Focal & Naim
Free
6.6.1for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Focal & Naim
The Focal & Naim App is the ultimate remote control for your home hi-fi system, enabling you to have millions of songs at your fingertips. Enjoy instant playback through your connected Naim devices – from legacy products to the very latest releases - no matter what room they’re in.
This app also now supports the new Focal Bathys Bluetooth Headphones.
Simple and intuitive set up:
• Set up new devices seamlessly with the Naim set up process.
Orchestrate your music:
• Control all functions and settings of your devices remotely.
Fill your house with sound:
• Use the Naim multiroom system to stream your favourite music throughout the house or have a different playlist in each room.
Stream entire libraries of music:
• Playback to your Naim devices through a great number of sources such as Qobuz, TIDAL, Spotify, UPnP and iRadio.
Play your way:
• The straightforward user interface makes it incredibly easy to play, create playlists and adjust play queues while providing extended artist information.
Customise your experience:
• Adjust room compensation and display illumination settings for the Mu-so range
• HDMI-ARC autoswitching
This app works with all of the following Naim network-connected digital music players connected to a Wi-Fi network:
• NSC 222
• Mu-so
• Mu-so Qb
• Uniti Core
• Uniti Atom
• Uniti Atom Headphone Edition
• Uniti Nova
• Uniti Star
• ND 555
• ND 5 XS2
• NDX 2
• UnitiQute 2
• UnitiQute
• UnitiLite
• NaimUniti 2
• NaimUniti
• SuperUniti
• ND5 XS
• NDX
• NDS
• NAC-N 172 XS
• NAC-N 272
This app also now supports the new Focal Bathys Bluetooth Headphones.
Simple and intuitive set up:
• Set up new devices seamlessly with the Naim set up process.
Orchestrate your music:
• Control all functions and settings of your devices remotely.
Fill your house with sound:
• Use the Naim multiroom system to stream your favourite music throughout the house or have a different playlist in each room.
Stream entire libraries of music:
• Playback to your Naim devices through a great number of sources such as Qobuz, TIDAL, Spotify, UPnP and iRadio.
Play your way:
• The straightforward user interface makes it incredibly easy to play, create playlists and adjust play queues while providing extended artist information.
Customise your experience:
• Adjust room compensation and display illumination settings for the Mu-so range
• HDMI-ARC autoswitching
This app works with all of the following Naim network-connected digital music players connected to a Wi-Fi network:
• NSC 222
• Mu-so
• Mu-so Qb
• Uniti Core
• Uniti Atom
• Uniti Atom Headphone Edition
• Uniti Nova
• Uniti Star
• ND 555
• ND 5 XS2
• NDX 2
• UnitiQute 2
• UnitiQute
• UnitiLite
• NaimUniti 2
• NaimUniti
• SuperUniti
• ND5 XS
• NDX
• NDS
• NAC-N 172 XS
• NAC-N 272
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What's New in the Latest Version 6.6.1
Last updated on Feb 15, 2024
Old Versions
- Could fail to connect to an NSS 333 that was previously paired to a NAC 332 that is no longer present
- A-Z index on Favourite Albums could disappear when returning to the page
- A-Z index on Favourite Albums could disappear when returning to the page
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Version History
6.6.1
Feb 15, 2024
- Could fail to connect to an NSS 333 that was previously paired to a NAC 332 that is no longer present
- A-Z index on Favourite Albums could disappear when returning to the page
- A-Z index on Favourite Albums could disappear when returning to the page
6.6.0
Jan 30, 2024
- TIDAL favourites could sometimes persist within the app when removed from the TIDAL app
- Internet Radio A-Z ordering could sometimes not reorder stations
- NSS 333 could sometimes not be connected to when a previously paired NAC 332 was powered off
Plus stability improvements
- Internet Radio A-Z ordering could sometimes not reorder stations
- NSS 333 could sometimes not be connected to when a previously paired NAC 332 was powered off
Plus stability improvements
6.5.2
Jan 4, 2024
Minor updates to Focal Bathys hardware support
6.5.1
Nov 16, 2023
- Reduction of unnecessary event logging
6.5
Oct 30, 2023
- Long track names could spill over into the track length
- Bathys Sound Personalisation settings could display incorrectly when switching between light and dark modes
- Plus many other fixes and stability improvements
- Bathys Sound Personalisation settings could display incorrectly when switching between light and dark modes
- Plus many other fixes and stability improvements
6.4.1
Sep 14, 2023
- Adds support for Mimi on Focal Bathys
- Playing an album from a Tidal Favourite could sometimes play the album from track 2
- Improvements to Qobuz signing in
- iRadio Station A-Z sorting could be shown as active even when not being sorted
- Plus many other fixes and stability improvements
- Playing an album from a Tidal Favourite could sometimes play the album from track 2
- Improvements to Qobuz signing in
- iRadio Station A-Z sorting could be shown as active even when not being sorted
- Plus many other fixes and stability improvements
6.3
Jul 26, 2023
- When a Qobuz playlist was favourited, it would be added to the bottom of the list
- Spotify icon would fail to open the Spotify app when connected to certain legacy devices
- Parts of Rovi booklets could show as black when appearance was set to dark mode
- The top track of Local Music and Uniti Core tracks could be hidden behind the search filer
- Plus many other fixes and stability improvements
- Spotify icon would fail to open the Spotify app when connected to certain legacy devices
- Parts of Rovi booklets could show as black when appearance was set to dark mode
- The top track of Local Music and Uniti Core tracks could be hidden behind the search filer
- Plus many other fixes and stability improvements
6.2
May 30, 2023
- Support for NSS 333
- iRadio stations could show duplicate stations
- Some Qobuz passwords containing punctuation wouldn’t allow sign in
- Stay Connected feature could sometimes reset
- Widget could show ‘Unable to load’
- Play Pause button could be hidden in the lower Now Playing area
Plus many fixes and improvements
- iRadio stations could show duplicate stations
- Some Qobuz passwords containing punctuation wouldn’t allow sign in
- Stay Connected feature could sometimes reset
- Widget could show ‘Unable to load’
- Play Pause button could be hidden in the lower Now Playing area
Plus many fixes and improvements
6.1.3
Apr 25, 2023
Improvements and Fixes
- Volume slider could be unavailable from the lower now playing area
- Some radio stations could show as “loading” when in long lists of stations
- Improvements to fault reporting
- Volume slider could be unavailable from the lower now playing area
- Some radio stations could show as “loading” when in long lists of stations
- Improvements to fault reporting
6.1.2
Apr 13, 2023
6.1.2 is a maintenance release fixing a minor reporting issue.
6.1.1
Apr 5, 2023
6.1.1 is a maintenance release that contains many improvements and fixes.
Fixes include:
- Qobuz Genre Filter icon could become invisible after switching between light and dark modes
- Qobuz Tracks, Albums and Playlists could sometimes not show in Presets
- TIDAL Albums could sometimes not be added to Favourites
- Bathys Sidetone was not displayed on all devices
- Stability Improvements
Fixes include:
- Qobuz Genre Filter icon could become invisible after switching between light and dark modes
- Qobuz Tracks, Albums and Playlists could sometimes not show in Presets
- TIDAL Albums could sometimes not be added to Favourites
- Bathys Sidetone was not displayed on all devices
- Stability Improvements
6.1
Mar 16, 2023
Improvements and Features:
- Switchable Light and Dark Modes
- Combined Focal and Naim Room screen
- Additional Bathys EQ Setting “Dynamic”
- Improved device connection and setup for Bathys
- Bathys Sidetone setting
Plus many fixes and improvements
- Switchable Light and Dark Modes
- Combined Focal and Naim Room screen
- Additional Bathys EQ Setting “Dynamic”
- Improved device connection and setup for Bathys
- Bathys Sidetone setting
Plus many fixes and improvements
6.0.5
Jan 4, 2023
Improved: Voiceover mode with Focal Bathys
Improved: Stability improvements
Fixed: Privacy Policy could be shown repeatedly when force closing the app
Fixed: CD album artwork could display incorrectly
Improved: Stability improvements
Fixed: Privacy Policy could be shown repeatedly when force closing the app
Fixed: CD album artwork could display incorrectly
6.0.3
Nov 24, 2022
Fixes
- Updated Privacy Policy allowing user to reject agreement and so prevent sharing analytics information in the App.
- App Analytics and Naim device analytics are now separate user settings.
- Various minor bug fixes in the Naim and Focal parts including:
- Fix to Qobuz favourites.
- TIDAL Playlist images and TIDAL My Collection fixes.
- Room Position setting for Mu-so Gen. 1
- Fix to smallest tile sizes on iPad.
- Improved voice over support.
- Missing Translations.
- Updated Privacy Policy allowing user to reject agreement and so prevent sharing analytics information in the App.
- App Analytics and Naim device analytics are now separate user settings.
- Various minor bug fixes in the Naim and Focal parts including:
- Fix to Qobuz favourites.
- TIDAL Playlist images and TIDAL My Collection fixes.
- Room Position setting for Mu-so Gen. 1
- Fix to smallest tile sizes on iPad.
- Improved voice over support.
- Missing Translations.
6.0.1
Oct 10, 2022
- Fix for iOS 16.0 Multicast slow discovery issue.
- Spotify crash fix.
- Bathys firmware update release notes fix.
- Added and corrected some French translations
- Spotify crash fix.
- Bathys firmware update release notes fix.
- Added and corrected some French translations
6.0
Oct 4, 2022
- Changed App Name and logo
- Added support for for Focal Bathys headphones
- New look rooms screen
- Added support for for Focal Bathys headphones
- New look rooms screen
5.24
May 12, 2022
Updates
- Metadata editor - Genres list tick boxes not visible
- Text overlaps when device in certain languages
- Integrate with new Rovi API
- Some bug and crash fixes
- Metadata editor - Genres list tick boxes not visible
- Text overlaps when device in certain languages
- Integrate with new Rovi API
- Some bug and crash fixes
5.23.2
Feb 9, 2022
Fixes
Core: occasional hang on metadata look-up
Core: genre tick boxes not visible
Core: firmware update showing as available after update complete
Core: occasional hang on metadata look-up
Core: genre tick boxes not visible
Core: firmware update showing as available after update complete
5.23.1
Jan 20, 2022
minor update for Roon compliance
5.23
Dec 15, 2021
Features
- Self-help home network diagnostics
- Chromecast: removed mandatory download of Google Home in some setups
- Chromecast: simplified enable/disable process
- Chromecast: removed source from product home screen
- Display an improved summary of CD rip errors
Fixes
- Fixed potential TIDAL login issues
- Some pop-ups transparent in iOS 15
- Qobuz: occasional missing album artwork
- Self-help home network diagnostics
- Chromecast: removed mandatory download of Google Home in some setups
- Chromecast: simplified enable/disable process
- Chromecast: removed source from product home screen
- Display an improved summary of CD rip errors
Fixes
- Fixed potential TIDAL login issues
- Some pop-ups transparent in iOS 15
- Qobuz: occasional missing album artwork
5.22.3
Nov 10, 2021
Fixed potential TIDAL login issues
5.22.2
Oct 7, 2021
Fixes
- Volume buttons on Now Playing were out of place when switching from FM/DAB source
- Volume buttons on bottom bar could overlap play controls
- Tidal playback could fail when mixing multiple accounts
- Tidal playback could fail on legacy systems after a power cycle
- Volume buttons on Now Playing were out of place when switching from FM/DAB source
- Volume buttons on bottom bar could overlap play controls
- Tidal playback could fail when mixing multiple accounts
- Tidal playback could fail on legacy systems after a power cycle
5.22.1
Sep 29, 2021
Fixes:
- Tidal was not logged out automatically when disabling the Tidal input
- Tidal login screen could be shown when not required
- Favourites were sometimes not shown on the home screen when foregrounding the app
- iPad only: missing previous/next track buttons on Now Playing bar
- Tidal was not logged out automatically when disabling the Tidal input
- Tidal login screen could be shown when not required
- Favourites were sometimes not shown on the home screen when foregrounding the app
- iPad only: missing previous/next track buttons on Now Playing bar
5.22
Sep 7, 2021
New features
• Implemented Dynamic Type to reflect text resizing on device
Updates
• TIDAL: identify albums/tracks with explicit lyrics
• TIDAL/Qobuz: Track time displayed in Album & Playlist view
Bug Fixes
• Core: Selecting a shared network folder now persists
• Core: Selected share is no longer unselected
• No longer missing options on Play Queue tracks
• Unit can no longer be operational with incomplete setup
• System automation volume controls no longer intermittently disappear
• Product name no longer shown as internal id on Rooms screen for a brief moment
• Missing options have been restored to the Play Queue options menu
• Setup Wizard never bypassed after factory reset
• Blank screen rather than ‘No results’ no longer shown when using an unsupported or empty USB
• Qobuz Playlist Preset name now always updates after a Favourite update
• Update is now always initiated when selecting the Update Arrow from the Rooms screen
• Legacy: when device is muted in the App, volume slider now goes to zero
• Voiceover: some label updates
• Voiceover: Phantom Now Playing volume control unseen but selectable on Rooms screen
• Settings page may overlay Rooms screen when foregrounding app
• iPad first use: Rooms screen was sometimes displaying before Welcome screen
• Setup wizard sometimes unexpectedly displayed after firmware update
• Presets on the Home Screen no longer truncated
• Tidal login prompt no longer appearing every time user selects Tidal input
• Volume slider no longer disappears when expanding an empty playqueue
• iPhone Only - Voiceover: correct naming of multiroom client
• Fixed various smaller bugs and crashes
• Implemented Dynamic Type to reflect text resizing on device
Updates
• TIDAL: identify albums/tracks with explicit lyrics
• TIDAL/Qobuz: Track time displayed in Album & Playlist view
Bug Fixes
• Core: Selecting a shared network folder now persists
• Core: Selected share is no longer unselected
• No longer missing options on Play Queue tracks
• Unit can no longer be operational with incomplete setup
• System automation volume controls no longer intermittently disappear
• Product name no longer shown as internal id on Rooms screen for a brief moment
• Missing options have been restored to the Play Queue options menu
• Setup Wizard never bypassed after factory reset
• Blank screen rather than ‘No results’ no longer shown when using an unsupported or empty USB
• Qobuz Playlist Preset name now always updates after a Favourite update
• Update is now always initiated when selecting the Update Arrow from the Rooms screen
• Legacy: when device is muted in the App, volume slider now goes to zero
• Voiceover: some label updates
• Voiceover: Phantom Now Playing volume control unseen but selectable on Rooms screen
• Settings page may overlay Rooms screen when foregrounding app
• iPad first use: Rooms screen was sometimes displaying before Welcome screen
• Setup wizard sometimes unexpectedly displayed after firmware update
• Presets on the Home Screen no longer truncated
• Tidal login prompt no longer appearing every time user selects Tidal input
• Volume slider no longer disappears when expanding an empty playqueue
• iPhone Only - Voiceover: correct naming of multiroom client
• Fixed various smaller bugs and crashes
5.21.1
Apr 22, 2021
Bug fixes
Core - Selecting a shared network folder does not persist
Core - Album artwork takes a long time to update when editing metadata
Radio cover art sometimes missing
Legacy product - Issues with changing view before product ready
Legacy product - Now Playing screen intermittently fails to draw properly when going from background
Core - Selecting a shared network folder does not persist
Core - Album artwork takes a long time to update when editing metadata
Radio cover art sometimes missing
Legacy product - Issues with changing view before product ready
Legacy product - Now Playing screen intermittently fails to draw properly when going from background
Focal & Naim FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Focal & Naim.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.1 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.1 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.1 or later.
Focal & Naim supports English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
