CarPlay +1
The Apple Music app is the one to compete with, as it is far superior to either Tidal or Qobuz when using CarPlay
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yeah, its amazing how bad Tidal and Qobuz are at carplay. Apple music did a good job at carplay.
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carplay +1
Would be great if I could control Roon with android auto.
Going to pile on here.
I was a bit disappointed that CarPlay didnât make it in the first rev of ARCâI think they should have held the release longer until that and Android Auto were incorporated. In my car is the ONLY place I will use ARC as I donât walk around listening to music on my phone, but I do listen to music in my car EVERY time Iâm in it. Right now I copy my music to a USB stick and then listen from there, but it sure would be more convenient to use ARC and retire the USB process.
I guess Iâll continue to use Qobuz for music not on my USB stick until Roon can get the CarPlay thing figured out.
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Give ARC a go in the car if you have CarPlay. The basics of listening to music is there. So you can setup playlists in the mean time so you can listen.
We canât expect everything in a first release. At least for now it works.
It took Tidal over 3 years to even had a like button to favourite a songâŚ. 
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I have both Plexamp and Roon ARC. So far I prefer Plexamp. Plex server is running on my Synology NAS where all music files are stored (5TB mostly classical), and Roon Rock running on a nuc10i7.
I also installed Plexamp for Windows on my work PC so I can stream my music library to the DAC/2.1 playback system in my office.
plus 1 for Carplay
itâs honestly just not safe without carplay, and in my state an instant ticket to even be touching your phone. This is a let down.
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How is it a let down? They just introduced Roon ARC 1.0 a couple days ago. Other than hinting that Roon mobile was coming, nobody said anything about CarPlay. It actually works pretty well with CarPlay already, though, by pressing âWhatâs Playing.â
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current car features are just a byproduct of standard bluetooth connectivity, and not any kind of real integration.
the letdown, is as stated, and if we (roon) were going to launch this mobility, then at least safety using carplay wouldnât be a âdown the roadâ (pun intended?) feature.
The social media promotions alone showed people pecking at their phones while driving, not realistic.
Hopefully, that apple integration comes sooner than it took them to incorporate apple music librariesâŚ
In that case, donât turn on Roon ARC when driving your car.
EDIT: I donât use bluetooth connectivity, I use a USB wired connection to CarPlay. I have also played with a non-CarPlay USB connection with my iPad and a 3.5mm aux connection. They all work with varying degrees of success and confusion.
I donât think anyone said or thinks the current Roon ARC is integrated with CarPlay to any degree. It just so happens that if you plug it in, it works pretty well if you use the phone for some commands. I think a lot of us look forward to a Roon ARC CarPlay app.
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thatâs the plan until itâs updated
Same here in the Netherlands
I am waiting impatiently for ARC in Car Play
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I must agree with some others that I am a bit let down with the lack of Car Play support. Honestly when I first saw this feature was lacking I was blown away, and spoke my wifeâs ear off for a number of miles. In my opinion Roon produced a great new app and service, which has greatly expanded my listening options and is a feature many of us have been have been wanting, but this lack of auto support (and if I canât select and interact with my playlists then at least where I live it really is practically zero use in a car) is a big let down. For usability and safety sake, I would have pulled out all the stops thrown whatever resources were necessary at this to make it a day one feature. I love this app and service, it just needs this last kick to take it from good to great!
Excellent! looking forward playing to Roon Arc through android auto.
Yes please, found out this morning that it did no work yet so please put it on the roadmap.
Just because Roon have added the facility to use their service outside of our home network, doesnât mean the only place it can be used is in a car.
Things to note
- Roon can now also be used, whilst walking, running, travelling by train, sitting in a coffee shop, at the library, at my friends house, in the park, I meanâŚmany more places than just in the car
- the majority of cars on the road donât have Apple Car Play
- not everybody has an iPhone
- you wonât get the music quality benefits of Roon through Apple Car Play anyway.
Just because Roon ARC doesnât yet work with Apple Car Play does not mean itâs failed. It just means that a select few people would be keen to see that additional functionality. Me included by the way, Iâm just realistic and not an ass about things.
Hi, Of course, you can also use it outside the car, only I at least compare ARC to the Tidal, Spotify or Dezzer applications. To replace them, ARC has to follow, otherwise it will be another app, but when I get into the car I will use Tidal, not ARC.
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