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Chris
Lead Maestro
Aug 13, 2015 6:25 PM UTC

Wishlist for Sonos Controller Improvements

So on the old ask forum wishlist items would get lost. Thought I would post a topic where people could vote their biggest wish for controller software improvements.

Wishlist Items for Controller

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Chris
ChrisAuthor
Lead Maestro
Feb 19, 2016 8:11 PM UTC
Yes. There has been request before for a fade out option when stopping music. Especially when listening to a song and chose another. Instead of hard cutoff a soft fade out of the current playing.
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Lyricist I
Feb 24, 2016 6:48 AM UTC
All the features in the world are pointless If you cannot read the screen - ahhhhhh
I can see requests going back years for an option to change the colour scheme for the Sonos Controller for PC - dark blue and grey on black is unreadable. This has to be a glaring issue and such as easy one to fix. PLEASE
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Chris
ChrisAuthor
Lead Maestro
Feb 24, 2016 12:27 PM UTC
There have been a few requests over the years for the personal preference of color change on desktop app. There have been many many more requests to leave alone the desktop app. As has been said, don't expect to see any interface changes to of version. If there were to be changes it would more likely be moving it toward the mobile version which a lot of people have protested against.
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Avid Contributor I
Feb 25, 2016 11:36 AM UTC
There have been a few requests over the years for the personal preference of color change on desktop app. There have been many many more requests to leave alone the desktop app. As has been said, don't expect to see any interface changes to of version. If there were to be changes it would more likely be moving it toward the mobile version which a lot of people have protested against.

I'm sure what you are saying is true. But from design point of view the desktop app is god damn awful. Atleast give us flat design, sharp edges (retina friendly) and better choice of colours.
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Chris
ChrisAuthor
Lead Maestro
Feb 25, 2016 11:59 AM UTC
It is a rather old interface point taken. But fee have complained about the look and many have complained asking for it not to be replaced.
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Avid Contributor I
Feb 26, 2016 8:13 AM UTC
I'm sure that's the case. But it cannot always be up to the users to decide. pixellated icons and fuzzy graphics cannot be the "sonos spirit" 2016. You guys should be on the bleeding edge when it comes to sound and design. I believe a small refresh is valid here.

I don't know how to argue against those who still want the old design but most of the complaints I have seen concerned early version 5, where people might have gotten upset due to rapid design changes rather than bad design. Maybe they are more ready now.
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ChrisAuthor
Lead Maestro
Feb 26, 2016 12:15 PM UTC
Can't be up to users? You must have not seen the 5.0 fury....and there are still people who dislike but stopped complaining.
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Paulw123
Virtuoso
Feb 27, 2016 9:44 AM UTC
If you prefer bright orange, you can cast directly from google play android, and not use sonos app at all.
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Lyricist I
Feb 27, 2016 12:49 PM UTC
I would also like full controller customization but what I would really like is for when my alarm goes off in the morning and I turn my iPhone on the room that is being used is the room displayed not the last room used. I shouldn't have to look for which room to control if there's only one room in use.
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Mar 8, 2016 1:22 PM UTC
In addition it would be nice to be able to set up Zone Group favourites like (1) All Speakers, (2) Living Room and Kitchen, (3) Kitchen and Balcony, (4) Bedroom, Living Room and KItchen and stuff like that. This way the alarm clock could be configured correctly for a specific group, e.g. for group (4), too. At the moment it's either "bedroom only" or "bedroom + whatever was grouped before". If balcony was in the group, you have music outside at 7AM - which is very annoying.
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