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New Sonos App Wishlist


Overall, the new Sonos app seems to be an improvement over the previous version. But I am disappointed that many useful features from the previous app weren’t included. So here is my wishlist for the new Sonos app:

  • Bring back the shortcut to the EQ settings on the Now Playing screen.

  • Bring back the “HD” and “Hi-Res” icons on the Now Playing screen when streaming lossless or hi-res lossless music from your local music library.

  • Bring back the number indicator on the volume slider on the Now Playing screen.

  • Under About My System, show what audio format is playing after “Audio In:” while playing TV audio.

  • Bring back the alphabetical search/quick scroll feature for local music libraries.

  • Include local music libraries in the Search feature.

  • When viewing albums from a specific artist, allow the option to switch from list view to grid view.

What other features would you like to see brought back or added?

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  • Enthusiast I
  • 44 replies
  • May 7, 2024

I agree with all these.


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • 32 replies
  • May 7, 2024

Particularly missing the easily accessible EQ, why the heck did they bury it in settings? 🙄


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Bring back all of the above please.


More items:

  • Bring back the Autoplay Room feature under the Line-In settings.
  • Bring back the ability to change the SonosNet channel.
  • Bring back the ability to add a music library and update it.

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  • Renowned Enthusiast II
  • 63 replies
  • May 8, 2024

My number one wish is to get back all the queue management features. That includes adding a track to a queue without replacing the queue, removing a track from a queue but not from your whole library, rearranging your list, clearing the queue, saving a new list, etc.


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  • Prominent Collaborator I
  • 71 replies
  • May 8, 2024

Yes to all those power features, but first make it possible to ask to “play next” on a track or an album, which I would have thought was fundamental...


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  • Enthusiast I
  • 19 replies
  • May 8, 2024

Also agree plus

Timer function has totaly gone…… WoW what a rubbish update 


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  • Contributor II
  • 6 replies
  • May 8, 2024

If all these features are truly missing on this first rollout (I have not fully tested yet) then my number 1 request is to allow users the option to revert to the old app until the new app has the features they are expecting still working.


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  • Local Superstar
  • 2800 replies
  • May 8, 2024

Other items to bring back:

  • Bring back the Mute button
  • Bring back the MyTuner radio stations in Favorites

  • Lyricist I
  • 1 reply
  • May 8, 2024

Alarm and sleep timer please! These were such basic functions that were used on a daily basis 😢


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  • Enthusiast I
  • 19 replies
  • May 8, 2024

To all us Sonos die hards 

If you agree this new app update s3 is a total waste of time 

Email and bombard sonos ceo and there heads…. 

I want at least the s2 back…....


The whole concept of the “Queue” seems to be gone. This was one of the main featurese that I appreciated the most when I bought my first Sonos (at that time controlled with the SONOS CR200 remote).

Adding tracks to the current Queue is gone. I can only replace the whole Queue now.

I want to be able to add songs “To the end of the Queue”, “After the current song / play next”, “Save the Queue” and delete the Queue. I also want the “autosave queue” feature back.

I use this feature a lot - when listeting alone but along with friends that allow anybody to add a song (without interupting the current song of course).

I’m very disapointed and in fact quite upset! Are you not using your own product?


  • Contributor I
  • 5 replies
  • May 8, 2024

All what OP says, but for me especially: I really need the number indicator together with the volume slider to have a precise volume level (like 15%). Right now it’s just guessing. Please bring it back!


  • Lyricist I
  • 2 replies
  • May 8, 2024

This app “update" is more of a downgrade, as it seems to have removed most of the features I use most. Alarms are critical; need to be able to add, remove, and change those. Gone. I normally update my music library weekly; can't do that anymore. Can't easily adjust volume on grouped speakers. Can't mute speakers; what? Love combining queues, a fundamental Sonos thing once; can't do that. Thank God I was able to stop the update on my phone; hope I can keep that one til the new one actually functions. Would love if I could revert it on my tablet, too.


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Agree with all of these “wish-list” items, but especially including local libraries in the search function. My 7-room Sonos system is virtually unusable without it, as I mostly play music from the 19,000 tracks stored on my NAS drive. Scrolling through those one screen at a time is somewhat time-consuming! 😢


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • 11 replies
  • May 9, 2024

Bring them all back  + bring back the ability to add a track to a spotify playlist!

 


  • Lyricist I
  • 2 replies
  • May 9, 2024

Bring back the mute button.  C’mon, Sonos.


  • Lyricist I
  • 1 reply
  • July 27, 2024

How could y’all remove the ability to add/remove or edit playlists and the queue?!!! TRASH!!!! DO BETTER SONOS!!!!


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