better.

But - why not let us choose which products to show in the widget view?

By the way - all my products are in the products list (under configuration) in the app, but - from the 3 non NL devices - only the S3 is shown in the products list on the main side there.

MM

 

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Missing icons fixed 😁:

Location: Copenhagen

Best regards Dyssegaard
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