# Role of remote

**URL:** <https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514>\
**Category:** Apple iPad and iPhone\
**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514 "2024-11-09T21:25:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Ryan3](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/peter_ryan3/32/383157_2.png) [@Peter\_Ryan3](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Peter_Ryan3)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514/1 "2024-11-09T21:25:47Z")

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Might seem silly - but what is the role of the remote (iPad / iPhone) after your start your music? Does it hand off all functionality to Roon and act primarily as a playback display?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Arlen](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/arlen/32/231604_2.png) [@Arlen](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Arlen)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514/2 "2024-11-09T21:34:45Z")

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> [@Peter\_Ryan3](#):
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> Does it hand off all functionality to Roon and act primarily as a playback display?

Yes, indeed. Throw the remote out of the window and the queue will keep on playing. 😉

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Ryan3](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/peter_ryan3/32/383157_2.png) [@Peter\_Ryan3](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Peter_Ryan3)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514/3 "2024-11-09T22:06:47Z")

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Told you it was a silly question. 😳

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**Author:** ![Ken\_Lesniak](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/ken_lesniak/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Ken\_Lesniak](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Ken_Lesniak)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 4:30am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514/4 "2024-11-10T04:30:39Z")

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It’s not at all silly! It’s a fundamental difference between the way roon works vs typical music “players”.

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**Author:** ![Rugby](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/rugby/32/360588_2.png) [@Rugby](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Rugby)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/role-of-remote/285514/5 "2024-11-12T05:23:44Z")

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> [@Peter\_Ryan3](#):
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> Does it hand off all functionality to Roon

The remote is just control point of the server, everything originates from the server, so there is no hand off.