Exciting News: Public Beta Launch for Audirvāna iOS Remote App!

Antoine · January 30, 2026, 2:21pm

We’re thrilled to announce the start of our public beta for the Audirvāna Remote app on iOS, effective 2026-01-29T23:00:00Z !

What’s New?

This update introduces exciting new features and significant improvements, including:

New User Interface
IP Connection to Your Computer
Smart Playlist Creation
Real-time Equalizer

During this beta period, we will continuously add features and enhance the app. Updates will be posted in the Release Notes category.

To track new posts, click the bell icon and select “Watching” for notifications. You can also adjust your profile settings under the “BETA” category to receive updates.

Part of the Remote has not been changed yet, like the Settings or Metadata editor, but it will during the Beta.

What Should You Test?

With the completely redesigned UI, we highly value your feedback on your overall experience.

A key feature to try will be the Real-time Equalizer. Please let us know if you encounter any issues while making adjustments.

To Activate the Equalizer:

1. Go to the Settings in the Remote app under the Processing section.

Enable “Realtime control” (not available for DSD and UPNP playback)

2. Play a track, tap the three-button icon, and select Processing to view the equalizer in real-time.

How to Get Started with the Beta?

For iOS:

1. Install the Latest Version of Audirvāna Studio/Origin:

Access your account at My Audirvāna Account

2. Download the Audirvāna Remote Beta Version:

Click the link below to enroll in the beta:

iOS Beta Link

3. Download TestFlight App:

If you haven’t already, download the TestFlight app from the App Store for beta testing.

Note: You can also try it on any macOS Apple Silicon Mac, open this link from your Mac and it will bring you to the App Store!

4. Open the Invitation:

After signing up, you’ll receive an email invitation link or a direct download link.

5. Install the Beta App:

- Open the invitation link in TestFlight.

- Tap Install to download the beta version.

6. Provide Feedback:

- Use TestFlight to report bugs and share your thoughts in this thread.

For Android:

1. Join the Beta:

- Click the link on your device or go to the Audirvāna Remote page on the Google Play Store:

• [Google Play Store Link]

2. Download or Update the App:

- Open the Google Play Store, search for Audirvāna Remote, and tap Update or Install.

3. Test the App:

- Once installed, open the app and start using it.

4. Provide Feedback:

- Share your insights directly through the app or in the Google Play Store’s review section.

How to Revert to the Previous Version?

1. Uninstall the beta version.

2. Open the App Store, search for Audirvāna Remote, and tap Install.

How to Provide Feedback for the Beta?

You can respond to this thread to share your feedback. Please include:

Operating System Type (iOS/Android)
Operating System Version
Screen Size
Feedback Type (Like/Dislike/Bug/Slowness/Missing Feature)

Thank you for being part of our beta program! We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

lucca_M · January 30, 2026, 3:49pm

Okaaaay! First Feedback. Keep up the work! I know releasing new software versions and beta-work is hard. I appreciate!

I marked all my feedback and suggestions in the photos attached.

Best, Matteo

When opening up the credits:

In the player-screen:

important (!!!): startup-bug! had some problems when starting up the Audirvāna server headless on Linux and connecting with the remote for the first time. I couldn’t accept the license agreement with the new iOS remote. Some kind of display bug. I couldn’t click the accept button. Nothing happened. So installed the old remote, accepted there. Reinstalled the new remote via TestFlight and everything worked from there on.

Technically speaking, beside the start up big with the license agreement, so far everything wents well! Keep you informed of any bugs I experience.

Specs: testing on Unraid inside a lxc container (amd64, Debian 12). Running the new Audirvāna Linux version 2.99.17.

Remote runs on iOS 26.2 on an iPhone 16.

lucca_M · January 30, 2026, 3:57pm

Paused the playback on my fiio SR11. Wanted to play another track. Everything freezed. The audio device error came up. Could not click cancel. Nothing happened. Closing the remote app, keeps the error still coming up every time. Restarted the systemd service. This helped in the end.

lucca_M · January 30, 2026, 4:00pm

Now it can’t find the fiio sr11 anymore. Strange things happening. Streaming with the latest Audirvāna linux headless stable to the fiio sr11 resulted in no problems at all. Same network environment etc.

woessnerp · January 30, 2026, 4:18pm

Hi Antoine!
My first impression of the app under macOS 26.3 and iOS 26.3 is wonderful! Thank you very much for revamping the iOS app! God bless!
Patrick

woessnerp · January 30, 2026, 4:53pm

When I click on an album in the History series, a random track from History plays, but not a track from the album I clicked on.

Jud · January 31, 2026, 12:54am

I get slightly different behavior with the beta remote running the Linux beta. The correct track plays and all the correct information is displayed, except the wrong cover art (from the most recent album I played) is shown.

ChiliHot · January 31, 2026, 4:46am

Hi @Antoine and Devs, Downloaded the iPad Remote first off and think it is pretty good so far. No major issues as yet mainly cosmetic which I have reported thru the Test Flight app.

Links in Mini Player to Credits of Album and Artists not working and the AUDIO Scan not working.

Will look at EQ later.

ChiliHot · January 31, 2026, 8:07am

EQ working fine on Live changes. Switched between a number of preset Headphone EQ’s that i have set up in EQ.

Antoine · February 2, 2026, 9:33am

Does this cover from a track in the play queue?

Antoine · February 2, 2026, 9:36am

Are you playing a local track when it happened?

woessnerp · February 2, 2026, 9:55am

Yes, a track from the recently played tracks is played, but not the one that belongs to the album I clicked on.

Jud · February 2, 2026, 1:49pm

Yes, for me it was the cover of the track I was playing just before the current one.

Antoine · February 2, 2026, 1:53pm

Ok, thanks, we will see what we can do about it.

ChiliHot · February 2, 2026, 2:16pm

Does not work on either Local or Streaming (Tidal).

Antoine · February 2, 2026, 2:19pm

Can you please send me a screenshot of where you click when you get this? I can’t reproduce this on my end.

ChiliHot · February 2, 2026, 2:29pm

Antoine · February 2, 2026, 3:15pm

I saw it during further testing. I reported this to our developer.

Sailor · February 2, 2026, 6:56pm

I set the language in the remote app to English. Yet, there‘s the ‚Credits‘ bar that still appears in German (Danksagung). Which is anyhow bad translation. Furthermore, the credits bar shouldn‘t be within the cover picture, but somewhere else.

Otherwise, the new remote app is so much better than the old one: finally the background can be set to light, and the progress bar works, oh wonder !