# Software Release Notes **URL:** https://community.roonlabs.com/c/early-access/software-release-notes/129.md [Latest](https://community.roonlabs.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.roonlabs.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.roonlabs.com/tags.md) --- ## [Roon / ARC build number status](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-arc-build-number-status/215059)
**Author:** [@AMP](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/AMP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-arc-build-number-status/215059 "2022-09-22T14:51:56Z")
In the hope of alleviating some confusion we’re posting the following chart to show the equivalency between earlyaccess and production builds of Roon and ARC. Product earlyaccess build production build status Ro… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.75 Build 1723 and ARC 1.87 Build 446 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-75-build-1723-and-arc-1-87-build-446-are-live/327340)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-75-build-1723-and-arc-1-87-build-446-are-live/327340 "2026-11-12T18:59:13Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release focuses on stabilizing the existing code, along with a few fixes and improvements. On iOS, CarPlay gets a nice update in this release. The Home and Browse sections now display gr… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.75 Build 1721 and ARC 1.87 Build 444 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-75-build-1721-and-arc-1-87-build-444-are-live/326948)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-75-build-1721-and-arc-1-87-build-444-are-live/326948 "2026-11-04T21:09:26Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release brings two major changes we’ve been working on for some time: a complete rework of AirPlay in Roon and a new connection system for Roon ARC. We’ve also addressed several long-sta… --- ## [Roon ARC 1.85 (#440) Android-only is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-arc-1-85-440-android-only-is-live/326818)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-arc-1-85-440-android-only-is-live/326818 "2026-10-30T19:14:30Z")
Hey Everyone, This release follows the iOS-only release we did earlier this week. After noticing battery drain with CarPlay, our dev team revisited the Android Auto integration. The result was a couple of performance im… --- ## [Early Access: RoonOS (Nucleus/ROCK) #286 is live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-286-is-live/326665)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-286-is-live/326665 "2026-10-28T18:32:34Z")
We’re excited to share another Early Access build of RoonOS 3.0. This is the final Early Access release, containing the last batch of changes before RoonOS 3.0 goes live in production; this cycle focused on polish and re… --- ## [EarlyAccess: ARC 1.85 Build 440 (iOS-only) is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-arc-1-85-build-440-ios-only-is-live/326654)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-arc-1-85-build-440-ios-only-is-live/326654 "2026-10-28T14:23:17Z")
Hey Everyone, Since the last Roon ARC release, which included an upgraded CarPlay experience, some of you have reported heavy battery drain while using ARC in the car. Thank you for flagging it. Your reports helped us t… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.74.1 Build 1717 is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-1-build-1717-is-live/326620)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-1-build-1717-is-live/326620 "2026-10-27T13:54:52Z")
Hey Everyone, Today we are releasing a hotfix build that addresses 2 issues raised in the community over the last week: KKBOX login issues and a blank Roon UI on macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 beta. Since around October 23, some… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.74 Build 1713 and ARC 1.84 Build 437 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1713-and-arc-1-84-build-437-are-live/326361)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1713-and-arc-1-84-build-437-are-live/326361 "2026-10-21T16:13:06Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release aims to sync with the Production release on 2.74. We’ve fixed an issue where disc folders incorrectly used a disc’s cover instead of the box’s cover. Now, your box set presentatio… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.74 Build 1710 and ARC 1.84 Build 434 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1710-and-arc-1-84-build-434-are-live/326287)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1710-and-arc-1-84-build-434-are-live/326287 "2026-10-19T16:09:20Z")
Hey Everyone, We’re excited to share a follow-up Early Access build of Roon 2.74. This build includes a number of changes responding to feedback from the B1708 Box Set feedback thread. Thank you to everyone who tested b… --- ## [Box Sets and Disc Level Metadata: How It Works](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/box-sets-and-disc-level-metadata-how-it-works/326097)
**Author:** [@mike](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/mike)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/box-sets-and-disc-level-metadata-how-it-works/326097 "2026-10-15T13:44:34Z")
Box sets: how to check your files Roon reads disc-level information from three places: its own catalog, your file tags, and your folders. Where the catalog has data, you get it without doing anything. Where it doesn’t, … --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.74 Build 1708 and ARC 1.84 Build 432 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1708-and-arc-1-84-build-432-are-live/326159)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1708-and-arc-1-84-build-432-are-live/326159 "2026-10-15T13:45:31Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access release, we’re addressing some key issues to enhance your Roon experience. We fixed a bug which prevented RoonServer macOS from restarting correctly after an update. On Android Auto, p… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.74 Build 1706 and ARC 1.84 Build 431 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1706-and-arc-1-84-build-431-are-live/326119)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1706-and-arc-1-84-build-431-are-live/326119 "2026-10-14T15:58:47Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release continues to enhance technical reliability across several areas of our software. We’ve made additional adjustments to the reported Android Auto issues, and playback now resumes mo… --- ## [Early Access: RoonOS (Nucleus/ROCK) #284 is live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-284-is-live/326027)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-284-is-live/326027 "2026-10-12T16:35:20Z")
With this Early Access release, we’re continuing to improve RoonOS 3.0, focusing on network file sharing and the WebUI. The RoonOS Data share is now more flexible, supporting both guest and password-protected access. We… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.74 Build 1704 and ARC 1.84 Build 429 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1704-and-arc-1-84-build-429-are-live/325800)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-74-build-1704-and-arc-1-84-build-429-are-live/325800 "2026-10-08T22:53:49Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access release, we are excited to announce a couple of significant changes our team has been working on: we’ve rebuilt CarPlay and Android Auto from the ground up to make in-car listening mor… --- ## [Early Access: Roon 2.73.1 build #1697 Hotfix is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roon-2-73-1-build-1697-hotfix-is-live/325535)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roon-2-73-1-build-1697-hotfix-is-live/325535 "2026-09-30T18:07:11Z")
Hey Everyone, This release addresses the most urgent issues introduced by Apple’s OS 27 updates: Missing audio devices on macOS 27 Silent playback on HomePods running software version 27. It also includes a fix for a… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.73 Build 1695 is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-73-build-1695-is-live/325241)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-73-build-1695-is-live/325241 "2026-09-22T21:08:47Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release’s goal to get EarlyAccess branch in sync with the Production branch, so it only contains a few minor improvements. Installation macOS Roon Windows Roon Linux † E… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.73 Build 1693 and ARC 1.83 Build 428 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-73-build-1693-and-arc-1-83-build-428-are-live/325049)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-73-build-1693-and-arc-1-83-build-428-are-live/325049 "2026-09-17T18:29:54Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release focuses on enhancing overall stability through a series of critical bug fixes. Notably, we’ve addressed issues affecting consistent LG TV discovery, so please pay close attention … --- ## [Early Access: RoonOS (Nucleus/ROCK) #282 is live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-282-is-live/324817)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-282-is-live/324817 "2026-09-11T13:15:14Z")
Hello Everyone, A quick followup release to address recently reported issue with SMB shares. Change log Fixed inability to connect to SMB shared folder using hostname in certain cases Installing RoonOS earlyaccess D… --- ## [Early Access: RoonOS (Nucleus/ROCK) #281 is live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-281-is-live/324559)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonos-nucleus-rock-281-is-live/324559 "2026-09-03T23:38:29Z")
Hello Everyone, With this new Early Access release, we continue improving RoonOS 3.0. Along with minor bug fixes, we are also introducing a couple of new features: a timezone picker for RoonOS and a network diagnostics … --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.73 Build 1686 and ARC 1.83 Build 426 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-73-build-1686-and-arc-1-83-build-426-are-live/324463)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-73-build-1686-and-arc-1-83-build-426-are-live/324463 "2026-09-01T16:47:09Z")
Hey Everyone, Today’s Early Access release includes improvements across Roon and ARC, including a new way to customize how your playlists are displayed, and an improved and overhauled playback experience when using Chro… --- ## [Early Access: RoonBridge #1684 .NET10 update is live](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonbridge-1684-net10-update-is-live/323815)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/early-access-roonbridge-1684-net10-update-is-live/323815 "2026-08-13T10:59:20Z")
Over the past several months, we’ve been modernizing the technology foundation that powers Roon. This work has happened gradually across Roon Server, our desktop applications, Roon Remote for iOS and Android, and now it… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.71 Build 1684 is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1684-is-live/323475)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1684-is-live/323475 "2026-08-06T15:20:12Z")
Hey Everyone, We’re rolling out a hotfix to address critical issues that surfaced in our latest production release. This update targets key bugs that were impacting the Roon experience for RoonOS and macOS users. For R… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.71 Build 1679 and ARC 1.81 Build 424 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1679-and-arc-1-81-build-424-are-live/323218)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1679-and-arc-1-81-build-424-are-live/323218 "2026-08-04T14:49:04Z")
Hey Everyone, This Early Access release contains only minor bug fixes to align with the production builds. Please pay close attention to any changes you notice in behavior or performance and share your feedback. Your t… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.71 Build 1676 and ARC 1.81 Build 423 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1676-and-arc-1-81-build-423-are-live/322966)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1676-and-arc-1-81-build-423-are-live/322966 "2026-07-28T12:03:55Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access release, we’re focusing on enhancing overall client stability with several key fixes. We’ve addressed sync problems with Qobuz playlists and libraries. Additionally, we’ve made change… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.71 Build 1675 is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1675-is-live/322613)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1675-is-live/322613 "2026-07-16T08:41:11Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access follow-up release, we’re focusing on resolving a critical issue where RoonServer could hang when starting playback of a track or a multipart composition. We encourage you to test this … --- ## [EarlyAccess: RoonOS (Nucleus / ROCK) 3.0 build 279 is live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roonos-nucleus-rock-3-0-build-279-is-live/322591)
**Author:** [@ivan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roonos-nucleus-rock-3-0-build-279-is-live/322591 "2026-07-15T22:01:41Z")
Hello Everyone, With this new Early Access release of RoonOS 3.0 we’re excited to introduce a new way to enjoy Roon on the big screen: native HDMI display support for RoonOS devices. Connect your Nucleus or ROCK to a TV… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.71 Build 1674 and ARC 1.81 Build 422 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1674-and-arc-1-81-build-422-are-live/322527)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-71-build-1674-and-arc-1-81-build-422-are-live/322527 "2026-07-14T12:38:57Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access, we continued working on overall client stability and performance issues. Along with fixing several bugs for both Roon and Roon ARC clients Performance optimizations Our dev team spen… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.70 Build 1670 and ARC 1.8 Build 419 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-70-build-1670-and-arc-1-8-build-419-are-live/322072)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-70-build-1670-and-arc-1-8-build-419-are-live/322072 "2026-07-01T16:05:13Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access build, we’ve continued focusing on improving the app’s usability and robustness. Over the past few months we’ve shipped a number of major performance improvements to Roon, but some us… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.70 Build 1669 is Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-70-build-1669-is-live/321866)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-70-build-1669-is-live/321866 "2026-06-23T16:41:50Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access build, we’ve focused on preparing for the upcoming Production release. Our focus was on stabilizing and ironing out minor bugs and adding other minor improvements. This includes resolv… --- ## [EarlyAccess: Roon 2.70 Build 1668 and ARC 1.80 Build 417 are Live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-70-build-1668-and-arc-1-80-build-417-are-live/321636)
**Author:** [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/earlyaccess-roon-2-70-build-1668-and-arc-1-80-build-417-are-live/321636 "2026-06-17T21:42:41Z")
Hey Everyone, In this Early Access release, we switched to using .NET10 for Roon Remote mobile clients and continued improving Roon’s overall stability by making additional fixes for the performance improvements we publ… [Next page](https://community.roonlabs.com/c/early-access/software-release-notes/129.md?page=1)