Contributor I

why so many updates

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November 10, 2022
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I don’t use Sonos every day. But on the weekends it’s nice to use. Unfortunately the constant requirement for updates forces me to stop what I’m doing, update my computer, update my mobile device, often restart my computer and device, sometimes unplug sonos or my router to reset. It’s become so burdensome that Sonos is no longer a usable device. This has been going on for years without any signs of improvement. Sorry, no longer will I be a Sonos user

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Nagasakkikawabungahippiekajjææ

100% agree this is out of control, and i am fed up with forced useless updates. S2 controller is unstable drops speakers, and is full of useless animations and cosmetic features that makes actual functions less functional, i have actually had it, i am looking to replace my sonos system, also the sound quality is straight up bad compared to competing brands.

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Kumar

Sonos updates are not a big deal if you take control of them by choosing when and how often to update. It isn’t as if there is a big security issue you will be exposed to in the time you delay any update because of this controlled updating regime of even say once in six months. I am on S1 and don’t get many updates, but this is how I would deal with S2 updates because not all my Sonos units are on all the time.

That said, any issues after an update point to network issues that are best addressed ASAP because they may next turn up even without an update cycle.

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Nagasakkikawabungahippiekajjææ

Sonos updates are not a big deal if you take control of them by choosing when and how often to update. It isn’t as if there is a big security issue you will be exposed to in the time you delay any update because of this controlled updating regime of even say once in six months. I am on S1 and don’t get many updates, but this is how I would deal with S2 updates because not all my Sonos units are on all the time.

That said, any issues after an update point to network issues that are best addressed ASAP because they may next turn up even without an update cycle.

I know there isnt a big security issue, but there a features that are unavailable unless you update, and that is just poor design from the get go. I baught these speakers so that i could listen to music, not so that i would have to be bothered with POS software and anoying useless updates when i want to use them. Sonos is going in the bin, i just convinced myself.

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Ralpfocus

Prodigy III

Do you want help, or is this just a rant?

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Kumar

there a features that are unavailable unless you update,….. anoying useless updates

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Make up your mind, which of the two?! Surely you did not buy the system for features introduced only in subsequent updates?😀

melvimbe

Sonos updates are not a big deal if you take control of them by choosing when and how often to update. It isn’t as if there is a big security issue you will be exposed to in the time you delay any update because of this controlled updating regime of even say once in six months. I am on S1 and don’t get many updates, but this is how I would deal with S2 updates because not all my Sonos units are on all the time.

That said, any issues after an update point to network issues that are best addressed ASAP because they may next turn up even without an update cycle.

I know there isnt a big security issue, but there a features that are unavailable unless you update, and that is just poor design from the get go. I baught these speakers so that i could listen to music, not so that i would have to be bothered with POS software and anoying useless updates when i want to use them. Sonos is going in the bin, i just convinced myself.

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The firmware on the speakers and software on your controlling apps should be matched, If you updated one and not the other, it’s understandable that certain feature would not work. And it’s not surprising that you have to be on the current version in order to install new products. And sure, some cloud based features are going to require being on the latest version, although I’m not aware of any specifically for Sonos.

I assume you didn’t mean to say that new features should work without having to update.

Danny

buzz

Grand Maestro

I’ll note that SONOS offers far fewer iPad updates than SPOTIFY or AMAZON MUSIC.

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Nagasakkikawabungahippiekajjææ

Imagine bringing home a smoking hot chick from a night out on the town, and you want to impress her by playing some nice tunes..and then, right then and there Sonos wants you to update the firmware, because there is a new animation for the list of speakers, so that when you check one speaker in the list of speakers it jumps to the top and then to the bottom of the list, because who on earth can live without animations in the list of speakers OMG. Also imagine how that would play out if the update fails and you have to retry a few times, to get the new animations, and you can’t add any new services unless you update the animations on all devices and controllers...that hot chick is not allowed in this forum is she? Why do you hate hot chicks??

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