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Local Superstar
September 17, 2016
Question

What do you think of the new 6.4 software?

  • September 17, 2016
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A poll to see who prefers the older or the newer software version.
Opinion seems very strong.

EDIT: I can't edit but would like POLL: In front of the thread title.

What do you think of the new 6.4 software?

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    Renowned Enthusiast II
    September 18, 2016
    iOS beta are private betas. If you did an iOS beta you were not public as far as I know.

    Aah! I now retraced some steps in my email. I am part of a privately recruited Beta program for iOS users apparently. Forgot that!
    (1) Play 1, (1) Play 3, (2) Play 5s Gen 1, (1) Play 5 Gen 2, (1) Connect Amp powering a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.1, (2) Echo Dots.
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    September 18, 2016
    therefore you shouldn't discuss that part publically as you have.
    Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    September 18, 2016
    when public betas are used which have no ios version then your ios version stays at the previous level and you therefore on ios devices lose some of the setup options.
    Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
    Enthusiast I
    September 18, 2016
    I think this poll could end up being misleading as people who like it will not necessarily come on to this forum and vote. As I have said before I personally love the changes and definitely would not want to go back to the old version. The only thing Sonos can do to please everyone is to implement a configuration option, or perhaps introduce some form of lock for the queue. I can understand though, why Sonos may be reluctant to do this as the user experience will vary depending upon configuration and could cause confusion when someone connects to a different users system.
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    September 18, 2016
    They will be confused already then because controller I will share with them will be old 6.3
    Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
    Renowned Enthusiast II
    September 18, 2016
    I think this poll could end up being misleading as people who like it will not necessarily come on to this forum and vote. As I have said before I personally love the changes and definitely would not want to go back to the old version. The only thing Sonos can do to please everyone is to implement a configuration option, or perhaps introduce some form of lock for the queue. I can understand though, why Sonos may be reluctant to do this as the user experience will vary depending upon configuration and could cause confusion when someone connects to a different users system.

    I agree that a poll created within a space that has on average been against the update will not produce a useable outcome for Sonos or anyone for that matter. As more and more persons update and existing users sit with it for a while longer you will then get a better impression of the level of satisfaction.
    (1) Play 1, (1) Play 3, (2) Play 5s Gen 1, (1) Play 5 Gen 2, (1) Connect Amp powering a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.1, (2) Echo Dots.
    Enthusiast II
    September 18, 2016
    I agree that a poll on this Forum is not the right way forward.

    So check out the reviews on the iOS App Store (sort by most recent). Sonos is bombing on there and currently only has two stars. I remember when it was always 4 or 5 stars and their customer base loved the app. I think this shows how out of touch Sonos is with what their customers want. I am not saying roll back, but gives us the option to choose our method of play - I'm in the classic camp.
    Lyricist I
    September 20, 2016
    What has happened to my Sonos!! I thought I was doing something wrong at first, but was blown away to realize this replace queue thing is a feature… done on purpose. I tend to use the Sonos system socially, and this just kills the party. Once a queue was erased while just scrolling through in albums view, and my thumb accidentally tapped one. Boom, now the queue is wiped out and I’m listening to some random album. Please fix this.
    Lyricist III
    September 20, 2016
    I am a no answer on the Poll as I don't want Sonos to roll back (and they categorically will not role back software) I want them to improve next version and bring back better options to secure the queue and keep play now from interrupting music.

    Sonos WILL NOT role back software - this was a huge topic in the 5.0 software update.

    My bar tablet is safely still on the old version.


    Maybe Sonos won't roll back software, but I did. I just went back to 6.3 by restoring my iPad with a backup from a few days before the debacle--I mean, update. No more whole-album pileups from choosing one song. No more wiped-out queues! Yea!
    Enthusiast II
    September 20, 2016
    If you don't like it then do not just complain here, please leave a review on iOS App Store as well to help Sonos listen to its customer base. It is not looking good for Sonos on there at the moment!