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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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jgatie

From my perspective, it’s all about where Sonos can make the most money. If you subscribe to Spotify, Pandora or any of the others through Sonos, they most definitely get a percentage. If you listen to your own music library, they’re no longer monetizing you. So those of us who want to combine our personal, curated music collections with Sonos’ speakers are, to put it bluntly, screwed.

You are incorrect in your assumption that Sonos gets a percentage of streaming revenue (outside of their own service). You can see the process and the rules here (notice the only fees mentioned are Sonos Pro, which is their commercial service for businesses).

https://docs.sonos.com/docs/content-service-get-started

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

Please add queue features back to app!

It may be in the update later today. It should be as they said “Early June”.

I’ve already started hitting refresh in the App Store in anticipation 🤣 Let’s goooo

THE UPDATE IS THERE RIGHT NOW! Let’s take a look….

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

The update instigates a firmware update too.

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SilverGrey

Enthusiast I

Hmm, so the sleep timer is only available when streaming music, not playing it from a local library, unless I’m missing something.

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Floodland

Lyricist I

I spent 2 hours on the phone with my father trying to get anything at all to play on his speaker. Who is this app for? My son had to help as the app is confusing and accessing services is not simple. In the end we got one album playing and were unable to help him with the sleep timer. Shame sonos, shame.

jgatie

I spent 2 hours on the phone with my father trying to get anything at all to play on his speaker. Who is this app for? My son had to help as the app is confusing and accessing services is not simple. In the end we got one album playing and were unable to help him with the sleep timer. Shame sonos, shame.

Sleep timer is back as of the latest (today’s) release.

106rallye

It would help if you could explain whre the app is confusing for you and how and accessing services is not simple.

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bsholbrook

Contributor I

The new app continues to be filled with problems, roam speakers that have worked for more than a year now stop.

adding and removing speakers to a group is a problematic mess. Add the speaker hit apply and the speakers frequently disconnect when you exist grouping. Volume adjusts are extremely slow to respond or updates revert.

In many instances the app interface doesn’t match current state. What isn T going to take to getnsrability and reliability? This is mess beyond rediculous!

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iantergalactic

Lyricist II

I remember signing up to be a Beta tester and then finding it disappointing that there was never anything to test, just surveys every now and again to prove you were really serious about being a beta tester. What happened to that? Just a thought but if the “new and improved” app was offered to willing Beta testers, maybe Sonos could have had a glimpse into the future. I guess the headphones absolutely had to come out when they did. Sonos had to lead the way before someone else decided to bring expensive wireless headphones to the market. They wouldn’t want to end up being 10 years late to the expensive wireless headphone party.

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ss1234

Trending Lyricist II

Alarms are still not working for me on the latest update. Changing the time of the alarm won’t save

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