{"id":24363,"date":"2025-08-26T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/24363\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:28:09","slug":"eversolos-control-app-comes-to-android-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/24363\/","title":{"rendered":"Eversolo\u2019s Control app comes to Android TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I connected an Eversolo DMP-A8 streaming DAC via coaxial to a pair of KEF LS60 Wireless. Why? Because I wanted to stream Apple Music bit-perfectly and gaplessly through the streaming active floorstanders and none of the services offered by the KEF \u2013 Apple AirPlay 2, Google Cast and HDMI eARC \u2013 satisfy those two requirements: 1) Apple AirPlay 2 converts everything to AAC 256kps; 2) Google Cast isn\u2019t gapless; and 3) HDMI eARC sees the interceding TV resample everything to 48kHz (no hi-res for you!).<\/p>\n

Sharper-eyed readers might be asking themselves: why didn\u2019t I use the FiiO R7 seen in the recent \u2018retirement system<\/a>\u2018 coverage<\/a>? After all, the FiiO has a smartphone-like portrait orientation instead of the landscape orientation offered by the Eversolo. This matters when browsing Apple Music.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Apple AirPlay 2, AAC 256kbps<\/p>\n

Last week, Eversolo landed a fresh advantage over FiiO \u2014 an Android TV version of its \u2018Control\u2019 app. I dug out a Google Chromecast TV 4K from the spare room, connected its HDMI flylead to the Samsung Frame TV in my main listening room, installed the Eversolo Control app from the Google Play Store and started the app. It auto-discovered the DMP-A8 and immediately cut to a now playing screen that puts cover art in the middle of the screen. (My preference would be to the left but that\u2019s a story for another day).<\/p>\n

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Beneath the cover art, we\u2019re shown the song title, the artist, the streaming protocol and \u2013 adding some audiophile catnip \u2013 the sample rate. I have confirmed that this \u2018now playing\u2019 screen app works as intended with Tidal Connect, Qobuz Connect, Apple Music and Roon. Did I test that \u2018other\u2019 function? No, I did not.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Qobuz Connect, lossless 96kHz<\/p>\n

Neither did I test another Android TV device; only the Google Chromecast TV, for which users are advised to disable the screensaver and switch the \u201cauto turn off when inactive\u201d option to \u2018never\u2019. You can find both options in the Chromecast TV\u2019s settings panel.<\/p>\n

The Android TV Control app is compatible with all DMP-Ax players and Eversolo\u2019s Play products and n Apple TV version is reportedly in the works.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Roon, lossless 44.1kHz<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the news but what\u2019s the story?<\/p>\n

The Eversolo app\u2019s background colours are pulled from the cover art image but the gradient design here offers more contrast than WiiM\u2019s tvOS app<\/a> or the third-party tvOS app, TV:Remote,<\/a>\u00a0that I use for Roon. This improves readability; and the absence of timecode in the colour-picked progress bar that runs along the bottom of the screen emphasises the Control app\u2019s minimalist design. Very tidy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tidal Connect, lossless 44.1kHz<\/p>\n

Why does this matter?<\/p>\n

The touchscreens found on the front the of many hi-fi products give us the illusion of Future-Fi. It\u2019s easy to be wowed by them but in reality they cause inconvenience. The artist, song and sample rate information displayed on the front of the DMP-A8 \u2013 as with WiiM and FiiO devices \u2013 are hard to read from the listening position and the 6-inch display reduces covert art to a virtual postage stamp. Moreover, we have to get out of our seat to get hands on with a touchscreen device sitting under the TV or in a hi-fi rack.<\/p>\n

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Eversolo knows this: why else would it code a \u2018screen mirror\u2019 function into the smartphone version of its Control app? Perhaps its software team will consider adding the ability to browse a streaming service\u2019s library to the TV version. Presently, there isn\u2019t any. This makes the app\u2019s name a bit of a misnomer.<\/p>\n

However, Eversolo should be applauded for being the first to bring \u2018now playing\u2019 screen functionality to Android TV devices. Like WiiM with its tvOS app, Eversolo has stepped ahead of Sonos in adding more \u2018real world\u2019 utility to its streaming products than the mainstream incumbent.<\/p>\n

Further information: Eversolo<\/a><\/p>\n

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