Asking For Reviews of Roon Remote On New iPad

[BillyChiu.com]

Any chance a future feature to play music using ROON remote with these new iPad Pros. They do have 4 great sounding speakers.

[Carl]

@BillyChiu.com, see

iOS device - iPhone, iPad etc. as an audio playback device

There has been no public announcement about implementation of Output under iOS. To avoid people re-discovering this thread and asking if the position has changed we will close the thread pending such change. When an announcement is made we will link it here also.

[Juan_Ayllon]

Here’s my review on Roon:

Roon Labs – Ultramodern Power and Convenience or Just Another Expensive Gadget...

[r_t]

Hi Mike do you have a link to how to get it running on a new fire hd 8 please?

[Ron_Lee]

Go to the Roon Download page:

https://roonlabs.com/downloads.html

and click on the Roon Remote Android (apk) link and it will install.

-Ron

[Mike_Rife (Jon Michael Rife)]

So, Ron, I ultimately bought an iPad mini instead of the Fire HD8. I checked them both out, but my familiarity with the Apple ecosystem reeled me in, and I spent the extra money.

I do see that the apk files are available on the Roon site. I assume that works on the Fire HD.

In any case, the Roon Remote works exactly as advertised. I am having a great time with my library, the Tidal library, and the convenience of on-the-couch control.

[thyname]

Good decision!

And remember, the iPad Mini can be used with (many) other things, not just Roon

[r_t]

aha thank you - I see I made the wrong assumption.

I thought that there would be some form of sideloading / hacking involved

[Juan_Ayllon]

Hi @Mike_Rife,

For Father’s Day, I actually purchased a refurbished iPad Mini 2 as a controller unit to replace the iPhone 7 which I had been using (I still use it now and again in that capacity), which didn’t cost all that much and works very well with ROON. it cost me somewhere around $230 or so. It’s well worth it!

Enjoy,

Juan

[Mike_Rife (Jon Michael Rife)]

Yes! Thanks! I got an IPad Mini 4 and it works great!

[Mike_Rife (Jon Michael Rife)]

Just to be sure, I bought an iPad Air, 22 model with 256 memory, new as a present for myself. Works like a charm.

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

iPad Pro 12.9 here as well, it’s perfect though not cheap (but does many things for me). There are many threads about remotes, here’s one of the more recent ones with many good suggestions

Dedicated Roon UI?

Curious if anyone has any suggestions for a dedicated device for the Roon UI. Would love to use Roon to stream to my RasPI/HifiBerry without using my phone or other device which gets notifications/etc which hurt the immersive experience. Just want to focus on my music and no emails/texts/social media/etc.

[gTunes]

Did you just wake up from a 5-year nap and head straight to an Apple Store? This is Rip Van Winkle in the modern age?

[Johnny_Ooooops (Listener in Chief)]

@Mike_Rife

Just to be sure

I love the reporting back!

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

@gTunes

Did you just wake up from a 5-year nap and head straight to an Apple Store? This is Rip Van Winkle in the modern age?

I hadn’t even noticed the 5 year gap

[Mike_Rife (Jon Michael Rife)]

So, the community popped up my older iPad mini recommendation, so I decided to also report on my new toy.

Five years? Nothin’! Next month I’m 76!

[gTunes]

I’m glad you like it. iPads are great Roon controllers.

I do wish, though, that you’d said “Wait…what year is this? It’s not still 2017?”

[Mike_Rife (Jon Michael Rife)]

You #&%@‘s are hard on an old man.