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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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SleepyRobot

Trending Lyricist III

I have only tried the new Web app and like other am not happy with all these missing functions.

I'm gonna hold off updating as long as possible.

This update with all these missing functions makes me wonder what the beta testers actually thave been testing all this time 🤔

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Magicrevolver

Lyricist III

@Rhonny To be honest it’s a while since I changed those settings but I remember them also in the Ray settings, along with Truplay etc. (I’m on iOS) but I may be wrong. Thanks anyway.

fabian

Avid Contributor I

Apologies if this has been raised already, didn’t look up every post in this thread: but would it be possible to bring back the “Volume numbers” for the Volume Slider which have been removed by introducing the new App design?

I am talking about the numbers directly below the Volume slider (10 …. 25 … 70 … 100) when changing the volume. This was always helpful to maintain a consistent volume. By removing these, all you can do is just guess when adjusting the Volume slider.

Why was this removed with the new App anyway?

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

@Rhonny To be honest it’s a while since I changed those settings but I remember them also in the Ray settings, along with Truplay etc. (I’m on iOS) but I may be wrong. Thanks anyway.

It’s hard to remember where all the good stuff was!! Ah, the S2 app. It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying an intuitive user experience…

Ken_Griffiths

Apologies if this has been raised already, didn’t look up every post in this thread: but would it be possible to bring back the “Volume numbers” for the Volume Slider which have been removed by introducing the new App design?

I am talking about the numbers directly below the Volume slider (10 …. 25 … 70 … 100) when changing the volume. This was always helpful to maintain a consistent volume. By removing these, all you can do is just guess when adjusting the Volume slider.

Why was this removed with the new App anyway?

+1 from me, but just to add - I do see the volume level numbers appear in some areas of the App, for example, they show on the ‘room grouping’ screen - see screenshot:

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craigski

Local Superstar

I like it. My use case is mainly Apple Music and BBC Sounds, my Local Music Library was depreciated a couple of years ago . The UI is more inline with Apple Music App, where my playlists are curated, so its probably easier to adopt if you are used to Apple Music.

I had to spend a minute or two to find the alarm settings, as was used to the icon on home page on the S2 App.

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JerryG44

Lyricist II

I just upgraded to the new app. I immediately found I couldn’t add a song to an existing Sonos playlist. I rang the helpline and was told this is a ‘deferred feature’ which will be made available ‘soon’! I think it’s incumbent on Sonos to contact its user base and tell us what features are deferred and for how long. Otherwise they’ve ‘sold’ us an all-singing, all-dancing fancy upgrade with significantly less functionality than the old one. That is pretty poor customer service.

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Mr.Red

Avid Contributor II

Hi everyone!

I updated the app this morning (HUGE error) and I have realised that I cannot add songs to the queue or select to play that song after the song is currently playing.
How is it possible that an app that it is 99% used to stream music and manage playlists is not offering this option anymore?

Am I missing something?

fabian

Avid Contributor I

Apologies if this has been raised already, didn’t look up every post in this thread: but would it be possible to bring back the “Volume numbers” for the Volume Slider which have been removed by introducing the new App design?

I am talking about the numbers directly below the Volume slider (10 …. 25 … 70 … 100) when changing the volume. This was always helpful to maintain a consistent volume. By removing these, all you can do is just guess when adjusting the Volume slider.

Why was this removed with the new App anyway?

+1 from me, but just to add - I do see the volume level numbers appear in some areas of the App, for example, they show on the ‘room grouping’ screen - see screenshot.

Thanks, I wasn’t aware of this @Ken_Griffiths - well, if the numbers appear in the room grouping screen, then why were they removed in the main screen with the main volume? I am talking about this screen where the volume number indicator is missing since the new app update - Sonos team: please bring it back!

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

I like it. My use case is mainly Apple Music and BBC Sounds

Are you finding that most of the thumbnails are blank when you click on BBC Sounds under Services..?

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