HH1971 wrote:

What (where ?) do I have to adjust in the Bang&Olufsen App, so that it works without internet in my home network?

Thank you very much for the fast help and answers, really great Forum. And sorry for my confusing wording. 

My problem is, that the Bang&Olufsen App is freezing and not usable. I guess it is because my home network has no internet connection. But why do I need a internet connection? My home network is stable and I have access to my NAS and to my Beosounds without problems. So everything should work, but unfortunately the Bang&Olufsen App does not work. And I do not understand why, there is no error message displayed within the app nothing, just freezing of the app.

And I would expect, that the B&O App is working! Why should I need an internet connection? For deezer streaming OK, but for access to my NAS ?!?

I am search for setting within the App to turn off internet connection. But unfortunately I do not find it. And I hope that somebody can tell me how to manage it.

HH1971 wrote:

But why do I need a internet connection?

That is indeed a very good question with wide implications. I could make some qualified guesswork but i would rather wait for some qualified answers 😁

Any ideas why I need internet to use the Bang&Olufsen App within my home network?
Perhaps somebody from B&O can explain it?

HH1971 wrote:

Perhaps somebody from B&O can explain it?

I will give you a answer, because B&O unfortunately seems too busy to care for their customers.

Don’t worry, B&O only want’s to watch and control you all the time. Who knows what you are going to do with their loudspeakers when B&O is not watching you? B&O anyway knows best what is good for you. So it is better big brother is watching you, don’t worry! It is only in your best interest.

Additionally they are earning too less money with the B&O loudspeakers sold, just look at their poor share price. So they really need your privat data additionally! Somehow companies have to make money,  and one way is to collect your privat data (certainly following EU data privacy rights). And when you do not give them your privat data, because you do not have internet access, please understand, that you are not allowed to use their high professional best in class Bang & Olufsen App. Just look at their great rating at the Apple App Store. There is not one customer who gave the B&O App 0 stars. So everybody must be happy with the world best Multi-Room App. So nothing to change nothing to optimize for B&O.

I do not criticise B&O because it collects my privat data (in difference to mm08642 or many negative comments in the Apple App Store). When they need my data to optimise their products, that is OK for me.

But what is happening in case of insolvency?

Looking at the low stock value and the high cash burning rate it is a realistic scenario, that Bang & Olufsen will follow Loewe into bankruptcy in near future.
Are my B&O loudspeakers and headphones suddenly useless in this case? Because B&O has to turn off its internet server and I will have no working B&O App and no access anymore to my expensive B&O equipment?

HH1971 wrote:

I do not criticise B&O because it collects my privat data (in difference to mm08642 or many negative comments in the Apple App Store). When they need my data to optimise their products, that is OK for me.

But what is happening in case of insolvency?

Looking at the low stock value and the high cash burning rate it is a realistic scenario, that Bang & Olufsen will follow Loewe into bankruptcy in near future.
Are my B&O loudspeakers and headphones suddenly useless in this case? Because B&O has to turn off its internet server and I will have no working B&O App and no access anymore to my expensive B&O equipment?

No worries about bankruptcy. If you keep products more than a few years they probably won't support them, anyway. BTW when it comes to private data B&O is not your problem, but hackers that might get inside the B&O network could be. 

The main purpose of the Bang & Olufsen app is to control sources (on different devices) that are internet based....unless you choose to use it solely for your own local offline (NAS based) collection.

In that case you are a rather unique user of the app.

Which does not mean that you are the only one - but it is definitely not the usercase that B&O thought of when creating the app.

MM