Working Android App(for me at least)

Posted by: Maurice-Music Matters Edgbaston on 01 March 2014

Hi All

I know many people are waiting for an android N stream app, until that arrives, try downloading UPnPlay(by bebopfreak) from google appstore, I'm manager at Music Matters Edgbaston and it is working well playing our stored music into any Naim streamer(the app calls them 'renderers'). 

 

As i say it ISN'T N Stream, but it does allow my android devices(Nexus7 2012 & Motorola Razr-i phone) to control the devices, play local and external stored music as well as volume control.

I hope it works for you.......if it doesn't please don't shoot the messenger 

Regards

Posted on: 01 March 2014 by Sorren
Originally Posted by Maurice-Music Matters Edgbaston:

Hi All

I know many people are waiting for an android N stream app, until that arrives, try downloading UPnPlay(by bebopfreak) from google appstore, I'm manager at Music Matters Edgbaston and it is working well playing our stored music into any Naim streamer(the app calls them 'renderers'). 

 

As i say it ISN'T N Stream, but it does allow my android devices(Nexus7 2012 & Motorola Razr-i phone) to control the devices, play local and external stored music as well as volume control.

I hope it works for you.......if it doesn't please don't shoot the messenger 

Regards

I'll second this. I also use UPnPlay on my Galaxy Tab 2 7" to control my Qute2 and stream from my Synology NAS via Minim.

 

It's worth playing around a little, for instance the mute/unmute functionality is quite well hidden. One tip though, turn the volume slider off in settings as if you pick up the tablet with the top left corner and touch the screen the volume can jump to maximum. You can still use the hardware volume keys to control the system volume.

 

It does the job very well and it's free.

 

Russell

Posted on: 01 March 2014 by Redmires

Excellent, thanks for the tip. I've been using Bubble UPNP and Kinsky for a while but found both to be flaky. Along with Steve's "Naremote" we've nearly got full control on Android. The only thing missing now is Internet radio station selection.

 

 

Posted on: 02 March 2014 by Shadowbound

It's actually comical that I (and many others) avoided purchasing a Naim product based on their lack of support for the Android operating system, yet third party developers can almost do the job for free that Naim should be doing as standard.

 

Naim's whiny excuse about the Android OS being difficult to develop for is such a load of BS, and these free apps from developers working on their own accord are testament to that.

 

Streamers that cost thousands of pounds should have this software support as standard in today's market.

Posted on: 02 March 2014 by AndyPat
Originally Posted by Shadowbound:

 

Streamers that cost thousands of pounds should have this software support as standard in today's market.

I know and with them being so much bigger than say BMW. Full android connectivity on your Z4 I take it.  Oh no silly me.  

  Whiny?  Well topic of conversation for you and your dealer as you now apparently have no reason to hold off buying.  

 

Andy

Posted on: 02 March 2014 by Plinko

Why wouldn't one just buy an iDevice to operate these streamers that cost thousands of pounds?  You can buy an iPod touch for what, 100 pounds?  Doesn't seem like most sensible criteria to use to hold off a purchase decision.

Posted on: 02 March 2014 by MangoMonkey

Dealers should just throw in a iDevice for free - if that's what's holding up the sale. :-)

It's pretty much the same price as the Naim remote.

 

Hell, Naim could subsidize it - it'll be cheaper than hiring a bunch of devs to develop and maintain another software version.

Posted on: 03 March 2014 by beeka
Originally Posted by Plinko:

 You can buy an iPod touch for what, 100 pounds?

It has to be a 5th gen ipod touch to support IOS 7. The price geek says they are worth ~£150. A 4th gen device is around the £100 mark but you are stuck with IOS 6 and every chance that the next nstream update will not support it. Don't forget that a brand new mid-spec android phone (e.g. Moto G) can be had for £100, which makes a second-hand, old-gen, single purpose device look quite expensive.

 

While the price is a consideration, it isn't the whole issue. I have a well-speced android device in my pocket pretty much all the time. I would like the convenience that iphone users have to query and control their Naim device from anywhere in the house without having first to walk to the hi-fi (which is invariably where an ipod would live, as it serves no other purpose for me). There is also the hassle factor of keeping yet another device charged up.

 

Steve.