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Renowned Enthusiast II
May 7, 2024 10:46 PM UTC
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Please can we go back to the old app

I’ve been struggling with this new app for two hours now. So many things are missing or difficult to use compared to the old app. Please, can you continue to make the old app available for people who still prefer to use that one. I was fine with that app, and would like to revert to using it. Please give us a way to do that.

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mattskiAnswer
Contributor I
May 8, 2024 3:48 PM UTC

TuneIn is the _main_ thing I use Sonos for. If Sonos isn’t going to support TuneIn, I may as well trash my speakers. Maybe Sonos could institute a buy-back program, ha-ha. — Other things I noticed: There’s no way to ask your Music Library to update; and there’s no sleep timer (that’s a complete show-stopper for me; I’m in bed using my phone, I can’t get up and go to my computer just to set a sleep timer, that’s idiotic, I’m trying to go to sleep!).

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Enthusiast I
May 9, 2024 8:25 PM UTC

Can’t reauthorise Apple Music now too? What was the rush pushing this App out of its not an improvement?? 

I discovered that one too: Apple Music requires reauthorization suddenly, but the app doesn’t actually know how to _do_ the reauthorization. Eventually, however, I did manage to do it — and then, guess what, although the Sonos app allowed me to pick an Apple Music to play, it wouldn’t play it! Or else, I’d pick something to play, and the Sonos app would play _something else!_ This thing is just so broken, it’s indescribably.

After nearly 15 years with Sonos, and 13 units. I dispair. This update is awful. As someone said earlier, can we trade in? My loyalty over almost 2 decades is being severely tested. There are other systems?

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Enthusiast I
May 9, 2024 8:26 PM UTC

Many Apps I use have “Fresh” and “Stable” development channels - Hey Sonos, can you please give us Sonos owners the choice?

 

Technology enthusiasts & early adopters can kick the tires in new version while us civilians go about our business with alarms, a music queue, working radio steams and a UI we know how to use.

Pretty Please?

 

also - how crazy is it to roll out a huge app redesign that, aside from all the broken and missing stuff, doesn’t add a single feature that actual users are exciting about using? (Am i missing something?)

Too true. I feel the same. 

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Lyricist I
May 9, 2024 8:27 PM UTC

New app is just awful, whoever approved this needs to learn about product management, user design, testing, and user feedback….. App is A LOT slower, navigation is confused at best, and removing the number one feature of being able to add songs to the queue is just an appalling oversight (maybe it was on purpose...). Either way it's pretty much rendered usage of Sonos in our office and at home pointless as that was how everyone contributed to the playlist for the day. I guess we'll start looking for alternatives….

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Lyricist I
May 9, 2024 8:36 PM UTC

Veeeery slow to start

Veeery slow to apply new vol level

Veeery slow to find and apply rooms / speakers

 

So, slow. Front end also still doesn't help. Unsexy.

 

I love the brand and solutions, please keep improving.

 

Best

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Lyricist I
May 9, 2024 8:51 PM UTC

Looks like new design is totally “phone-centric” for up/down scrolling with thumbs.  With iPad in landscape it used to show queue on left side.  That’s gone.  Selecting the queue button pops dialog that show “No queue”, even though I just connected the queue to a speaker.  Notes in other searches (images) indicate pre-release queue functionality did not make it in this release - only “Replace queue” is available.  No “Update Queue” or “Add to end of queue” available.  No ability to view queue and select to jump around.

Got “bit” by this update as I usually “Update all” in Apple Store to make sure I’ve got latest security updates.
Didn’t get email notice of major release change until AFTER app updated - that’ll teach me I guess…

An email that major release was coming would have been nice for me - I disable most in-app notifications.

Good luck all.  Waiting for the update to the update…

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Lyricist II
May 9, 2024 9:22 PM UTC

Massive regrets updating to the new app. Where have my 30 carefully curated playlists gone? Why can't I add a song to the bloody queue? Why is it so horribly slow? Abysmal. 

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Lyricist II
May 9, 2024 10:23 PM UTC

I don’t want to seem hyperbolic but this update ruins my son’s nighttime routine. Every evening we select a playlist and then drag the songs we want to hear to the top of the queue. Now queues are frozen and we can’t even edit/update/create Sonos playlists. Also, I noticed Tunein is gone as well. I’m willing to deal with change if some useful features are added. Instead, key features were lost with nothing new provided. I talked to the helpdesk asking what happened and they could only tell me to wait a few weeks to see if they add back in the features? WOW! Weeks? I’m not trying to be unkind but that's terrible. Sonos is supposed to be a prestige brand.  Otherwise, I just get a Bluetooth speaker linked to an old phone that lets me create my own playlists on something like YouTube music. Hell, I can even stream tunein if I wanted to. I’ve been avoiding this because I love how the Sonos speakers sound but breaking the functionality like this. It feels like their business priorities support something different then what I purchased the speakers for. I’m glad I didn’t invest more. 

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Avid Contributor I
May 9, 2024 11:23 PM UTC

I’ve been struggling with this new app for two hours now. So many things are missing or difficult to use compared to the old app. Please, can you continue to make the old app available for people who still prefer to use that one. I was fine with that app, and would like to revert to using it. Please give us a way to do that.

 

What a mess put the lats S2 cope before this release back to apple and release it as a S3 so nobody has to live without music!!!!!   I can really only play music with my MacBook now that still has the old version

for example I have a playlist that stops after every 2nd song now and is silent afterward.

 

Di you not test this software with real people?

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Do not put releases out until they are tested we paid for our Sonos system do not screw this experience up!
Lyricist I
May 9, 2024 11:28 PM UTC

This has to be the WORST software upgrade I have ever seen. It's crap. Good thing I held off upgrading my Sonos speakers. If the interface does not revert/improve, I'm dumping this POS.

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Enthusiast I
May 10, 2024 5:38 AM UTC

Veeeery slow to start

Veeery slow to apply new vol level

Veeery slow to find and apply rooms / speakers

 

So, slow. Front end also still doesn't help. Unsexy.

 

I love the brand and solutions, please keep improving.

 

Best

Cannot adjust volume levels of separate speakers in a group play at all too…..

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