2.66 (build 1658)

Changes

• Resolved a bug preventing in-container upgrades on certain Linux hosts with restricted permissions
• Fixed a crash when using keyboard navigation in Album Browser with Random sort on macOS
• Adjusted the logic of track-level import date setting for streaming service library content
• Fixed the item count shown on the ARC Focus drawer’s Apply button when excluding a Release Date range.
• Various security, performance, and stability improvements

2.65 (build 1653) Production

Changes

1. Migrated Roon Desktop Clients to .NET10
2. Implemented Focus support in ARC
3. Improved Roon’s tooltip design and coverage, adding keyboard shortcut hints for enhanced usability
4. Added random sort option to the Album Browser in Roon and ARC
5. Added a clearer error for nugs content unavailable due to regional restrictions
6. Improved Live Radio to automatically resume after short dropouts
7. Fixed initial ARC sync failure with large databases
8. Improved scroll position retention on composition page when navigating back
9. Fixed an issue where Roon backups could fail
10. Fixed a regression where custom theme names appeared as ‘Unknown’
11. Fixed filter input on iOS not accepting special characters with Smart Punctuation enabled
12. Fixed a crash when moving an empty playlist to a streaming service section
13. Fixed incorrect phase inversion behavior in DSP when audio hits +0 dbfs
14. Fixed filter input clearing when no results are found on Artist Details Discography tab
15. Fixed bit depth info not displaying properly on Now Playing screen for non-library items
16. Fixed ‘Match any’ logic for Genres in Albums browser focusing
17. Reduced excessive reloading of Listen Later section in ARC
18. Fixed UI glitches of the filter fields on playlist details page in Roon
19. Fixed an issue where adding multiple playlists to a new playlist could case tracks duplication
20. Resolved an issue where updating genre tags externally changed the added date in Roon
21. Fixed an issue where KKBOX playback failed for tracks not available in the user’s region
22. Fixed an issue where Smart Playlists could loose Tidal library filters after a Core restart
23. Fixed an issue where the Genres column in Focus could appear empty when the “In My Library” filter was applied in Discography
24. Fixed a rare Windows issue that could cause Roon Remote to crash on launch
25. Fixed infinite loading indicator on Album and Artist pages when viewing description/bio in Roon ARC
26. Various fixes and improvements

2.62 (build 1641) Production

• Changes
• Fixed an issue where cancelled nugs subscriptions could not be used in Roon
• Fixed a regression where the ‘Fans also listened to’ page failed to load nugs shows
• Fixed an issue where the nugs icon toggle in Settings was behaving in reverse
• Fixed a regression where the sidebar could still show a streaming service page link after logging out

2.58 (build 1608) Production

Changes

• Updated the TIDAL browser by adding new carousels, removing stale ones, and fixing carousels that stopped updating
• Fixed an issue where toast messages could cover playback controls in the iOS Roon Remote Now Playing screen
• Fixed a regression where ARC could become laggy or unresponsive
• Improved the flow for saving Daily Mixes to playlists
• Fixed cases where importing certain TIDAL playlists could fail
• Added a clearer error state when TIDAL playback fails due to subscription limitations
• Fixed an issue where playback via HQPlayer could stop mid-playlist or delay when transitioning to the next track
• Display the correct version number in the macOS installer
• Fixed a regression where playback could continue after the queue became empty
• Fixed cases where a grey placeholder could appear in Signal Path when a manufacturer logo is unavailable
• Fixed a crash when pasting emoji or special characters into Search
• Fixed cases where the Playlists browser link in the hamburger menu was not clickable at certain window sizes
• Fixed a regression that could leave empty spaces in Recently Played after starting playback from Genres
• Added missing shortcuts in the Settings menu
• Added copy-to-clipboard for details page titles via long press
• Fixed text wrapping issues on the Now Playing screen
• Fixed a potential crash during drag-and-drop file import
• Fixed a crash in Android Roon Remote when navigating to album details
• Fixed an issue where Unidentified Albums were missing sharing option
• Fixed Display Zone IP address reporting that could incorrectly show localhost instead of the server’s IP
• Fixed a potential crash when scrolling the queue using keyboard shortcuts
• Fixed cases when album info could get cropped on the “Recommended Albums” section if there are no albums in the Library
• Fixed cases where Add Next would not start playback
• Fixed an issue where selecting Rescan Album could close the Album Editor dialog
• Fixed cases where changes to ROONALBUMTAG and ROONTRACKTAG were not reflected in real time
• Various fixes and improvements

2.57 (build 1598) Production

Changes

• Reworked how ARC handles background work with the goal to improve stability and performance
• Fixed a crash that could occur when redirecting to a track from Recently Played or Search results on the Album Details screen.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening Focus in the Albums browser after changing the RoonServer.
• Fixed cases where the incorrect album version was added to Listen Later when both in-library and non-library versions existed.
• Fixed an issue where non-library albums did not display the streaming service badge or the Versions tab.
• Fixed cases where certain widgets in the Qobuz browser failed to load.
• Fixed an issue on macOS Tahoe where playback to local audio devices could fail to initialize after changing the sample rate.
• Updated the Roon icon to match Apple’s new Liquid Glass design style introduced in macOS 26 (Tahoe)
• Fixed an issue that prevented some artists from being removed from the Listen Later queue.
• Fixed cases where Roon failed to discover multiple Loxone speakers over AirPlay 2.
• Fixed cases where Naim Atom devices were not discovered by Roon.
• Fixed cases where audio analysis could stall due to an excessive number of file tags.
• Various changes and improvements

2.56 (build 1582)

Changes

• Fixed Roon crashes on macOS 26 (Tahoe)
• Resolved an issue where Roon on macOS could lose track of audio zones following update procedure
• Fixed an issue that caused the back-swipe gesture to stop working in Roon on devices running Android 16
• Addressed a stability issue that could cause Roon to repeatedly disconnect from audio zones
• Resolved an issue where Roon could get stuck in the “Initializing” phase after restoring a backup
• Improved automatic port forwarding over UPnP/NAT-PMP to better handle complex and multi-NAT network setups
• Fixed incorrect “Starting Roon Radio…” message when playing an artist directly from the Artist page
• Improved ARC performance to reduce battery usage
• Resolved a bug preventing macroscrolling functionality from working in browsers in ARC
• Resolved a bug where album artwork failed to appear in the Now Playing widget in ARC
• Added shuffle playback options to ARC on CarPlay and Android Auto
• Various changes and improvements

2.54 (build 1554) Productio

Changes

• Fixed a memory leak in Roon / RoonSever
• Fixed a TIDAL auth issue that could cause a “TIDAL login failed” error
• Addressed a case in ARC where the “Remove Downloads” banner appeared despite no downloads being present
• Corrected the highlighting behavior of the shuffle and repeat icons in CarPlay
• Various changes and improvements

2.53 (build 1544) Production

Changes

• Fixed cases when Roon was failing to properly sync TIDAL’s playlists
• Fixed Roon’s memory leak caused by repeated disconnects of Chromecast/Google TV devices
• Fixed inability to search partial Chinese song titles in Roon
• Fixed cases when track counter will not update in Roon’s Tracks browser
• Fixed ARC’s Recent activity Played section failing to display played albums and tracks
• Fixed cases when “Add to queue” from the album options menu would starts playback of the queue in ARC
• Fixed broken sorting on ARC’s Artist details Compositions tab
• Various changes and improvements

2.52 (build 1538)

Changes

• Fixed a crash in Roon that could occur after disconnecting from the core
• Fixed issues syncing Tidal playlists in Roon
• Fixed missing Offline banner in ARC when the phone is in Airplane mode
• Fixed notifications in ARC when the phone gets too hot during downloads
• Fixed issues that could cause ARC to become unresponsive or show “Something went wrong” errors
• Fixed missing play actions in ARC playlists contextual menu
• Improved UX and layout of ARC Downloads page
• Various changes and improvements

2.51 (build 1534 ) Production

Changes

• Fixed broken More button on Recently Added widget on iOS
• Fixed Roon app crash after pressing Disconnect button
• Fixed localization of certain strings
• Fixed missing Added tab on the ARC’s Recent section
• Fixed Roon app crash after adding Artist/Composers to a playlist
• Fixed Roon app crashes during startup
• Fixed Roon app crashes in case of using Audio API
• Fixed cases where AirPlay was failing due to use of subnets
• Fixed issue showing incorrect album star rating in certain cases
• Fixed export to Excel not working in certain cases
• Various minor fixes to Listen Later functionality
• Improved Roon performance during import procedures
• Improved ARC performance