For anyone following this thread, Aurender recently (not sure how recently) updated it’s app for android and I have to say it’s light-years better than it was before. Still not quite as silky-smooth as via the iPad, but now it seems that almost all functions/features I commonly use are available via the android app and it works well (crashes are much more rare, and usually seems to happen when trying to search for songs/artists typing too quickly). In any case this means that now for 99% of my listening I just use my phone... never thought we’d get to that point but it seems to have finally arrived. :)
Oh, and also for those interested the Aurender now also has the ability to play via Spotify. I haven't been able to get it to properly show up as a device via Spotify-Connect, but from the iPad I can connect from Spotify to the Aurender via blue-tooth (so that still keeps the iPad in the game and is now the "distinguishing feature" causing me to still use the iPad at times over my phone).
Oh, and also for those interested the Aurender now also has the ability to play via Spotify. I haven't been able to get it to properly show up as a device via Spotify-Connect, but from the iPad I can connect from Spotify to the Aurender via blue-tooth (so that still keeps the iPad in the game and is now the "distinguishing feature" causing me to still use the iPad at times over my phone).