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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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jlaviolet

Trending Lyricist I

Sonos timeline for future updates (not sure that this was previously posted):

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2024/05/15/sonos-outlines-plans-restore-features-app/

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Paq

Lyricist III

This update was the last straw for me. Years and years of using Sonos with thousands invested all while putting up with customer-hostile software updates. I’ve just purchased my first BluOS device and will be outfitting our cabin with that system.

I think many will follow…..

The problem with Sonos is they are doing really good smart speakers and this is the reason why it is hard to got a good Sonos replacement. But you are right about BluOS. It seems to be a very good product. Surely the best replacement.

Sonos did a big mistake with the last software version but the biggest mistake was not to roll back to the previous version

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HenriR NL

Enthusiast II

UPDATE / SOLUTION - Restoring Music Library (PC / laptop on Windows 11)

Oh gosh I AM SOOOOOO FED UP WITH SONOS; only a few hours after I managed to have the alarm back (had of course to delete and reinstall the app, NOT something Sonos cared to inform us about) and now of course I cannot play anything from my own music library (not it is not on NAS, it is on an external drive connected to a laptop with Windowes 11) - and probaly all alarms linked to that library as I am sure it will be confirmed tomorrow morning…

SOOOOOO FED UP WITH SONOS. My music library does still appear as a source and all artists and albums are listed but nothing can be played. The fantastic beautiful wonderful amazing new Sonos app doesn't even react; the app on the laptop at least informs me that “access to //DESKTOP-[my desktop ref number]/iTunes denied” at each attempt at playing a track from the music library. Of course the usual way of indicating to Sonos where to locate the library is nowhere to be found on the phone app and on the laptop app it is no longer functional (link to Music Libray Settings is greyed and nin clickable) .

I can't take this anymore…. spending hours each day since the #5&8^^ app of yours showed up, endlessly looking for solutions, then getting yet another problem IF by any chance / as a miracle a solution is found . Sonos people: I have a life, you know? And it does not consist of solving problems YOU have created

I had promised myself not to do it considering waht happened with the new app update but I did update the Sonos controller on my laptop (windows 11) - that is how desparate I was following when the problem described above occured. Of course, my music library had completely disappeared in the new controller (which is not much different form the former as far as I can tell right now) but it was again possible to access the Music Library Settings (under “Manage”). Unfortunately: impossible to add again a music folder to the Sonos system, thereby telling Somos where to fiund my own music collection. Below is how I could solve it (and I guess you can apply this solution without updating the Sonos Controller on your PC; not sure though).

SOLUTION:

in (File) Explorer right click on the music folder where your music files are (in my case, external drive connected to the lap top / My Music)
Click on “Properties”
Go to the tab “Sharing”
Click on “Share”
Select Sono Wireless Hi-Fi System in the dropdown menu and click Add; I’ve selected “Read” as permission Level as I do not think Sonos can -or should!- write in my own library (Won't Get Fooled Again) …
Ckick on ‘Share” anbd close “Properties”
After that I first closed the controller, opened it again and selected the folder containing my music files through Manage → Music Library Settings → Music Library → tab “Folders”
Once selected, the sonos controller ‘updated’ my music library (i.e. it reconstituted it in the Sonos System), which took some time as i have some 2.500 albums
but… it works now. My collection is again available in Sonos.

Hope this will help at least some of the community members.

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dtrent

Lyricist III

This update was the last straw for me. Years and years of using Sonos with thousands invested all while putting up with customer-hostile software updates. I’ve just purchased my first BluOS device and will be outfitting our cabin with that system.

I think many will follow…..

What bluos did you get?

I’m just dipping my toes - a Node and two Pulse Flex 2i’s. At home I use Sonos connects w/ my analog gear and have Sonos:1’s mounted outside. I’ve even had a Sonos:1 sitting outside only partially protected from the elements for a few years and it still works. I will miss their sturdiness...

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castalla

Local Superstar

This update was the last straw for me. Years and years of using Sonos with thousands invested all while putting up with customer-hostile software updates. I’ve just purchased my first BluOS device and will be outfitting our cabin with that system.

I think many will follow…..

What bluos did you get?

I’m just dipping my toes - a Node and two Pulse Flex 2i’s. At home I use Sonos connects w/ my analog gear and have Sonos:1’s mounted outside. I’ve even had a Sonos:1 sitting outside only partially protected from the elements for a few years and it still works. I will miss their sturdiness...

Be aware the soft touch plastic can become a sticky mess within 2 years if you are unlucky -.

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

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dtrent

Lyricist III

This update was the last straw for me. Years and years of using Sonos with thousands invested all while putting up with customer-hostile software updates. I’ve just purchased my first BluOS device and will be outfitting our cabin with that system.

I think many will follow…..

What bluos did you get?

I’m just dipping my toes - a Node and two Pulse Flex 2i’s. At home I use Sonos connects w/ my analog gear and have Sonos:1’s mounted outside. I’ve even had a Sonos:1 sitting outside only partially protected from the elements for a few years and it still works. I will miss their sturdiness...

Be aware the soft touch plastic can become a sticky mess within 2 years if you are unlucky -.

Three years of Idaho weather - the buttons are shot but it still works

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mendalex

Lyricist I

Why did you get rid of the volume numbers with the new app???

Please bring the numbers back!!!

Bumper

Why did you get rid of the volume numbers with the new app???

Please bring the numbers back!!!

Pretty sure in the AMA they said they would come back.

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Kave

Trending Lyricist I

What a shitshow this is currently. If you haven’t updated to the latest app yet and you decide to revert back to S1:

To downgrade to S1 you need to factory reset your devices.

To downgrade them to S1 you need to update to latest version 18

When updated to version 18 it has no feature of backing to S1.

Yeah it was a pain in the @ss but well worth it for me. Setting up my favorites in my playlist was the longest part of it.

Not sure what phone OS you are on but on Android it is still possible to go back to S1. 16.1 is the last version of the Sonos S2 Android app that you can download from APKmirror and there is no 18 version. Perhaps you mean 80.0? If you have Android and Sonos S2 80.0 installed you can uninstall that and side load S2 16.1

Sonos has said that down the road they will be adding S1 downgrading support to the new app but does anyone really trust them on anything they say anymore?

This post has everything you need in it with screenshots I just took this morning:

https://en.community.sonos.com/components%2Dand%2Darchitectural%2D228999/downgrade%2Dsonos%2Dport%2Dfrom%2Ds2%2Dto%2Ds1%2D6892618?postid=16730575#post16730575

Also feel free to PM me with any questions and I will try my best to answer them. Just remember that I am not a Sonos support tech in real life but I played one on TV! 🤣😜

I will try it on my Android device today, thnak you. Yes I mean version 80.

I Just tried and downloaded the version 16.1 on my Android device. When choosing Downgrade to S1 I just get ” Your app is too old, you need to download the latest version”.

Its the same if I like to add the newly reset Move device to the current S2 install, your app is too old. I guess Sonos are now forcing us to update to the latest version for anything.

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510TS

Lyricist I

The new app is H O R R I B L E!!!!!!!

I don’t even understand how you could allow this to be released. Was it even tested?

Doesn’t connect to the system 50% of the time, can’t find alarms and won’t let me play music because “Something went wrong”. All the money I invested in your products is a waste at this moment.

Fix it or roll it back!!!! It’s no way near as good as your marketing suggests.

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