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October 22, 2012

Support Windows 8 RT for Surface Tablet and Windows Phone 8 for Mobile Devices

  • October 22, 2012
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This is not a full windows 8 platform but will work new surface tablet and Samsung and others plan to use this OS which is not fully windows 8 compatible. It would be very helpful if sonos would support this as the tablet looks promising.
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    Lyricist III
    February 19, 2013
    I was just reading about the playbar which looks very nice, but until there is a guarantee of Windows Phone 8 support i cannot commit to purchasing any more Sonos products. I expect that is a common scenario for many windows phone/rt users. Also i choose to use Windows Phone, i also have an iPhone (though now gathering dust in a cupboard). So please hurry and release an app so us M$/Sonos users can get back to having a convenient system. Thanks.
    Lyricist III
    February 19, 2013
    I must say I'm disappointed to see that Sonos is still only "considering" if they should support Windows 8 or not. If they decide on supporting the platform it will propably be a few month to release date (minimum). Windows 8 didn't come as a big surprise, it's been available to Sonos for more than year now. It's a fact that a lot of units will be using Windows 8. I could of course buy an apple device with the sole purpose of using it as remote but that is fairly stupid as the whole point of Sonos is making "every device a remote" (or "anything but microsoft" a remote?). I would love to extend my Sonos system and to recommend it to other people but as it is right now _I'm considering_ my alternatives. I'm not going to invest anything in a product that doesn't support Windows 8.
    Lyricist I
    February 19, 2013
    I asked @sonos about this on Twitter and was directed here to "add my feedback". Windows phone 8 / RT etc would be ideal platforms for a Sonos app I think, and I'm sure would be something Microsoft would support (even assist with - they're really keen to get high profile brands on board). Would really like to see a clearer message than "considering"...
    Contributor III
    February 20, 2013
    Millions of people in the World are using Windows Phone and Windows RT for Surface. What are you waiting for? Please add app for these devices. But, if you had to prioritize, it's more important to add XBOX Music / Zune to your services. thank you.
    Lyricist I
    February 20, 2013
    I was just about to preorder my first Sonos product, the Playbar, but I'm glad I checked out the support first. Since you are still only 'considering' WP8 support, I cannot justify a purchase of this product.
    Lyricist I
    February 20, 2013
    We have been looking for a whole home audio solution and Sonos seems to be the product that fits our needs. The only thing holding us back is the lack of support for Windows 8 RT and Windows Phone 7/8. Please support these growing segments in the near future.
    Lyricist II
    February 21, 2013
    Dear Sonos: 3 Topics -> https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/does_sonos_plan_to_support_windows_8_rt_for_surface_tablet https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/windows_8_modern_ui_app https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/support_xbox_music-a5etf in Total: 783 Likes and 83 Responses Are you willing to ignore the Windows world and all the people using it ? Whats your answer ??
    Enthusiast I
    February 22, 2013
    I would also like a Windows8 app...but it's such a small market share... http://bgr.com/2012/12/04/mobile-market-share-2012-android/
    Contributor I
    February 22, 2013
    Windows 8 (phone and RT) app. PLEASE!!!
    Robert_10
    Contributor I
    February 24, 2013
    I too have the Surface RT and would love an interface. Now where are those Sonos headphones? My desired features: active noise reduction, flat black in appearance, easily recharged (maybe with either microUSB or integrated charging station (think Sennheiser).