--- title: "Volumio app" description: "How to install the Volumio app, set up your device with it, and find your way around its screens and settings." url: https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/173-volumio-app collection: "Getting started" updated: 2026-11-13 language: en --- # Volumio app How to install the Volumio app, set up your device with it, and find your way around its screens and settings. The Volumio app lets you set up your Volumio devices and control them from your phone: play music, switch between devices and change their settings. ## Get the app Download Volumio from the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/volumio/id1268256519) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=volumio.browser.Volumio). Keep it updated: some features only work with the latest version. ## First start The first time you open the app: 1. Go through the welcome pages with `Next`. 2. [Sign in to MyVolumio](https://help.volumio.com/articles/204-myvolumio-account), create an account, or tap `Continue as guest`. 3. Tap `Connect Device`. 4. If the app asks for permissions, tap `Grant Permissions` and allow them all: the app needs them to find your devices on the network and over Bluetooth. 5. Follow the steps in `Setup your Device` to place your device and turn it on, then tap `Done`. The app starts looking for devices. > **Tip:** If you used the previous Volumio app, the new one moves your devices and settings for you. ## Set up a new device When the app finds a new device, it shows it with the `NEW` label. 1. Tap `Setup` on the device's card. 2. Follow the steps. Your device decides which ones you see, usually: - `Begin Your Journey`: choose the device's language. - `Make It Yours`: give the device a name. This is the name you see on its card, and the one you use to [open it in a browser](https://help.volumio.com/articles/174-volumio-in-a-browser). - `Connection`: plug in an Ethernet cable, or choose your Wi-Fi network and type its password. Choose the same network your phone is on. - `Update`: if a new version is out, tap `Install Now`, and keep the device on until it's back. - `Account`: sign in to MyVolumio, or continue as guest. Without an account, you can't install plugins. - `Outputs`: choose where the sound goes out, set the volume and tap `Sound Check` to hear a test sound. - `Sources`: tap `Install` next to the music services you want to use. 3. Tap `Let's start` to open your device's player. > **Tip:** If your device has an Ethernet port, use a cable during setup: it's faster and more reliable than Wi-Fi. If the app doesn't find your device, see [Connection issues](https://help.volumio.com/articles/197-connection-issues). ## Home screen The home screen lists your devices under `Your Devices`. The device you're using comes first, with a bigger card. Each card shows the device's name and whether it's `Online`, `Offline` or `Connecting`. - Tap a card to open the device's player. - If a device doesn't show up on its own, tap `⊕` to open `Discovered Devices` and search for it again or get help finding it. - Tap the account button with your initials to open the app's settings. If something stops the app from reaching your devices, a warning bar shows at the top: tap it to see what's wrong and how to fix it. ### Card menu Tap `⋯` on a device's card to open its menu: - `Settings`: opens the device's settings. - `Report a bug`: sends us a [report](https://help.volumio.com/articles/33-report-a-bug) about the device. - `Refresh`: reloads the device's information. - `Remove`: removes the device from the app. It shows up again on the home screen when the app finds it on your network. ## Control a device When you open a device, you see its player, with your music, the queue and the device's settings. At the top: - `X` takes you back to the home screen. - `Playing on` shows the device you're controlling. Tap it to switch to another device, or tap `Add device` to look for one that isn't listed. Offline devices are greyed out. ## App settings Tap the account button on the home screen: - `Account`: sign in or out of MyVolumio, and manage your subscription, billing and payment methods in `MyVolumio`. - `Current Device`: the device you're controlling. Tap it to switch to another one. - `App settings`: the app's language, notifications and VPN warnings, whether to share usage data, and the app's version. - `Device settings`: opens the settings of the device you're controlling. - `Help & support`: - `Community forum`: ask other Volumio users. - `Help center`: guides like this one. - `Report a bug`: sends us your app and device logs, to help us find and fix bugs. - `Reset device`: takes you to your device's settings to [restore it](https://help.volumio.com/articles/194-factory-reset). ## Related - [Nova and Volumio 4](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/172-nova-and-volumio-4.md) - [Volumio in a browser](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/174-volumio-in-a-browser.md) - [Inputs and outputs](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/175-inputs-and-outputs.md) - [Power and standby](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/176-power-and-standby.md) - [Play music](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/177-play-music.md)