"Roon Remote" is Now Simply "Roon"! 🎉

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AJ

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And Roon ARC

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This is all complete Roonacy…:wink:

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I think ROON (in app purchases)…

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The Roon Brain
The Roon Manipulator
The Roon Away From Home Player
The Roon Connection To End-Points

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Which would have been better named Roon Mobile.

Then there is the name Muse for DSP…:roll_eyes::-1:

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I won’t use “Muse”. DSP for me…

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My Roon doesn’t work with my Roon, and my Roon can’t see it either; I rebooted Roon, and reset Roon, but I think Roon needs re-installing - Where is support? I’m not a-MUSE-d :upside_down_face:

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If they change the name of the ICON to “Roon Remote” it will be too small to read on the phone.

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I always thought it was strange I had to search for “Roon Remote” and install “Roon Remote” instead of “Roon” in the Play store.

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Yes, I’ve always thought it should follow this logic as well. Even having the installer (one main installer?) prompt for the indiv options the user would select, would make it much less confusing (Linux cmd line call the indiv switches)

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And that is a good thing. “Roon Remote” clarifies the app’s function – what it actually does and does not do.

Putting just “Roon” in the App Store or on Google Play draws in users who then think that Roon is a self contained phone/tablet app and cannot understand why, for example, they cannot stream Tidal or connect to their local music files on NAS.

AJ

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And we get enough of these with it as Roon Remote so without I bet a lot more. They still don’t do a good enough job of describing its architecture properly or putting it where you can’t miss it, but then people will still ignore it as well regardless. So is human nature.

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Please read the PS in my post for more places where Roon Labs still uses the now obsolete “Roon Remote” term:

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Maybe its because I use ROCK, but I always think ROCK, Roon, and ARC. ROCK is the Server, Roon is app for accessing the server, listening and settings. ARC is more the remote, when you’re away from the server. Roon (the app), regardless of it’s on a PC, Mac or mobile device, pretty much does the same thing.

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I think the change is for the better. Most people will associate Roon with the UI app, and work out if they need to run Server and Endpoints.

The change grounds the brand into what’s important - the UI is what we interact with to enjoy music.

Improvements to explain/refine use of Server and Endpoints in the context of the change will follow elegantly I would think and end up with a clearer user experience for new users.

As for us that have been on the journey from the start, well, I’m sure we can adapt :slight_smile:

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@Grasshopper: Or Roon Mobile instead of ARC?

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I think this name change is an improvement. I have always found the name Roon Remote to be a bit confusing, The function of the app is to be a local Roon server controller and audio device. Since it has to be connected to the local lan, its a local device not a remote device. Adding a new app that does support remote connect but with less function has made the Roon Remote name to be even more confusing. Dropping Remote from the app name reduces this confusion.

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There shouldn’t even be a separate ARC app. Roon should merge the ARC function into the regular Roon app (Android/iOS). It’s crazy that you have to launch one app while at home and a different app while away. They could even auto-detect whether the app should be running in ARC mode or not.

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Why is it an issue that these are two different apps? At home I open Roon and away from home I open Roon Arc. They are two different ICONS on my phone and tablets.

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