Was the potential for confusion discussed?
It’s been fairly easy around these parts, when users are supporting other users, to distinguish between Roon, which runs on a computer in your living quarters and points to your music collection, and Roon Remote, which is used as a controller…I could see this being confusing for many people moving forward, as if we were to start calling our TV remotes in a manner like: “Would you please toss me the TV?” and not “Would you please toss me the remote?”
I mean, I know the iOS icon already says “Roon,” but allowing/encouraging users to distinguish “Roon Remote” from “Roon” has been very handy over the years…
Now if you are getting ready to allow an iPad or iPhone to run Roon as a server, then consider this whole response moot ![]()
EDIT: FWIW, I never get confused about my ability to only use my TV remote in my house. ![]()
EDIT 2: I recommend somebody at Roon go back and contemplate all of the printed explanations/tutorials in Stereophile, Absolute Sound, and other such publications (not to mention countless online sources) that have explained the different Roon components so well over the years. These search results should have meaning to Roon:
Google shows this if you “unfold” its UI; can’t say which is more accurate:

