Remote Support in app

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I noticed a feature in the app this evening that I do not recall seeing before. Curious if it is something I have missed before or if it is something new. There is a setting that enables B and O to have access for 48 hours to one’s system to allow better support and answering of questions by B and O.
Looked at it a little closer.....says it allows B and O to read data from products and change settings on them.

Razlaw wrote:
Looked at it a little closer.....says it allows B and O to read data from products and change settings on them.

Go for it...what could go wrong?

 

They don't need the app for that :-)

B&O uploaded beta-firmware onto my BV14 to check some issues...

Karel.

My B&O Icons:

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kuyttendaele wrote:

They don't need the app for that :-)

B&O uploaded beta-firmware onto my BV14 to check some issues...

Karel.

Ah, involuntary beta tester!

It is in fact a new trouble shooting service from B and O. It is designed to allow a customer to receive real time assistance with their products and network.

Jeff wrote:

Ah, involuntary beta tester!

In this case voluntary :-)

Karel.

 

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beosound-Balance.png Beosound-Balance.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-S3.png Beoplay-S3.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H9i.png Beoplay-H9i.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-E8.png Beoplay-E8.png
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kuyttendaele wrote:

Jeff wrote:

Ah, involuntary beta tester!

In this case voluntary :-)

Karel.

 

Well, that’s good then. Given the way the world is going these days I was afraid it wasn’t your choice! I know I could sign up and download beta s/w for my Auralic but the current version does all I want and does it perfectly. A friend signed up for beta and got Spotify Connect before I did, it showed up on mine in a recent firmware update.

 

Jeff wrote:

kuyttendaele wrote:

Jeff wrote:

Ah, involuntary beta tester!

In this case voluntary :-)

Karel.

Well, that’s good then. Given the way the world is going these days I was afraid it wasn’t your choice! I know I could sign up and download beta s/w for my Auralic but the current version does all I want and does it perfectly. A friend signed up for beta and got Spotify Connect before I did, it showed up on mine in a recent firmware update.

While I trust B&O support persons and process would be helpful and honest, a practice giving control of your computer to an outsider is a very very bad idea. I wonder if you have to agree to make B&O harmless if something goes wrong?  For me an advisor or chat screen is a safer idea. 

The feature is not giving B and O control of your computer. It allows B and O access to the products associated with one's BeoCloud account. The support feature in the app specifically describes the limits of this access to  the products.

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