BluOS 4.0 was previewed at CEDIA 2023 in Denver, Colorado, ahead of the official launch in mid-October 2023. The update to the multi-room management platform includes a redesign of the user interface, better navigation, and improved search functionality, to deliver a more personalized way to play and control music across multiple zones. Starting on the 17th October, users will be prompted to download the official firmware update by following the prompts on the BluOS Controller app, available for both iOS and Android devices.
Key Highlights of BluOS 4.0
- Improved Navigation
- All-new bottom navigation bar with easily identifiable icons for Home, Favourites, Music Players, and Search delivers quick, one-tap access to the most important app features
- Customized Content
- Favourites screen delivers quick access to users’ favourite content with a customizable view by playlists, artists, albums, songs and stations
- Centralized Access
- Music screen combines music sources, music services and device inputs all in one area so users can easily switch back and forth between connected zones
- Improved Player Control
- Users can now toggle easily between Now Playing and Play Queue screens, with new icon for grouping, and indicators for sampled audio quality and zone playing added
- Better, Faster Search
- New dedicated Search screen searches by music service for more specific and faster results
BluOS is a multi-room audio ecosystem that manages stored and cloud music sources and playback, with support for high-resolution audio streams up to 24-bit/192kHz. There are integrations with popular streaming music services like TIDAL, Spotify, SoundMachine, and SiriusXM for Business, as well as supporting MQA, FLAC, AAC, and other high resolution formats and codecs.
