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Best answer by rosswells127

@webmink.

In their wisdom they have removed the classic search option in the new App. So unfortunately you no longer have a way to search your music library.
Ross.

59 replies

Enthusiast II
May 15, 2024
Does anyone have this problem when searching on an iphone/ipad. No matter what I search for, I get the same error. The web version searches fairly well.

 

Same here. Unusable app

Contributor II
May 15, 2024

So, yesterday I could see my music library (nas), but not search. Today, I can’t even see my music library from the app.

 

I have the exact same situation!  Yesterday I could play different albums from my Synology NAS drive on different speakers in separate rooms, but today the access point from the app home page to view my music library is completely GONE!

Oddly, the albums I was listening to yesterday are still associated with those speakers in the app and I can still listen to them.  But I can’t change the album or see any other content in my library.  Insane.

amblue02
Lyricist III
May 16, 2024

a workaround is to use the Apple Remote app and Airplay to the various Sonos Speakers.  This will work if you use the Music app on a Mac.

amblue02
Lyricist III
May 16, 2024

70 minute waits on Sonos support line, no Chat support available.  Talk about hiding

Lyricist III
May 19, 2024

Anybody have an idea how to re-index my library?

I used the windows app to reindex mine.

I did have access to the library via the desktop app but both have completely disappeared now...so I now the only way I can play my own music is to use plex  

Lyricist III
May 19, 2024

The ability to search a local music library is due to return mid-June according to this article. This is good news.

 

The app update still baffles me. The amount of negative sentiment generated by pushing out an incomplete product is surely not a good thing. The best model for updates (and one that is growing in use) has involved welcoming users to opt in to a beta version and also switch back. It’s a shame this wasn’t adopted in this case.

 

The new app has so many UI inconsistencies it’s hard to know where to start. Changing rooms is under “System” which is a very tech way to describe a setup. That brings up a slide-over screen and to go back you have to tap the back arrow that’s not on that slide-up. It’s just… weird.

 

The test I use is “could my mother use it.” The answer here is that I can’t use it, so alas she has very little chance.

 

Music is really important to me. Sonos has been integral to that enjoyment for 15 years. It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s now become a disincentive to use it. I really hope this is a brief setback.

Lyricist III
May 29, 2024

I agree this is good news. I’d be keen to know how soon we will get access to music libraries properly just like on the s1 app

Lyricist III
May 29, 2024

Oops clicked send too quickly.

Do you know whether they have promised to bring back the “downgrade to s1” feature for new products like port? Without this I’m likely to give in and sell my 15 years collection of 10+ rooms kit. 
I much prefer the s1 app. And finally I upgraded my connects to ports so all of my kit is s1 capable as well as s2 and I can’t use s1 for the new ports because the new app doesn’t support the downgrade feature. 

Lyricist III
June 3, 2024

So now my music library has vanished completely. Brilliant.


I’m definitely going to be buying a pair of headphones from Sonos that I can’t play my own music on, because I’m not disappointed / frustrated / annoyed enough yet.  /sarcasm

 

Most requested? By who? I might not be a new customer but I am a mightily fed-up one.

 

This alleged mid-month update that restores my music library can’t come soon enough.

Contributor I
June 4, 2024

I am still in the process with Sonos support to resolve my music library issue. I was on the phone for 3 hours and then have had a number of emails between myself and the 2nd line support. Personally I have built up a massive library of my own music files extracted from CD’s, vinyls and downloads built up over nearly 20 years. I hold them all on an external drive which has, most of the time, worked perfectly. I have spent months cataloging , adding information/covers, rating them and creating playlists. This works for me and whilst I have a Spotify account, I don’t want to be tied to them forever. When the price creeps up and up - I want the choice to drop the service. My music library is central to my life (may sound a little dramatic but it is!). Over the years I have spent a lot of money building up my Sonos system - only a few weeks ago I upgraded my ones. I have been a Sonos customer for about 20 years and have suffered with products becoming redundant but I have persevered. I’ve retired so can ill afford to start again building up another system - I like my Sonos system - I suspect there are many of us who want to access our own music rather than streaming services or radio - I don’t need them - but perhaps the demographic of customers Sonos want are not us dinosaurs. I, too, am hoping for a resolution and perhaps will have to wait until mid-June - I must say I’m not too optimistic but you never know.