[Investigation] Roon Arc 1426 Android drops out in background

Since I updated to the latest build it works if Arc is in the foreground and even if I lock the phone but if I have the phone open and bring any othe App to the front Arc will stop afer a minute or 2 and I have to go back in and restart

EDIT

Gone back to an earlier build and all working again

After most recent updates it’s started again. As soon as ARC is in background it runs for a few minutes then shuts down!

Thanks for reporting @Philip_Read could you provide a timestamp from the past week for when exactly this was happening? We will look into logs.

Hi, @Philip_Read, could you, please, provide an answer to the following questions:

  1. Am I getting it right that when this occurs Arc will stop afer a minute or 2 and I have to go back in and restart in case music was playing it stops?
  2. Does it happen only when you are backgrounding the app while playing music?
  3. Does it matter if you have a DAC connected or it does not depend on which output type is used?

Thanks!

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Ivan

Hi,

Apologies for the late reply! Unfortunately I deleted everything and reinstalled all the latest early access Apps and it’s back working again.

  1. Yes
  2. Yes. When Roon is kept at the front and the phone fully awake and lit up it works fine
  3. I only use it with a Chord Mojo attached

Thank you for your replies, @Philip_Read, our dev team is working on an improvement in this area, it will be out with the next EA build.

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Ivan

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Hi, @Philip_Read, we released a new EA build which contains fixes in the area you complained about. Could you, please, check if you are still seeing issues on your end?

Thanks!

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Ivan

This is definitely still happening in v284 (production). It’s inconsistent though, it’s not happening all the time.

This happens to me too on B286. Usually only with Bluetooth earbuds. Do something else on my phone and the music will stop. Open Arc again and it starts back up.

Hi, @mackid1993, could you, please, provide an answer to the following questions:

  1. Is playback just paused and you are able to resume it without opening the app via the now playing notification?
  2. Am I getting it right that when you say “Open ARC again and it starts back up” you mean that you return back to the app and unpause the previously active playback session? Or does Roon ARC crash and when you return to it it displays a splash screen (logo)?

Thanks!

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Ivan

It doesn’t pause. Audio simply drops out, opening the app back to the foreground immediately brings audio back.

Got it, thank you for the reply, so the track goes forward but no sound is coming out? Could you, please, reproduce this issue once more and let us know about the timestamp?

Thanks!

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Ivan

I just reproduced it at 10:03 am EST 8/7/2024.

The music doesn’t advance but it doesn’t pause. It just stops until ARC is reopened. I’ve found it only happens when this is disabled in the Android settings. I changed this to help with the long reported battery drain issues that still affect my device.

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I have a similar problem with ARC frequently stopping playback, especially when in the background, but it won’t resume when I bring the app back to the foreground. I have to force close ARC and then it usually (though not always) will work again. It’s pretty frustrating.
Galaxy S22 w/ 256gb, ~28k tracks. Not using a DAC, usually a bluetooth connection to earbuds or car.