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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

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April 23, 2024
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Today we are introducing the most extensive app redesign ever, creating an unprecedented streaming experience that allows listeners to organize their favorite playlists, stations, albums and more from over 100 services on one customizable Home screen.

The new Home screen provides faster access to Sonos system controls with one easy swipe up, making tab to tab jumping a thing of the past. As a leader in sound experience that’s focused on creating a better way to listen, Sonos intentionally redesigned the app on a modern software platform for an easier, faster and better experience that can support more rapid innovation.

The reimagined app supports all existing S2 products and will be available globally through a software update for the S2 mobile app.

100+ streaming services, one Home screen

The redesigned Sonos app prioritizes a listening experience that’s human - allowing you to bring your true favorites front and center and giving you more control to make your streaming experience your own.

Get into your music (and off the app) faster: No need to tap between tabs — the new Home screen serves up all your favorite content and controls, all in one place. Quickly jump back into your recently played, browse libraries and recommendations from your preferred services, and fill your home with music and all the sounds you love.
Customize and curate: Enjoy unparalleled curation by designing your Home screen to reflect how you listen. Pin rows of your favorite content and services; then move, edit, or rearrange them to your liking.
Search every streaming library: Look for an artist, song, podcast, or audiobook across all your preferred streaming apps at once via an easy-to-use search bar that’s always available right on your Home screen.
Elevated system control: Swipe up from the bottom of your Home screen to seamlessly control your entire system and access a visual overview of what’s playing on each of your products, quickly group speakers, and dial in on the perfect volume from anywhere in the app.

Accessible from any modern web browser, a brand new web app allows listeners the same seamless system control as the mobile app.

The Web App will be available alongside the redesigned mobile app on May 7, 2024.

Want to find out more about the new Sonos App? Have a look at the Info Hub section of the community for a complete rundown of the new user interface.

Here you can find the full press release.

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SirDigitalKnight

Enthusiast I

I live in a rural village half way up a mountain - no issues here 🇪🇸 🇪🇺 with WAN - choice of fibre, copper, mifi and cell. Just sayin'.

Then you do not live in a rural village. 🤣

I actually live in a rural village in the south of Antioquia Colombia called Jardin. Internet goes out here in Jardin and all of south Antioquia whenever the one and only Tigo fiber-optic line gets knocked out by eg: landslide, earthquake, bad accident, narcos, etc… so I know what it is like to be without internet for hours or days, same goes for electricity. Now while it has gotten better there is still no redundancy and so I make sure all of my electronic gear will work locally, eg: cameras, alarm, Plex media for watching movies/shows, and of course music. I also have everything electronic connected to some big @ss UPS’s that can keep me going for hours on end and when they get low I have a generator to fall back on. I do not want anything that is web or cloud or even Mars based served. I want everything local. Only thing I have that needs the cloud is my nest mini next to the bed… I used it the other month when I could not find the TV remote to shut if off. 🤣

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Neledevos

Lyricist I

Today we are introducing the most extensive app redesign ever, creating an unprecedented streaming experience that allows listeners to organize their favorite playlists, stations, albums and more from over 100 services on one customizable Home screen.

The new Home screen provides faster access to Sonos system controls with one easy swipe up, making tab to tab jumping a thing of the past. As a leader in sound experience that’s focused on creating a better way to listen, Sonos intentionally redesigned the app on a modern software platform for an easier, faster and better experience that can support more rapid innovation.

The reimagined app supports all existing S2 products and will be available globally through a software update for the S2 mobile app.

100+ streaming services, one Home screen

The redesigned Sonos app prioritizes a listening experience that’s human - allowing you to bring your true favorites front and center and giving you more control to make your streaming experience your own.

Get into your music (and off the app) faster: No need to tap between tabs — the new Home screen serves up all your favorite content and controls, all in one place. Quickly jump back into your recently played, browse libraries and recommendations from your preferred services, and fill your home with music and all the sounds you love.
Customize and curate: Enjoy unparalleled curation by designing your Home screen to reflect how you listen. Pin rows of your favorite content and services; then move, edit, or rearrange them to your liking.
Search every streaming library: Look for an artist, song, podcast, or audiobook across all your preferred streaming apps at once via an easy-to-use search bar that’s always available right on your Home screen.
Elevated system control: Swipe up from the bottom of your Home screen to seamlessly control your entire system and access a visual overview of what’s playing on each of your products, quickly group speakers, and dial in on the perfect volume from anywhere in the app.

Accessible from any modern web browser, a brand new web app allows listeners the same seamless system control as the mobile app.

The Web App will be available alongside the redesigned mobile app on May 7, 2024.

Want to find out more about the new Sonos App? Have a look at the Info Hub section of the community for a complete rundown of the new user interface.

Here you can find the full press release.

The app simply doesnt work at all anymore. Error 1000... what will you do to resolve this.problem? I am inable to use my system...

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artistsresponse

Lyricist I

Why doesn’t everybody take a breath and hold off until the app is released before panicking?

Okay, panicking was indeed justified.

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Paq

Lyricist III

Anyone knows what would be the best Sonos replacement since Sonos doesn’t seem to listen his customers?

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Roseylad

Lyricist II

Earth calling Sonos, Earth calling Sonos…...come in please.

is there anybody there?

(Obviously not given the deafening silence from the once great audio company now renamed the ‘WeSaySo’ Corporation)!

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castalla

Local Superstar

Nice to see the "Fix it or Else" contingent have turned up. 😁😋😛

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

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John_438

Contributor II

The NEW APP has caused me nothing but grief. I have a Sonos Ray and a stereo pair of PLAY 3 connected to our Samsung TV in the bedroom. I have a Sonos BEAM and a stereo pair of PLAY connected to our Samsung TV in the living room. I am having trouble getting sound. If I get one working (which is challenge) and I move to the other, I don't get sound. I go to the source (TV) and still get no sound or it shows sound in the bedroom (though the system is off) while I get nothing in the living room.

This happens particularly when I move from one room to the other. I think the APP is failing to recognize that I have TWO DIFFERENT TV’s. VERY FRUSTRATING. I called Sonos Support but wait time is 85 minutes. Any suggestions???

Thanks

Lyricist III

Contributor II

Today we are introducing the most extensive app redesign ever, creating an unprecedented streaming experience that allows listeners to organize their favorite playlists, stations, albums and more from over 100 services on one customizable Home screen.

The new Home screen provides faster access to Sonos system controls with one easy swipe up, making tab to tab jumping a thing of the past. As a leader in sound experience that’s focused on creating a better way to listen, Sonos intentionally redesigned the app on a modern software platform for an easier, faster and better experience that can support more rapid innovation.

The reimagined app supports all existing S2 products and will be available globally through a software update for the S2 mobile app.

100+ streaming services, one Home screen

The redesigned Sonos app prioritizes a listening experience that’s human - allowing you to bring your true favorites front and center and giving you more control to make your streaming experience your own.

Get into your music (and off the app) faster: No need to tap between tabs — the new Home screen serves up all your favorite content and controls, all in one place. Quickly jump back into your recently played, browse libraries and recommendations from your preferred services, and fill your home with music and all the sounds you love.
Customize and curate: Enjoy unparalleled curation by designing your Home screen to reflect how you listen. Pin rows of your favorite content and services; then move, edit, or rearrange them to your liking.
Search every streaming library: Look for an artist, song, podcast, or audiobook across all your preferred streaming apps at once via an easy-to-use search bar that’s always available right on your Home screen.
Elevated system control: Swipe up from the bottom of your Home screen to seamlessly control your entire system and access a visual overview of what’s playing on each of your products, quickly group speakers, and dial in on the perfect volume from anywhere in the app.

Accessible from any modern web browser, a brand new web app allows listeners the same seamless system control as the mobile app.

The Web App will be available alongside the redesigned mobile app on May 7, 2024.

Want to find out more about the new Sonos App? Have a look at the Info Hub section of the community for a complete rundown of the new user interface.

Here you can find the full press release.

Please describe how to avoid this bad app, and get the old one.

This update is really not good

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JoeC

Trending Lyricist I

Still no word from Sonos?

Sonos, make this right, apologize and explain, then make the old S2 available again and call this new app S3 in a few years once you’ve finished and tested it.

Amen. And as so many have said, there is a short window for them to do so or thousands of loyal customers will walk away.

Yes, but where they gonna walk to. ? Comparable alternatives/equivalents are few (& very expensive, eg bluesound)

I agree that moving to another system won’t be trivial but I’ve been inspired to look around and see that I don’t have to stick to the Sonos ecosystem. Sonos has deeply harmed my trust in them. I have been with them since the early days, migrated to S2, continue to add/upgrade speakers, show friends, help set up friends, etc. This weekend I’ve played with Roon which is very cool, investigated Bluesound, etc.

Some kind of “oops, we are so sorry, we’re working on it….” would make me feel better than the courage comments.

One huge negative with Bluesound speakers is that they have soft-touch plastic covers which can turn into a nasty sticky mess within 2 years (if you are unlucky). The node 2 is sticky free but costs 550 per unit and needs speakers.

Roon is way overpriced at 15 per month. LMS is free!

I will explore LMS. I agree that Roon is expensive but helped me connect to my ripped music in a really creative/fun way.

I think the Naim devices have a decent app (with Music & Artist info). For LMS be sure to check out the Material skin plugin which transforms the user control interface - also has MAI functions. (I proposed MAI for a Sonos enhancement, but nada 😢😕)

LMS Material with Music & Artist Information plugin:

That looks very cool!

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