Thanks, David. I have a Roon controller running on my Windows computer, and that has no problems of any kind. Even the Android phone (now ~ 5 yr old) does fine. It seems to be only the tablet that causes problems. Too little memory, Android too old, processor too slow?
Library is 2700 local albums (incl some large sets); on Qobuz, 320 and growing.
I agree, Apple’s update policy is far superior to any Android vendor.
Arrgh! Now I am back to thinking this is a Roon issue.
Roon on my Android phone started not loading album art. Close Roon there and restart it, and the album art loads immediately.
It’s hard to see how this is anything other than a Roon issue. What else could cause this?
@support – How many Roon staffers are using Android devices as control points at home and/or work for many hours a day? This is a frustrating problem indeed, and I can’t understand why it has proven so difficult to pin down.
Xref: https://community.roonlabs.com/t/android-1-8-app-and-album-covers-memory-leak-solved-reboot/164728
I have a Fire 10 that I got for $69 refurbished from Amazon (which I hate BTW) and it does nothing all day every day except be a Roon remote. Once you tell it not to sleep, in Roon, you never have to deal with the adds. It actually is an Android based device. I got a cheap stand, mounted to my desk at it is always at the ready. For less than $100 total it can’t be beat, IMO. Flawless control, never crashes, responsive. No fumbling for you phone and unlocking it. If you get on VPNs for work this one stays tied to your home network where Roon is…which was a problem with my computer and VPN.
I seriously can’t imagine anything working better if you are looking for something to be in one place and always ready.
^^^Yikes, sorry for the mess. 
EDIT: A wile back I had a 6-7" Samsung (Tab 4 maybe) it was terrible. I chalk that up to processor and memory. Tons of Android phones around my house form Google and Motorola and ever since Roon got the 1.8 version fixed they have all been as good as they were before. If you are having problems with Android phone beyond the screen real-estate I’d suspect its storate/memory/CPU not Roon…and I was very critical of Roon when they had it wrong on Android with the release of 1.8. Virtually unusable. Flawless the last many months.
Its so cheap I don’t even worry about screen burn in if I forget to turn it off for the night. Many days I walk into work and it is still on whatever roon screen I left it on. I care more about the minimal electricity I use when that happens than if it is bad for the screen. Basically throwaway prices.
Another vote here for the current Fire HD10. With Black Friday coming up, you can expect to see it on sale for under US$100. I use it as a dedicated Roon controller (great to have something that doesn’t have my email on it and isn’t logged into any social networks!), and it works brilliantly.
Is it possible to turn on logging on the Roon Core? If so, you might be able to get some insights into the Core’s behavior when you’re experiencing issues.
Thanks. Can you point me to something describing how to do that?
I recently got the Z Fold 3, an unexpected benefit of the hybrid is that when using roon i can listen in mobile and switch to the tablet version of roon when i want to use the extra features.
The 120hz screens also mostly clears up the terrible frame rate / judder issues roon has.
Oh, thanks, @Robert_German. That’s why I couldn’t find it – it’s requested by support, who in my case have never requested that.
I sprung for a Lenovo Tab P11 with 6 Gb of RAM and 128 Gb of storage. If that’s not enough, I don’t know what would be. I can return it in 30 days if it doesn’t help.
I may have resolved my remote hanging issue.
I recently decided to see how others were organizing their libraries when I can across a thread regarding Tags.
I had several Custom Tags with the same name as Roon’s Genres. I changed all of them and rebooted my Core. For the past 36 hours, I haven’t had a single issue. In the past I had the Pulsing Roon logo at least once a day.
I’ll report back if the issue returns.
I have had a busy Roon day as we’ve been puttering around the house. We have several zones all using various forms of a Sonore Rendu. Today all Zones were synced. I used my phone quite a bit today as a Remote with zero issues. I hope this fix sticks and helps others.
It’s been several days now and I haven’t had any issues with my Android Tablet or Phone. At this point I feel pretty comfortable saying that my issues were related to custom tags having the same name as Roon provided Genres.
I’ve run the new tablet for several days, with nary a glitch in Roon. I am happy that it works well and also disappointed that the old tablet, just a few years old, was not functional for Roon. I like Roon and am aware that its TCO keeps increasing.
The new tablet is a Lenovo Tab P11, as follows:
I set up a Restricted User so people can access Roon but not my email, documents, etc. I see that the old tablet had that, but I never set it up.
So, all in all, a more positive than negative outcome. But that has come with a jaundiced understanding that these gadgets (phones, tablets) are the new drivers of pointless profiteering through planned obsolescence.
How is your experience with the p11 as remote?
I’m using a Fire HD 8 dedicated to Roon. I also have an iPad and iPhone, but found having a dedicated remote always near my listening position to be a better experience. Also, the Fire is smaller/lighter than the iPad so easier on space and holding for extended listening sessions. The Fire can be set up to be ‘Always On’ when connected to mains, so it’s always ready to go with a touch (I do save energy by switching the mains off overnight). When Always On, the screen dims after a short time, but awakens immediately with a touch so Roon is very available (and I use it for many hours every day). The screen is crystal sharp as well. Hope that helps 
Just be aware it is the cut down phone interface on the hd8 not the tablet interface.
My experience with the P11 as a Roon Remote is excellent. I’ve had no problems and enjoyed using it. The only quirk is that when in the Lenovo cover, which is secured by magnets, it’s possible to grip the unit so that it wakes up and an app starts. A minor issue to be sure, but not I’ve not experienced with previous tablets.
Not long after I received the P11, it upgraded itself by one full Android version (10 to 11 or 11 to 12, I can’t remember).
I have a Fire HD 8 Plus and when in landscape mode the interface is the full tablet interface. However in portrait mode the interface appears to be some version of a phone interface. Very strange indeed, nonetheless the Fire HD tablets made great, inexpensive Roon remote devices. Plus they can also act as Roon endpoints for mobile, as in around the house, use.
Thanks for your reply. I dont really understand what you mean with the magnet and it turning on?
I came across your post whilst seeking a solution to a problem with my galaxy 8. I am using it as a media player with usb audio pro very successfully. However when I installed roon it works but insists the max volume is 15% and I cannot increase it.Any clues or suggestions would be appreciated.
