The Sonos apps "Search" feature doesn't seem to support free form text. Unless I'm missing something here
it's never supported searching for some combination of artist and album/song. Most website Search boxes have
supported this basic human interface for many years. For example, try searching for "Narcos soundtrack" or any
other intuitive combination of artist and track. Works in google, works in Spotify, works pretty much everywhere
except Sonos. Please fix. thanks.
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+23Huh? "narcos soundtrack" works for me in my own app and the Sonos PC app against Spotify. Though not against Apple Music. Search is done by the music service, not Sonos.
Author of the leading independent Sonos app for Windows, the only Sonos app for Xbox, and a Sonos app for iOS
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Comparing MacOS Sonos version 9.2 (with Spotify music source selected)
vs MacOS Spotify version 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 .
Sonos either doesn't find the obvious item at all
or displays it in the middle of obscuring junk.
Spotify is perfect hit in each of these artist+album cases.
I'm correcting my original complaint from "Search sucks" to "Search mostly sucks".
neal
--
Search "narcos soundtrack"
Sonos:
Artists: no results
Albums: hit (Narcos soundtracks and several other things)
Songs: hit on Narcos song from Netflix soundtrack and others
Playlists: hits
Spotify: perfect hits
--
Search "steely dan aja"
Sonos:
Artists: no results
Albums: garbage results ("Solo Wurlitzer ..", Karaoke Version)
Songs: garbage results (all Karaoke versions)
Playlists: many (but I'm never personally interested in anyone's playlist..)
Spotify: perfect hit
--
Search "billy joel piano man"
Sonos:
Artists: no results
Albums: garbage (mostly Karaoke)
Songs: tons not including um Billy Joel Piano Man
Playlists: who cares
Spotify: perfect hit
vs MacOS Spotify version 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 .
Sonos either doesn't find the obvious item at all
or displays it in the middle of obscuring junk.
Spotify is perfect hit in each of these artist+album cases.
I'm correcting my original complaint from "Search sucks" to "Search mostly sucks".
neal
--
Search "narcos soundtrack"
Sonos:
Artists: no results
Albums: hit (Narcos soundtracks and several other things)
Songs: hit on Narcos song from Netflix soundtrack and others
Playlists: hits
Spotify: perfect hits
--
Search "steely dan aja"
Sonos:
Artists: no results
Albums: garbage results ("Solo Wurlitzer ..", Karaoke Version)
Songs: garbage results (all Karaoke versions)
Playlists: many (but I'm never personally interested in anyone's playlist..)
Spotify: perfect hit
--
Search "billy joel piano man"
Sonos:
Artists: no results
Albums: garbage (mostly Karaoke)
Songs: tons not including um Billy Joel Piano Man
Playlists: who cares
Spotify: perfect hit
+23I say again: "Search is done by the music service, not Sonos" - ask Spotify to fix it in their SMAPI service code.
Author of the leading independent Sonos app for Windows, the only Sonos app for Xbox, and a Sonos app for iOS
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