Noticed some new behavior for "non-Mozart" products

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Long-press for hands-on joining

If I start playing e.g my M5 in the bedroom and want to join that session from any other product (without using the app) I now have to do a "long press" on e.g my Beosound 1 GVA to join. The BS1 confirm with a signal. That is the same if I want to join from e.g my M3. I have to do a long press. On M3 that previously generated a shutdown of all devices. If I only do a "short press" I start that devices source and do not join what is played on other devices. I guess this is to make it consistent across the "ASE products" and "Mozart products". Joining from e.g Emerge has always been a "long press". My firmware (updated Aug 2): M3: 2.1.50404 M5: 2.1.50400 BS1 GVA: 2.1.50406

Change in multiroom behavior

Usecase: Starting a play from e.g my M5 in my bedrooom. Later adding my M3 and BS1 to that multiroom session, then obviously playing from the M5 source. If I then turn off my M5 (in my case using the Essence remote) the play stops on all devices. That was not the case before. I think that is a downgrade of functionality and I have complained at B&O. What do you think?

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Interesting, and thanks for that update. My ASE products - A9 and BS2 (mk 1) have not updated yet. But I agree with you last point - I also prefer the prior functionality. Now if you remove the "originating" product from playing, and all stop, you then have to go and restart the music in the app for whichever of the additional joined products you want to continue playing. That's a worse user experience from what I can see, I agree.
This new behavior is configurable in the app  
Thanks Stan! Did not notice that. Will play around with the setting and see if the stupid thing with the original source in a multiroom play remain. Im afraid that "feature" is non configurable.

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Hmm.... cannot find that page in the app. Could you guide me to it?

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
I found the page but only the first two toggle switches appear.

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Did you scroll down all the way?  (Sarcasm) My software version is 4.1.0.45586 on Android. I have not had time to play with it.
I looked at my wife's iPhone, and it did not have this option. However, I upgraded the software to a version released in mid-July, and it appeared. Therefore, I'd recommend upgrading the app (if you haven't already).
Noticed that when I switch to “classic interface”, the issue when shutting of the original source in a multiroom disappear.

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
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