FiiO Updates M15/M11 Pro/M11 with Global MQA Support

People have been waiting since long for global MQA support to come for the flagship FiiO digital audio players. The wait has finally ended now, the brand has officially released the latest Firmware that adds global MQA decoding support on the FiiO M11, M11 Pro, and M15. Now third party apps like UAPP(USB Audio Player Pro), Tidal, and more support full 8X MQA unfolding ensuring the best sound quality experience to its users. After this latest update M15 is updated to FW1.0.3, M11 Pro is updated to FW1.0.3, and M11 is updated to FW1.1.0.

Changes with FW1.0.3 on FIiO M15:-

1. Added global MQA support, and improved the MQA playback.

Note: When scanning for tracks, the app will detect whether the tracks are MQA or not, which may slow down the scanning speed if you have MQA tracks in your library.

2. Added displaying sample rates on the status bar (you can enable it in Settings -> Display -> Display sample rates).

2.1 This function is only available when playing music locally, and it does not work for the USB DAC, Bluetooth, USB Audio modes.

2.2 When playing MQA tracks, the status bar will display the original sample rates of the MQA track instead of the playing sample rates after fully unfolding, as requested by the MQA licensor.

3. Added 'enter sleep with one click' function (you can find the 'enter sleep' icon on the home page and tap on it to have the player enter sleep mode).

Note that when this function is performed, the player will also close the apps running in the background and turn off the screen to enter sleep mode. After that, it can only be woken up by pressing the physical button.

4. Added support for screen rotation (can be set in the pull-down menu or in Settings -> General. The screen will rotate upside down when this option is enabled).

5. Added Eye Care Mode (can be set in the pull-down menu or in Settings -> Display).

6. Added battery level and volume level display for USB DAC, AirPlay and Bluetooth receiving modes.

7. Added quick-charge indication and charging animation (displayed in the lock-screen when connected to charger).

8. Added a new function of hiding the un-scanned or empty folders in the Folder view menu (can be set in FiiO Music -> Settings -> Scan for music. When enabled, only the titles of the scanned tracks will be displayed in the Folder view menu).

9. Added 'File size limit for album art' function (can be set in FiiO Music -> Settings. And after selecting a limit, the album art image whose file size exceeds this limit will not be displayed).

10. Added album art display in the Folder view menu.

11. Added two new options to the Multifunction button setting: Play/Pause, No function specified.

12. Fixed the issue where the input keyboard would be changed to the default keyboard after waking up the player with one click.

13. Fixed the issue where the DSD tracks could not be played in DLNA mode.

14. Fixed the issue where the Google account data could not be backed up.

15. Improved the Channel balance adjustment and increased the adjustment levels to 20 levels.

16. Miscellaneous improvements on performance.

Changes with M11Pro and M11:-

1. Added global MQA support, and improved the MQA playback.

Note: When scanning for tracks, the app will detect whether the tracks are MQA or not, which may slow down the scanning speed if you have MQA tracks in your library.

2. Added displaying sample rates on the status bar (you can enable it in Settings -> Display -> Display sample rates).

2.1 This function is only available when playing music locally, and it does not work for the USB DAC, Bluetooth, USB Audio modes.

2.2 When playing MQA tracks, the status bar will display the original sample rates of the MQA track instead of the playing sample rates after fully unfolding, as requested by the MQA licensor.

3. Added 'enter sleep with one click' function (you can find the 'enter sleep' icon on the home page and tap on it to have the player enter sleep mode).

Note that when this function is performed, the player will also close the apps running in the background and turn off the screen to enter sleep mode. After that, it can only be woken up by pressing the physical button.

4. Added support for screen rotation (can be set in the pull-down menu or in Settings -> General. The screen will rotate upside down when this option is enabled).

5. Added Eye Care Mode (can be set in the pull-down menu or in Settings -> Display).

6. Added battery level and volume level display for USB DAC, AirPlay, and Bluetooth receiving modes.

7. Added quick-charge indication and charging animation (displayed in the lock-screen when connected to charger).

8. Added a new function of hiding the un-scanned or empty folders in the Folder view menu (can be set in FiiO Music -> Settings -> Scan for music. When enabled, only the titles of the scanned tracks will be displayed in the Folder view menu).

9. Added 'File size limit for album art' function (can be set in FiiO Music -> Settings. And after selecting a limit, the album art image whose file size exceeds this limit will not be displayed).

10. Added album art display in the Folder view menu.

11. Fixed the issue where the input keyboard would be changed to the default keyboard after waking up the player with one click.

12. Fixed the issue where the DSD tracks could not be played in DLNA mode.

13. Fixed the issue where the Google account data could not be backed up.

14. Improved the Channel balance adjustment and increased the adjustment levels to 20 levels.

15. Miscellaneous improvements on performance.

Download the latest firmware:-

You can download the latest FW1.0.3 for FiiO M15 from here, FW 1.0.3 for M11 Pro from here, and FW1.1.0 for M11 from here.

How to Update:-

>Download the firmware for your device from the links provided above.

>Copy the Downloaded file to the root of your internal memory or MicroSD card.

>Open the “Technical Support” app on your device.

>Click on “Firmware Update”.

>Navigate to and select the firmware update file you copied.

>Wait until the device updates itself.

>You have successfully updated your device.

Online Update:-

You can also check for an update online for this follow the following steps:-

>Open the “Technical Support” app.

>Click on “Firmware Update”.

>Click on “Check for Updates”.

The device will check for updates and update your device if it finds any update.