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Contributor I
May 11, 2024
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New App wont connect to my existing system. Old App works fine.

  • May 11, 2024
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I have downloaded the new app to my iPhone and one iPad and these devices are no longer able to connect to my Sonos system. Whereas I’ve kept the old Sonos app on another iPad and am still able to connect fine.

 

i have contacted Sonos who were unable to fix my issue.

 

Is this unique to me or is anyone else experiencing the same?

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Best answer by Adriaanajax

Removing Boost out of my Sonos S2 system and connect the speakers to wifi solved the problem for me. Nevertheless I hope that Sonos will update the app and make the use of Boost possible.

24 replies

Lyricist I
May 12, 2024

I’m having exact same problem. ‘New’ black app icon does t work on iPhone or iPad. Argh. 

Lyricist I
May 12, 2024

I also face the same problem. I have a Sonos S2 system with boost controller. Resetting the Sonos equipment had no effect; the problem remains.

Lyricist I
May 13, 2024

I am seeing same issue with move. With new app unable to connect move 

Lyricist I
May 15, 2024

I have the same issue.  The old app worked fine,  my macbook on the same wifi works fine.  The new app will sometimes connect after waiting for a few minutes on the app, or sometimes not at all,.

Lyricist I
May 15, 2024

Removing Boost out of my Sonos S2 system and connect the speakers to wifi solved the problem for me. Nevertheless I hope that Sonos will update the app and make the use of Boost possible.

Hendo0000Author
Contributor I
May 15, 2024

After speaking with the Sonos Helpdesk, one of the issues is with the Boost. The fix was to disconnect the Boost from my router and hardwire one Sonos speak to the router. The enabled the new app to connect to all of my Sonos products.

This works but is a bandaid solution at best. 

The Helpdesk advised me that a fix for this is due to be released sometime in June, perhaps mid-June.

This is a really disappointing effort made by Sonos and has made me wonder if the products that I have will sometime be made obsolete and incompatible with the Sonos system in the future with future updates.  

Trending Lyricist I
May 16, 2024

Held off installing new app on my Pixel 6a until alarm issue fix. Using my iPad yesterday I noticed that alarms are back, so I updated the android app, big mistake. Now I keep getting message “system not found” even though it comes up with my system name. Ask’s me to login but it won’t let me. Cmon Sonos get your “s##t” together. Not having any problem connecting with iOS.

Contributor I
May 16, 2024

Set up a new system of ARC, move 2, ray and it was buggy finding the units (had to default the Move 2 several times before it stayed). Finally got all of the units in the app and when wife tried to join existing system it kept saying not found. This is her  iPhone so I partially blame Apple. Then items dropped off my app and refused to be found again. While I had the app running for a brief period it was a jumbled mess to try to get music to play.  I hate it when companies release worse than Beta stage software as an  "UPGRADE" and then won't apologize for screwing it up and lack the sense to set everything back to the way it wad and want until they are actually ready to release functional software.

 

 

 

Contributor I
May 16, 2024

Exact same here. I truly regret to have replaced my old reliable hify sound system for this WiFi system. The sound is great… when I can hear it. Now, I’m having a party at home with my garage radio, for sonos is not accessible.

Lyricist I
May 16, 2024

Same issue here.  The new app connected for a bit, then disconnected.  When the recent update downloaded, it connected again for a bit, but then disconnected.  Fortunately I did not update my iPad, and the desktop app works on my Mac.  I tried the web app on the iPhone browser, but got the error message that the screen size was not supported, unfortunately.  Everything works, just can’t control it with my iPhone.  And plugging a speaker into the router is not a viable solution given where my equipment is located.  Hopefully a fix will be released before June!