Volumio iOS App

monkeyproof · January 26, 2017, 9:10am

flahutbux:

monkeyproof:

Hi mates,

i just released on testflight the build 1.2 which should solve some bugs about Volumio’s discovery.
Let me know if there are main issues

We must thank Michael Baumgärtner for the amazing work he is doing in my messy code

Installed the latest build. Got one player only.
At startup, the app always asks which player to control and player can be changed in the settings tab.

But

if I use volumio, switch to another app and come back to volumio, the app is unresponsive (no action possible) unless you change tab (tap on the bottom row of icons).
For example, it is not possible to pause or skip or change volume when coming back to volumio app, and you have to change tab and select the player again. After the player is reselected, it s OK.
and it is the same when the phone goes “standby” or if you lock the phone.

I think that always asking for the player is a bit invasive… if you have only one player

Cheers

Maybe a suggestion:
Launch the app controlling the last player used and leave the possibility to easily change is enough.
Adding a button (top left corner?) to change player on the playback tab could do the trick.
Or make “volumio” on top of playback tab the button itself…of course with the text changing to the name of the selected player

Hi flahutbux,
i’m uploading the fix for the foreground/background issue right now. I’ll check why it asks for the player every time.

nathaniel · January 26, 2017, 3:35pm

Thanks for this, I was hoping there was a good native iOS app to control Volumio! As great as the web interface is, a native app is almost always preferable.

flahutbux · January 26, 2017, 6:10pm

Hi monkeyproof

you ve been quick to fix it!

It behaves better with the latest build.

App doesn t ask for the player at launch any longer.
foreground/background issue fixed.
possibility to change player remains in the setting tab.

Good for me.
I leave it to others to confirm if it actually works with more than one player (don t see why it would t work).

Cheers

Bschimoler · January 31, 2017, 4:28pm

Hey, the app looks great! I only have one issue, due to my network I can only access volumio via specifying my specific IP address. A manual IP address input to select a player would be greatly appreciated.

mikeyb · February 2, 2017, 10:37am

Tried to install the App but unfortunately it needs iOS 10 or higher, I can only thank Apple for making my very expensive iPad obsolete

takefive.lee · February 3, 2017, 12:45pm

I changed player name as “Volumio” but still cannot find my player
I need some helps
I am using volumio 1.55 on Raspberry pi 2

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monkeyproof · February 6, 2017, 4:31pm

Just released through TestFlight a new rev.
You should be able to insert your Volumio’s IP and port

takefive.lee · February 10, 2017, 12:15pm

I updated to volumio2 and could see player
thanks

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wizardofoz · February 10, 2017, 5:04pm

Ok call me stupid…what port number is it? And why can’t it detect all the volumio responders out there? I have 2 or sometimes 3 on the network

RashidS · February 14, 2017, 9:53am

Congrats for this awesome work. It is so nice to use this on the iPhone than the web page. Keep up the great work.
I am very happy with this development great work! It is a sign of success in your corporate world.

flahutbux · February 18, 2017, 12:52pm

Hi Monkeyproof

Finally tested it and confirm it works.
Would it be possible to add side scrolling to the next test flight release?
This feature is really helpful fro browsing through large libraries.

Thanx for your work!
Cheers

monkeyproof · February 20, 2017, 8:44am

Let me check, but it could be possible

erlingt · February 20, 2017, 6:14pm

Really nice app, thank you for your work

Are there any plans for building the app for the iPad too?

e1000 · March 9, 2017, 9:46pm

Hi Monkeyproof,

Thumbs up for your great app !

Just wanted to mention a bug that makes it crash.
I’ve added a web radio to a new playlist : when I try to open this playlist, the app crashes.
Actually, when I verified the playlist with the WebUI, it contains an empty line…

It seems that creating a playlist with a web radio isn’t possible yet with Volumio : too bad for those who want to wake up with a radio

Anyway, congrats for your work.
BR

thomas.doerr · March 12, 2017, 4:26pm

Hi Monkeyproof,

nice App! Thanks a lot for it. It’s much faster, than using the webclient on my iPhone and that’s really cool.
Just a little issue: I have two volumio instances running in my home. Currently I have two different links on my iPhones Home Screen.

It would be nice, to be able to switch easily between different instances on the first / start-screen of your app. With your app I wasn’t able at all to switch between them. My impression is, that your control under ‘Change Player’ isn’t able to display them both. It finds the first one and that’s it.

Thanks!
Thomas

warp2 · March 15, 2017, 11:04am

Problem connecting WLAN

Hi Monkeyproof,

you really did a great job making this app. It’s by far the most comfortable way to use Volumio. The problem I am seeing here might not be in your app but I hope you might be the one to know about it.

System: Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ with HiFiberry DAC+ / iPhone6 with latest Rev of the app / FW: volumio 2.114 updated to 2.118
Setup after installation: fixed IP, added some radio stations, localized language, enabled the DAC - that’s all.

Problem: After power up + boot the app does not connect to Volumio (name and fixed IP are OK, Port is 3000). However it is possible to call and use the GUI from my PC. Once this has been done, the app will connect too and can be used as expected.

Do you have any advice how to troubleshoot this problem?

Further I would like to add an item to your feature request list:
I would like to have some kind of a default starter that will run after opening the app.
It should provide default settings for every choice the user normally has to take and ends up with a running radio station or playlist.
In short: Click the app and listen to the music.

Best Regards
Andreas

warp2 · March 16, 2017, 10:26am

Addition to my post:

I can open the GUI from my iPhone (Safari) and thereafter the app will connect from the same iPhone.

macmpi · March 16, 2017, 10:51pm

You may want to try with a newly flashed image of 2.118: indded OTA upgrades between those versions encountered several networking issues due to underlying OS changes that do not come with OTA upgrades. You may want to confirm your issues with an new image.

warp2 · March 17, 2017, 3:10pm

Yes, this might help. I just saw that there is a download of 2.118.

It will take a day or so until I can make the new SD-Card but I will will definitely come back and tell whether things chanced.

warp2 · March 18, 2017, 5:50pm

@macmpi

your advice was extremely useful. There is obviously some difference between an updated version of 2.118 and the entirely new build download.
With a sd card flashed from the download my problems are gone.

To the maintainers: It is very useful to alter the Rev.No. even when changes are small because changes simply change things - at least for some of us.