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new app

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May 7, 2024
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I just installed the new app and at first sight it‘s totally crap :(

First thing I want/need to do is set a new alarm clock for tomorrow morning… hard to find the function at all. Easy access is something different… setting new times is not possible - function will be available with future updates… honestly????

please tell me this is not what you really release! Give me back the old app! Now!!!

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PiGi

Contributor I

Updated to 80.00. Can’t connect to my system (1 Play:1 two Play:3 in stereo; Boost; iPhone 15; iPad pro). Resetted everything. Initially worked, but after a while couldn’t connect anymore. Very disappointed. My system can’t play now.

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Gradun

Trending Lyricist I

No “Alarms” showing since updated on my iPhone 15. So incredibly frustrating. Plus other functions missing. Why on earth launch a sparkling new update with basic functions missing? Would you update an aircraft and launch it with basic parts missing? Whoever in management would approve that?Sincerely regret updating the app and would love to revert to earlier, easy to use version. Not many people like change but this seems like change for change sake and I can’t find any improvement. Maddening and needs fixing now.

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Laseron

Trending Lyricist I

Hey guys! A couple of questions:

Got the new Sonos app version 80 yesterday. Today i updated my sonos products. As i understand it the software for the sonos speakers should also be 80, but in my case all my products are version 78.1-5202. Is this normal? If i click on system update the app says there are no updates available.
Where can i see status about Sonosnet in the new app? The old one said WM:0 (i believe) but this has been removed from system information. In the old app you could also change the Sonosnet-channel but that is nowhere to be found.

Ken_Griffiths

Hey guys! A couple of questions:

Got the new Sonos app version 80 yesterday. Today i updated my sonos products. As i understand it the software for the sonos speakers should also be 80, but in my case all my products are version 78.1-5202. Is this normal? If i click on system update the app says there are no updates available.

It was just an App/software update only, there has not been a change to the speakers firmware/software, so what you’re seeing is fine.

Where can i see status about Sonosnet in the new app? The old one said WM:0 (i believe) but this has been removed from system information. In the old app you could also change the Sonosnet-channel but that is nowhere to be found.

In the new App goto "Settings (cog icon)” and select a ‘Sonos Room/Product/Network’… if you check the connection it shows if a device is using SonosNet or your local WiFi .. at least that’s how I checked/found the answer I was looking for. It shows the channel in use too.

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Laseron

Trending Lyricist I

Hey guys! A couple of questions:

Got the new Sonos app version 80 yesterday. Today i updated my sonos products. As i understand it the software for the sonos speakers should also be 80, but in my case all my products are version 78.1-5202. Is this normal? If i click on system update the app says there are no updates available.

It was just an App/software update only, there has not been a change to the speakers firmware/software, so what you’re seeing is fine.

Where can i see status about Sonosnet in the new app? The old one said WM:0 (i believe) but this has been removed from system information. In the old app you could also change the Sonosnet-channel but that is nowhere to be found.

In the new App goto "Settings (cog icon)” and select a ‘Sonos Room/Product/Network’… if you check the connection it shows if a device is using SonosNet or your local WiFi .. at least that’s how I checked/found the answer I was looking for. It shows the channel in use too.

About Sonosnet. Yeah, found it. So we have to check if it says “SSID not available” which would mean that it is using Sonosnet? And not being able to change the channel is just...Bad.

Ken_Griffiths

About Sonosnet. Yeah, found it. So we have to check if it says “SSID not available” which would mean that it is using Sonosnet? And not being able to change the channel is just...Bad.

Sonos did mention some things will come later - I understand the speakers select the optimal SonosNet channel automatically nowadays, but I agree I prefer to manually change such settings too. We’ll have to wait and see what the eventual outcome will be. I’ve found that using WiFi these days is so much faster and more reliable, so I’ve set SonosNet aside, but that’s entirely a matter for yourself.

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Laseron

Trending Lyricist I

About Sonosnet. Yeah, found it. So we have to check if it says “SSID not available” which would mean that it is using Sonosnet? And not being able to change the channel is just...Bad.

Sonos did mention some things will come later - I understand the speakers select the optimal SonosNet channel automatically nowadays, but I agree I prefer to manually change such settings too. We’ll have to wait and see what the eventual outcome will be. I’ve found that using WiFi these days is so much faster and more reliable, so I’ve set SonosNet aside, but that’s entirely a matter for yourself.

Hi! Ok, but the point with Sonosnet earlier was that it was a lot faster and reliable then having the products use 2.4ghz wifi. Has this changed somehow? I understand that more recent products can use wifi 6 but not my system with ones and an amp, right?

Ken_Griffiths

Hi! Ok, but the point with Sonosnet earlier was that it was a lot faster and reliable then having the products use 2.4ghz wifi. Has this changed somehow? I understand that more recent products can use wifi 6 but not my system with ones and an amp, right?

Yes things have changed a great deal, many S2 products now use their faster 5Ghz adapters, rather than the 2.4Ghz band. As an example, if I download over a SonosNet 2.4Ghz connection (and bear in mind the Ethernet adapters on Sonos products are 10/100 only ports), I can only get wireless speeds in the region of 15MB/s - that’s on a good day, even when linked to a gigabit LAN with internet download speed of 1000+ MB/s.

If I switch the link from SonosNet to 802.11AC WiFi-5 then I can get 350+ MB/s in remote places around my Home and over 550+MB/s in most main rooms. See attached.

So in my case I opt to use a faster WiFi mesh system these days for my Home Sonos setup - I’ve not had any issues with the setup since I switched well over a year ago.

Here’s a little more information about Sonos devices networking capabilities…

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/supported-wifi-modes-and-security-standards-for-sonos-products

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mosesyeung

Lyricist I

I just installed the new app and at first sight it‘s totally crap :(

First thing I want/need to do is set a new alarm clock for tomorrow morning… hard to find the function at all. Easy access is something different… setting new times is not possible - function will be available with future updates… honestly????

please tell me this is not what you really release! Give me back the old app! Now!!!

no alarm, and no timer in 80.00.04

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Gryphaea

Avid Contributor I

My first impressions off the App are positive. Yes, there are capabilities I’d like to see added , but the overall usabilty is an improvement.

I hope we’ll see

Return of ‘play next’, so I can queue up tracks
I like ‘Your Services’, but would like to be able to chose the sequence. I can set the first, but the others are alphabetical
I do tend to refer to ‘Sonos System Info’ frequently ,to ensure I have Atmos, or other surround playing. It’s more hidden now, that it used to be

But overall, it's an improvement

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