[WilcoRoger]

1. Fix Tidal login
2. More stable wifi as I get dropped connections when moving around the house.
3. More compatibility with UPnP sources and add UPnP browse and control functions.
4. Additional streaming services, Spotify connect, etc (as hinted at launch).

Funny - your list is 100% on my "I couldn't care less about it" list

 

[WilcoRoger]

WilcoRogerThank you, but this is not the solution to the problem. Firmware 1.7 was not recommended by the manufacturer for P3 2022. When using it, the player does not function normally. Here is what dear jamonbread writes about it

I see, I have the previous (Saber) version.

Another thing - Hiby having firmware updates on google drive? How serious can that be?

 

[ticoss]

Roll back to 1.7 was straightforward - download it from the Hiby website, follow the instructions for manual "upgrade". Put downloaded file into root of sd-card, then System settings -> Firmware upgrade

Best solution.
As many here, i've updated my R3 Pro with the last firmware and it was really unreliable (reboot with random tracks etc.).
This v.2 should be removed from their website.

 

[jamonbread]

Best solution.
As many here, i've updated my R3 Pro with the last firmware and it was really unreliable (reboot with random tracks etc.).
This v.2 should be removed from their website.

With the newer 2022 model rolling back didn't work for me, stopped rebooting but still froze.

 

[hatbox]

Another thing - Hiby having firmware updates on google drive? How serious can that be?

the global version 2.0 of the firmware on Google drive has a size of 49 MB, the Chinese version 2.0 of the firmware on Baidu has a size of 102.5 MB. This is a very strange difference.

 

[WilcoRoger]

the global version 2.0 of the firmware on Google drive has a size of 49 MB, the Chinese version 2.0 of the firmware on Baidu has a size of 102.5 MB. This is a very strange difference.

Indeed very strange. If someone's in an adventurous mood, he might download/install both and see the difference.

But still - hosting your firmware files in google/baidu instead on your own server? C'mon.

 

[ticoss]

With the newer 2022 model rolling back didn't work for me, stopped rebooting but still froze.

Yes, I could read it. it's too bad. It's a good thing you were able to replace it.
And I agree with you: it's not a DAP made for streaming. Even if the options are present, I never dared to use Qobuz with it...

 

[XTF1]

Indeed very strange. If someone's in an adventurous mood, he might download/install both and see the difference.

But still - hosting your firmware files in google/baidu instead on your own server? C'mon.

I downloaded and installed that fw from Baidu. The r3pro.upt file is exactly the same as the v2 fw from Hiby.com and I did not notice any difference—it crashes the same way !!! .
The size difference between the two versions is coming from additional files (kernel.bin, logo.bin, read me.txt, recovery.bin, system.ubifs, uboot.bin, update_md5.txt) in the Baidu zip folder.

 

[rlw6534]

Yes, I could read it. it's too bad. It's a good thing you were able to replace it.
And I agree with you: it's not a DAP made for streaming. Even if the options are present, I never dared to use Qobuz with it...

I use mine almost exclusively with Tidal and Qobuz streaming and it continues to work well. Interesting to see the different use cases here (as streaming was really the killer feature for the R3 lineup).

 

[ticoss]

To be fair, it's also because I have my smartphone and a Shanling m3x; then Qobuz on the R3... more a gadget for me.
But you are absolutely right to take advantage of this feature

 

[rlw6534]

To be fair, it's also because I have my smartphone and a Shanling m3x; then Qobuz on the R3... more a gadget for me.
But you are absolutely right to take advantage of this feature

Yea, I have other, "better" DAPs as well. But nothing I have beats the small pocketable size of the R3 Pro for roaming around the house with IEMs.

 

[needletalk]

Downgrade to 1.9 Firmware is available now from the HiBy web. I'll try to see how it goes, obviously tidal will be gone but i think Qobuz works fine in 1.9

 

[Jmop]

Please keep posts coming if things get sorted, I’m really curious how the 2022 compares to the original in sound.

 

[jamonbread]

Downgrade to 1.9 Firmware is available now from the HiBy web. I'll try to see how it goes, obviously tidal will be gone but i think Qobuz works fine in 1.9

My replacement 2022 model came with 1.9. I've had a few crashes, but only happened twice and only if I open list now playing on the playback screen. The audio would go choppy then it crashed and rebooted.

 

[WilcoRoger]

I downloaded and installed that fw from Baidu. The r3pro.upt file is exactly the same as the v2 fw from Hiby.com and I did not notice any difference—it crashes the same way !!! .
The size difference between the two versions is coming from additional files (kernel.bin, logo.bin, read me.txt, recovery.bin, system.ubifs, uboot.bin, update_md5.txt) in the Baidu zip folder.

So basically the "baidu version" has the system files separately and again packed in the .upt file. Seems like a monolithic kernel, which makes sense in the circumstances.

Given that this is a Linux OS, the source code should be available. I wonder where? (not that I put my hopes too high)