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Most posts on the forum are to do with issues and complaints.  I thought I’d write a positive post (for once).  Whilst the app is still not perfect and there’s still missing functionality (often adding a song to the queue or play next results in an error even though it works!), I’m finding it much more stable.

For my particular case, even before the new app caused so many issues, I had connectivity issues resulting in delays between stopping/starting music and not finding speakers temporarily.  I’ve noticed over the last few months that these issues have reduced massively.  Speakers are no longer getting “lost”.  Pressing play/pause is generally reactive, as is the volume control.  It feels now I have a system that is usable and I don’t have to play music via spotify connect each time (it means I can now play music from my library!)

I’m hoping this stability continues - having had sonos speakers for over a dozen years where they “just worked”, I’d be glad to get back to that time.

Hi ​@MrWhite22 

Thanks for your post!

I am glad to hear that things have improved for you! I hope they will continue to do so.

While there are still a few things still needing work, things have certainly come along a bit.

The ‘delay’ in the IOS app is annoying, although much improved as per OP. For the most part, I have two PC’s where I can run the PC app to get more satisfactory response. 
It seems that every time my IOS is locked and opened, the app has to re-connect to the ‘cloud’ sonos again first before re-discovering my devices. All for the AI/Marketing surveillance. 

All for the AI/Marketing surveillance. 

You are clearly very clued up...

Most posts on the forum are to do with issues and complaints.  I thought I’d write a positive post (for once).  Whilst the app is still not perfect and there’s still missing functionality (often adding a song to the queue or play next results in an error even though it works!), I’m finding it much more stable.

For my particular case, even before the new app caused so many issues, I had connectivity issues resulting in delays between stopping/starting music and not finding speakers temporarily.  I’ve noticed over the last few months that these issues have reduced massively.  Speakers are no longer getting “lost”.  Pressing play/pause is generally reactive, as is the volume control.  It feels now I have a system that is usable and I don’t have to play music via spotify connect each time (it means I can now play music from my library!)

I’m hoping this stability continues - having had sonos speakers for over a dozen years where they “just worked”, I’d be glad to get back to that time.

Given how bad the upgrade was, I had to unplug all of my early Sonos devices (which are collecting dust) and haven’t plugged them back in for fear of them constantly disrupting my new system (which was happening on a daily basis). That should have been a slam dunk to have fixed - I hope it has been. On to the functionality of the new app. Volume control is still a disaster since your finger so completely covers the volume level that you can’t tell exactly where you are setting it until you lift your finger. How about a number box with a + and - sign so you can just bump it up/down - that in itself would be a huge improvement and take less space.

I would also like to get back to the early days when it “just worked”!

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