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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

Lyricist III
May 10, 2024

So it will support smb2 and 3 then it would be oke

Not if you have a large local library as it fails to index on SMBv2 an issue Sonos has known about for two years.

Isn’t the indexing thing with large local libraries that Sonos simply has a low limit for this anyway - I can barely get a tenth of my music on a local library.

 

Again something which they need to sort, not sure why there needs to be such a low limit, but not directly to do with the new apps

Lyricist I
May 10, 2024

This version of the App (application or user interface for those of an age), can only be described as an ‘alpha’ release it is so bad.  When I bought  my Sonos many years age and many versions ago I wanted to listen my music on my NAS drive not lots of streaming.  At present the software does not present the ‘music library’ unless I drop the network and reconnect so if I change my NAS or file-path I will be stuffed.  I find all the emphasis on the streaming platforms very worrying are Sonos setting themselves up to be bough by Amazon or Spotify? Sonos say it is a courageous move, no it is a foolhardy move, probably by someone who wants to ‘make their mark’ on the product, well they have and it can only be compared to something a small child does before they have control of their bowels.

In my career I have run many software design projects and understand the need to keep the software environment up-to-date (moving from ‘c’ to ‘c++’ to Java to Angular etc) to ease support and maintenance but to completely re-develope software without a thought for the user is just completely naive, incompetent or at worst arrogance.

Trending Lyricist I
May 10, 2024

Your update removed the sleep timer??? You took away a feature we use every day! You are moving BACKWARDS!!!  Bring it back!

The icon on my phone is a different color. I didn’t recognize it. I thought it somehow got uninstalled.

This new thing is not helping, you are disorienting your users and taking away features we use.

Contributor I
May 10, 2024

I've been a loyal Sonos user for years, but frankly if it wasn't for Alexa integration my system would now be virtually unusable, not least because of the missing sleep timer. This app is very poor, beta quality at best. I can't even reliably start a live radio stream from the UK Global Player app. At least my own music library still works, unlike some others.

Enthusiast I
May 10, 2024

I hope I have the courage to buy enough popcorn to last this car crash AMA.

SirDigitalKnight
Enthusiast I
May 10, 2024

Just popped up in my Google News Feed… coincidence.. I think not!

I have had HA setup on an old laptop for a few months now and I have the Sonos add-on but I am going to be trying this out today.  😁

Music Assistant 2.0: Your Music, Your Players - Home Assistant (home-assistant.io)

 

Lyricist II
May 10, 2024

Alarms - wtaf?

I use these every single day and my work has varied hours. It *was* there after the first update and has now gone.

Do any of your developers actually use these products in the real-world?

 

Lyricist I
May 10, 2024

I have and Arc setup and a Beam setup, both with surrounds and the ability to control the surround volume for music disappeared only for the Beam setup. Why?

Contributor I
May 10, 2024

The new app is not a working release…at least for me on my iPad. Thank goodness I did not upgrade on my iPhone otherwise I would only have the Mac app available to use for music and/or TV surround sound. It either shows my content…not all…music library is no more. Or it does not show content but allows to play music…weird and frustrating. I think we are the alpha code and it is not pretty. Sonos has been known for its software and integration with other providers. Very disappointing.

Lyricist II
May 10, 2024

At this point, use and worthless despite the energy and hours of work they invested. I really do hope this is going to change any time soon. 🙄