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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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    BrianJG
    Enthusiast II
    October 3, 2024

    After some more time wasting, I have found the way to do it and, as I write this, my Music Library is indexing.

    I needed to add it as a shared network drive (having ensured that all sharing options were correctly chosen), which was - 

               \\my local drives name.local\music

     

    The thing is that customers shouldn’t need to mess about like this. also, the music Library option should not be there if it does not work! GRRRRRRRR!

    So I did the same thing, I believe, but it just seems to dump all of my songs into one folder. It does not maintain the individual playlists. So I have thousands of songs, from Christmas to indy alternative to white noise, and there is no longer a separation. Did you get them to import as individual playlists?

    Honestly, the SONOS controller is not user-friendly enough to build these playlists over again, so I’m not going to bother if it isn’t possible. I will just end up tossing these bricks and buying something new. 

      danjustous
      Avid Listener
      October 3, 2024

      The airdrop feature was an amazing option to be able to play music in all your rooms.  However, if you have Sonos 5 (which is able to be found on airdrop) and Sonos 1 (does not show up as an airdrop option) in other rooms that feature no longer works! In the past you would then go on the Sonos app and direct it to play in all rooms. You are now forced to only use the Sonos app to play in all your rooms with the combo of speakers, which can’t handle the amount of music is some of my playlists. This is a nightmare. Not worth having Sonos products if they can’t handle the amount of music on playlists for music lovers. 

      Revdrlon
      Lyricist I
      October 3, 2024

      ive givin up on listening to music on my sonos system, nothing will show up with the new app. youtube music wont show anything, my local library wont show anything, plex doesnt work, spotify just offers radio options. sonos radio is full of commercials, my $3000 system is worthless now, it only works as a regular soundbar for my tv,

        ChooChooStu
        Trending Lyricist I
        October 3, 2024

        Does anyone from SONOS bother to read this feedback?

          Pschwenk
          Renowned Enthusiast I
          October 3, 2024

          I've been using SonoPhone on my iPhone to use my Sonos Playlists since March.  It works for me.  Has any tried this for their local libraries?

           

            Paq
            Lyricist III
            October 3, 2024

            With the latest Sonos app. Version, I still can’t play a folder with a sub-folder in my library.

            😒

              Pschwenk
              Renowned Enthusiast I
              October 3, 2024

              I’m also creating my own app.  In 30 days I learned to create a mobile app and I’ve been able to use this for basic control and accessing my Sonos Playlists.

                Corry P
                Corry P
                Sonos Staff
                October 3, 2024

                Hi @ChooChooStu 

                We do read all feedback, but do not have the resources to reply to all of it - this is a Community forum, for users to talk to each other rather than to Sonos staff.

                If we hear of a new issue being reported, we do investigate.

                "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
                  amblue02
                  amblue02
                  Lyricist III
                  October 3, 2024

                  After some more time wasting, I have found the way to do it and, as I write this, my Music Library is indexing.

                  I needed to add it as a shared network drive (having ensured that all sharing options were correctly chosen), which was - 

                             \\my local drives name.local\music

                   

                  The thing is that customers shouldn’t need to mess about like this. also, the music Library option should not be there if it does not work! GRRRRRRRR!

                  This is the only way to get access to your music library. After 6 months, it only took a community hack to figure stuff out.  
                   

                  We perhaps got more truthful disclosures at the VP debate then from Sonos Sr mgmt.  That is not saying much. 

                    jgatie
                    jgatie
                    October 3, 2024

                    This is the only way to get access to your music library. After 6 months, it only took a community hack to figure stuff out.  
                     

                    We perhaps got more truthful disclosures at the VP debate then from Sonos Sr mgmt.  That is not saying much. 

                     

                    That “community hack” has been the official instructions on the Sonos support site for months now.  

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