I’m getting a message on my MacBook that the Sonos app will soon need to be upgraded because support for apps built for the Intel processors are being phased out. I have Sonos app version 17.2 and MacOS 26.4.1. Is a newer version of the Sonos app available?
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Sonos app on Mac
Best answer by AjTrek1
Prior to the upcoming MacOS release previous versions of MacOS used “Rosetta”
Here’s an AI Overview”
- "Rosetta" most commonly refers to Apple's translation software enabling Intel-based apps to run on Apple silicon (M1/M2/M3 chips). It works by automatically translating code during installation, allowing for immediate, responsive performance. It is crucial for compatibility but will be phased out in future macOS versions.
Sonos has decided not to recode the MacOS app to work with Apple silicon. Sonos actually started stripping the desktop app of functionality (i.e. setup and others functions) from MacOS and Windows several years ago. Eventually, the desktop app will be phased out on Windows as well. The Web-Based app is the eventual replacement.
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The forum search is about useless but if you use an external search, with the site: option, it may find more.
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Prior to the upcoming MacOS release previous versions of MacOS used “Rosetta”
Here’s an AI Overview”
- "Rosetta" most commonly refers to Apple's translation software enabling Intel-based apps to run on Apple silicon (M1/M2/M3 chips). It works by automatically translating code during installation, allowing for immediate, responsive performance. It is crucial for compatibility but will be phased out in future macOS versions.
Sonos has decided not to recode the MacOS app to work with Apple silicon. Sonos actually started stripping the desktop app of functionality (i.e. setup and others functions) from MacOS and Windows several years ago. Eventually, the desktop app will be phased out on Windows as well. The Web-Based app is the eventual replacement.
I received that message also, causing me to end up here. I lost my queue due to a power outage caused by a lightning strike last night. I tried restoring the queue (my 6000+ hourlong Mixcloud uploads to play randomly). My iOS iPad only added 100 “songs” and wouldn’t shuffle them. My still functioning MacOS on new Mac Neo, I guess using Rosetta in the background, managed to queue up all 6000+ and randomize.
Sonos needs to drop a couple of their checkmarks for features off of iOS and add them to MacOS—at least for now.
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