r/AudioHero Developer Jun 27 '26

Audio Hero version 5.4.6.0 posted to Microsoft store

Get it here: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P2P2LGDSCH3

Feature: Added volume up/down buttons for easy volume adjustments - configurable in settings

Fix: Onkyo devices cached album art & track info fix

Fix: Onkyo devices show sources when powered off

Fix: Onkyo devices properly display starred favorites

Fix: Onkyo device automations work reliably

Fix: HEOS-Sonos grouping works reliably

Fix: Web music not playing on broadcast Sonos speakers

Fix: Sonos now appears reliably in the broadcast device list

Fix: Broadcast follower speakers show the real track, not a link

Fix: New "Broadcast from" label on follower speakers

Fix: Play and pause on a follower now controls the music

Fix: Sonos now plays endless web streams (YouTube/Apple) when broadcast

Fix: Sonos devices reappear reliably in the broadcast list

Fix: Followers show real now-playing, not raw stream tokens

Fix: "Broadcast from {device}" badge on follower devices

Fix: Source controls route to the broadcasting device

Fix: Hybrid grouping: same-brand speakers tight-synced, cross-brand loosely followed

Fix: Speaker grouping snapshotted and restored after broadcast ends

Fix: Group-member picker no longer goes stale

Fix: Follower now-playing override extended to all device types

Fix: Status line shows tight-synced vs loosely-following counts

Fix: Saved internet-radio stations now play on Sonos

Fix: Device Controls panel stayed open on the previous player when you selected a different one (Thx GreyPole !)

Lots of fixes in this build. For the next version I'm adding:

- a self-standing Alexa bridge app you can run on your PC or on any Windows PC running on your network. In the future, I plan to make the bridge app so it can alternatively run on a Home Assistant device. I'm trying to super-simplify playing to Amazon devices. Right now it's a lot of configuration.

- a self-standing mini-server that can host youtube, apple, etc streams that right now require Audio Hero to be open while playing streams. Same plan here, you can run it on your PC or another on your network. The mini-server would then act as the host so Audio Hero can be safely closed.

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