Brennan

Martin Brennan

About this app

The Brennan can be controlled from any Android on the same wifi network. The app will allow you to control and search music on your Brennan

The Brennan B2 is a hard disk hi-fi that can be controlled from the Brennan app. This app simply searches for a Brennan B2 or BB1 on your home network and shows an overview of what's playing - allow you to search music and control it right from the app.

Features of app include:

- Brennan Discover, automatically searching your network to discover Brennan B2 and/or BB1
- Overview of what's playing on your Brennan
- Media control - Play/Pause, Next and Previous Track, Random and Mute, Volume Control
- Play your media to Sonos speakers on your network
- Search and browse your Brennan
- Internet Radio
- YouTube for Brennan speakers
- Shortcut to Web UI

The app usually finds the Brennan within a second or two then disappears. This saves you having to type in the IP address of the Brennan B2 or BB1 and gives you one touch access to your Brennan from your phone or tablet. This can be even more useful if you have a wireless router that often changes the IP address assigned to the Brennan.

Ratings and reviews

VERY little to improve in this app. It is the app you need without extra fluff to wade thru to get to the control you need. Very much like the machine it controls, there may be other ways to perform the task but I'll be damned if I can find a better way. Especially for this quality anywhere near this price point, to be honest the Brennan is better than kit costing 4 times as much. Very satisfied with both the app and the device.

Great at locating your B2 but that is easily resolved by assigning fixed ip on your router. Otherwise not sure of the purpose of this app as it simply acts as a browser for the B2's web UI. I would much prefer it simply launch my default Android browser. Having the settings in a mysterious green circle that hides and shows itself randomly is quite frustratingly. It's great at hiding when you need it and peering out when you don't.

The B2 unit must be connected to wi-fi with internet access for this app to work. In other words, if internet access is disabled for any reason, or the B2 is set up on an in-home network deliberately isolated from the internet, it will not even open. This leads to loss of basic functions such as searching, browsing, and playback. The error message misleadingly prompts you to establish a wi-fi connection.

What's new

- Add radio to preset