Hey Everyone,
Today’s update is all about making Roon and Roon ARC feel more stable, responsive, and reliable in everyday use. We’ve reworked how ARC handles background activity to improve performance and reduce crashes, and we’ve fixed a couple of issues that could cause the app to crash when jumping into albums from Recently Played or Search, or when opening Focus in the Albums browser after changing your RoonServer.
On the desktop side, we’ve resolved a problem on macOS 26 (Tahoe) where playback to local audio devices could fail to initialize after a sample rate change. We’ve also addressed cases where audio analysis could stall on files with an excessive number of tags, and refreshed the Roon icon to match Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language on Tahoe.
This release also tightens up device discovery and library behavior. Roon should now more reliably discover multiple Loxone speakers over AirPlay 2, as well as Naim Atom devices. We’ve corrected cases where the wrong album version could be added to Listen Later, ensured non-library albums properly display their streaming service badge and Versions tab, and fixed issues where some artists couldn’t be removed from Listen Later or certain Qobuz widgets failed to load. Alongside these changes, you’ll find various other fixes and improvements throughout the experience.
As always, we appreciate your feedback and support!
The Team at Roon Labs
Build Numbers
| Application | Build |
|---|---|
| Roon / RoonServer | 2.57 (build 1598) Production |
| Roon Remote (iOS / Android) | 2.57 (build 1598) Production |
| Roon ARC | 1.71 (build 379) Production |
Updated versions for Android and iOS have been submitted to their respective App Stores and will be available soon.
Changes
- Reworked how ARC handles background work with the goal to improve stability and performance
- Fixed a crash that could occur when redirecting to a track from Recently Played or Search results on the Album Details screen.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when opening Focus in the Albums browser after changing the RoonServer.
- Fixed cases where the incorrect album version was added to Listen Later when both in-library and non-library versions existed.
- Fixed an issue where non-library albums did not display the streaming service badge or the Versions tab.
- Fixed cases where certain widgets in the Qobuz browser failed to load.
- Fixed an issue on macOS Tahoe where playback to local audio devices could fail to initialize after changing the sample rate.
- Updated the Roon icon to match Apple’s new Liquid Glass design style introduced in macOS 26 (Tahoe)
- Fixed an issue that prevented some artists from being removed from the Listen Later queue.
- Fixed cases where Roon failed to discover multiple Loxone speakers over AirPlay 2.
- Fixed cases where Naim Atom devices were not discovered by Roon.
- Fixed cases where audio analysis could stall due to an excessive number of file tags.
- Various changes and improvements
Installation
Cores, remotes, and ARC installations already running Roon Production should update automatically. If you need to reinstall, the latest builds can always be found on the downloads page.