Just seen one in Sainsburys £79.
Would this be good enough as a purely Roon remote.I m after something smaller than my current remote a mac book pro.
I dont want updates every time i switch it ones should i remove all apps etc.
What would you recommend ?
Thankyou
You can but you have to sideload it or the play store as Amazon don’t use it. You also have to adjust its dpi settings to I believe. There are a few threads covering it. Just search the forum and you should find some.
Would an ipad mini 2 or 3 be a better/easier set up than Amazon Fire ?
As would only be used as a remote i could stick to a cheaper 16GB,do you think ?
So do i get a new Fire HD or a used iPad mini ?
Would one be better than the other for ROON ONLY
Bill_Janssen
(Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)
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What I like about the Fire HD is that it has a charging cradle. So it’s always on, and always fully charged. Just pick it up and play your music. Don’t know if you can do that with an iPad Mini.
I bought a fire 10 hd for Roon remote only. It was cheap at £100 but I don’t like it! It’s not as fluid as iPad mini for browsing. I also think think it is too big, although the 8 may be better I also get endless problems with it losing connection to the core. I have been through the forums and tried to sort it, but given up. Something about changing settings on router, but I just don’t get it . So it sits there doing nothing, and although cheap was a waste of money! . So I’m firmly in the iPad camp…
Bill_Janssen
(Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)
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I’ve seen no problems, but (1) I never turn it off, (2) never let the battery run down, and (3) never switch to a different app. So not really typical usage – mine is a dedicated remote.
Oh, and one more thing which may contribute: I did not install Google Play anything. I directly installed the Roon APK from the Roon Labs download site. Other than that it’s stock Fire OS, Amazon’s fork of Android.
Is that not a pain when it comes to updates? I see you mentioned turning Alexa off. I’ll give that a go and see whether it helps…
Bill_Janssen
(Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)
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Roon doesn’t update the remote code that often. When they do, you pick up the tablet, fire up the Silk browser, click on the bookmark for the Roon APK download, and when the download finishes, open up Files, and double-click on the new APK. All takes a couple of minutes.