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Contributor I
April 10, 2026

Mac OS app - intel based to silicon

  • April 10, 2026
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I’ve just seen on my Mac (running Tahoe 26.4.1) that the version of Sonos app I have on my computer will not open in future release of MacOS. Running Sonos S2 version 17.2. (the message directs me to an apple website to learn how to update to Apple Silicon version).

I wondered if there will be a solution going forward or is this the end of the app for MacOS? 

 

64 replies

kdowling
June 24, 2026
PhonosUltimate: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures: [x86_64:Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64] [arm64]
PhonosUltimate (for architecture x86_64): Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
PhonosUltimate (for architecture arm64): Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64

Doesn’t require Rosetta.

Bob235178
Enthusiast I
June 24, 2026

Doesn’t require Rosetta.

Thank you very much for posting that.  Downloading it now.

controlav
Lead Maestro
June 25, 2026

Having come across the message I decided to try phonos ultimate 

Do you know if it has an apple silicon binary, or is it just x86

It’s both. You can open the package and take a look inside if you like. (I am the author).

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
Lyricist II
July 15, 2026

Why would the app not run via Apple’s Rosetta 2?  So far I haven’t had any trouble running my existing Sonos app for Mac.

AjTrek1
July 15, 2026

Apple’s next MacOS will no longer support Rossetta 2 as an interpolator for InTel based apps to work with Apple Silicon.

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piddonkadonk
Lyricist I
July 20, 2026

Chiming in here a little late, but I have tried a stupid amount of 3rd party MacOS (and iOS) Sonos apps. It’s really obnoxious that Sonos is abandoning a group of people that have a specific MacOS workflow like OPs here, which seems close to mine. Throughout my day, working on different projects, I have to switch back and forth between my Mac Mini, Macbook Pro and company-issued Chromebook (via KVM), and the web app does suffice when working strictly off ChromeOS - you can easily create a nice little web app if you choose to do so. But that segue to a web app has been pretty awful with Safari for instance which like OP, don’t want open at times. I created a web app via both Unite Pro and Coherence X that aren’t bad, but I love the frills of a real player that stacks some fun functionality in it. Music is my world and why should it have to be mundane - especially when we’ve dropped god knows how much money on hardware to see some major fails time and again - and as a loyal consumer I’d like to see Sonos pay it back with something that wows. Maybe the web app will get there, but in the meantime here are my favs for 3rd party MacOS functionality in order of preference:

1) MenuBar Controller for Mac (made by Lyd, which is also an awesome iOS app) - really quick functionality from your Menu Bar including grouping, volume, track change and a player/library function that keeps on improving - you can now search library and services with ease.

2) Clic (also has an amazing app for with robust functionality) - Clic is constantly getting better, the dev is super active and if there were a few tweaks to the menu bar and quick volume edits it would be my daily Sonos macOS driver

3) Orto - doesn’t look pretty and there is some glitchy behavior, but it works (

I wouldn’t recommend Soro for MacOS - there are a bunch of reasons, but it just feels unfinished and they hype it up, but it can’t compete on MacOS and has too many places where extra clicks are unnecessarily added. 

Frills: For both MacOS and iOS I place a ton of value in stuff like Control Center, Live Activities, lockscreen controls, apple audio player integration, widgets, etc.

I’ve also used these apps and their iOS apps on my Mac Mini through iPhone mirroring which normally is pretty solid unless the apps are wrapped in a way that don’t allow for the scrolling, clicking, etc via a computer mouse.

Sidenote for iOS users - Sonify is an amazing option, it’s a fairly recent addition, is free and the dev and updates are active. For straight functionality and what I envision a Sonos app should look and feel like, Sonify wins. They just need to add a MacOS app and throw some of the frills I noted above in there and then it will be my “go to”.

Second sidenote for iOS user - Sono+ is also a great app that is kind of like an addendum to the Sonos app rather than something to replace it. It provides alot of those frills above.

Hope this diatribe helps someone.

Lyricist II
July 21, 2026

There does not seem to be a way to play from the library on the Web App.  Only streaming services.

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
July 21, 2026

On Android and Chrome web controller, the music library is at the bottom. 

 

 

Enthusiast II
August 4, 2026

Unlike in the IOS app, there does not seem to be a way to reorder sources in the web app. Or maybe I’ve missed it ?

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
August 4, 2026

I don't see an option to reorder either.