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Contributor I
October 7, 2017

Please go back to the last app, the update sucks SO bad!

  • October 7, 2017
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Is there any way to revert back to the last app before the recent update? This latest update is just plain stupid.
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Chris
Lead Maestro
December 26, 2017
Remember to also try linking categories in Spotify or pandora to quick menus in my Sonos.

The getting now playing out of the way is a pain. Hopefully fixed real soon. Have you competed it to the Spotify app (they are identical - which to me isn’t a good thing)
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Renowned Enthusiast II
December 26, 2017
Merry Christmas all!!! Christmas tunes are streaming and sounding great on my Play 1 and 2nd Gen Play 5 grouped on the main level. You guys need to lighten up. At the heart of hearts we are just passionate about our music and Sonos.

Merry christmas too....hope that lightening up extends to not mocking anyone who doesn’t like the current version...


For the record I have no problem with ppl not liking the current app. I have also agreed that it is not perfect and not better in substance than the previous. My only contention was the melodrama some ppl came on here with declaring that it was now unusable and couldn’t be figured out. That I still maintain is crap. I personally would have no problem is Sonos never implemented this tabbed approach to the app. But at the same time it has not prevented me from enjoying my system.

I cannot promise not to mock someone who comes on here saying that the world is coming to an end and the app is totally unusable - Christmas and all ???
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Chris
Lead Maestro
December 26, 2017
Reminder. The old app isn’t coming back. Just saying you hate the new app will do nothing to improve the next updates. Posting what you think would help fix the current version would be the best way to shape the controller of the future.
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Chris
Lead Maestro
December 26, 2017
Good post Burt
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Enthusiast II
December 26, 2017
Reminder. As jgatie repeatedly says we can post what we want how we want so trying to limit negative posts by saying it's pointless or it needs a reason is pointless.
jgatie
December 26, 2017
Reminder. As jgatie repeatedly says we can post what we want how we want so trying to limit negative posts by saying it's pointless or it needs a reason is pointless.

Now pointless posts are being complained about because they complain about pointless posts? Oh Logan, you are contradicting yourself again!
Lyricist III
December 26, 2017
Reminder. The old app isn’t coming back. Just saying you hate the new app will do nothing to improve the next updates. Posting what you think would help fix the current version would be the best way to shape the controller of the future.

That's too bad. All the years I've been with Sonos I never considered they could do something that would make me want to sell all of it and buy something else.

It's not my job to tell Sonos exactly how to fix this, aside from telling them that I was perfectly satisfied before they decided to change the interface.

If someone needs to be taught how to use it - IT'S A FAIL. Bottom line.

I haven't bothered to post here until now because I thought that maybe I just needed time to adjust. That hasn't happened. It sucks now as much as it did the first time I used it. I've posted to numerous threads today and I've been flabbergasted by the volume of posts and threads telling Sonos that this is broken. Yet here we are, with Sonos apparently digging in thier heels. How incredibly frustrating.

There is a lot of competition now in this space, and if this is where Sonos wants to plant their flag, I'm out. I can only truly vote with my wallet.
Chris
Lead Maestro
December 26, 2017
All the years of owning Sonos. So you were fine the last time they changed the application to the one we just had - which everyone threw a fit about several years ago? Such drama.
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Enthusiast II
December 26, 2017
Which changed significantly from 5.0 to 5.3 for tablet users - that is a fact. From 5.0 to 7.4 there were 25 releases that improved the software. Stop pedalling your BS Chris.
Chris
Lead Maestro
December 26, 2017
Nice John but there were not many interface changes at all. There were a lot applied to feature changes - and actually many like queue changes were far for the worse thank you. For me the 5.0 was better than the horrible 7.4. Actually get facts before calling BS to those of us who have been here discussing during that entire period. I see why you get on jgatie dark side. You like to make personal attacks.
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