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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

May 8, 2024

I have a nice Sonos set all thrue the house. Because I want to use a CR200, I still run S1.
Well done me :-)

Absolutely. Why Sonos wants to keep mucking around with what is like a remote for the telly is beyond me. Such colossal waste all around. For my own reasons I am on S1 since 2020 and all I have to fuss over is which album to play today! Either from Spotify or from my NAS.

SirDigitalKnight
Enthusiast I
May 8, 2024

Does anyone know of an alternative to the Sonos app on ios? 
I need to access my library locally, (SMB or Subsonic equivalent)
I'm really disappointed with Sonos, how can they release such a disastrous app, they should have left the old version alongside the new one.

You could try Plexamp or if you use Home Assistant it has Sonos support but I find both a bit lacking but I am not giving up yet but if I do give up I will just go back to Google casting 🤦🏼 

Enthusiast II
May 8, 2024

It will be interesting if this event ends up going ahead! Sonos App Redesign AMA

The event page does at least list the culprits for this terrible app update.

 

Enthusiast II
May 8, 2024

It will be intersting if this event ends up going ahead! Sonos App Redesign AMA

The event page does at least list the culprits for this terrible app update.

 

It would be great if we had phone and email for these three plus the CEO

Prodigy III
May 8, 2024

It will be intersting if this event ends up going ahead! Sonos App Redesign AMA

The event page does at least list the culprits for this terrible app update.

 

It would be great if we had phone and email for these three plus the CEO

Instead, register and attend to this online AMA. We are supposed to be able to ask them anything 😂

 

Lyricist III
May 8, 2024

The new update makes a point of how easy and accessible the new App makes the search function.

Local Superstar
May 8, 2024

It will be a whitewash.  Be patient, it's coming etc..

The Verge reporting on it now.

I have no example of anything like this happening before where an update is put to users that, with no warning at all, removes huge chunks of functionality that has been there for years and told to wait, you'll get stuff back over the next few months.

Lyricist I
May 8, 2024

It will be intersting if this event ends up going ahead! Sonos App Redesign AMA

The event page does at least list the culprits for this terrible app update.

 

It would be great if we had phone and email for these three plus the CEO

Instead, register and attend to this online AMA. We are supposed to be able to ask them anything 😂

 

Hope that before the date of the event, someone will send out the information to the all SONOS owners about the current upgrade status and the next step, they are having to restore system functions. 

I have been working a bit in tech and fails can happen but more important is how you are able respond to the difficult situation in the project. 

Bumper
May 8, 2024

It will be intersting if this event ends up going ahead! Sonos App Redesign AMA

The event page does at least list the culprits for this terrible app update.

 

It would be great if we had phone and email for these three plus the CEO

Instead, register and attend to this online AMA. We are supposed to be able to ask them anything 😂

 

Yeah the disclaimer is that they can’t talk about things on the “Roadmap”  - so want to know when queue functions come back? Probably not be able to disclose 😡

Contributor I
May 8, 2024

This app update is 100% unacceptable.