Auto connect app to player

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RudyB
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It struck me that every time I start the Bluesound Node and then the Android app they do not automatically connect, like for instance my bluetooth speaker does ... when I power that up it connects to my Android tablet automatically.

I first have to tap the Home icon top right and only then it starts to discover available devices, which in my case is only one.

Why don't you change your Node firmware and app software such that this manual intervention can be skipped and the Node and the app connect automatically? And if there is more then one Node available, it connects to the one at the top of the list? This would make the system more user friendly.

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  • Bjørn Ulvik
    Hi-Res

    If your Node is in "Stand-By" mode, it could take a "few" seconds before it's discovered.
    If you have put your Node in "vacation mode", it's most likely network related. Give your Node a static IP and see if that helps.
    "playerIP//staticip" in a browser or set a static IP in your router.

    If you have more than one: Settings - Player toggle "Default" is possible in the Windows controller. Not sure why it's missing in the Android app.

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  • RudyB
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    Hi Bjørn,

    I don't know about these modes ... I just switch the Node on and wait until the light turns blue. Then I switch on the Android app and then I always first have to tap the Home icon top right before it starts to 'Discover'. I would prefer this discovering to start automatically.

    Are you saying it can? Do I have to change a setting? I bet even if I gave the Node a fixed IP address (by the way, my router tends to hand out the same address every time) the Android app still has to discover the Node first to connect.

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  • Bjørn Ulvik
    Hi-Res

    Not seen your issue where it has to discover, it happens automagically for me, and probably because I have set "default player"

    You can set "default" player in the Windows or MAC controller. It will the default to selected player every time you start your controller regardless of what player was selected when closing the app/controller.

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