Contributor I

How to Roll Back from 80 to 16.1

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
May 8, 2024
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Please provide a way to go back to the old version ASAP. I use Sonos almost exclusively for my local library as it seems many people do and you have again (think bricking...) completely misunderstood your owners and people that have supported and invested in your products for decades. Congratulations on creating another media disaster for the company. I am sure the new app is trending on all platforms with angry users and people looking for alternate products. PLEASE LET US GO BACK to the old version until you sort this out.

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CKALOTS

Enthusiast II

Please provide a way to go back to the old version ASAP. I use Sonos almost exclusively for my local library as it seems many people do and you have again (think bricking...) completely misunderstood your owners and people that have supported and invested in your products for decades. Congratulations on creating another media disaster for the company. I am sure the new app is trending on all platforms with angry users and people looking for alternate products. PLEASE LET US GO BACK to the old version until you sort this out.

Hi

I’ve rolled back to 16.1 - check my posts out for a view on how to do it. thanks

me too, old app works perfectly

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Bob_B

Trending Lyricist I

Please provide a way to go back to the old version ASAP. I use Sonos almost exclusively for my local library as it seems many people do and you have again (think bricking...) completely misunderstood your owners and people that have supported and invested in your products for decades. Congratulations on creating another media disaster for the company. I am sure the new app is trending on all platforms with angry users and people looking for alternate products. PLEASE LET US GO BACK to the old version until you sort this out.

Hi

I’ve rolled back to 16.1 - check my posts out for a view on how to do it. thanks

I dl’ed and tried to install 16.1, but my Pixel 6 said it could not install the apk. I think the permissions are ok. Any ideas?

Answer: You have to uninstall the Sonos app first, and then install the rollback 16.1 version

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faintaxis

Trending Lyricist I

Agreed, I’d like an option to revert back as I have an extensive music library that I am now no longer able to search.

I have no interest in being railroaded into using paid-for streaming services on already vastly overpriced devices.

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Timmmo

Lyricist I

Silly me -- I assumed will all the fanfare and advance notice that the new app would be fully baked.

How wrong I was!

Sonos software engineers should be humbled by their dubious performance on version 80.

Why was this even allowed to be released in its present form?

Sonos are you listening?? I truly like using the Sonos system, and I have complete confidence that the new app will be better in time. Please add a simple procedure for all the frustrated users to roll back to 16.1 until version 80 is ready for prime time.

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wlm50

Trending Lyricist I

Another feature that now seems to be missing is the volume scale when streaming music - at least for Pandora, which is all I stream. The volume slider used to have a numerical scale so that I could set volume consistently. Now there is no scale and it’s trial and error every time I change from room to room or from my music library to streaming. Really?! This is pretty basic.

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Sewnoss

Enthusiast I

I managed to -d-o-w-n-upgrade my app to 16.1. Info here:

https://en.community.sonos.com/ask-a-question-228987/emergency-must-downgrade-new-app-asap-6892576

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AngstRidden

Lyricist III

+1 for a rollback here... new app is pretty but nothing more:

confusing

laggy

and no ability to add content to the queue is beyond reproach!

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BLD2

Lyricist III

+1 for roll back while you sort this out. Your new app is currently unacceptable to this longstanding 5-room system customer. What a mess.

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ChrisJC

Enthusiast I

+1 for roll back while you sort this out. Your new app is currently unacceptable to this longstanding 5-room system customer. What a mess.

Roll back to 16.1:-

I uninstalled the sonos app.

Went to apkmirror.com on my phone browser, and downloaded Sonos 16.1 (arm64 v8a). Then opened the download folder and ran the install. (You may have to select the permissions on your phone to allow you to do that). Following install I turned off wi-fi and mobile data, then went to play store and selected do not automatically update apps. Then turned wi-fi and mobile data back on, then ran the app and signed in.

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100RNR

Contributor I

+1 for roll back while you sort this out. Your new app is currently unacceptable to this longstanding 5-room system customer. What a mess.

Roll back to 16.1:-

I uninstalled the sonos app.

Went to apkmirror.com on my phone browser, and downloaded Sonos 16.1 (arm64 v8a). Then opened the download folder and ran the install. (You may have to select the permissions on your phone to allow you to do that). Following install I turned off wi-fi and mobile data, then went to play store and selected do not automatically update apps. Then turned wi-fi and mobile data back on, then ran the app and signed in.

Thanks for this.

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