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Retired Sonos Staff
April 23, 2024
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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

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  • April 23, 2024
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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

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.

 

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 new Web 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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1674 replies

Prodigy II
May 27, 2024

try and keep the app open ‘for ages’ and see whether the missing playlists eventually, finally appear in your screen... 

Tried that, to no avail. My playlists have disappeared altogether in the new app and only Sonos knows if they'll ever resurface. They still exist in my system, for the good old Windows Desktop Controller still shows them.

 

 

If they are just Sonos playlist they are under favourites. You might need to view all favourites to see them. Also I find if I open the app, close it and restart it it seems to work better. It's all a bit buggy and random though.

"I saw the Stooges and the MC5"
Lyricist I
May 27, 2024

It is such an extensive redesign that they forgot to keep what made Sonos working, it no longer does. System lost, had to factory reset all devices, create a new WiFi without VPN. Not all services working. Wrong authorization protocol for TuneIn, etc. Pathetic.

Lyricist III
May 27, 2024

Although, we CAN open Apple Music on the Mac, select the target icon and play anything by casting to the Sonos speakers (at least 2 of them of my 4...)

Lyricist I
May 27, 2024

The person/team that wrote this app, or the QA department, should all be fired. This app is crap. Everything worked very well under the last app now I can barely connect to my speakers. Makes me want to go back to an old wired system that functions. Unfortunately, Sonos has lost its luster with this particular application.

It’ll probably take 20 different iterations for them to get it right again. Only for them to screw it up once again. I develop software for a living and I have never seen such a horrible introduction.

we bought into an ecosystem, only for the ecosystem to utterly fail us. Makes me wonder if it is worth to do that or go back to old technology that does not fail. Right now I’m for going backwards. Anybody that buys into the Sonos system beware.

Avid Contributor II
May 28, 2024

Great app update, congratulations to the design and testing team for doing a grand job...

Lyricist I
May 28, 2024

i cannot find TV as a source anywhere! I wish to have my TV play through my other sonos speakers, and its impossible to do with this new app. It is very disappointing and frustrating! 

Enthusiast II
May 28, 2024

Great app update, congratulations to the design and testing team for doing a grand job...

Yep, a fantastic job from extremely talented kindergarten graduates! 😁

Lyricist II
May 28, 2024

Could anyone tell when the next update will be coming out, got so many issues at home !!

Prodigy III
May 28, 2024

i cannot find TV as a source anywhere! I wish to have my TV play through my other sonos speakers, and its impossible to do with this new app. It is very disappointing and frustrating! 

Select the room that has the TV speaker, then go to the Home screen, and TV is listed under Your Sources at the bottom.  

Prodigy III
May 28, 2024

Could anyone tell when the next update will be coming out, got so many issues at home !!

I’d imagine (and hope!) by tomorrow, following the pattern of recent updates over the last three weeks.