Playback suddenly stopped today while I was watching exciting live sport.
I use Play5 pair via line in only, I no longer use Sonos app or playback over wifi. But today, suddenly playback stopped. Dead. No issues with my network or sound source. So I power cycle Play 5’s. No re-connection. Open app (that I haven’t used in weeks), it says nope, you need new app. App is basically bricked until I go to app store, update app. Since when did apps completely stop working as a way to force an update?
Updated app, still nope. Now need new speaker software. Loading…waiting… loading, finally done.
Bad UX. What if I was in the middle of something important when you shut down the speakers you detect as not updated? Live streaming a funeral or something?
I don’t even use the app, so are the Play5’s constantly calling home and telling you my speaker’s logs? “ALERT! ALERT! Play5’s found at this lat/long under this name and ID, OUT OF DATE! SHUT IT DOWN! SHUT IT DOWN NOW!!!!!”
Are you really enforcing updates even if it means brute force disabling the Play 5’s remotely, while they’re in use? And when audio is from line in, not via app? I dunno, might be last straw for me if this question gets confirmed.
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