Anyone else not enthralled with the Naim app since Focal showed up? I feel like I have to keep starting from scratch all the time and get asked to share app analytics / feedback constantly.
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No issues with the new app and use it for my ND5XS2 and Uniti 2ā¦hasnāt changed much, except for the cool little pic of the components on the selection menu. Havenāt had any requests for analytics eitherā¦Iām feeling a bit left out on that one (not) 
No real issues here either, occasionally I might have to flick past the Naim/Focal bit but very rarely and tbh itās no big deal.
Generally I find the app itself works fine, it connects to my Asset media server perfectly and does everything I need it to. And the updated component pics are nice.
I have a tracker blocker on my device and it shows the app sends data (116 attempts so far today) to Microsoft (17 data points) and Functional Software (22 data points). Thereās no mention of these companies in Naimās privacy policy so presumably they come under the ātrusted third partiesā. But I donāt like MS collecting my Android Advertising ID, GPS co-ordinates and Cookies, nor FS collecting my Timezone and Device Boot Time amongst others.
To be fair, thereās many other apps that collect far more, the Naim app is pretty mild in comparison and the tracking appears to stop when the app is closed. And the data to Functional Software appears limited to the app and itās interactions with the device installed on.
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I havenāt noticed any real difference in day-to-day usage. You do have the new front page for it which you can accidentally click back to sometimes, but once I did this a couple of times I worked out what I was doing and have not repeated this since. The saying āfamous last wordsā will probably operate here now of course.
Absolutely no difference for me using Asset on a QNAP NAS, Qobuz, Internet radio, optical input and system automation, apart from the pretty picture of an ND5XS2!
Am I the only one that finds the āpretty picture of xyzā to be a tad naff?
No youāre not alone, any tool such as an app should get the functionally bullet proof first & foremost, then do the pretty stuff.
I get thrown out of Tidal sometimes and have to sign back in, and it tells me I need to update my 272, even though itās running the current software.
Basically, why canāt they just leave it alone, worked fine before. If it aināt broke, donāt fix it.
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Iād think the pictures were pretty naff whatever the functionality.
Itās not as though theyāre especially well implemented.
What was wrong with the old line (were they?) drawings?
/grump over
Odd really, one of the few things I prefer about the new app are the new pictures. I guess it just goes to show how shallow are my tastes.
Roger
Iād think Naim would stay out of this kind of thing. They should focus on great products on their functionality. Collect usage stats on the product itself, with customer permission, to see how it can be improved over time. App marketing trackers etc, seem completely shocking and improper, if true for a company like Naim. If true it would make me less interested in their products. Focus on great sound and great functionality, period.
Iām certainly fed up rejecting their privacy terms every time the app startsā¦
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There is a known bug here which Naim will fix in due time. Or you could just accept the privacy terms, like most of us, in which case you wonāt be bothered with it again.
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Or they could fix the known bug to provide a better customer experience, especially given the cost of their products. I object to being nagged into clicking yes to sharing usage data.
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Itās only been known a short while. Anyway up to you.
To me the new application looks the same
Iāve also noticed it doesnāt show album artwork for me when playing via roon. Anyone else with this issue?
Another reason to return TO_Vinyl 
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Slider control for Favourites lists on Android devices PLEASE.