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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)

 

 

You can also follow along with updates in this article: 

 

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2256 replies

Bumper
July 23, 2024

 

 

And this is after you updated the app to the latest version yesterday? 

Yes both the app on the phone (samsung A54) and the laptop. I had to update the phone app as the app crashed and said update when developer has fixed bug

I've subsequently tried updating the music library but that hasn't resolved it either

Is it compilation albums that are having an issue? If so it’s a known bug.

 

I would expect that we may find other library issues due to little to none testing. So you might want to start a new thread so you get better exposure to your issue which may allow others with similar to comment on it. 
 

Contributor I
July 23, 2024

I use sonos for playing old cds from music library.

It now seems that it has duplicated albums and juggled the order of tracks around.

Very frustrating as playing cds was the main reason to buy sonos.

I can't face dealing with support again as it wastes loads of time.

 

Any ideas how to rectify the duplicate album issue? ( they're OK on the laptop , so it's not the source material)

 

And this is after you updated the app to the latest version yesterday? 

Yes both the app on the phone (samsung A54) and the laptop. I had to update the phone app as the app crashed and said update when developer has fixed bug

I've subsequently tried updating the music library but that hasn't resolved it either

This might be part of what you’ve said just now (apologies, I’m not sure), but did your speaker firmware update last week? If not, go to Settings - Manage - System Updates - Check for Updates. 

 

I don't know what the speaker firmware is but the:Settings - Manage - System Updates, says system is upto date so I think I have done everything

Enthusiast I
July 23, 2024

Do a search for an artist, and if you have a composer in the tags the results are duplicated, one for the artist, and one for the composer. Looks like still some work to do.

 

Contributor I
July 23, 2024

Do a search for an artist, and if you have a composer in the tags the results are duplicated, one for the artist, and one for the composer. Looks like still some work to do.

 

Is that work for me or sonos.?

Some albums ( not all) are duplicated multiple times

 

Also odd songs from albums are missing

Contributor I
July 23, 2024

I use sonos for playing old cds from music library.

It now seems that it has duplicated albums and juggled the order of tracks around.

Very frustrating as playing cds was the main reason to buy sonos.

I can't face dealing with support again as it wastes loads of time.

 

Any ideas how to rectify the duplicate album issue? ( they're OK on the laptop , so it's not the source material)

Sonophone app 

Lyricist III
July 23, 2024

I’ve noticed that the battery on my iPhone gets drained by the new app… Anyone else noticing this?

I’m on the latest version of iOS, on an iPhone 15 Pro and have updated all my Sonos products and Sonos app to the latest versions.

Today, according to my iPhone statistics, the Sonos app has used 51% of my battery. I have only used the app a couple of times to start my music and set the volume so it must be a background activity issue :/  

Contributor I
July 23, 2024

I’ve noticed that the battery on my iPhone gets drained by the new app… Anyone else noticing this?

I’m on the latest version of iOS, on an iPhone 15 Pro and have updated all my Sonos products and Sonos app to the latest versions.

Today, according to my iPhone statistics, the Sonos app has used 51% of my battery. I have only used the app a couple of times to start my music and set the volume so it must be a background activity issue :/  

I had similar warnings on my Samsung when the app was crashing. Not sure since I updated the app

Prodigy III
July 23, 2024

I’ve noticed that the battery on my iPhone gets drained by the new app… Anyone else noticing this?

I’m on the latest version of iOS, on an iPhone 15 Pro and have updated all my Sonos products and Sonos app to the latest versions.

Today, according to my iPhone statistics, the Sonos app has used 51% of my battery. I have only used the app a couple of times to start my music and set the volume so it must be a background activity issue :/  

Yes, there is another thread somewhere talking about this, with a link to Reddit where it has been discussed too. 8 mins of Sonos screen time and 20 hours operating in the background (!) used 30% of my battery…

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Prodigy III
July 23, 2024

Yes, there is another thread somewhere talking about this, with a link to Reddit where it has been discussed too. 8 mins of Sonos screen time and 20 hours operating in the background (!) used 30% of my battery…

Hi @Rhonny, fwiw I am re-jiggering things with my network traffic monitoring to see if the power consumption is due to dramatically higher Wi-Fi traffic. That would happen if the iOS app was repeatedly polling the device firmware in a misguided attempt to improve responsiveness.

Stay tuned.

Ken_Griffiths
July 23, 2024

FWIW - My iPad controller shows I used the App for a total of 45 hours and 40 minutes in past 10 day period.

7 hours 11 minutes on screen

38 hours 29 minutes in the background.

Background Activity shows as 11% battery.