Hi @fuerstrainier.
Your frustration is completely understandable, especially when other iOS media apps don’t exhibit this behavior. While we don’t have a definitive workaround at this time, we will absolutely share this feedback with the relevant teams.
What you’re encountering is a consequence of how iOS handles background execution. From the operating system’s perspective, Roon Remote functions primarily as a network controller rather than a local media playback app. Because audio isn’t necessarily being played on the iPad itself, iOS doesn’t always grant Roon a sustained playback session in the way it does apps like Qobuz, Tidal, or Spotify. As a result, iOS may suspend the app when it’s backgrounded, which causes the lock screen controls to disappear.
In short, Roon has limited ability to force iOS to keep a remote-control app alive indefinitely in the background. The duration of the lock screen controls is therefore unpredictable and depends on the overall system state and iOS heuristics. This behavior typically isn’t a crash, but an expected action by the operating system.
Keeping the screen awake (for example by disabling auto-lock), disabling Low Power Mode, and closing other memory-intensive apps can sometimes make the behavior more consistent, though these are circumventions rather than true fixes.
The team continues to investigate improvements in this area, and to make the broadest impact, I’d recommend sharing this feedback in Roon Software Discussion or the feature suggestions subcategory: