Music Assistant

Guest-ready speakers can play without an approval detour

Music Assistant now recognizes when a speaker already permits guest playback, so it can appear ready to use while optional pairing remains available.

With work by

Marcel van der Veldt@marcelveldt1 linked pull request

Listeners no longer have to click through a setup screen for a speaker that already advertises guest access. Music Assistant approves the device when it connects and makes it available for playback immediately.

Pairing remains an optional upgrade through Reconfigure, while speakers with an audio input still ask for approval once because that input choice is part of setup. The change shipped in Music Assistant 2.10.1, published during this edition’s window.

From the source

music-assistant/server

Let speakers with guest access play without a setup step