rooWatch1.71 - App Store

rooWatch is part of rooExtend, an extension platform and software for the Roon music server based on Raspberry Pi.
rooWatch offers:
- Full cover art with track and artist name
- Always works: The Roon app does not need to run on iPhone or iPad
- Use the digital crown to control the volume
- Play/Pause music (tap screen)
- Swipe ot next and previous track (swipe left/right)
- Seek by tapping on the seek bar
- Use Siri to control playback, play songs, artists, bands and albums, playlists and radio stations
- Use Siri to search the Roon library
- Browse Roon playlist and select tracks (swipe up)
- Use Siri to search your library and select albums/artists/songs
- Browse Roon, i.e. radio stations, playlists, library etc. (double tap)
- Select and control different zones on Apple Watch (swipe down)
- Full Roon zone control, including the transfer music to other zones (actions menu using long tap)
- Enable shuffle and repeat modes (actions menu using long tap)
- Shutdown playback devices (actions menu using long tap)

Version History This app has been updated by Apple to prepare for watchOS 27 compatibility. No new features are included.

- improved compatibility with watchOS 11
- minor fixes 1.71 10/10/2024 - watchOS 10 compatibility 1.70 09/13/2023 - fixed an issue where microphone input could interrupt the Roon server connection
- added voice feedback for Siri commands 1.66 04/04/2023 - allow fast restart of the App when setting "Keep App Active" is enabled (on by default), switch off if you want to quit rooWatch on crown press
- version 1.65 is now in sync with internal version number 1.65 03/26/2023 - power saving improvements
- fixed auto-start issues
- added new option "Tap rooWatch logo to hide track info", because some user accidentally tapped the logo and wondered why the track info was gone. This feature thus has to be enabled explicitly
- performance an reliability improvements 1.14 01/06/2023 - Fixed auto-start issue
- Fixed Roon browsing issue
- Fixed noise issue on Watch Ultra
- Fixed track display issue 1.13 12/06/2022 - fixed an issue with the display of the artist, album and track info
- small seek display optimisation 1.12 11/13/2022 - fixed a bug which causes the App to start when not requested 1.11 10/22/2022 - support for watchOS9
- support for Apple Watch Ultra, 8 and SE2
- minor fix as per user request: close actions menu when selecting Standby/Resume 1.10 09/09/2022 - CD transport fix (requires rooExtend v2.3.0)
- Sleep/Resume fixed for Linn audio devices (requires rooExtend v2.3.0) 1.06 08/01/2022 - fixed a problem with search in Roon browsing 1.05 04/07/2022 - fixes flickering cover art when preferred zone is unavailable 1.04 03/23/2022 - new option to change volume on playback only
- new option to pause playback on incoming phone call
- fixed tags browsing
- support for new upcoming genre playback Siri command 1.03 03/14/2022 - tapping to top of the screen hides/shows the track and artist info text at the bottom
- fixed an issue with the seek bar flickering in radio mode
- playing an item in the Roon browser now closes the browser and shows the playing item
- improved the text shown in one of the complications 1.01 02/17/2022 1.0 02/16/2022