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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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2256 replies

Contributor I
June 20, 2024

Hello,

I can’t find in the “Coming soon” features the management of Alarms. Did I miss something ?
Not just about snooze it but just an alarm clock function (playing music at a specific time in a room)

jgatie
June 20, 2024

Hello,

I can’t find in the “Coming soon” features the management of Alarms. Did I miss something ?
Not just about snooze it but just an alarm clock function (playing music at a specific time in a room)

 

That was released on 5/14.  I believe it was the second follow up for the app:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/release-notes-for-sonos-software-updates

80.00.05 (Android)
80.00.08 (iOS)

Release date: 5/14/2024

 

In this update:

  • VoiceOver on iOS now properly interacts with individual elements of the Sonos app's home screen.
  • Adding and editing alarms has been re-added to the Sonos app.
    • The ability to snooze alarms is coming soon.
       
  • Fixed an issue with a software update screen that would block access to the rest of the app.
     
  • Fixed an issue where network permissions for the app could not be enabled.
     
  • Additional bug fixes and performance enhancements.

 

Contributor I
June 20, 2024

Thank you so much @jgatie I currently use the latest version on iOS devices and on the manage setting I have the ability to set up alarms. But my sonos never play music at the time.
I concluded that this features isn’t fully implemented.

For you, this feature is up and ready so I must raise a ticket ?

jgatie
June 20, 2024

Thank you so much @jgatie I currently use the latest version on iOS devices and on the manage setting I have the ability to set up alarms. But my sonos never play music at the time.
I concluded that this features isn’t fully implemented.

For you, this feature is up and ready so I must raise a ticket ?

 

No idea.  I never use alarms.  But they are there for me.  

Contributor I
June 20, 2024

Are you able to test ?

jgatie
June 20, 2024

Are you able to test ?

 

Yes, they work for me.

Contributor I
June 20, 2024

Ok so I have a local problem. Any idea ?

Lyricist II
June 20, 2024

Ok so I have a local problem. Any idea ?

I have the same issue. Can set alarms up, but they never activate.

June 20, 2024

Ok so I have a local problem. Any idea ?

 

Are your speakers running the latest update ?  What happens ?  Does your alarm not play at all, or do you get the chime instead of the chosen music?  I read that some users have their system set to the wrong time zone.  Bizarrely this set, I believe by their location in their online profile and not by anything on the app.  Or at least I think this is what I read 😋 — might be worth checking.  

Contributor I
June 20, 2024

No speakers play any music (even the default schime). Where did you configure the timezone ?