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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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    runbgrun
    Renowned Listener
    July 1, 2024

    Please put the S2 to S1 downgrade back in the apps

    BVRBVR
    Contributor I
    July 1, 2024

    Please put the S2 to S1 downgrade back in the apps

    Just so you don’t waste your time, every plea for this has fallen on deaf ears. 

    MmTt
    Lyricist III
    July 2, 2024

    Yeah, so the update today (01/07/24) did nothing to improve the issues I have… I still get the greyed out icons, a slow and unresponsive app which still has a far too small volume rocker, which also lags. 

     

    apicus
    Lyricist II
    July 2, 2024

     

    It is like a carmaker arrived at your home, removed two wheels,  smashed the windscreen and put superglue in the locks, leaving behind note with corporate BS saying they wanted a “…personalized and effortless driving experience…” citing “innovation” as the reason.

      PJJ
      Contributor I
      July 2, 2024

      Well for a change something positive, I’ve noticed a marked improvement in performance of the App following the most recent release. It now shows what is queue’d for each sonos a lot more quickly. The local music library (SMB 2) reliably shows up within seconds of opening the App.

      Of course there are still plenty of issues and missing features compared to the old App which we need to be returned; but for me at least there is a positive improvement.

       

      Dave 500 - Are you using a Synology NAS for your local library? If so did you have to set the min to SMB2 as well as maximum? 
      Thanks PJJ

      Hi,

       

      My NAS is a regular install of Ubuntu. Ubuntu has stopped support for SMB1, so it defaults to SMB2 as a minimum. Samba is a bit tricky and some version do need the setting you suggest - i.e. Min + Max to SMB2. New versions of Samba (in my limited experience) seem to behave as expected - i.e. Max doesn’t need to be specified and the version of Samba is auto-negotiated


      Hi Everyone,

      Just wanted to let everybody know out there who is having problems maintaining access to their music libraries on their Synology NAS that  they  need to set their SMB minimum  value on the NAS to SMB2 rather than the default SMB1 and that seems to cure the daily vanishing of the library. 
      Regards PJJ

       

      Steve1958
      Contributor I
      July 2, 2024

      Upgrade hasn't added any functionality and the volume sliders still behave erratically. My kitchen speaker is playing but the sliders thinks the volume is off. If I turn volume up it snaps back to zero but the speaker is actually playing. Very poor.

       

        DaveS00
        Lyricist III
        July 2, 2024

        Please put the S2 to S1 downgrade back in the apps

        Just so you don’t waste your time, every plea for this has fallen on deaf ears. 

        I’m no expert on the IOS developer guidelines - but i do know that Apple have been clamping down on vendors that haven’t kept up to date with the Apple UX/UI guidelines - it may not even be possible for the old App to pass Apples requirements now .. making a backtrack (downgrade) an impossibility.

        Of course the main likely reason for the change si of course their flashy new headphones etc

          Steve1958
          Contributor I
          July 2, 2024

          This evening I tried stopping the playback on a group of speakers to no avail. Resorted to turning all volume sliders to zero. The controller bit of the app didn't recognise what was actually playing,,  the stop play button was not enabled, even using 'Alexa stop!' Dldid not work hence turning everything to zero. This is an increasingly shabby experience.

            press250
            press250
            Prodigy III
            July 2, 2024

            This evening I tried stopping the playback on a group of speakers to no avail. Resorted to turning all volume sliders to zero. The controller bit of the app didn't recognise what was actually playing,,  the stop play button was not enabled, even using 'Alexa stop!' Dldid not work hence turning everything to zero. This is an increasingly shabby experience.

            Hi @Steve1958, have you considered installing the Windows/Mac desktop app? I’m not suggesting you use that all the time, rather as a “get out of jail free” card when something goes amiss.

            The desktop apps are happily on the old codebase and they continue to work quite well for many users when experiencing issues with the new mobile app. Restating for clarity, just a backup option for you!

              Steve1958
              Contributor I
              July 2, 2024

              This evening I tried stopping the playback on a group of speakers to no avail. Resorted to turning all volume sliders to zero. The controller bit of the app didn't recognise what was actually playing,,  the stop play button was not enabled, even using 'Alexa stop!' Dldid not work hence turning everything to zero. This is an increasingly shabby experience.

              Hi @Steve1958, have you considered installing the Windows/Mac desktop app? I’m not suggesting you use that all the time, rather as a “get out of jail free” card when something goes amiss.

              The desktop apps are happily on the old codebase and they continue to work quite well for many users when experiencing issues with the new mobile app. Restating for clarity, just a backup option for you!

              Thank you. I do have the windows app and may well start using it while the car crash mobile app is rebuilt. Not ideal but hey what is in these strange times. 

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