This may prove informative to some and upsetting to others. Judging from the negative posts that continue to inundate this community regarding the app there will probably be quite a few upset. I’m sure those who are; or rather disagree, will have choice words to leave as a reply. So be it
To my point, I started a stream of Tidal Smooth Jazz music to my Five’s in stereo pair from my iPad Pro M4 using the latest version of the Sonos app and iOS 18.0.1.
I proceeded to close the app on my iPad and open it on my iPhone 15 ProMax with the same parameters of Sonos app and iOS. I made a few adjustments to volume looked at other areas of my system via the app and finally closed the app on my iPhone.
Next stop….Samsung Galaxy Tab running Android14. Performed similar operations on it as was done on my iPhone and then closed the app on it as well. All the while the Tidal music stream hasn’t missed a beat.
Moving on I adjourned to my office where I have a stereo pair of Move2’s . I decided to manually Group them to the Five’s by pressing play/pause. Sweet success!! I now have the Tidal stream in my office!!
Last stop….was to my MacBook Pro whereupon I opened the Sonos app on it and moved through various areas of the app and finally closed it. Guess what?? The Tidal stream is still pumping!!!
I’ve written this to illustrate that once an operation is started via the Sonos app it (the app) can be closed. As long as your network is functioning properly you can enjoy your Sonos sans the app. You can also manually group and un-group speakers. How cool is that!
So… is it the Sonos App that’s to blame for everything that has gone wrong with your Sonos; or in some instances could it be your network?