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The New Sonos App and Future Feature Updates

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May 11, 2024
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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:

New Sonos App Update!

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stevepow

Prominent Collaborator I

FUTURE FEATURE UPDATES

WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE S2 UPDATE

Here are some features which would add real value to the new S2 (available in other systems)

1 Move, copy or swap Queue from one player to another player

2. Enhanced metadata including artwork (track change) for Now Playing

3. Artist & Music info (including lyrics)

4. any more?

Search the queue? That would he handy for a long queue if I want to replay a song I know is there versus re-adding it. But wow, have my expectations been completely reset. 🙄

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Veeper

Prominent Collaborator I

“...faster access to music.” There isn't even a navigation bar.

Every single thing takes more clicks and is less intuitive, thanks to the “me too!” layout. It’s so bad.

Playing music is cumbersome.

AMPx2, One SLx6, Play5x2, SUBx2, Play1x2, Move, Roam (Yuck), ARC, PlayBar, Beam, SYMFONISKx2, Awful New App.

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LJG777

FUTURE FEATURE UPDATES

WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE S2 UPDATE

Here are some features which would add real value to the new S2 (available in other systems)

1 Move, copy or swap Queue from one player to another player

2. Enhanced metadata including artwork (track change) for Now Playing

3. Artist & Music info (including lyrics)

4. any more?

Search the queue? That would he handy for a long queue if I want to replay a song I know is there versus re-adding it. But wow, have my expectations been completely reset. 🙄

I’d like it if Alexa worked like it did when I bought the speakers!! Not much to ask!!

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Tjalk

Avid Listener

Hi Sonos Team

Has it already been reported that the query for the Sonos room for playing music no longer takes place? This means that music is always played in the last room.

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Tjalk

Avid Listener

Feature Request:

since Amazon Music does not play correct playlist (artist in my playlist are not correct) it would be great that my favorites can be played in randomized order.

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angelic127

Renowned Listener

“what I wish we would’ve done is probably communicate the roadmap a little more clearly”. CEO Patric Spence…

Well Patric, there is absolutely no roadmap that would change the fact or make it OK to remove features from everyone's products - after they were already in use and paid for.

I purchased these products with a specific feature set, and you reduced that feature set without warning.

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pppmmmkkk

Listener

The old app was crappy but usable at best and I could trick it to work despite being laggy and buggy…can we go back to the old app? The new one is horrendous - there is a weird constant scrolling on the Home Screen of the category titles, I have to hit “apply” after adjusting the volume? No add to queue? On an iPhone 13…

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Veeper

Prominent Collaborator I

Nothing makes sense. The layout. The way you have to side-scroll for years on a fricken phone.

AMPx2, One SLx6, Play5x2, SUBx2, Play1x2, Move, Roam (Yuck), ARC, PlayBar, Beam, SYMFONISKx2, Awful New App.

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llg

Contributor I

The app will NOT let me install a new move 2 speaker. I waited for the new update. It did NOT fix this. Should I return the speaker for a second time?

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Arcticpollen

Enthusiast II

The app will NOT let me install a new move 2 speaker. I waited for the new update. It did NOT fix this. Should I return the speaker for a second time?

I would, the whole controller app debacle is just not acceptable. The only things that will focus the senior management attention will be a drop in net sales (after returns) and a hit to the share price.

The leadership team should fired.

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