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DuckAreLate
Contributor I
May 9, 2024 3:47 PM UTC

Reinstall old app on Android and get access to your alarms again

Unstall version 80.x from your device

You can download Sonos App version 16.1 as an APK-file here:

https://en.softonic.com/download/sonos/android/post-download

When the file is downloaded - and you have selected Install, you will be promptet to allow app installs  from Unknown Sources.

When install is done, you should change tha above setting back to disable app installs  from Unknown Sources.

 

 

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    arcangely2k
    Lyricist III
    May 21, 2024 2:27 AM UTC

    I get that app update text box too, but I just close it and ignore it. I have found that even with automatic updates turned off, the app eventually updates itself to the new version. So I uninstall the new Sonos i app and then reinstall the Android v16 APK which I have saved in my phone files as a Favorite. Kind of annoying, but still beats using an app that has more than half of the legacy functionality missing!

    It goes me no other option. It’s a forced update on mine.

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    fringeelement
    Lyricist I
    May 21, 2024 1:18 PM UTC

    Unstall version 80.x from your device

    You can download Sonos App version 16.1 as an APK-file here:

    https://en.softonic.com/download/sonos/android/post-download

    When the file is downloaded - and you have selected Install, you will be promptet to allow app installs  from Unknown Sources.

    When install is done, you should change tha above setting back to disable app installs  from Unknown Sources.

     

     

    I just did this for the second time even though I turned off "Update automatically" within the app.  What else do I need to do to prevent it from reverting back to the new version?  I don't see anything in App Settings on my phone.

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    StinkyJ
    Lyricist I
    May 22, 2024 6:56 PM UTC

    Worked for me on 19th - now it’s lost my library and won’t let me add a shared music folder without updating.

    If I update, then I can’t add a shared folder…

    Any ideas? Running 16.1 on a Kindle Fire. Been doing this for years…

    Every update they break it. I just want to be able to listen to music around the house...

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    jimjwilliamson
    Lyricist II
    Jun 12, 2024 4:15 PM UTC

    Pay attention peeps.
    The OP’s link now goes to the 80 version, which. we all seem to agree, sucks.
    You can use that link, but scroll down and select 16.1 instead, or go here:
    https://en.softonic.com/download/sonos/android/post-download/v/16.1
    to get direct to it.

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      serban
      Avid Contributor I
      Jun 25, 2024 7:32 PM UTC

      Hi everybody, I just came here to say “Thank you” for this.

      Or, like ABBA said it, “Thank you for the music.”

      Cheers !

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      qisertrimy
      Lyricist II
      Sep 2, 2024 5:23 PM UTC

      Pay attention peeps.
      The OP’s link now goes to the 80 version, which. we all seem to agree, sucks.
      You can use that link, but scroll down and select 16.1 instead, or go here:
      https://en.softonic.com/download/sonos/android/post-download/v/16.1
      to get direct to it.

      oh nice, its helpfull

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      jimjwilliamson
      Lyricist II
      Sep 2, 2024 5:38 PM UTC

      Doesn't help now, The jackholes at Sonos forced some kind of firmware update blocking the old app and forcing the new one. They didn't like us having a workaround apparently.

      So, I sold my whole setup, never again Sonos, never.

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      qisertrimy
      Lyricist II
      Sep 19, 2024 1:20 AM UTC

      Pay attention peeps.
      The OP’s link now goes to the 80 version, which. we all seem to agree, sucks.
      You can use that link, but scroll down and select 16.1 instead, or go here:
      https://en.softonic.com/download/sonos/android/post-download/v/16.1
      to get direct to it.

      oh nice, its helpfull

      i think u dont mind with my this answer

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      qisertrimy
      Lyricist II
      Sep 20, 2024 9:55 AM UTC

      Unstall version 80.x from your device

      You can download Sonos App version 16.1 as an APK-file here:

      https://en.softonic.com/download/sonos/android/post-download

      When the file is downloaded - and you have selected Install, you will be promptet to allow app installs  from Unknown Sources.

      When install is done, you should change tha above setting back to disable app installs  from Unknown Sources.

       

       

      thanks for this helpfull 

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      Roberto Rojas Marin
      Lyricist I
      Nov 11, 2024 12:39 PM UTC

      I had to change the router in my house and now the new app won't let me configure the new system, and the 16.1 app needs to be updated to the latest version in order to configure a new system. I hate SONOS with all my soul.

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