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

You’re using the quick grouping function on the Now Playing screen, instead of selecting the room you want using the Rooms tab. It’s very easy once you figure it out.

Even without all the confusion and frustration around the topic,reducing quick selection and grouping to quick grouping was a bad idea. Selection is now everything but quick and easy, without there being a benefit.

And the same goes for most other changes with the new design. They have obvious disadvantages while the benefits are missing in action.

You’re using the quick grouping function on the Now Playing screen, instead of selecting the room you want using the Rooms tab. It’s very easy once you figure it out.

Even without all the confusion and frustration around the topic,reducing quick selection and grouping to quick grouping was a bad idea. Selection is now everything but quick and easy, without there being a benefit.

And the same goes for most other changes with the new design. They have obvious disadvantages while the benefits are missing in action.

One benefit: searching, browsing and My Sonos are now separated, so they can be done in parallel without mutual interference. I use this all the time now, switching between them as required.

Sonos needs to make the bottom tab bar permanently available, better differentiate the quick grouping control, and make some of the screen layouts more compact. That’s it.

Honestly, though, I don’t expect anyone on this thread to appreciate me pointing out the benefits. Minds are already made up.

The room selection is just not working. When changing room it is not possible to deselect the old room before selecting the new. You first have to select the new+old and save. Then deselect the old and save. Are they complete morons at Sonos? Agreed- the new app is not a step forward. I use two android-based devices as my primary controllers (a Galaxy S7 and a Fire HD8) and cannot get the room selection to work properly or consistently: you can select the room you want and then hit done and it doesn't switch. Try again and again and again and maybe it will finally work. One of the most basic functions of the system- selecting a room to control- is suddenly wonky when previously it was rock-solid. Disappointed to say the least.

Once again, people are mistaking the Quick Grouping (the red room name at the bottom of the Now playing screen) function with Room Selection (which is accomplished by choosing 'Rooms" from the tab bar and double tapping on the room you wish to select).

Once again, people are mistaking the Quick Grouping (the red room name at the bottom of the Now playing screen) function with Room Selection (which is accomplished by choosing 'Rooms" from the tab bar and double tapping on the room you wish to select).

Note that single tap is enough to select the room (on iOS anyway). Double tap takes you directly to the Now Playing screen for the room.

Once again, people are mistaking the Quick Grouping (the red room name at the bottom of the Now playing screen) function with Room Selection (which is accomplished by choosing 'Rooms" from the tab bar and double tapping on the room you wish to select).

Note that single tap is enough to select the room (on iOS anyway). Double tap takes you directly to the Now Playing screen for the room.

I know. Just trying to get them to a familiar screen as fast as possible. 😉

Once again, people are mistaking the Quick Grouping (the red room name at the bottom of the Now playing screen) function with Room Selection (which is accomplished by choosing 'Rooms" from the tab bar and double tapping on the room you wish to select).jgatie- is your reply in response to mine? If so, I can assure you that I am using the Rooms button on the tab bar.

jgatie- is your reply in response to mine? If so, I can assure you that I am using the Rooms button on the tab bar.

You can't be. You stated "you can select the room you want and then hit done and it doesn't switch". There is no "Done" to hit when switching rooms via the Rooms tab. Tap the Rooms tab, tap the room you wish to select once and the room name changes at the bottom of the screen. Double tap the room and the room extends to full screen. The only "Done" to tap is in the grouping screen, so you are either doing the Quick Grouping by tapping the red room name at the bottom of the Now Playing screen, or you are tapping 'Group" on the Rooms screen instead of just tapping the room. Either way, that is grouping, not room selection.

Please revert back to the latest release! Sonos is now broken, user experience is annoying, and the system's status and control is flaky at best. The product has gone from a great one to the worst one in the market today. Please take this bit of advice from a humble software developer and revert back to the last commit from the previous release and go on from there.

jgatie- is your reply in response to mine? If so, I can assure you that I am using the Rooms button on the tab bar.

You can't be. You stated "you can select the room you want and then hit done and it doesn't switch". There is no "Done" to hit when switching rooms via the Rooms tab. Tap the Rooms tab, tap the room you wish to select once and the room name changes at the bottom of the screen. Double tap the room and the room extends to full screen. The only "Done" to tap is in the grouping screen, so you are either doing the Quick Grouping by tapping the red room name at the bottom of the Now Playing screen, or you are hitting 'Group" on the Rooms screen. Either way, that is grouping, not room selection.Then I am in error. I am at the office and can't check for sure, but can I keep complaining anyway? 🙂