Calling: Sense 'client' app beta testers

Just to expand on my previous post, we are making a few more development on the beta of the app, so you will not be receiving prompts via TestFlight etc just yet. I will announce on here when the new app version is ready for download, after which you can post your feedback!
Hi!

I saw the 1.6.0 client in TestFlight yesterday, and installed it on my iPad Pro M1 3G under iPadOS 18.3.

My TV is an LG 65” OLED 2019 model, and I think it has no Google Cast built-in, but I have a Xiaomi Smart TV Stick that emulates the Chromecast from Google. How do I view the “playing now” on my TV? I can’t find any option for this in the Sense client app. Is there a beta of the innuOS firmware for my ZENith NG? It’s currently running the latest production version 3.1.1.
 
Hi!

I saw the 1.6.0 client in TestFlight yesterday, and installed it on my iPad Pro M1 3G under iPadOS 18.3.

My TV is an LG 65” OLED 2019 model, and I think it has no Google Cast built-in, but I have a Xiaomi Smart TV Stick that emulates the Chromecast from Google. How do I view the “playing now” on my TV? I can’t find any option for this in the Sense client app. Is there a beta of the innuOS firmware for my ZENith NG? It’s currently running the latest production version 3.1.1.
Hey Tomas, you will find the option when you expand the Now Playing bar to full screen, however you do indeed need to have a beta also of 3.2 running. The update is due to release imminently, so may be best to wait for full release rather enrolling in the beta as the beta process has largely completed now.
 
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OK, all set now with 3.2 installed. It is easy as pie and the Google casting looks great!

My podcasts also work well, but I can’t get internet radio working. Any station I try will play for a second, reset to zero, play for ten seconds and then stop. All without any sound coming through. I didn’t try playing radio in this unit before, so not sure if it’s an older issue or a regression with the new software.
 
OK, all set now with 3.2 installed. It is easy as pie and the Google casting looks great!

My podcasts also work well, but I can’t get internet radio working. Any station I try will play for a second, reset to zero, play for ten seconds and then stop. All without any sound coming through. I didn’t try playing radio in this unit before, so not sure if it’s an older issue or a regression with the new software.
What stations are you playing and are you playing from presets or have you specifically searched for and played these back?
 
Hello again everyone, we now would like to beta test Sense client app update 1.6. This would be to specifically test the Chromecast Display function where you will be able to cast the Sense Now Playing screen to a Chromecast enabled display.
Users who originally enrolled for the previous 1.5 beta will be eligible for this beta version automatically, so please be aware of this if prompted to update your version of Sense client app.
For anyone else who wishes to test this 1.6 app version, please message me directly with your full name, if you are iOS or Android, and the email address you have linked to that platform.
For now the testing would be primarily focussed on this Chromecast display feature, so please only volunteer if you have a Chromecast-enabled display with which you can test through.
Thank you!

Is there a way for the Innuos music player to tell the Chromecast receiver not to show the screen saver? The Xiaomi stick I am using doesn’t allow me to disable the screen saver, just configure different idle times and 2 hours is the maximum. The change of songs, play counter and progress bar is insufficient for this Chromecast emulator to detect that it is in fact not idle.
 
Is there a way for the Innuos music player to tell the Chromecast receiver not to show the screen saver? The Xiaomi stick I am using doesn’t allow me to disable the screen saver, just configure different idle times and 2 hours is the maximum. The change of songs, play counter and progress bar is insufficient for this Chromecast emulator to detect that it is in fact not idle.
This will be an eco settings on a per-device basis, so there is not much the server can do in this regard.
 
I have just bought a new iPad. I initialised it by restoring from a backup "in the cloud" and this appears to have included the TestFlight beta version because the casting to my TV works fine. Is there somewhere I can verify the version of the client app that is installed? (I can only find the version of the firmware that is installed in my player.)
 
When backing up to my NAS, I get a prompt to confirm that I want to backup despite a false error that my previous backup is larger than my music library. This also happened with the latest beta version of the client app running on my old iPad. I saw this in December for the first time, and Dan informed me then that it is a known issue. Is it planned for this to be addressed soon, or is there some workaround? As it is now, I can't simply start a backup and walk away because of this prompt.
 
I have just bought a new iPad. I initialised it by restoring from a backup "in the cloud" and this appears to have included the TestFlight beta version because the casting to my TV works fine. Is there somewhere I can verify the version of the client app that is installed? (I can only find the version of the firmware that is installed in my player.)
I believe on iOS in the Settings - Apps -Apps Management, there is a way to view all apps and build versions of the app should be displayed there.
 
When backing up to my NAS, I get a prompt to confirm that I want to backup despite a false error that my previous backup is larger than my music library. This also happened with the latest beta version of the client app running on my old iPad. I saw this in December for the first time, and Dan informed me then that it is a known issue. Is it planned for this to be addressed soon, or is there some workaround? As it is now, I can't simply start a backup and walk away because of this prompt.
There can be different reasons why this message might appear erroneously - i had a look through your original ticket and can see this could easily be brought about by a previously aborted backup attempt which might lead to redundant files/folders that give the illusion a bigger backup than library. As Dan said per his last response on that point, you should proceed with performing a backup now. It is not a bug related to the Sense Client App beta.
 
I believe on iOS in the Settings - Apps -Apps Management, there is a way to view all apps and build versions of the app should be displayed there.
I don't find any Apps Management under Apps, or anywhere else (I used the search facility in the iOS Settings). The nearest I could see something is the "Previous build" in Test Flight, but it doesn't show the currently installed version. Maybe you can consider enhancing the client app with a way to view the installed version of the client app itself (along with the firmware of course)?
 
There can be different reasons why this message might appear erroneously - i had a look through your original ticket and can see this could easily be brought about by a previously aborted backup attempt which might lead to redundant files/folders that give the illusion a bigger backup than library. As Dan said per his last response on that point, you should proceed with performing a backup now. It is not a bug related to the Sense Client App beta.
Fine, but I have had this prompt every time I'm backing up since December, and no backup has been aborted since then. One could be excused for thinking that a successful backup should clear the condition for this prompt... ;-)
 
Fine, but I have had this prompt every time I'm backing up since December, and no backup has been aborted since then. One could be excused for thinking that a successful backup should clear the condition for this prompt... ;-)
Indeed that's true - we may need a closer look to determine why this is as there must still be something present in the backup that gives the illusion of being larger. Normally performing an up to date backup would clear this message, so something must remain. Doing a brand new backup from scratch and erasing the previous backup folder would resolve it I am sure, but would also take quite awhile to complete to would refrain from that for the time being.