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Avid Contributor I
Oct 22, 2012 7:29 PM UTC

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

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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    Contributor I
    Jan 2, 2014 8:24 PM UTC
    Any update on whether or not you are going to develop one - I just bought the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 (which is awesome btw) but I would love to get an update on whether or not I can control the sonos with the device sometime in the near future.  Please update!
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    Lyricist I
    Jan 2, 2014 9:26 PM UTC
    Replaced our iPad2 & 4 for Surface 2 a few weeks ago and what an upgrade! Went in to my local Sonos reseller today to buy a multiroom system just to find out that Sonos doesn´t have an app for Windows RT?! Went home empty handed and found this thread. An Windows RT app seems to have very low priority at Sonos, so will take my money elsewhere.
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    Lyricist I
    Jan 3, 2014 11:12 AM UTC
    Still waiting for the SONOS support for Windows Phone 8.
    Our entire family has WP8 phones, but we are waiting until the app is released to buy 2x SONOS Play 3 for the childrens rooms.
    We need the app for WP8.

    Any news???
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    Lyricist III
    Jan 3, 2014 4:39 PM UTC
    This is BS.  It took a year of requests to get an official response 6 months ago.  Building an app does not take that long.  What is the deal SONOS.  It's time to come clean.  Is MS holding you hostage?
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    Lyricist III
    Jan 3, 2014 4:56 PM UTC
    I called SONOS Customer Support at 800-680-2345 to request status of Windows app, and they told me to buy a used I Phone from ebay.  OUCH!
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    Lyricist I
    Jan 3, 2014 5:56 PM UTC
    With Microsoft now owning Nokia the time is really there to start developing Sonos controller software for the Windows Mobile platform.  
    If Microsoft is committed to breaking into a market they will succeed.  For dinosaurs like myself, I like to remember the days when DOS replaced CPM, the Windows system overtook Apple's OS, Lotus 1,2,3 was wiped out by Excel and Dbase was replaced by Access.
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    Lyricist I
    Jan 4, 2014 1:18 PM UTC
    SunOS is the best thing to happen to music and surface is the best tablet its grown up and is an invaluable tool not just a big phone. Surface. Will be big please don't be left behind.
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    Lyricist I
    Jan 5, 2014 9:18 AM UTC
    Awful customer service ... clearly aren't listening to us... last reply was 6 months ago!!!!!! I have friends in AV media circles .... I'm going to get them onto this story and shame SONOS I've only become aware of this since my xmas Windows phone gift...... i'm really shocked
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    Lyricist II
    Jan 5, 2014 1:09 PM UTC
    would be great to get a little more information on where this development is, 6 months is a long time with no official news! I am eagerly awaiting an official windows phone/rt app...
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    Lyricist I
    Jan 5, 2014 3:56 PM UTC
    I just bought my first Sonos Play 3 and I am really loving it!!! I am really considering to equip the whole house with many more Sonos products but I won't - at least for now.
    Currently we are controlling the system with the unofficial “Phonos” app on our Windows Phones and I have an extra Android device used just as Sonos remote control. But as long as there is no official Windows Phone app AND a Windows 8 store app from Sonos, I will not extend my Sonos system.

    And the way how Sonos official reps deal with this (and other popular !) request is also not confidence-building. Sorry!
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