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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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    willduran
    Lyricist I
    May 22, 2024

    Any updates on what they are doing to fix the issues with hardware not connecting? Is the Boost (Sononet) no longer going to be supported?

    adenrowan
    Lyricist I
    May 22, 2024

    Cute headphones. But how about letting us play songs? 

    IanDeitch
    Contributor I
    May 22, 2024

    Any updates on what they are doing to fix the issues with hardware not connecting? Is the Boost (Sononet) no longer going to be supported?

    I have two Boosts on my system. I put them on because the speakers were interfering with my Orbi mesh wifi system. Wondering the same thing now that I’m having intermittent connectivity issues since the app update. Are the Boosts and Sononet still a thing? Should I remove the Boosts? Is that the problem?

      SarahN
      SarahN
      Local Superstar
      May 22, 2024

      Any updates on what they are doing to fix the issues with hardware not connecting? Is the Boost (Sononet) no longer going to be supported?

      I have two Boosts on my system. I put them on because the speakers were interfering with my Orbi mesh wifi system. Wondering the same thing now that I’m having intermittent connectivity issues since the app update. Are the Boosts and Sononet still a thing? Should I remove the Boosts? Is that the problem?

      My Boost is still showing as working (by looking on my actual Router web page), so I think they still do work even though they don’t show in the app. Very confusing though I agree. I would like Sonos to confirm this.

      Can you have too many Sonos speakers? 🤔 😆
        Rene C
        Lyricist I
        May 22, 2024

        Sonos is making a mess of it. They should have introduced a parallel version of the new app software instead of using the owners as guinea pigs.

        The convenience and stability that Sonos has made its name with can no longer be taken for granted.  

        I will no longer buy Sonos speakers and will gradually switch to another system.

          Parag Mehta
          Lyricist I
          May 22, 2024

          Terrible update.  

          When app starts, it says no products found - every time.  Then it goes searching and in the background finds the products.

          Where is my local LAN playback folder?  How am I supposed to play ANY music when local LAN folder is no longer visible.  At least this used to work in 80.0.5, now with .7 even that does not work.  And I was previously complaining about AlbumArt being all gone, even from Windows version now.

          The only update we need is to revert back to the original version.

          SONOS, it probably took you guys ages to build the brand, it’s getting wiped out pretty soon unless you get your act together.  That would be terrible for such a good idea.

            Ghiro
            Trending Lyricist I
            May 22, 2024

            Sonos is making a mess of it. They should have introduced a parallel version of the new app software instead of using the owners as guinea pigs.

            The convenience and stability that Sonos has made its name with can no longer be taken for granted.  

            I will no longer buy Sonos speakers and will gradually switch to another system.

            Probably the seme for all here

              Parag Mehta
              Lyricist I
              May 22, 2024

              Just downgraded back to 16.1 APK from the web.  At least the local folder showed up right away, alongside all the Album art.  

              Btw with this update, app rating on Play store will take a massive hit I presume.

              UKTreoFan
              Collaborator II
              May 22, 2024

              We have a Sonos One in our bedroom.

              It does just two things

              In the evening we set the sleep timer so we can fall asleep gently to music.

              And we set an alarm to wake us up slowly with music in the morning.

              Your new app means we no longer have access to those 2 services.

              You have, quite literally, rendered your speaker pointless through your app upgrade.

              Unbelievable. Utterly unbelievable.

                Allen Ahl
                Renowned Listener
                May 22, 2024

                I haven’t seen this mentioned before…

                ON Windows Desktop APP vn 16.1 - IKEA SYMFONISK speakers show correctly as L/R surround 

                SYMFONISK Bookshelf: Den (LS)
                Serial Number: 54-2A-1B-5B-9A-4E:A
                Sonos OS: S2
                Version: 16.2 (build 79052294)
                Hardware Version: 1.34.3.9-1.2
                Series ID: A201
                IP Address: 192.168.1.22
                WM: 2
                ---------------------------------
                SYMFONISK Bookshelf: Den (RS)
                Serial Number: 54-2A-1B-5B-6A-88:3
                Sonos OS: S2
                Version: 16.2 (build 79052294)
                Hardware Version: 1.34.3.9-1.2
                Series ID: A201
                IP Address: 192.168.1.166
                WM: 2

                On ANDROID vn 80.01.07 - SYMFONISK speakers show incorrectly as "Bookshelf" with no L/R 

                 

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