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

I have never know Sonos to purposefully mislead about anything. They are very careful to never promise anything until it is coming to fruition. They don't make false claims.

We shall see. I know where my money lies. I also predict certain posters will weasel out of their predictions somehow.

I am just hoping Sonos don't listen to some of the dafter suggestions, like moving the tab bar to the top of the screen or re-ordering the buttons. I cannot bear change for change's sake.

I think more people are asking for changes — not too many are making predictions, and it would be speculation anyway.

One thing is for sure though, if there are substantial changes for the better, it would be more down to those who took the time to go online to complain (constructive or not), rather than those who defended v8.

I am (for a second time) in agreement with Jgatie though and predict there will be little more than minor tweaks in the next few updates.

Jgatie may (and apologies for speaking on your behalf) say that this proves him right, and this shows that v8 is fundamentally sound and minor tweaks are all that is needed. I would say that it is because Sonos simply refuse to admit that on this one they have got it wrong, and because I have lost faith in their ability to write decent software anymore. You can’t, as the saying goes, polish a turd. :D

Andrew

No, apologies or not, you may not speak for me andrew. Not.At.All. Bad enough you people order me to shut up, I'll be damned if after I do, you deign yourself able to speak on my behalf.

This will not end well for any one of us, as your preemptive excuses prove. The same sides will dig in, the same garbage insults thrown, by both contingencies. Useless nonsense, except of course for the non-posting masses who couldn't care less about this playground contest, and will welcome the tweaks for what they are, a response to complaints by those who offered calm, constructive feedback, instead of vitriol, hatred, and cries to return to an old version they knew had no chance of coming back.

See you all in three years!

Dear oh dear Jgatie, friendly banter - it’s just banter! Our opinions on this differ but it’s an app. It’s JUST an app. I have nothing against you personally, but just go back and re-read what you posted. It’s stuffed full of the very vitriol you accuse others of. Don’t be so aggressive all of the time. Lighten up already.

Andrew

andrew, you and others have made it your mission to shut me up. You succeeded. Then, because I no longer respond in a way you can criticize, you take it upon yourself to speak for me, just so that you can put forth a critique to an imagined response that I have not given (and will not ever give). Now you downplay that ploy with "it's just banter" and dismiss it as my delusions?

I repeat: No. You may not speak for me. This game is over. Go criticize the poster who is picking on John B for being helpful.

I have had a living room surround sound that includes my two Sonos 1, Soundbar, and Sub for 11 months now with no problems and since this update my Sonos 1 speakers and Sub cut in and out every 4-5 minutes!!! I don't want to watch tv in my living room anymore because it annoys the crap out of me. Please fix ASAP!!

Still no response from Sonos regarding this crappy app! Looks like the writing is on the wall. This is the way companies respond when they are going down. By the time they figure out they need to make a change it will be too late to recover.

From a few days ago, in the main 8.0 app announcement thread:

Hi everyone, we appreciate the feedback all around.

The team is listening and working to incorporate your feedback into the new app. You'll see some changes coming to the next versions of the app. They're looking into the brightness of the app and working on ways to balance the contrast. They're also looking into ways to improve the general flow of the app, and streamline navigation.

Thanks for sharing and please let us know what you think as the app develops.

I saw this in an email today. I look forward to the new update, and truly hope they are paying attention. I've gone to using Sonopad on my iPad, which is a superior app in every way. My partner just picked it up and started using it straight away, she still struggles with the official app several months on - as in, she simply doesn't want to use the system because just is too confusing.

I hope they can get the UI working well again, I can see the potential, but it simply is not there at the moment. The post about demonstrating how to change rooms simply highlights the poor design - the fact it needs a post to demonstrate speaks for itself. There are simply too many steps for tasks that used to be single presses.

Anyway, as I said, I look forward to the update, here's to hoping Sonos can redeem the "easy to use" reputation.

Z...

Now you downplay that ploy with "it's just banter" and dismiss it as my delusions?


Did I say you were delusional?

andrew, you and others have made it your mission to shut me up. You succeeded.


Oh, by that do you mean you have been spoken to by the mods ?? — I have never told you to shut up, and I don’t have that power, but they do. I see one of your other nasty aggressive threads was shut down though.

Jgatie, I repeat — it is JUST an app. Stop the harsh words, the unpleasant tone, the aggressive stance. Before you get this thread shut down too.

Andrew