Support Roon 1.8

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Roon Core Machine

Mac Mini mid 2011. Dual core 2.5hgz. 8gb ram.

Hello!

I have a question about Roon 1.8 for Apple.
Does anyone know how much longer Roon supports the 1.8 version? 6 months? One year? Two years?

Kind regards,
Nick

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Roon said 12/31/2022, but maybe if there is a bug, they will address it. What is the problem?

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Personally I think the communication was unclear. Obviously it continues to work, regardless of whether there is support for it, and as you say they might well fix a serious bug now or in the foreseeable future, or address changes needed by streaming services. But if macOS 14 or Windows 12, etc. need larger changes? I have no idea

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Not a problem. So far. Roon said they will not support 1.8 forever,… but I/we don’t know how long Roon will support version 1.8

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Maybe you can just go by what they said until/unless they say something different.

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Okay… We’ll the problem is if I have to buy a new Mac mini or not in the nearby future?
It’s a bit unclear for me.

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That’s what I meant. It certainly works now with macOS 13 but I have no clue about the future. (Personally I always considered staying with 1.8 as a guaranteed dead end, even though I wasn’t thrilled about the always-on requirement in 2.0. However, eventually I accepted it because I found a solution I can live with - getting a router that can connect to a phone by USB and use that for internet in the event of a landline outage)

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What’s the ‘the always-on requirement in 2.0? Does that mean the Roon core have to be always on?

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It refers to the fact that the Roon Core needs to have an active connection to the internet at all times.

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Aaah, okay. That’s not a problem here. Thanks!

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Hi @Nick_Huizenhaar ,

There is no set date yet for when Roon 1.8 support will end. In the context of “support will end”, we mean that there will come a point in time when no more additional 1.8 releases or bug fixes will be published.

If you have issues on Roon 1.8, support staff can still assist in the #support category, but do note that Roon 1.8 will not have the same bug fixes and improvements that 2.0 has.

If internet connectivity is a non-issue for your Core can run Roon 2.0, I would highly suggest upgrading to Roon 2.0 to ensure you have the best experience moving forward.

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Hey!

Thanks! …but is’t not necessary anymore. I just bought a new Mac (M2) and I’m running Roon 2.0 now:)

It’s running fine;)

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