Roon app not opening on iPod with iOS 12.5.8 (ref#0J61JA)

Is Roon Server running?

· Yes, Roon Server is turned on and running.

What do you see on your screen?

· I see something else

When you try to connect, what screen do you see?

· I see something else

What’s happening?

· I'm experiencing freezes or crashes in Roon

Describe the issue

roon app on older ipod ios 12.5.8 will not open. I have removed and reinstalled the app but still will not work. roon app does work on my ipad and a newer ipod ios. It worked yesterday 7/09/26 but not today

Describe your network setup

the network works just fine, the issue is with the ipod app

Hey @Roy_Sokoloski,

Thanks for writing in! As a first step, could you please fully remove the Roon app from the issue iPod, and install the latest version 1671. It appears that the iPod is running iOS 12.5, and the new Roon minimum requirement is 12.2, so you should be all set there.

We’ll be monitoring for your reply, thank you!

Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· None of the above quite fits

None of the above quite fits

· App interface looks or behaves oddly

Tell us what's going on

· Roon app latest version will not open on iPod ios 12.5.8 second time i am making this complaint; no response. It worked fine until 7/11/26

Tell us about your home network

· Fios router all other devices on this network run fine with Roon

@benjamin

I have removed the old app and installed the latest update. Still not working. App will not open

I’ve merged your new topic into your original, so all this history is together. Please do not submit duplicate reports, if you have additional information please append to this topic.

@benjamin responded on the same you requested help, see above. Maybe you missed it?

Hi @Roy_Sokoloski

To confirm, is this an iPod touch? If so, that explains what’s happening.

iOS 12.5.8 is the last update available for that hardware, and it can’t be upgraded further. Recent app updates have moved to newer underlying requirements that iOS 12.5.8 doesn’t reliably support, which is why it worked until a recent update and then stopped. Unfortunately there’s no fix on that device once it’s stuck on that OS version, the only path forward would be running Roon Remote on a device that can run a newer iOS version.

We’re sorry that’s not the answer you were hoping for.

Same issue here.

Found this potential work around;

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegacyJailbreak/s/jgyyHVM4M3

Works for other apps I’ve tried; Sonos, Qobuz among others. Not Roon, yet. Once the App Store knows Roon requires a later version of iOS it should work. Hopefully.

Hi @Roy_Sokoloski,

Thank you again for your report. We’re attempting to collect logs remotely during this last reinstall/reproduce effort but, unfortunately, the iOS instances haven’t responded to our server requests.

We’re going to need to ask for your assistance in gathering manual Roon logs from the affected iPod(s).

At your convenience, please follow the steps under the iOS section in this article:

And then use this uploader to securely share the logs with our team.

If you’re not able to gather logs or they don’t save to the tablet, let us know. Thanks again for your patience and assistance.

@marc_w, thank you for joining and for taking the time to share a workaround. We’ll pass this to QA and development. If you’re able to reproduce the issue at will and are willing you share logs with our team, please also try following the steps above.

Thanks!