Enthusiast I

I've rolled back to version 16.1

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
May 9, 2024
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The new app is an unmitigated disaster. I think on that everyone seems to be agreeing.

I’ve now rolled back to the previous version on my Android phone. Its a bit of a fiddle but can be done. Its definitely worth doing. It suggest others who are frustrated with the new version do the same.

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mattvenn

Lyricist III

Your instructions work! Thanks so much!

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AndyMD

reply to Grizzly-44:

theverge.com says: “There’s no way to downgrade back to the previous S2 app — not on iPhone, at least.”

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151704/sonos-new-app-bad-reviews-missing-features

press250

Prodigy III

The new app is an unmitigated disaster. I think on that everyone seems to be agreeing.

I’ve now rolled back to the previous version on my Android phone. Its a bit of a fiddle but can be done. Its definitely worth doing. It suggest others who are frustrated with the new version do the same.

Totally agree: the new app on Android is even worse than the new app on iOS. Sonos Favorites—kinda the first thing you encounter—simply does not work for local library albums (they’re grayed out) on Android, while that does work on iOS.

THANKS to super-helpful souls on these forums, I learned how to rollback to 16.1 on my Kindle Fire tablets. I have two of them as dedicated (wait for it) Sonos controllers.

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AndreiZ

Lyricist I

How did you do that? Do you mind sharing the steps? I’ve tried to get the previous APK but when opened, it opens in the new version of the app, even though the APK version is the one before the update. Thank you.

No problem,

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.

cheers

BIG THANK YOU, ChrisJC! Now I can use the Sonos again.

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csteury

Contributor II

I’ll join the chorus of boos for this update! As a software developer I would have been fired for this kind of update.

My thanks also to ChrisJC and everyone else with the version revert instructions.and auto update suggestions. I’m happy to be back on version 16.1 enjoying (in my opinion) the older and much superior interface and functionality. I love Sonos but am now thinking about the need for a backup plan in case this is a sign of things to come!

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vandroid87

Contributor I

Thanks for this information! Just spent way longer than I wanted to getting the old app up and running. Had they paired the app rollout with a system update this would have been so much worse.

IanJShaw

Chromatic Producer I

@ChrisJC thank you so much for this.

I was stuck with an alarm that had lost it's Spotify playlist so had reverted to the Sonos Chime. With no way to turn it off I was faced with the prospect of angry early mornings until Sonos felt bored enough to give me access back to my own music system. And who knows when that might be because they appear to be stuck in full-on gaslighting that "THIS IS A MASSIVE COURAGEOUS STEP FORWARD AND YOU MUST LOVE IT".

If anyone at Sonos is wondering how this strategy of contempt for their customers works out I invite them to Google "Gerald Ratner".

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Peder_1

Prominent Collaborator I

How did you do that? Do you mind sharing the steps? I’ve tried to get the previous APK but when opened, it opens in the new version of the app, even though the APK version is the one before the update. Thank you.

No problem,

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.

cheers

You shoudn’t and don’t have to disable automatic updates for all apps (dangerous!) - you can just disable updates for the SONOS S2 app (search for the app and disable automatic updates for this app alone in the menu).

At least SONOS should release the 16.1 app as a separate app for “power users” like the S1 app.

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ChrisJCAuthor

Enthusiast I

How did you do that? Do you mind sharing the steps? I’ve tried to get the previous APK but when opened, it opens in the new version of the app, even though the APK version is the one before the update. Thank you.

No problem,

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.

cheers

You shoudn’t and don’t have to disable automatic updates for all apps (dangerous!) - you can just disable updates for the SONOS S2 app (search for the app and disable automatic updates for this app alone in the menu).

At least SONOS should release the 16.1 app as a separate app for “power users” like the S1 app.

you are of course correct. I’ve disabled auto updated for sonos. All other updates remain.

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Pietersoe

Contributor I

How did you do that? Do you mind sharing the steps? I’ve tried to get the previous APK but when opened, it opens in the new version of the app, even though the APK version is the one before the update. Thank you.

No problem,

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.

cheers

Very usefull, thank you very much!!!

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