How to get old iphone app?

My complaint has been rolled into this thread. I have a recent IOS device so the new version "works". However, it's design is extremely poor. This is not just a matter of taste, nor not taking time to get used to change. I have a large classical collection with many peices of music sharing the same cover art (over 20 in some cases). On my iphone I now cannot tell which of these is which as the text appears identical due to truncation (e.g. Brandenburg Concert..). This clearly was not taken into consideration during the initial design process. Sonos have not replied to my emailed request for advice. So this is not just people with older kit losing out (but their circumstances are worse and draws attention to the problem of companies like Sonos making people dependent upon other companies' hardware). A roll back must be enabled, followed by a more carefully considered design come 5.1

this is just one of the many gripes mentioned in https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/give_us_the_old_app_back_please  please click this link and 'me too' the request.

My complaint has been rolled into this thread. I have a recent IOS device so the new version "works". However, it's design is extremely poor. This is not just a matter of taste, nor not taking time to get used to change. I have a large classical collection with many peices of music sharing the same cover art (over 20 in some cases). On my iphone I now cannot tell which of these is which as the text appears identical due to truncation (e.g. Brandenburg Concert..). This clearly was not taken into consideration during the initial design process. Sonos have not replied to my emailed request for advice. So this is not just people with older kit losing out (but their circumstances are worse and draws attention to the problem of companies like Sonos making people dependent upon other companies' hardware). A roll back must be enabled, followed by a more carefully considered design come 5.1

As you'll see (assuming you read all the content of this thread!) you' re not alone in this. How any interface designer (at least one who understood what the interface had to do) could replace a sensible small icon + full text description with a HUGE icon and not enough text to be useful is utterly beyond me. The new interface is, apparently, 'intuitive'. Presumably us box-set users now just have to use our intuition to work out which album is which, because the app certainly doesn't give us a clue.

Come on Sonos. Either sort it out or have the guts to tell those of us who don't fit your target demographic that it's time for us to go.

My complaint has been rolled into this thread. I have a recent IOS device so the new version "works". However, it's design is extremely poor. This is not just a matter of taste, nor not taking time to get used to change. I have a large classical collection with many peices of music sharing the same cover art (over 20 in some cases). On my iphone I now cannot tell which of these is which as the text appears identical due to truncation (e.g. Brandenburg Concert..). This clearly was not taken into consideration during the initial design process. Sonos have not replied to my emailed request for advice. So this is not just people with older kit losing out (but their circumstances are worse and draws attention to the problem of companies like Sonos making people dependent upon other companies' hardware). A roll back must be enabled, followed by a more carefully considered design come 5.1

I should clarify that my comment above concerning the problems of truncation ought to have reffered to the iPad, not the iPhone. The small iPhone screen might reasonably have this problem. The iPad one doesn't with the older version and simply shouldn't with the new.

Sonos is strangly unresponsive to this consolidated thread of reported issues even though someone has obviously taken the the time and effort to do so.  My specific reported issue with no longer being able to use my IPAD 1 to control Sonos (after deleting 4.3 from it) was two weeks ago.  Sure would like to get it back in the game.

I just bought an app called Sonopad which works with ios5. It seems to be a well written app.

Can't remove update.  use SonosPad app

Hi dan, where did you purshase it?

Sonospad is in App Store

I have two iPods and One iPad 1 that will not work on the sonos system that i just bought and it really pisses me off.  Now I have to buy my wife a new iPad? She did not want me to get the Sonos system anyway and now she is all over me about my decision.  Not too much I can do about it based on all the replys I have seen.... Hmmmm 

Yes Ken, unfortunately Sonos has officially disabled the fundamental functionality of the Sonos system.  They have stopped production of the CR200 controller and blocked all but the latest ipods, ipads, and iphones.  Presumably the company is closing since there is no possible explanation for ending the ability to operate their products.

Samsung has taken over where Sonos ended and will continue their version of this product, now called the "Shape", and of course they support any ipad/pod/phone.

If you still wish to use the obsolete Sonos for some reason, you can purchase the third party Sonopad/Sonophone app which will provide limited functionality until Sonos blocks it as promised with a pushed firmware update in the next few months.