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Contributor I
May 8, 2024
Question

New Sonos update - where is the alarm function?

  • May 8, 2024
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Hi, I have two Sonos One and three IKEA symfonisk.  Following the recent app update I can no longer find the alarm function under settings.  I have processed through all levels and nothing.  Has it been removed?

 

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webmink
Prominent Collaborator I
May 8, 2024

Most reports here suggest it has been removed, although a few people seem to be finding it in their apps - some then find it disappears again on the next update. Most likely it is one of the (many) things Sonos decided we don’t need any more...

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ScottyOHSAuthor
Contributor I
May 8, 2024

Thanks.  I guess that is the nail in the coffin for my Sonos system that I was looking to upgrade.  Shame as I have really enjoyed it and using it to get me up in the morning and as a pseudo anti-burglar system when it comes on the evening with the lights.  Thanks again.  

Lyricist I
May 8, 2024

No!! :( I literally just now updated because I was trying to set my alarm for the morning. Now I have to use my phone which has always been hard for me to wake up to compared to an actual song singing for some reason. I have been using the Sonos alarm since Sonos first came out with their first speaker / app. Is there anyway we can reverse the update to get it back?? Or maybe they forgot to readd the feature to the update? I hope we can talk to someone… 

Ken_Griffiths
May 8, 2024

I can see Alarms in the new App - if using an iOS device, maybe try this:

  1. Select ‘Settings’ (cog icon top right’)
  2. Select ‘Manage’ (top right above rooms)
  3. Select ‘Alarms’ (listed below ‘About Your System’)

Hope that assists, but it seems some users mention that they can’t find it on their controller device.

ranash1995
Contributor I
May 8, 2024

I can see Alarms in the new App - if using an iOS device, maybe try this:

  1. Select ‘Settings’ (cog icon top right’)
  2. Select ‘Manage’ (top right above rooms)
  3. Select ‘Alarms’ (listed below ‘About Your System’)

Hope that assists, but it seems some users mention that they can’t find it on their controller device.

This is the answer. The Manage link needs to be tweaked to make it clear it is a tapable button.

webmink
Prominent Collaborator I
May 8, 2024

some users mention that they can’t find it on their controller device.

Indeed, it’s not in that location on my Android app. 

While I am pretty upset that Sonos has released the app with so much basic capability removed, I’m at least encouraged that it’s in their promotional material - see https://www.sonos.com/en/controller-app where the third screenshot shows most of the things people have lost (capture below). Seems they decided to meet their release deadline instead of their customers’ needs.

 

 

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ScottyOHSAuthor
Contributor I
May 8, 2024

Not in the android update....

Ken_Griffiths
May 8, 2024

Not in the android update....

I think it will only be a matter of time - different developer teams, with different priorities, coupled with the rush to get it out the door (for some inexplicable reason we’re not privvy too) I think stepping back and waiting for the dust to settle might bring about some answers. It’s clear from the screenshots posted that ‘missing’ features are on the way. I’m not condoning the early release, but I’m happy to wait patiently for things to land here.

Lyricist I
May 8, 2024

Are they crazy?!!!

They cannot remove one of the most important and useful functions? I've been using it for almost a decade now and it worked like a charm. In Android it's gone now and I have now clue how to modify existing alarms or even switch cancel them????

Waking up with nice music and good sound is essential. Are we supposed to buy an alarm clock now  like in the 80's? Or use the annoying sound of the mobile phone to get up every day in a bad mood? Shame on Sonos, I'm very disappointed!

I expect this to be fixed within the next couple of days, not weeks and even less months! 

Lyricist I
May 9, 2024

Android user, and since updating last night, can't find where to edit/cancel alarms! Bizarrely the alarm went off this morning with my usual radio station playing, but where can I change the settings for it??!!! Madness!

Also used to love listening to Audible through my sonos before sleep, and used to set a timer, but that function has disappeared too!

 

Mess of an update! Get it sorted ASAP!!