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Contributor I
November 24, 2017

Why are the updates so frequent and disruptive

  • November 24, 2017
  • 41 replies
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This is offered for your system management and senior development staff, please forward
I have had SONOS installed in our home (a $15K system) for 4+ years and it works and sounds great, but.... You keep updating your app to add features and "correct bugs". You are driving users nuts, it's a sound system, not a critical heart monitor or sophisticated pc. We have 2 i-phones, 2-ipads and a Mac. Everytime you update, we can't turn the system on or off. and the update takes some time. First, if you are going to update, advise the user that an update is available and leave system control capability available until the update is complete. Organize your updates so they are made periodically, like every 3-4 months rather than as some developer gets a wild hair. Test your systems before released, this last round had 3, 4,... who knows how many updates to fix bugs.
If you are not a teenager, are gainfully employed, have kids, are not independently wealthy, are over 60 or only moderately technically sophisticated, a smooth and reliable update process with cool new features that are better described would be a giant step toward better customer satisfaction. Apple does it pretty well, so can SONOS.
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Ryan S
Retired Sonos Staff
July 26, 2018
Let's stay on topic and if possible, curtail the wild conjecture a bit, it tends to spark a fire in each other that leads to some unpleasant discussion.

I've edited the post above a bit to remove the personal attacks. We will close this thread down if it can't be civil.

Also, as a Sonos representative, let me say that we have never, and will not sell your data, as we say in our privacy policy, linked above. That's just not something we'd do. While we have brought a few more updates than in the past, they each have had a purpose and often included new features or the backbone for those features. Like with the most recent update, that added AirPlay 2 and support for our newest product.

It's more important that if your system regularly has issues after an update, that you work with one of our technicians to investigate that. There shouldn't be any network issues as a result of a Sonos update. And if there is, we can help find out why. Feel free to give us a call on our support line if you have any trouble or questions.
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