Phone & Tablet
Your phone is both an audio source and a remote control for odio. You keep using the apps you already have.
As a source
Section titled “As a source”Bluetooth
Section titled “Bluetooth”Pair your phone with the odio node like any Bluetooth speaker, open pairing mode from the embedded UI, the odio application, or Home Assistant, and connect. Anything your phone plays, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, podcasts, streams to the node. Track info, playback controls, and volume sync work over Bluetooth via AVRCP.
AirPlay
Section titled “AirPlay”On iPhone or iPad, open Control Center and select the odio node from AirPlay outputs. Audio streams over the network, works with any app. The AirPlay session appears as a controllable media player in the odio stack.
Spotify Connect
Section titled “Spotify Connect”Open Spotify, tap the device icon, and select the odio node. Music streams directly from Spotify’s servers, your phone is just a remote. You can close the app and keep controlling playback from any other Spotify Connect client.
As a remote control
Section titled “As a remote control”odio application
Section titled “odio application”Install the odio App on your phone, add your nodes by hostname or IP and get the full interface for each: playback, volume, audio routing, Bluetooth, services, power. Manage all your nodes from one place.
BubbleDS Next / BubbleUPnP
Section titled “BubbleDS Next / BubbleUPnP”Use BubbleDS Next (free, works with odio via OpenHome) or BubbleUPnP (some features paid) to browse a DLNA server on your network, your NAS for example, and direct playback to the odio node as a DLNA renderer. With Tidal or Qobuz configured, you can also browse and stream cloud libraries. If you know a good open-source alternative, let us know.
Home Assistant
Section titled “Home Assistant”The Home Assistant companion app gives you full control over every odio node, media players, Bluetooth, services, power, with real-time updates. Nodes are auto-discovered, no manual IP configuration needed.
M.A.L.P.
Section titled “M.A.L.P.”M.A.L.P. on Android lets you browse your music library, manage the playback queue, and control MPD with full cover art support.