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MickR23
Contributor I
June 9, 2020

S1 app - new icon

  • June 9, 2020
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I know this is a minor thing, but I’m bugged by the long name under the new S1 icon on iOS. One of the things I love most about Sonos products is the clean look, so the new ...’s on my home screen are a peeve. If it says S1 on the icon, no need to say it underneath as well. Anyone else? 

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    T00LF00L
    T00LF00L
    Prodigy I
    June 9, 2020

    No doubt, is this the best you can do Sonos? Let’s crap on the people who don’t upgrade?  Honestly, why am I not surprised at all?

    I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecil.
      uresam1
      Lyricist III
      June 9, 2020

      Agreed! Please sort this Sonos! Its ugly!

        melvimbe
        melvimbe
        June 9, 2020

        Not sure how it is on iOS, but on android, it’s possible to minimize the icon size so the text in an icon are not readable.  In that case, the text underneath the icon is pretty critical.  For that reason, and because a lot of folks have split systems, the underneath text does need to say S1.  However, there’s no need for ‘Controller’.  ‘Controller’ isn’t on the S2 app so this more like a mistake than anything else.

        A minor issue,yes, but hopefully something Sonos will fix.  However, the idea that it’s intentionally done to give those with S1 systems a poor experience is just utter nonsense.

        Danny
          MickR23Author
          Contributor I
          June 9, 2020

          Not sure how it is on iOS, but on android, it’s possible to minimize the icon size so the text in an icon are not readable.  In that case, the text underneath the icon is pretty critical.  For that reason, and because a lot of folks have split systems, the underneath text does need to say S1.  However, there’s no need for ‘Controller’.  ‘Controller’ isn’t on the S2 app so this more like a mistake than anything else.

          A minor issue,yes, but hopefully something Sonos will fix.  However, the idea that it’s intentionally done to give those with S1 systems a poor experience is just utter nonsense.

          Good info. Nothing about home screen icons on iOS is customizable by the user. I can see needing to differentiate between the two apps, but there has to be better a solution. And meanwhile those with all S2 equipment get an app that just says “SONOS” like the old one did. 

            HighEndMusic
            Prodigy I
            June 9, 2020

            I’m pretty sure they made it intentionally that way, not to make it an ugly experience, but to combat all the previous complaints that mentioned they didn’t realize that they upgraded and then have issues with their system.

            Right now the labeling is very useful to avoid any confusion.

            Im sure they will clean up once everyone (or most) is used to the two different apps.

            Vaidas30
            Lyricist I
            June 9, 2020

            Agree, it looks horrible in iOS..please fix or replace Sonos APP name for S1 !!

              orbitalcomp
              Trending Lyricist I
              June 9, 2020

               

              I went ahead and fixed mine, no point in waiting for Sonos to do it. I’m currently jailbroken, so this is very easy to do with a jailbreak tweak called “Icon Renamer” by Ryan Petrich. Hold down until the icons are in “jiggle” mode, then tap the icon and rename.

               

              Very poor job, Sonos! Take an extra 5 minutes in QA and get it right.

               

                T00LF00L
                T00LF00L
                Prodigy I
                June 10, 2020

                However, the idea that it’s intentionally done to give those with S1 systems a poor experience is just utter nonsense.

                I don’t think they intentionally do it to give us a poor experience, they just give us a poor experience.  Of course if we had just paid more money to replace our perfectly good equipment with new equipment,  Sonos wouldn’t have had to be bothered with creating a separate app for us cheapskates.

                I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecil.
                  adamjnewman
                  Lyricist I
                  June 10, 2020

                  Ha—I am so pleased there are others who feel the same way (but maybe saddened for society as a whole that we exist LOL). Anyway, I believe the new S2 app is yellow rather than gray, so that helps with visual differentiation. I don’t mind the new icon saying “S1” all THAT much, but the label below it blows. Might as well have a TM on the end ;) Like our jailbroken criminal friend has done above, seems like the label could just say “Sonos S1” and leave “Controller” out completely. Please Sonos!!!!!!!!

                  ember
                  Lyricist I
                  June 10, 2020

                  Yes, I vote “Sonos S1” for the App name!!

                   

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