Bring back the ability to search music library

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May 8, 2024
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I have been using Sonos for several years, and it is attached to a streaming service and my music library on a USB drive, which has years worth of accumulated music, including a lot not available on streaming. I have just (8 May) updated to the new Sonos app. Now I can still see and trawl through my music library, but cannot search in it. The general search function just returns the streaming and Sonos radio results, and there’s no dedicated search for the music library. This effectively cuts off my access to my own music, by making it prohibitively difficult to find anything. Please bring this functionality back. I know you want to prioritise revenue generation, but this is disrespectful to your customers.

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Best answer by BazDistro

Taking away search capabilities is bad enough—I’m already looking for Sonos alternatives. But they also removed the alphabetic side bar that allowed us to more efficiently move around the library. It’s hard to imagine this was an oversight. It’s a concerted effort to turn us away from our own music libraries and I agree with others who interpret this as egregious disrespect. If things remain unchanged, this is an absolute deal breaker. I don’t use streaming services and never wish to. Sonos is useless if it cannot help me to easily stream my own carefully curated music collection.

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angry_MO

Lyricist I

The main if not only reason I have joined and invested in the Sonos system is to easily access my massive, personal music library. I have spent a lot of money and time with my digital music collection and it is central to my homestead. Please reinstate the capacity to search one’s own computer for one’s own music. Indeed, optimize it! Thank you.

We fully agree with this (user from France) !!

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Anonymous

Why are there so many messages asking for things that have already been announced ??? Local music search is coming back mid-June !! You think that’s terrible and you want it yesterday ??? - We know, but posting another 200 messages it isn’t likely to change that.

Coming soon

Continued improvements to navigation for visually-impaired customers: mid-June
Adding to queue and playing next: early June
Sleep timer: mid-June
- Use the Sonos app for macOS or Windows or Sonos Voice Control to set sleep timers today.
Local music library search and playback: mid-June
Update WiFi settings: mid-June
Snooze alarms: TBD

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JanDD

Contributor I

I have been using Sonos for several years, and it is attached to a streaming service and my music library on a USB drive, which has years worth of accumulated music, including a lot not available on streaming. I have just (8 May) updated to the new Sonos app. Now I can still see and trawl through my music library, but cannot search in it. The general search function just returns the streaming and Sonos radio results, and there’s no dedicated search for the music library. This effectively cuts off my access to my own music, by making it prohibitively difficult to find anything. Please bring this functionality back. I know you want to prioritise revenue generation, but this is disrespectful to your customers.

I completely agree with all the comments on removing the search function in the music library. Does anyone know if there has already been a response from Sonos about this and whether they will correct this?

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Eudaimonx

Lyricist III

I have been using Sonos for several years, and it is attached to a streaming service and my music library on a USB drive, which has years worth of accumulated music, including a lot not available on streaming. I have just (8 May) updated to the new Sonos app. Now I can still see and trawl through my music library, but cannot search in it. The general search function just returns the streaming and Sonos radio results, and there’s no dedicated search for the music library. This effectively cuts off my access to my own music, by making it prohibitively difficult to find anything. Please bring this functionality back. I know you want to prioritise revenue generation, but this is disrespectful to your customers.

I am livid. My purchase of sonos some years ago was for the ability to listen to my 30,000 collected tracks. And now I cannot - it makes my all room / whole house investment in Sonos kit near worthless. I suggest we consider a class action lawsuit against Sonos.

Im in, they desrve it.

jgatie

I completely agree with all the comments on removing the search function in the music library. Does anyone know if there has already been a response from Sonos about this and whether they will correct this?

Look one post above yours. Or here:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/the-new-sonos-app-and-future-feature-updates

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GisR

Lyricist I

Inceedibly idiotic, do they want to force people to go streaming?

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Kerr63

Contributor I

I have the music librry under My Sources, but I cant edit the folders.

The new App is a disaster. I dont find it intuitive to navigate, its slow to respond, the sleep timer is gone, the myTuner radio service doesnt work….its awful.

I have been a loyal sonos customer since 2006/7 and finally looks like I wont be replacing any of my products with sonos products.

If you are going to trap people in an ecosystem then at least make sure it works for them.

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RJ49

Contributor I

This has been a dismal experience. I reckon I’ll give it another week and then junk the lot. I can currently play about 6 songs - none of which I especially like. Do you reckon there is any prospect of Sonos sacking off this ‘upgrade’ and returning to what they had previously?