Blumah plays music you already own, entirely on your device. There is no sign-in, no subscription and no connection required, which means most problems come down to getting your songs in rather than anything going wrong afterwards.
Getting your music in
- Import from Files opens iCloud Drive and any cloud storage app installed on your device — Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box and the rest.
- Send songs to Blumah from any other app's share sheet, or by AirDrop from a Mac.
- Wi-Fi Transfer adds songs from your computer's web browser over your own network.
- Drop files into the Blumah folder in Files (On My iPhone → Blumah) and they import the next time you open the app.
- Import songs already in your device's music library, as long as they are not copy-protected.
Formats Blumah plays
- MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF.
- A file that will not import is usually either not really audio — a renamed document, say — or a purchase that is still copy-protected, which no player can open.
Wi-Fi Transfer will not connect
- Your computer and your device have to be on the same Wi-Fi network. A guest network, or a VPN on either machine, will stop them seeing each other.
- Allow the local network prompt the first time. If you dismissed it, turn Blumah back on under Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network.
- Keep the Wi-Fi Transfer screen open. The server runs only while it is on screen, and stops the moment you leave — that is deliberate.
- Type the six-digit code exactly. It is new every session, and too many wrong tries close it.
Playing your music
- Nothing in Blumah needs a connection. Once a song is imported it plays on a plane, underground, or with everything switched off.
- Playback keeps going when you lock the screen or switch apps, and the Lock Screen, Control Center, AirPods, CarPlay and Bluetooth controls all work.
- Ask Siri: “Play Blumah”, “Shuffle Blumah”, “Next song in Blumah”, or “Play Road Trip in Blumah” for one of your playlists.
Where your music lives
- Imported songs are copied into Blumah's own private storage on your device. They are included in your device backup, so they return if you restore.
- Deleting the app deletes that copy along with it, exactly as iOS does for every app.
- Nothing is uploaded anywhere, because there is nowhere to upload it to — Blumah has no servers.
Still stuck, or found a bug? Open Settings → Report a Problem inside the app — it writes a message with your device and version already filled in, so there is nothing to look up, and it reaches the person who built Blumah. Or write to blumahapp@outlook.com from anywhere. Replies take a day or two, and every report is read.