Support Windows 8 RT for Surface Tablet and Windows Phone 8 for Mobile Devices
This is not a full windows 8 platform but will work new surface tablet and Samsung and others plan to use this OS which is not fully windows 8 compatible. It would be very helpful if sonos would support this as the tablet looks promising.
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I can quite confidently say i will be buying another Windows Phone over the next 12 months. (Probably a Lumia handset assuming the next iteration of the 900 series becomes available and Microsoft don't do anything too crazy).
I will not consider buying anymore Sonos equipment until there is support for Windows Phone. (Even though i would like the soundbar and sub if i could control it and the rest of the system with my phone)
Sonos does music very well, but without the app on my phone a large element of the luxury feel of the system is disabled as i have to walk to find the ipad to then control my music.
So in the next year that is £500-£800 of my money going to Microsoft and £0 going to Sonos - as it stands.
If a windows phone app is provided I would at least get one of the devices on my wish list (£600) in the next 12 months.
However if a competitor provides a wireless music system, controllable by Windows phone, and of a very good audio standard; then I will take one last look at this forum before leaving and not looking back.
I agree. The first company with a good multi room music system AND Windows Phone support can convince the Windows Phone users to switch to their system. So come on Samsung and Denon… And keep an eye open for DTS Play-Fi systems. I think that’s the way to go.
SONOS doesn’t take people with Windows Phones serious. If they would, there would be much more response from SONOS on this forum. The last official response is 3 months ago. The one before that is 9 months ago. So it will take another 3 months before there will be another ‘Official response’ from SONOS telling you that they are happy with your patience and that they are actively monitoring this thread.
Haha. So true.
If we're really lucky we may get a survey too. Can't wait for that.
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To keep up with the times, it might be an idea if everyone in this topic would join me in my new topic on this forum: sonos controller app for windows 8.1 and windows 10 RT and Phone Maybe then sonos will surprise us and we'll find the long awaited controller app in oure stalkings or on the first day of the new year in the app stores! And to you all! Have a marry christmas and a happy new year!
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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled sonos controller app for windows 8.1 and windows 10 RT and Phone.
I'd definitely love an app for my surface. Just getting a Sonos system this month and not having an app for my Surface is a real bummer. Sonos, please make it happen
Wow. That would be awesome. Like everybody else here, we have been waiting for an official app for years. Hopefully this happens.
Please make a surface rt official app and windows phone 8.1 app, simply amazed they have not been created already and available
I notice that this is now the top voted idea here on ask.sonos.com. Besides, creating Windows Phone apps really isn't that hard. Even more compelling: make it a universal app and all code except UI can be shared between phone and tablet/desktop.
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Which suggests Sonos do what Sonos want, rather than what their existing and potential customer base need.
An app for the controller that could be downloaded thought the Windows Store, compatible with windows 8.1 and windows RT would be great. It seems that I am in good company here. having many tablets and products that do not support Sonos, it would be good to see native support.
The silence on this thread has become deafening. I think that little story posted in Dec about Sonos support for WP had everybody hoping for some sort of announcement by now. I personally no longer believe that this is ever going to happen, someone high at Sonos probably has some sort of axe to grind with Microsoft, shame it's their customers who pay the price. The last official response was four months ago and the survey was launched almost a year ago, since then Sonos have provided the people on this thread and their wider WP using customer base precisely nothing. Quite depressing really.
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I was thinking the same. There is only so long customers will wait.
This is ridiculous! What is it now....2 and a half years later and still nothing!?!?!? Make the App already! There are several people on here who want the app that you keep ignoring. OK, so Windows Phone does not have the demand that iPhone and Android do right now, so what..... Windows Phone has steadily, albeit slowly, gained more acceptance and will continue to do so. It's not going away, even if you want it to and making it a Universal App means that it can integrate with Desktop\Laptop\Xbox\Phone which provides even more of a customer base than iPhone and
Surely this is not beyond Sonos......I have moved away from apple and android, and am very happy to have done so. I am not unique, so surely the take up must justify the effort to keep us loyal to Sonos?
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I just found a post on the internet dated 24th of december 2014 regarding this subject. I posted the link below.
http://www.windowscentral.com/official-sonos-windows-phone-testing
Supposedly Sonos is developing a Windows phone app. Sadly I didn't find anything on the developmeent of a windows app on this forum.
It would be nice if someone from sonos could confirm that they are working on the windows app. Idd like to know for which Windows platforms it will work, will it have the same options/featureset as the android and Ios apps, will the wifi connection via sonos net work and when can we expect to see it.
http://www.windowscentral.com/official-sonos-windows-phone-testing
Supposedly Sonos is developing a Windows phone app. Sadly I didn't find anything on the developmeent of a windows app on this forum.
It would be nice if someone from sonos could confirm that they are working on the windows app. Idd like to know for which Windows platforms it will work, will it have the same options/featureset as the android and Ios apps, will the wifi connection via sonos net work and when can we expect to see it.
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By the way, I started a new post regarding Windows 8. 8.1 and 10. But sadly it was merged with this post. Why!!!! Windows 10 isnt the same as windows 8 or 8.1
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There was an official post on a linked topic an hour ago which was the usual 'thanks for the interest, however we've no news and we're STILL thinking about it'! It's interesting to observe that on their Facebook page, they pick up any customer issues immediately and want to look to address them, but for any posts relating to Windows Phone... well, they just get ignored. These native apps are never coming.
http://www.windowscentral.com/sonos-app-windows-phone-private-beta-promised-no-eta-release-though
I guess it is official now. Time to update this item to 'planned' and post an ETA, Sonos!
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We know this is a highly requested feature and that many of you are hoping to hear an acknowledgement from us on potential plans.
We have no news to share with you about support for Windows Phone on Sonos at this time, and do not expect to have an update in the near future. We are always testing ways to improve your experience with Sonos, and while we do not comment on what we're working on, this group will be among the first to know when we have more to share on this topic. Thank you for sharing your comments with us and we hope you'll continue to do so in the future.
We have no news to share with you about support for Windows Phone on Sonos at this time, and do not expect to have an update in the near future. We are always testing ways to improve your experience with Sonos, and while we do not comment on what we're working on, this group will be among the first to know when we have more to share on this topic. Thank you for sharing your comments with us and we hope you'll continue to do so in the future.
We have no news to share with you about support for Windows Phone on Sonos at this time, and do not expect to have an update in the near future. We are always testing ways to improve your experience with Sonos, and while we do not comment on what we're working on, this group will be among the first to know when we have more to share on this topic. Thank you for sharing your comments with us and we hope you'll continue to do so in the future.
Mmmm. You’re a month early, because usually you look at this thread only every 6 months. Why don’t you just close this tread and put Windows Phone support on SONOS as ‘Not planned’. That you are still considering to implement Windows Phone support on SONOS is very big BS. Don’t you think so ? The only reason to keep the tread alive is that you don’t want to lose the Windows Phone users but you neither want to give them what they are asking for the last 2 years.
We have no news to share with you about support for Windows Phone on Sonos at this time, and do not expect to have an update in the near future. We are always testing ways to improve your experience with Sonos, and while we do not comment on what we're working on, this group will be among the first to know when we have more to share on this topic. Thank you for sharing your comments with us and we hope you'll continue to do so in the future.
On the other hand I would love to see a good third-party SONOS app on Windows Phone. Yesterday I was playing with the official SONOS app on an ipad and I realized that the UI of the official SONOS app is crap. So maybe we shouldn’t be waiting for an official SONOS app on Windows Phone, but for a good third-party app, with a great UI.
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