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Prodigy II
October 7, 2017

We want SONOS App dark mode back!

  • October 7, 2017
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I like the light background.
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162 replies

Lyricist I
October 6, 2017
Give us options to use our preference.
In this age of time this is not difficult to implement !:?
Lyricist I
October 6, 2017
Agreed, I miss the dark theme. Currently the screen is unpleasant on the eyes, also with reduced brightness. And the dark theme was just so much cooler.
biggetje
Enthusiast I
October 6, 2017
Indeed, the screen is WAY to bright! At least give me the option for a dark background.
Chromatic Producer I
October 6, 2017
What I find odd, is that it is difficult to believe, that once the developers said the app was ready, that the hierarchy at Sonos got round the boardroom table, and basically approved the app with all the white background.
Did they not even put themselves in their customer's position, and imagine that as they now sell their system as a home cinema surround, as well as just a music system, that people may want to use the app in subdued or non-lit environments.
As someone previously said on here, it's like turning on the torch on your phone!
October 6, 2017
Give us options to use our preference.
In this age of time this is not difficult to implement !:?

Agreed... I can totally understand that the space required to provide flexibility may be restricted on the players, but that's not the case for all modern controllers. Any half-way decent piece of modern software usually allows the user to tailor important aspects. I haven't 'upgraded' to the latest version, but even v7.1 is a nightmare on Android phones and tablets in a room with low lighting. It's hard to believe that any professional software designer could have come up with this, but then I don't think that UI issues are Sonos's forte...
Contributor I
October 6, 2017
Totally, agree. It's far too bright. Please give us the option, or if that's not possible, just change it back to the dark background.
Contributor I
October 6, 2017
Come on Sonos. What have done, give me back the dark theme please.
Contributor I
October 6, 2017
Just downloaded Sonopad again. Man what a relief to my eyes again. Nice dark colors, pfew....
Ryan S
Retired Sonos Staff
October 6, 2017
Thanks for the feedback everyone. We hear you, and I completely understand your frustration. Sometimes the app can be too bright. Turning the screen brightness definitely helps, but it's not the same.

We've been sharing with the development team so they can look into this. I don't have any specifics to share, but I want to assure you that this is just the start of the new app. You'll see it improve in a number of ways as we go. As soon as there's any word we can share with you all, we'll let you know!
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Lyricist I
October 6, 2017
Truly un-inspired 'upgrade'. The white background is far too bright and left to right scrolling of favourites more clunky than up/down scrolling. I suspect this is just change for change's sake with no real end-user testing.