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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

Listener
May 24, 2024

While I appreciate the message that you’re working on it, releasing the new app as a replacement to the old version with so many bugs and missing basic features has lost a massive amount of trust that I had for Sonos. Most of us just want our music system to work properly, not act as your unpaid beta testers.

Enthusiast II
May 24, 2024

(...) not act as your unpaid beta testers.

I think you meant paying beta testers...

Avid Listener
May 24, 2024

Suddenly my rooms have returned and all my products are working correctly. Here’s hoping it stays that way - praise be to the Sonos software gods. Iteration over revolution - thank you.

jgatie
May 24, 2024

Suddenly my rooms have returned and all my products are working correctly. Here’s hoping it stays that way - praise be to the Sonos software gods. Iteration over revolution - thank you.

 

Could be a refresh of IP leases.  The initial install does a reboot of all devices which can cause duplicate IP addresses if the router’s allocation table is corrupt or wiped.  Once the IP lease runs out, the router issues a new IP that (hopefully) isn’t a duplicate. 

Avid Listener
May 24, 2024

Here’s hoping that is the case. God bless.

Trending Lyricist I
May 24, 2024

Imagine not being able to update your WiFi settings until Sonos decide it’s ok. 
But I suppose being an employee of Sonos - in the absolute fuzzing gutter - is definitely worse. 

Trending Lyricist I
May 24, 2024

Its official - Sonos as a company is cancer. All for some dogshizz Bluetooth headphones. 
Fuzz you. 

May 24, 2024

I disabled updates in the App, reasonable expectation that App won’t update; wrong, apparently…

Nice Try SONOS…

 

 

There are several things that annoy me about the new app and how Sonos have handled the roll out. But I have to disagree on the above. Users adjusting system update settings in the app when what they really want to adjust is app update settings is user error.

 

Lyricist I
May 24, 2024

Have just bought two new sonos speakers and after days of a frustrating loop where they could not be connected to get an update I find out its because of a new app update. Wild that a company as huge as Sonos would be OK to leave customers with new useless products for over a month until they add back the integral ability to add/manage a network. Considering returning the speakers and looking at other solutions. 

Contributor I
May 25, 2024

Why did Sonos think they could release a version that doesn’t include something as simple as adding songs to a queue?!?!