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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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    John Guarr
    John Guarr
    Enthusiast II
    June 6, 2024

    I wish Sonos would stop spamming me about these new headphones and fix the local music library!

    The last thing I want to do right now is sink more money into this system that THEY broke and I can’t use on my phone anymore.

    I also got a notification that the desktop app wants me to update… hell no.

    Actually, the desktop Windows app works just fine. If it weren’t for this app, I wouldn’t have been able to point Sonos to my NAS drive and play any saved music. Right now it’s my Sonos “go to” app. 

      BrianJG
      Enthusiast II
      June 6, 2024

      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

       

      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.

      Is this a joke? You’ve edited the timeline for the fixes. Now local music libraries has moved to July? 

      Go back to the old version until you get this right, then launch it instead of experimenting on our systems.  Even trying to downgrade, I now get an error saying that my system is not compatible. 

      Being able to play your own music is THE FUNDAMENTAL FEATURE of any media centre. That should be the most critical issue. 

        Kidglove
        Lyricist II
        June 6, 2024

        Per Sonos support today:

        “Yes, our Engineer is currently working on it now regarding with Editing and Adding Sonos Playlist. It will be added soon, as of now we are waiting for an update

        JO091715
        Lyricist II
        June 6, 2024

        How about roll back to the old version.  Fix all the stuff, and then release it after June!  Make a dang headphone only S3 version if you must.  Try to win back some good will by doing it right!

        I couldn’t agree more!!!

          JO091715
          Lyricist II
          June 6, 2024

          What about making physical volume buttons finally work as literally every other app supports? Or a Lock Screen widget?

          This would be great!!!

          JO091715
          Lyricist II
          June 6, 2024

          I’d love to request fixing the connection for Plex users, have an Apple Watch controller and make the new app faster. Gestures are so slow. For example swiping down to move the current tab is like I'm on a really old iPhone and not a 14 Pro.

          Agreed!!! It so slow for everything!!!

            JO091715
            Lyricist II
            June 6, 2024

            Thank you for the updates and committing to dates when things will be available. I am pretty ambivalent about the changes - it seems like you will be returning the features I need eventually and let’s not forget the last version of the app wasn’t great either. However, for your info, because of these changes I can’t use the new app until things like the sleep timer are reintroduced.

             

            However, it does seem odd that you have gone to all this trouble and it has made the new app harder to use. For instance, the EQ settings are buried away for each speaker instead of being near the playback controls. And there is much confusion to be had when those slide up panels pop up and slide down to return to the Home Screen, but in some of them the user can slide from the left to go backwards - but not when returning to the Home Screen. It leaves you feeling very confused about how to navigate through the app with no obvious suggestion of sliding left or right to return back to home.
             

            Thanks again for the information and dates on the changes, looking forward to them.

            I couldn’t agree more. Everything is so confusing now in the app. 

            Nflonly
            Enthusiast I
            June 6, 2024

            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

             

            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.

            Is this a joke? You’ve edited the timeline for the fixes. Now local music libraries has moved to July? 

            Go back to the old version until you get this right, then launch it instead of experimenting on our systems.  Even trying to downgrade, I now get an error saying that my system is not compatible. 

            Being able to play your own music is THE FUNDAMENTAL FEATURE of any media centre. That should be the most critical issue. 

            To be fair, the “Create and edit local music library: July” was not in the original timeline, just the search and playback.

            Like the queue management, all we get is “play next”, “add to end of queue” No word on actual queue management, likely there will be a timeline magically appear for that one too.

            BrainE
            Avid Listener
            June 6, 2024

            Please change the scale of the volume bar. Its just stupid. When my setup plays at normal volume the volume marker is at the far left of the volumebar. Trying to slightly increase or decrease the volume is just impossible. A slight increase of the marker results in an enourmous increase of the volume. I cant imagine how loud it all sounds when i would move the marker to the maximum of the volumebar. Please change how the volumebar scales. Sorry for my bad english

              125paul326
              Avid Listener
              June 6, 2024

              I've owned Sonos for 15+ years...6 zone players, etc.

              Finally spent four figures on new S2 speakers only to find the new app is crap!

              Can't scroll through my library of 800 CDs, and can't get to a track or artist because search doesn't work on the music library!!!

              And to add insult to injury, the app has lost all my playlists in the tortuous upgrade process.

              Not happy at all - get it sorted Sonos, or I shall be junking the lot.

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