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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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    jgatie
    jgatie
    June 15, 2024

    I’m surprised it took you so long for a comeback. I know you always have something to add. In all fairness, you’re not wrong most of the time, but your claims are hard to substantiate . My guess, you’re either a politician or you work part-time for Sonos.

     

    Hard to substantiate?   I would think it easy to prove me wrong.  Find one Sonos system affected by SMB v1 sharing.  There aren't any.  A couple websites tried to get clicks claiming a hack was due to SMB v1, but it wasn't.  It was due to people configuring Sonos on the wrong side of their router firewall or opening up port 1400.

    And I'm neither of those things.

      dgs2001
      Contributor I
      June 15, 2024

      Quite simply - Your * idiots if you think the app was good enough for release.

      *Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.*

        Bitt
        Bitt
        Avid Contributor I
        June 15, 2024

        I’m surprised it took you so long for a comeback. I know you always have something to add. In all fairness, you’re not wrong most of the time, but your claims are hard to substantiate . My guess, you’re either a politician or you work part-time for Sonos.

         

        Hard to substantiate?   I would think it easy to prove me wrong.  Find one Sonos system affected by SMB v1 sharing.  There aren't any.  A couple websites tried to get clicks claiming a hack was due to SMB v1, but it wasn't.  It was due to people configuring Sonos on the wrong side of their router firewall or opening up port 1400.

        And I'm neither of those things.

        I agree with the smbv1 opinion.

        Bitt
        pixels703
        Listener
        June 16, 2024

        Add to your list glitches to using and actually seeing the products on the LAN. 

        • Devices appear and disappear. Cut in and out. 
        • This new app is a mess and impossible to navigate. The volume number is missing now - why? 
        • Clarity on how to change source with each group of speakers. I can’t tell if it’s just a massive lag or how to change between Apple to SoundCloud to other sources.

        Seems like much of this should have been caught with user testing before full production release. I have 16 Sonos devices on my LAN and it’s nearly unusable. 

        Ralpfocus
        Prodigy III
        June 16, 2024

        @pixels703

        To reiterate this app release is not a fail of user testing. It was a deliberate decision of the senior management to release the (unfinished) app as the new app was required for the new headphones.

         

          John Guarr
          John Guarr
          Enthusiast II
          June 16, 2024

          @pixels703

          To reiterate this app release is not a fail of user testing. It was a deliberate decision of the senior management to release the (unfinished) app as the new app was required for the new headphones.

           

          I don’t know for sure what the future is for Sonos after reading all these comments and opinions. But last week I mentioned to the guy across the street about what I was going through when I had lost my library (but now have it back). I bumped into him again yesterday, I had mentioned that things were working again so he said that he wants to come over and check out my system since he just retired and wants to start investing in a wireless system like Sonos. I don’t know what to tell him right now, and I don’t want to lead him in the wrong direction. 

          John Guarr
          John Guarr
          Enthusiast II
          June 16, 2024

          I’m surprised it took you so long for a comeback. I know you always have something to add. In all fairness, you’re not wrong most of the time, but your claims are hard to substantiate . My guess, you’re either a politician or you work part-time for Sonos.

           

          Hard to substantiate?   I would think it easy to prove me wrong.  Find one Sonos system affected by SMB v1 sharing.  There aren't any.  A couple websites tried to get clicks claiming a hack was due to SMB v1, but it wasn't.  It was due to people configuring Sonos on the wrong side of their router firewall or opening up port 1400.

          And I'm neither of those things.

          I agree with the smbv1 opinion.

          Before this past month, smb1 protocol was not in a lot of user’s vocabulary. But now it’s getting a lot of attention. I compare it to the Microsoft Windows NetBios Layer 2 protocol. It works, but it’s very inefficient and very “chattery”. In other words, if you took a sniffer or other network analyzer and monitored LAN activity with all devices not communicating or sending anything, you would see a lot of traffic. I experienced this years ago when installing Novell networks, which at the time I was certified in. So that’s the comparison I always make between the two. 

          Steve1958
          Contributor I
          June 16, 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

           

          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.

          I'm really missing the ability to add a playing song to an existing playlist or to save a queue as a playlist and reorder upcoming tunes in the queue. Such a shame to be without a core function which has worked well for many years. Crack on Sonos and please fix these functions.

            mike73
            Contributor II
            June 16, 2024

            Forcing me to update the app?

            All of a sudden I lost my S1 speakers, are not be found by the system.

            Also one of my S2 Five went missing.

            Tried to add it back, can not be done, my app is to old Sonos days.

            WTF?!

            I refuse to update to latest version, after reading here it seems to be a good idea, until now then.

             

            If I unplug a Sonos device for a day or so, does that  mean I have to add it back again?, Sonos system looses track of the speaker?

             

            I will never by another Sonos device, nor will I upgrade even with 30 %.

             

            Audiophone
            Renowned Enthusiast I
            June 16, 2024

            Until now I still use the 16.1 app which works fine.

            just wanted to add an old further unused  symfonisk speaker to my system.

            The app won´t let me: I HAVE TO UPDATE MY APP !!

            SERIOUS ??!! 

            I see what´s coming next: the system will become unusable until I update the app to the new version, where it BECOMES UNUSABLE AGAIN.

            Keep it simple
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