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Keith N
Keith N
Sonos Staff
May 11, 2024

The New Sonos App and Future Feature Updates

Hey all, today we're sharing a message from our chief innovation officer, Nick Millington in the announcement here. Going forwards we will update that topic and we therefore close this one for further replies.

 

 

We set out to create a more personalized and effortless listening experience with the updated Sonos app. It was rebuilt from the ground up to ensure it could support future innovation in the years to come. For its initial rollout, we focused on how we could answer some of the most common requests from our customers, including increased reliability, performance, and faster access to music.


Many of you have shared valuable feedback on both the improvements that have made your experience better, as well as the areas where we fell short. We are listening to all of your comments and working to address them as quickly as possible. Over the coming weeks, we will reintroduce the below features, while fixing bugs and performance issues. Thank you for your engagement and we look forward to building upon this first step to create a listening experience that meets everyone’s needs.
 

 

Available now

 

To access these changes, check for updates in the iOS / Android app store to download the latest version of the Sonos app. Make sure your Sonos products are also up to date.


Last updated: Oct 28, 2024. See release notes.

The update has the following version numbers:

 

80.11.38 - iOS
80.11.32 - Android

 

In this update:

 

  • Support for the all-new Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4
  • Music library improvements*
  • Improvements to product setup
  • Improved performance when browsing content in Home and in Browse on Android
  • Improvements to multi-system support on iOS
  • Fixes for multiple settings including Bluetooth display, EQ, and Sub bonding on iOS
  • The ability to schedule System Updates on iOS
  • Continued Voiceover improvements on iOS

 

* Requires player update - 81.1-58074 (or higher)

 

 

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    John Guarr
    John Guarr
    Enthusiast II
    June 4, 2024

    Updated the app just now (80.02.04) and…

    It’s still rubbish! The whole design may have been “from the ground up” but that’s exactly where it should return to.

    Still excludes local libraries from search, and you still can’t skip down artists lists alphabetically. No indication of volume level - actual numbers please - and most annoyingly, there’s no way to change source from within a speaker/speaker group. Essentially, this app is still a POS and I see no reason to stop using the excellent SonoPhone.

    Why are features that worked very well in the last S2 app still missing?

    Okay I just read your info about the new release of the app. If I read between the lines I guess you were at able to play songs from ur music library before this upgrade?  And if so, was the upgrade seemless or affects anything else?  Thnx, John

    Flattliner
    Flattliner
    Enthusiast II
    June 4, 2024

    Hi John,

    I can access my local library (and could before), but can’t search it. I’m using SonoPhone and the thankfully unchanged macOS Sonos app almost 100% of the time now because they deal with my local library very well. The only thing this update does that I regard as a positive is that you can now close the Sonos advert that appears on the home page with the wee x in the top right corner! 

    I guess this is what happens when a company has such a grip on the market. To think I used to happily recommend them to friends and family...

    SONOS: Great hardware, terrible software.
      Rhonny
      Prodigy III
      June 4, 2024

      The new app is not working. It’s lagging to connect. Then once it finally connects, various speakers drop out continually.  It’s plainly not working. I tried to call customer support and was told there is none anymore?????  Not a fan. 

      Have you updated the app today?

        John Guarr
        John Guarr
        Enthusiast II
        June 4, 2024

        Hi John,

        I can access my local library (and could before), but can’t search it. I’m using SonoPhone and the thankfully unchanged macOS Sonos app almost 100% of the time now because they deal with my local library very well. The only thing this update does that I regard as a positive is that you can now close the Sonos advert that appears on the home page with the wee x in the top right corner! 

        I guess this is what happens when a company has such a grip on the market. To think I used to happily recommend them to friends and family...

        Thank you, I am going to give it a try. 

        ChrisBeck57
        Lyricist III
        June 4, 2024

        Big update today but I still cannot play music from my own library that I laboriously downloaded from my cd’s. The whole purpose of buying 3 different Sonos speakers. This is madness.

          yellowm
          Lyricist II
          June 4, 2024

          Ah, an update!

           

          It now looks as though I should be able to play things, but I still can’t. Is this progress? I can’t decide.

           

          Unhappy customer #126,272

            Kenneth Larsen
            Contributor I
            June 4, 2024

            Can’t search for music in the app!! And it haven’t worked since the new app. I’m Using YouSee musik

            Rhonny
            Prodigy III
            June 4, 2024

            Can’t search for music in the app!! And it haven’t worked since the new app. I’m Using YouSee musik

            I’m sure you will have but have you updated the app to today’s latest version?

            ChrisBeck57
            Lyricist III
            June 4, 2024

            Can’t search for music in the app!! And it haven’t worked since the new app. I’m Using YouSee musik

            I’m sure you will have but have you updated the app to today’s latest version?

            Yes, no change!!!!

             

            stevepow
            Prominent Collaborator I
            June 4, 2024

            Definitely a decent update. At least some remedial queue management and MUTE 😂 and maybe WiFi that I’d be afraid to try out.

            • Cannot rearrange queued songs nor delete from queue or get info on a song in the queue.
            • Can’t manage music library, but if you have it previously setup, it should be accessible - no search. :(

            It’s remedial at best, but a step forward. Give those coders a cot and coffee and crack the whip!  More to do! 🤣


            Clearly, they just ran out of time and released this app prematurely.  Seems like a suicide move - hard to fathom.  This could have likely gone so differently and been a raging success versus a raging dumpster fire had they just finished the app before shoving it down our throats.  That the CEO claims he has been enjoying it since December is either a lie or he has no idea how people use SONOS products - or both.  That dude, Spence, so needs to be sent packing.
             

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