Sound@home is a native app available for all android devices. It allows full control of Volumio with many features available, and an important thing to mention: it is completely free!

I should point out this app is a part of something bigger. Diego has started Sound@home first, as a part of a project that he would like to cover, one step at a time, entire home automation, being passionate not only about Hi Fi music but also IoT.
But enough writing, let’s jump to the cool part and see all the things you can do with Sound@home app for Volumio, shall we?
A completely renovated User Interface making the app more intuitive and of course, good looking! And if you prefer to use your device horizontally, you can surely do it!

Sound@home for Volumio App allows you to configure and control multiple Volumio devices in your home from the same App.
With one click you can search and automatically configure your device (once Volumio has been configured the first time via WEB UI).
Once configured on the app, even if the device is later moved to another network or room, Sound@home is able to recognize it automatically without any further configuration by the user.

You can install new plugins and configure them as well as all the different Volumio configuration options. It also supports Qobuz and has its own widget to facilitate the user experience. First, you will need to login to your Qobuz account via the Volumio UI and later you will be able to command Qobuz via the Sound@home App.

It allows you to rearrange the queue of your songs by simply dragging and dropping them.
In the next version to be released soon, it will also support the “swipe left” and “swipe right” gesture to switch between sections faster.
Currently it doesn’t allow streaming the same song on multiple devices; but when it becomes available at Volumio, works will be done to have the same functionality in the Sound@home app.  For additional help, you can find some “How To” videos in the official Sound@home Youtube Channel
Of course, we cannot end the post without introducing the great mind behind the project. In his own words, Diego told us a couple of things about himself:

I’m a simple person, passionate about Hi-Fi music and IoT. Even if I’m an engineer the Sound@home project is just one of the ways to express my passion for technology and the possibility the technology can simplify and enjoy our life.

In the past, I was also a DJ and at that time I started to love Hi-Fi music and all the related world.

I think everyone should have the possibility to enjoy the music they love in a simpler and economic way, especially the Hi-Fi music that will give a difference. Volumio is one of the possible solutions and Sound@home will permit to spread more the Volumio knowledge on the market.

I’m alone at the moment on developing the Sound@home and until I can I will continue to improve it.

In the past, there was a stop on Sound@home improvements due to the fact a new baby came into my life. He completely fills my life with his happiness, joy and a lot of stuff to manage but now I’m back with more energy to be spent on my dream, bringing hopefully it to a new level.

The new version of the App will always include new services or new possibilities of control! Stay tuned…

Are you ready to try it out?

Download for free the Sound@home for Volumio Android App here and let us know what you think!

Write it in the comments section or email Diego at digx At hotmail.it

Enjoy!

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E’ con grande piacere che vi annuncio che Volumio sarà presente alla Droidcon 2017, dal 6 al 7 Aprile, presso il centro Congressi Lingotto a Torino!

Per chi ancora non sapesse cos’ è Droidcon:
Droidcon Italy è l’evento annuale Android, per antonomasia. Ci saranno interventi da esperti Android di tutto il mondo, distribuiti su quattro tracce di talk che toccheranno argomenti come Internet of things, UX/UI Design, Android Development, Security, App Marketing, Wearable, AndroidTV e Crossplatform.

Nell’edizione 2017 arriveranno 60 speaker da tutto il mondo appartenenti alle più importanti multinazionali (Google, Intel, Spotify, Zebra, Microsoft, Pinterest solo per citarne alcune) e 800 partecipanti da tutta Europa (dipendenti di aziende del settore, liberi professionisti, studenti universitari).
Saremo presenti il 7 Aprile con un banchetto dove poter scambiare opinioni, provare con mano DAC, Single Board computers e offire consigli circa l’utilizzo di Volumio.

Ma non finisce qui!

L’ 8 e 9 aprile si svolgerà l’Hackaton Droidcon:

Il sabato e la domenica dopo la conferenza si terrà la hackathon di droidcon Italy al TAG di Torino, in cui un centinaio di ragazzi si sfideranno sui temi proposti dagli sponsor e dagli organizzatori.

L’Hackathon riguarda lo sviluppo di Android in generale, con particolare attenzione alle nuove tendenze, quali wearable, IoT, design dei materiali e altro ancora. Il tema, a sorpresa, verrà svelato ai partecipanti poco prima di iniziare l’Hackathon; le squadre dovranno realizzare un’app Android in 48 ore e fare il possibile per conquistare la giuria e vincere i tanti premi in palio.

Ovviamente, vi saranno vari device Volumio su cui sviluppare: l’obiettivo sarà creare nuove interazioni tra Volumio e Android! Saranno messi in palio, per le migliori creazioni:

2 Volumio IQ-Audio DAC Bundle Kit 

1 Allo Volt Amp+

Inoltre, Droidcon ha previsto uno sconto speciale per o membri della community Volumio: registratevi all’evento tramite questo link per ricevere uno sconto del 20% sul prezzo del biglietto, oppure inserite il codice droidcon2017-partner al momento dell’acquisto.

Vi aspettiamo numerosi!!!

LINK UTILI:

Sito Ufficiale

Registrazione

Location

It’s with great pleasure that Volumio will be @ Droidcon Italy 2017 in Turin, Italy, from 6th to 8th of April. For those of you unaware of what Droidcon is:

Droidcon Italy is the annual event for Android developers, designers, UI/UK experts and marketers, taking place in Turin 6-7 April 2017.  Built by-the-industry, the droidcon agenda showcases the latest technologies, services & platforms.

Bringing together 900 Android developers, droidcon is the best place to extend your network of colleagues, clients and service providers. Not forgetting the all-important droidcon Party and Hackathon, droidcon really does have everything you need to know about Android in one place.

We’ll have a booth there, so you can join us to discuss about Volumio, try our gear and get our suggestions on how to get the best out of your Volumio system.

But there’s more!!

On 8th and 9th, Droidcon will hold a great Hackaton @ TAG. Here, you will compete to create a Volumio-related Android app. Those who create the best implementation will be awarded with one of our prizes:

2 Volumio IQ-Audio DAC Bundle Kit 

1 Allo Volt Amp+

For those who will join us, Droidcon will grant 20% discount for all Volumio community members: get your tickets using this link or insert the code droidcon2017-partner at checkout.

See you there, come join us!!

USEFUL LINKS

Official Website

Registration

Location

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Since Volumio features its integrated WebUi, some people may argue that we don’t need any app. But what if those apps would extend and improve some Volumio capabilities? What if they made just your favourite music Player better?

Well, today we’ll give you an overview of the best Android and iOS apps for Volumio:

Official Apps

Even though using apps with Volumio is by any mean optional, both Android and iOS Volumio apps offer a nice bonus in ease of use: they will automatically find your Volumio device and show the Playback User Interface in all its full-screen glory.

They offer the capability also to set up a fixed IP address to bind to (useful if the auto-search fails or if you want to use mainly one device) and the Android app even comes with a notification facility to quickly interact with your Volumio.

To get the Volumio official apps just click on the links below and select your platform!

Sound@home for Volumio

Not only this was the first and most loved companion app for Volumio, developed by Digix. What makes this app special is that allows a super easy configuration of your Volumio (it will automatically connect to your wireless network of choice), and allows to control easily a multi-room Volumio setup. Altough this does not feature synced playback is just great to play your favourite music in all the rooms of your home.

Get Sound@home for Volumio from Playstore

Here are some screenshots:

Welcome Home

Welcome home is an Android application that lets you start playback of a music playlist in one of your Volumio devices, as soon as your device connects to the wifi network. It has been developed to play your favourite music as soon as you come back home. A nice welcome back home!

Configuring Welcome Home is fast and easy. You are guided through a wizard where Volumio devices are searched in your network, their playlists downloaded and shown for selection. When configuration is completed the automatic playback is activated. Multiple configurations can be created so multiple playbacks can be triggered.

Welcome Home is an Android application that can be downloaded from Google Play for a small fee. Money requested for the application will assure that no advertising or in app purchases are going to be introduced in the future. Furthermore, Welcome Home for Volumio has been developed by Massimiliano Fanciulli, one of the core Volumio contributors, so getting his app is a nice way to express him gratitude for the amazing work he’s doing on Volumio.

Get Welcome home from Playstore

Here are some screenshots:

That’s all folks! Let us know what you think about these apps in the comments below, share the article if you liked it and don’t forget to rate those amazing apps!

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Gens,

one of the new features that you may have noticed on Volumio is multi room audio system support via sound@home, the brand new, shiny, uberfantastic app made by fellow Volumio contributor Diego Tafuto.

This app (available on google play) does a great job of being a remote client for Volumio. I must actually admit that it behaves generally better than the native Volumio’s WebUi on mobile phones. Here’s a first screenshot:

So you got plenty of playback options right into main screen, I must admit this is pretty straightforwarding! Furthermore, you are also able to configure Volumio, with most of the otpion you may find on it’s native WebUi. So definetely a good work, Diego!!!

Then, the real candy. The veterans of RaspyFi may know that one of my dreams was to make it suitable for multi room audio system playback, well, after an year he finally did it! You can configure Volumio to serve 5 different locations, they could be rooms, floors or whatever. Just place five different Volumio powered devices, connected to the same network, whenever you want, and add them to sound@home:

Then you can select which position to sound what, or even to sync them alltogheter:

Fantastic, isn’t it?

But let’s put apart some enthusiastic announcements, and let’s stop and think it  on for a while. Personally, I believe that with Volumio and sound@home is finally possible to build a multi room audio system at a cost of a fraction (and I mean a little, little fraction) of commercial solutions. Just multiply the cost of your favourite Volumio powered device, and you got your quote.
Some say it sounds really good also…

So, I’ll let you judge by yourself and leave you with some few words from Diego:

Hi, my name is Diego,  also known as digx.
Why I decided to develop something like Sound@home?
Simply my passion brought me to know Michelangelo’s RaspyFi and Volumio projects; so I thought that this could have been the best starting point for achieve my dream to develop an home system.

At the end we successfully started a great collaboration with results you can see today.

Sound@home is based on the assumption that when every kind of tool or application is developed,
the first impact users have is on how they can control it.
Here comes the well known sentence: “Power is nothing without control!” …
This is why Sound@home Android application is born.

With Sound@home application you can now control the Volumio OS to spread your favourite Music and Radio to your home.
But more, you can use Volumio with multiple devices to have a Multi Rooms system thanks to Sound@home.
Sound@home will permit you to configure multiple devices with Volumio with very simple and intuitive UI and automatic configuration.
You will simply control each of your room preferred music just with your Android phone or Tablet.
You need to try it to enjoy it; so try to downlaod on your phone/Tablet and feel free to give me any feedback at: digx@hotmail.it

So, what are you wating for ? You can find sound@home on Play or hit that QR!

Let us know what you think about Volumio + sound@home multiroom audio system via comments below, or discuss it on the sound@home forum thread!

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