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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)

 

 

You can also follow along with updates in this article: 

 

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    Butts Cat
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 5, 2024

    “Improved Trueplay setup on iOS”?
    I don’t see a difference.

    I am still unable to trueplay tune my Playbase with my iPad 9.Gen
    No improvement here. Tuning my Five, Sub Mini, and Play:1s still works. Just not the Playbase, like before

    App still does not offer the “Sit where you watch step” for soundbars, but starts right with the “moving around part” of normal single speaker.
    That part stalls the whole App when I press “Begin Tuning”

    Is there hope for the iPAD with the Playbase? Will there be a working trueplay tuning anytime (soon)?
    I not, Sonos please sent me an iPhone 12 Mini. Because it works with this device. I am just tired of borrowing it all the time.

    Rhonny
    Prodigy III
    June 5, 2024

    “Improved Trueplay setup on iOS”?
    I don’t see a difference.

    I am still unable to trueplay tune my Playbase with my iPad 9.Gen
    No improvement here. Tuning my Five, Sub Mini, and Play:1s still works. Just not the Playbase, like before

    App still does not offer the “Sit where you watch step” for soundbars, but starts right with the “moving around part” of normal single speaker.
    That part stalls the whole App when I press “Begin Tuning”

    Is there hope for the iPAD with the Playbase? Will there be a working trueplay tuning anytime (soon)?
    I not, Sonos please sent me an iPhone 12 Mini. Because it works with this device. I am just tired of borrowing it all the time.

    Did you run the firmware update (System / Manage / System Updates / Check for Updates) after installing the latest version of the app?

    dt2
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 5, 2024

    Hi

    can anyone confirm that play next actually works ?

    scenario tested …

    1. play one album from ones musc library (not a service) , queue is created containg all songs
    1. select one song from a different album in music library , and select play next

    doesnt appear in the queue at all ??????

    HOWEVER

    if a single song from a service is selected for play next , it does appear as the next song in the queue

     

    sureley such a simple test was compelted before releasing this !!!!!!

    ps , to achieve this test , i had to endure lots of grey scanning icons, no album art in the queue , and several “something went wrong messages”

     

    when when when , will they bring back the down grade to s1 , so i can completely ignore this apalling app

    Martin Hoegee
    Enthusiast I
    June 5, 2024

    Just updated to 80.02.04. Says improvement for local library. Well, in the previous version it was visible, it didn’t work (of course), but it least it was showing. 
    Now it is totally gone. The only source there is, is TV and totally useless. Lucky that I still have my 12 year old iPad mini which can’t be updated but still working fine 😌

      dt2
      Trending Lyricist I
      June 5, 2024

      this just gets worse

      it appears , it does actually play next fwhem selecting a song from the music library ,

      BUT ……   it doesnt actually insert it into the queue , !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  so if you look at the queue you just see the original album that was selcted  , and when this “next song “ was added  the app jsut shows the songs from the original album seleted playing , so basically it is playing the wrong song according to the screen

       

      this is obviously someone who really doesnt know what they are doing , just firefighting and pushing out code that clearly is not fully tested

        dt2
        Trending Lyricist I
        June 5, 2024

        and finally

         

        open the sonosphone app , and the queue appears correctly , with the inserted “play next” songs in the correct place in the queue

         

        WOW ,  speechless !

          savoirfare
          Lyricist III
          June 5, 2024

          Unable to add iTunes music library on my OS and iOS devices since latest upgrade. Sonos 2 Error code is 913, and OS is 14.5 running on MacBook Pro.  Have spent one hour on hold with phone tech support and was told no live agent available on web site Chat.  So I’ve got a sound system I have spent thousands of dollars acquiring that is essentially a brick…...and there is no available support.  Absurd.

          OIC1971
          OIC1971
          Contributor I
          June 5, 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!!!!

           

          Yes, and no noticeable change for me either. 

          You should give it a try now.

          I've just checked and it seems to be working now. 😉🇩🇰

            Essex Girl
            Lyricist III
            June 5, 2024

            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: Jun 4, 2024. See release notes.

             

            • Improved playback settings including “Play next,” “add to end of queue,” and on iOS, the mute button
            • Improved product setup, Bluetooth discovery and WiFi settings
            • Added sleep timer settings
            • Improved Trueplay setup on iOS
            • Introduced distance settings for home theater surrounds
            • Improved navigation for users who are blind or visually-impaired 
            • Added VoiceOver support for toast messages on iOS


             

            Coming soon

            • Continued improvements to navigation for visually-impaired customers: mid-June
            • Playback controls including mute and volume numbers: June
            • Local music library search and playback: mid-June
            • Improved playback settings including Play Now: July
            • Create and edit local music library: July
            • Improved Autoplay settings: July
            • Improved Sub audio settings with Amp: July
            • Snooze alarms: TBD



             

            Known issues and workarounds


            "Sign in as the System Owner" error while updating products during setup

            • Workaround: No workaround currently available.

             

            Our latest update resolves some of the most critical known issues, but know we have more to do. We hear your feedback and are working hard to deliver the experience you expect and deserve.

            Please…. go back to what we had. My system is virtually useless - I can get none of my favourite radio stations - which I listened to all the time. All I’ve got now is Spotify and BBC Sounds (and be thankful for small mercies there, as I don’t usually listen to them apart from news first thing in the morning). I have a controller on Windows 10 and an Android, my speakers are one (gen one) and five (gen two) so I can’t even use the old S1 controller (or so your download said). I despair. 

            Essex Girl.

             

             

              RJSUK
              Enthusiast II
              June 5, 2024

              Just a small point. "Coming soon" in Sonos update posts about the app should read "Coming back soon".

               

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