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Contributor I
May 9, 2024
Question

revert to version 16.1

  • May 9, 2024
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Hi everyone

 

Unfortunately, I updated to the newest Sonos version 80. Eventhougt I read all the bad reviews and therefore disabled auto updates. Stupid I am, I manually then installed the update by accident 🤦🏼‍♂️).

 

 

Whatever, is there any way to downgrade to v16.1 again? I don‘t like the appearance at all, everything seems buggy, symfonisk doesn‘t work properly, alarms can‘t be shut off, equalizer is hidden, I don‘t see percentage of volume… just everything is a mess to me.

 

Is there maybe a ‚testflight‘ version of the old version I could use again? Or any other possibility? I have an old iPhone backup from about a month.. if there is no possibility to revert back I have to swallow the pill, restore the backup even I will lose some data but at least having a proper app again.

 

I don‘t understand why sonos is releasing such a buggy app :-(

 

thanks for your help! ❤️

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    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    May 9, 2024

    Luckily my hardware hasn‘t been updated. So shall I just restore my whole ios to get the old app back?

    That won’t work. It will install the latest app. 
    Also there was no hardware update with thenew app. 

    Applepie.packagingAuthor
    Contributor I
    May 9, 2024

    Does it? Even when I fully restore it from an backup?

     

    oh well - thats *

     

    *Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.*

     

    Nicky P
    Lyricist I
    May 11, 2024

    What garbage this company has shoved down our throats. No effing warning or explanation how to use. I have systems in two different locations. Doesn't recognize the system automatically when I'm on the wifi. Can't figure out how change music from the app. Hate this. Thousands of dollars invested and now this after making my first system of Sonos gives obsolete. I can not state strongly enough, do not buy Sonos

      heymin
      Lyricist I
      May 11, 2024

      Sonos new app is HORRIBLE - Sonos should be ashamed.  If this is the new Sonos, the company may be going downhill

        wayneo123
        Collaborator II
        May 11, 2024

        If it helps there is a 3rd party app called SonoPhone that is only £1.99. It allowed me to access my local library again (the official app kept crashing).

         

        it doesn’t have the alarm functionality, but if you need it for access to local libraries it is infinitely better than the official app.

        All Sonos products replaced due to appalling app and sheer arrogance of CEO.
          User229328
          Lyricist II
          May 11, 2024

          Thanks rrnyc. I am back with Sonos 16.1 app and happy that I have been able to get out off the new app.

            BurnItToTheGround
            Lyricist I
            May 11, 2024

            Software update broke my system.  Can’t even use now. Just bought thousands of $$ in equipment.  At the moment thinking about torching this stuff or maybe just smashing with a sledge.  Dead serious.  Either way, Sonos is dead to me now.  Back to analog where the digital realm can’t ruin my listening enjoyment.  

              DaveM69
              Lyricist I
              May 12, 2024

              Please can we have an instant downgrade to the superior 16.1 version on iOS?  This latest update is poor at best, whoever signed this off should have a very stern talking to.  System is unusable with the new app.  I thankfully have an older tablet floating around to use the older app with has all the functionality I need, why is that missing on the new app?

                Applepie.packagingAuthor
                Contributor I
                May 12, 2024

                I‘m just backung up all my photos and whatsapp to icloud. Luckily the rest is backed up locally on my mac. Try this evening to restore my 1w old backup and hopefully get the old app back. Then I‘ll never update the app again. Downside, I habe to install all app-updates manually in the future. 🙃

                  BurnItToTheGround
                  Lyricist I
                  May 12, 2024

                  Got to using SonoPhone as alternative app.  Though it’s less than perfect, i’m not back to having actual music coming out of my speakers. 

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