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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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Prodigy III
May 8, 2024

Too bad they didn’t just call this S3 and then let the old S2 and new S3 co-exist until they actually finish and test the new controller

EXACTLY. Running S2 and ‘S3’ in parallel for a time was (and still is!) completely workable. Down the road, the S2 app could be deprecated (formally or informally).

Lyricist I
May 8, 2024

OMG. I just installed the new sonos app, and nothing works.

For a start, I try to switch device, but it keeps going back to the previous selected device. So I seem unable to start music on a single device for now.
I tried to select all devices in the house, it worked, but the sound went on/off, so i sounded like a bad DJ switching from left to right channel over and over.

Please, I need the old version.

SirDigitalKnight
Enthusiast I
May 8, 2024

They really need to pull back this app until all the functions work….

I think they might have for Android. When I go to the Sonos Web app on my old LG G5 and it says screen size not supported please download the app it take me to the S2 app on Google Play. 

What does the new app icon even look like?

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Prominent Collaborator I
May 8, 2024

They really need to pull back this app until all the functions work….

I think they might have for Android. When I go to the Sonos Web app on my old LG G5 and it says screen size not supported please download the app it take me to the S2 app on Google Play. 

What does the new app icon even look like?

It’s black; the old v16 app had a yellow/gold icon.

Support musicians by buying music instead of streaming.
Trending Lyricist I
May 8, 2024

Wow - what a terrible experience. I note people are complaining about missing features. I’d just like the included features to function at a reasonable speed. It’s so slow, taking 5 to 10 seconds to respond. I’ve uninstalled it and got the previous version back from APKMirror. What on earth possessed you to put this out?

Trending Lyricist I
May 8, 2024

The following things don’t work in the new Android app but did work in the old app:

  • Alarms (setting, enabling, disabling, view)
  • Sleep timer
  • Play all / shuffle from a list of songs
  • See the queue of songs next to the now playing screen
  • probably many more

Why did an app get released that removed so many features? I paid over 1000 Euros for my Sonos systems and now at least three essential features have suddenly disappeared.

How can I go back to the previous version of the app where all features were present and worked as expected?

Uninstall it. Then download Sonos 16.1 from APK mirror and install that. Then you’ll be back to how you were before this debacle

SirDigitalKnight
Enthusiast I
May 8, 2024

They really need to pull back this app until all the functions work….

I think they might have for Android. When I go to the Sonos Web app on my old LG G5 and it says screen size not supported please download the app it take me to the S2 app on Google Play. 

What does the new app icon even look like?

It’s black; the old v16 app had a yellow/gold icon.

Yeah I do not see that black one on the Google Play store. Only the Gold S2 app and the Black S1 app? Perhaps only released for Apple devices? 

User721105
Avid Contributor I
May 8, 2024

Yeah they have pulled the android update in the UK. Thank god it sounds like an utter disaster. Beta testing must have shown up these things like searches, local libraries not being visible or found. Poor show they need to get their act together.

Enthusiast II
May 8, 2024

Genuine question: Was this app "upgrade" tested by any members of the Sonos Beta program prior to release? Obviously it doesn't look like it, but just curious to know.

bchertov
Avid Contributor I
May 8, 2024

I miss the behavior in the old iOS app, when you adjusted the main volume slider, it automatically brought up a screen with volume controls for all speakers.