Roon control tablet (Roon hardware)

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Neil, I got a new Fire HD 8 today, along with the charging dock for it. Working fine as a Roon remote. Here’s what I did, for future reference:

  1. Charge it up, using the supplied charger.

  2. Installed a software update, which brought the system up to version 5.6.2. Apparently this is necessary, as it wouldn’t charge in the dock until I did this.

  3. Disable Alexa and (somewhere) Show Mode.

  4. Download the Roon APK directly from Roon: http://download.roonlabs.com/builds/RoonMobile.apk. There is apparently no need to mess around with the Google Play store.

  5. Change the API of the tablet as described in http://www.androidbeat.com/2015/07/how-to-change-dpi-of-android-device-without-root/. I set it to 189, which is correct, and will make Roon run in landscape mode.

  6. Go into Settings > Device Options> Developer Options, and turn on “Stay Awake”, which will prevent the lock screen from coming up when it’s in the charging dock.

  7. Put the charging backplate on it (from the Dock box).

  8. Open up the “Docs” app on the tablet, and find the Roon API file downloaded earlier. Double-tap to install it. After it installs, “OPEN” it. Roon will open up and ask you which core to use. Tell it. You’re good to go.

  9. Plug in the Dock, and put the tablet in the Dock to charge.

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