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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 I
    August 23, 2014
    Was planning to by more Sonos units , but have decided to put in on hold. The entire familiy are using Windows Phones and Tablets. It have concequences for you, that you do not support the large Windows user base in a good way. I am tired of waiting! 
    I am (and have been) holding off buying more equipment for my sonos system. I really wish they would speak up if there is an issue why they haven't done this yet. I hope that it isn't ignoring their customers.
    Lyricist II
    August 26, 2014
    Was planning to by more Sonos units , but have decided to put in on hold. The entire familiy are using Windows Phones and Tablets. It have concequences for you, that you do not support the large Windows user base in a good way. I am tired of waiting! 
    +1 - I have been holding off waiting for Windows Phone support. Unfortunately i am getting to the point where i will have to find a different solution as i can not wait much longer.
    Lyricist I
    August 26, 2014
    I'll buy more Sonos products if you support Windows Phone.
    Contributor II
    September 3, 2014
    This is from your website, "The Sonos Controller App lets you browse and play your music from any device. Use your smartphone, tablet, or computer to stream...."
    Lyricist III
    September 6, 2014
    I bought a playbar beginning of this year assuming that windows phone would be supported.

    I had a look here when I found out it isn't the case. So following the announcements of John I thought there is an app on the way. So I decided to keep the playbar and to extend the system when a WP app is released. Because I won't buy any android or ios device just for this.

    but now I'm really wondering if such an app will ever be released. It's been 6 mont ago since the last statement.

    is there really no information to share with us? Or has it been decided to release no app for WP? If this is the case please tell us and we can look for different solutions as then your product won't fit with my configurations.

    would be really a pitty as I like the sonos system and had planned to extend it by a sub, 3 play1 and a play 5. But only if there is a WP app!
    Lyricist III
    September 11, 2014
    I emailed Sonos tonight and got directed to this thread.  It's disappointing that customers have been requesting a Windows Phone app now for over 2 years and there's no feedback to say it's even being worked on.  Instead I got directed to a survey which indicates Sonos seem to be waiting on user feedback as to what requirements we have.  Surely something along the lines of the existing Android and iPhone apps would be a starting point after 2 years.  A Windows Phone app that can control what we'd like to stream.  By the way, I've no Sonos speakers myself yet, the lack of a Windows Phone app is holding me back from investing in multiple speakers given the cost.
    Lyricist II
    September 12, 2014
    I emailed Sonos tonight and got directed to this thread.  It's disappointing that customers have been requesting a Windows Phone app now for over 2 years and there's no feedback to say it's even being worked on.  Instead I got directed to a survey which indicates Sonos seem to be waiting on user feedback as to what requirements we have.  Surely something along the lines of the existing Android and iPhone apps would be a starting point after 2 years.  A Windows Phone app that can control what we'd like to stream.  By the way, I've no Sonos speakers myself yet, the lack of a Windows Phone app is holding me back from investing in multiple speakers given the cost.
    I sent a direct message to @Sonos and received the following...

    Hi Eric, we got some great feedback but don't have any news to share right now. We'll let everyone know when there are any updates. 
    Lyricist II
    September 12, 2014
    I sent a direct message to @Sonos and received the following...

    Hi Eric, we got some great feedback but don't have any news to share right now. We'll let everyone know when there are any updates. 
    Lyricist III
    September 17, 2014
    This has been and the most requested and most neglected feature for a very long time now. I do not believe this thread or this subject is being actively monitored by any representatives from Sonos.

    Maybe emails directly to the support would work? If enogh people starts contacting the support they will likely give us response. I'm going to send an email a week starting today asking for updates on this request to the following address:

    support@sonos.com
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 17, 2014
    Thank you all for participating in the survey, we received a lot of good feedback. We are actively watching and reading all posts on our community page. At this time, we don’t have any additional details to share but we appreciate your enthusiasm and hear the request.
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