Latest Savant Software Update Adds Music, Navigation, Lighting Features

Savant added music and smart home features in its latest software update, it said Monday. The 8.8 software release includes Savant Music 2.0, a new music server said to boost reliability, speed and navigation with redesigned app control screens and an equalizer screen. Music 2.0 supports music streaming services Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, Tidal and Deezer, along with AirPlay and the Plex media server for locally stored music, it said. The redesigned iOS app added control screens for cable, satellite and streaming video services and the ability to modify button layouts, said the company. Savant also updated its TrueImage interface to include white temperature settings for color temperatures from 2700 K to 6000 K and added a color selection tool for Savant smart bulbs and light strips.