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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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    Alan_6
    Prodigy II
    August 21, 2024

    I don’t doubt that there are device-specific concerns around how UI components work (also, good use of the available screen resolution is a concern). But I’m still of the opinion that the Sonos controllers should, as you switch from Desktop to web to iOS to Android, have a somewhat-consistent appearance and feature parity. The current “mobile and desktop apps look like the products of different companies” approach is just… odd, given how many times Sonos have rebuilt/refreshed the UI.

    Of course, I also, selfishly, want a controller that I find intuitive to use, one that fits my crazy use-cases and supports all the niche features I use, etc. And I’m one of those weird people who favors “use the nearest device” or “use the device with the bigger screen” over “use the one device that you always have on you”. I fully expect both the desktop controller and “several useful features scattered about the various Sonos controller apps” to disappear as Sonos evolves its controller strategy into… “whatever Sonos think their product is this year”. I don’t want to criticize the general design approach of the currently-half-finished new Sonos mobile app - yet - but I don’t know who the app is designed for.

    But hey, UI/UX design is hard. Even apple get it wrong.

      almazri
      almazri
      Prodigy I
      August 21, 2024

      I don’t doubt that there are device-specific concerns around how UI components work (also, good use of the available screen resolution is a concern). But I’m still of the opinion that the Sonos controllers should, as you switch from Desktop to web to iOS to Android, have a somewhat-consistent appearance and feature parity.

      Sonos has said that the desktop app will be no longer supported in the new year. So there will be consistency between the new mobile apps and the web app as the old app will be gone. 

      BVRBVR
      Contributor I
      August 21, 2024

      I don’t doubt that there are device-specific concerns around how UI components work (also, good use of the available screen resolution is a concern). But I’m still of the opinion that the Sonos controllers should, as you switch from Desktop to web to iOS to Android, have a somewhat-consistent appearance and feature parity.

      Sonos has said that the desktop app will be no longer supported in the new year. So there will be consistency between the new mobile apps and the web app as the old app will be gone. 

      I know, let’s pour salt in the wound. 

        Gareth Wilkins
        Contributor I
        August 22, 2024

        is it just me or can we still not simply delete a track from the queue/playlist??

          Rhonny
          Prodigy III
          August 22, 2024

          is it just me or can we still not simply delete a track from the queue/playlist??

          Queue management is coming [back] from September-ish…

            almazri
            almazri
            Prodigy I
            August 22, 2024

            is it just me or can we still not simply delete a track from the queue/playlist??

            Was supposed to come back July, then August now September/October. So who really knows. 
             

            It’s wild it is taking so long to bring back something as basic as this. Well maybe not so wild since they told us it wasn’t going to be missing before the app release. 

              Gareth Wilkins
              Contributor I
              August 22, 2024

              I am still hoping they fix the automatic connection between systems - the old app connected seamlessly when I moved between the house and the garden office on separate wifi systems as soon as my phone had connected to the router in each - I currently have to manually find each system every time I move...which is often!

              edmountain
              Prodigy I
              August 22, 2024

              I am still hoping they fix the automatic connection between systems - the old app connected seamlessly when I moved between the house and the garden office on separate wifi systems as soon as my phone had connected to the router in each - I currently have to manually find each system every time I move...which is often!

              Separate wifi networks? That sounds like a highly unorthodox setup. I’m surprised it ever worked.

              Gareth Wilkins
              Contributor I
              August 22, 2024

              It's a different set of speakers in each obviously - as I say it worked seamlessly with the previous App....

              Ken_Griffiths
              Ken_Griffiths
              August 22, 2024

              It's a different set of speakers in each obviously - as I say it worked seamlessly with the previous App....

              A workaround would be to use the same Sonos Household at each location and add the WiFi network to the system. The advantage of doing that too is that voice services, such as Alexa, can be used at every location using the same Alexa account. Plus there’s no need to then reset the Sonos App.

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