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Majo133
Renowned Enthusiast I
May 9, 2024

PSA: DO NOT UPDATE TO THE NEW APP YET (list of issues included)

  • May 9, 2024
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Please if u have some issues u don’t see in my post, add them with bulletins, so there is a comperehensive lists for other users or the SONOS itself.

 

Device: iPhone 14 Pro Max - iOS 17.4.1

1.) If u’re trying to TruePlay ERA’s 300 in the NEW APP (80.00.04), and microphones are disabled on the ERA’s themselves, then the TruePlay process fails.This is due to disabled microphones. If i tried it in the OLD APP (16.1), there was a step/prompt that warned me exactly about the microphones e.g. that they need to be enabled, so the TruePlay could run successfully. This prompt is missing in the NEW APP (80.00.04). So if u’re having TruePlay issues, try to enable microphones.

2.) If u’re having issues with TruePlay not starting after tapping/hitting “Continue” button in the NEW APP (80.00.04), reboot your phone and it should work.

3.) If u’re experiencing some other issues in the NEW APP (80.00.04), they might be mitigated by going to “Account” / “App Preferences” / “Reset App” which will logout you out of the app and u'll have to sign in again and go through the initial wizard, which's gonna find your existing system.

4.) I also had issues with my existing Apple playlist. After hitting play, songs were skipped one by one and nothing was playing. NEW APP (80.00.04)

5.) The removal of surrounds simply doesn’t work in the NEW APP (80.00.04). Even if i’ve factory reset them, the process failed. When i tried it on the OLD APP (16.1), it worked like magic.

6.) Addition of new speakers (ERA 300 in my case) did not work in NEW APP (80.00.04) either at all, or it crashed during the pairing/registering/wi-fi wizard. I’ve spent approx. hour on Sonos support to achieve nothing.

7.) “System Settings” / “Manage” / “About my system” / “Audio in:” doesn’t display the audio format/kodek in the NEW APP (80.00.04). So for example, if u’re wondering if lossy DD+ ATMOS is playing or the lossless DTHD ATMOS is playing, at the moment u're out of luck. NEW APP (80.00.04)

8.) “System Settings” / “Manage” / “About my system” / “Sonos ID. ”If your ID is not displayed, try the “Reset App” steps and it could help. NEW APP (80.00.04)

9.) “System Settings” / “Your System” / “Room” / “Products” /  “Specific Product” / “Status” / “Network”. The input field is empty and does not display name of the network for existing products. NEW APP (80.00.04)

10.) “System Settings” / “Your System” / “Room” / “Products” /  “Specific Product”. Enable or Disable Wi-Fi does nothing / displays “Something went wrong” error. NEW APP (80.00.04)

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103 replies

Lyricist I
May 9, 2024

Adding another issue here:

 

My System disappeared after updating

Really annoying. After the update all my speakers except my beam are gone from the app. The beam is not even producing sound anymore from the TV. Anyone with tips on how to fix?

Contributor I
May 9, 2024

The new app is awful. no point having Amazon music as I can not play it.

Lyricist I
May 9, 2024

I keep getting asked to enable Local Network on my iOS app. It's already enabled, and no combination of app reset, phone restart, app reinstall etc. seems to help. Just won't work.

I'm just about to be done with Sonos. Good hardware but horrendously unstable software.

Enthusiast I
May 9, 2024

A quick message for the users who rely on the Sonos alarm on the mobile app - a fix for now...

  1. Download the app onto your pc or mac (I am a mac user - never done this - and have always relied on the mobile app).
  2. Connect to your existing system wifi.
  3. In the main window bottom right corner - select the alarm function button
  4. If you cannot see your favourite radio station - I use to wake up to - play it through the main browser window
  5. Go back to the alarm you created and ‘edit’ it
  6. Set the music to - radio - recently listened to, It should be there.

    At least I don’t have to wake up to the siren tomorrow - phew!
Contributor II
May 9, 2024

Sonos Boost is not shown in about your system.

I did not try what happens if you factory reset the Boost and try to add it again.

The web app still shows the Boost btw.

Contributor I
May 9, 2024

Can’t play music, nor modify the settings, nor add to queue from my shared folder.
This update is a piece of crap. What kind of company release such garbage ???

Seriously it’s a shame !

Contributor I
May 9, 2024

I can’t change the Wi-Fi settings on a ethernet connected play 1

I can’t complete the Wi-Fi onboarding of a play 1 (stops on the connect to my router step)

When that step does work, it stops on the add the speaker to the room step

If I get past both of those steps above, I see this update message, and when I click it I’m blocked as “not being the owner”.

 

Trending Lyricist I
May 9, 2024

Adding new devices to the same room doesn’t work. If you add to the same room you have to factory reset and choose a different room else it will never register. 

I did a chat with Sonos support and they were trying to get me to click a wrench icon to do some manual add thing - support wasn’t aware there was a new update and everything had changed. I figured out how to add devices on my own after several hours of tinkering with it. 

Disable wifi doesn’t work. It crashes each time. Sometimes it works but then reverts. 

Trueplay tuning doesn't work. Each time it plays a sound to detect Sonos architectural and then thats it. I click tune and it does the same thing over and over. 

SarahN
Local Superstar
May 9, 2024

Sonos Boost is not shown in about your system.

I did not try what happens if you factory reset the Boost and try to add it again.

The web app still shows the Boost btw.

I have the same with my boost but I’m sure it’s still ok as is showing ok on the router with the speakers connected to it as they used to be. I’d leave it alone and assume it’s still ok even though it does not show under your system on the new app. 

Can you have too many Sonos speakers? 🤔 😆
Trending Lyricist I
May 9, 2024

new devices are being forced on Sonosnet instead of using ethernet. in my about system all the new devices that I added are on sonosnet despite being directly wired.