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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

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Forum|Forum|2 years ago
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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PINielsen

Lyricist III

Roll back to previous version this is a one way ticket to disaster, typical corporate arrogance to preach the contrary.

old Vinyl and BOSE 901’s are back with me and all sonos cans have been delegated to the basement

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Gary_26

Trending Lyricist I

The new App seems to lack basic features that I used every day.

It can't add a track or album to the end of the queue, or add to play next.

I can't edit the queue, remove or reorder tracks.

My album art no longer appear.

I can't use the volume button to control Sonos volume on my device unless I'm in the App.

I can't control alarms in the new App.

How do I go back to the old version of the App until you fix this new version?

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castalla

Local Superstar

What a nightmare! I thought the connectivity issues were with the Amps only. Not a small thing for me - Front Porch (Amp), Deck (Amp), Fire Pit (Amp), Kitchen (Amp), Master Bath (Amp), Down Stairs Ceiling (Amp) will not connect with any reliability. If they do, sound control is hit and miss with different performance with each Amp. System has been working for two years.

Unfortunately the bugs introduced with this new App also affects the One, Era 100, Ports etc. I haven’t notice a problem with the Arc, Gen 3 Sub or Era 300’s - yet.

Right now the only saving grace is at least all of the architectural speakers attached to the Amps will work with a competitive system. That’s the only upside I get after spending well over $10K in Sonos components.

No fixes, work arounds or even acknowledgement by Sonos is unacceptable. No roll back path.

This illustrates the problem with proprietary equipment. The manufacturers don’t have to care.

Apple? Install Sonopad or Sonophone $2. - nothing given you've spaffed $10 K up the wall 😜

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

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Gary_26

Trending Lyricist I

How do I search my own music library with this new App?

The new app only searches online service.

Disappointing.

Did anyone test this Apply before forcing on everyone?

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Juniperz

Lyricist III

So many questions about the Sonos Dev team and process…

Does the Product Owner actually use Sonos? Or do they just use Spotify and stream AirPlay audio to their Sonos products?

Did they promise an Exec that the team would deliver an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) by mid May, and were then obliged to just get something deployed at the expense of quality? Did they get a bonus for delivering on time?

Did they not think that their MVP was non-viable without queue management? Or did they just not care because, hey Spotify can do that, and AirPlay works just fine.

Has the Product Owner ever heard that people keep a music library on a NAS?

(Pause to select some more music because the album I was listening to only had 9 tracks and I couldn’t add anything to the queue. F*S).

I have read that queue management may be delivered in July - how can that be so far down the prioritised backlog?

Was there any internal testing, let alone external testing?

Does the PO still have a job?

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Hillhika

Contributor I

I'm very disappointed in the new Sonos app. I've had to sign in several times which I've never had to do before. I have one system at my house and another system at a place I rent and it won't automatically find the system without me choosing to join whereas previously it would just join the system because it recognized it. Now there are apply buttons to initiate an action like volume change. In some instances it seems you can do it without hitting the apply button, but in others you can't. I don't recall there ever being an apply button before. Managing the different room setups I have has become more cumbersome as well. Previously it was easy to select. Now it is not. I'm amazed at all the things that are not good in the new app. Very disappointed. Would love it if I could get a hold of the old app.

Ken_Griffiths

How do I search my own music library with this new App?

The new app only searches online service.

Disappointing.

Did anyone test this Apply before forcing on everyone?

It’s a feature that’s apparently coming later - see this link from Sonos Staff for further details…

https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-and-music-services-228995/the-new-sonos-app-and-future-feature-updates-6892942?postid=16723302#post16723302

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Juniperz

Lyricist III

I posted here 17 minutes ago, and it says I have 5 replies but I can’t see them and the “5 replies” is grey and not clickable. Eh? If anybody knows the secret, please don't reply - I won’t be able to see it! Add a new reply to the thread. The one below mine has 2 replies, can’t see them either, have tried 4 different desktop browsers.

SirDigitalKnight

Enthusiast I

I posted here 17 minutes ago, and it says I have 5 replies but I can’t see them and the “5 replies” is grey and not clickable. Eh? If anybody knows the secret, please don't reply - I won’t be able to see it! Add a new reply to the thread. The one below mine has 2 replies, can’t see them either, have tried 4 different desktop browsers.

Those are just replies that you have made on the Sonos forum. Anytime you post something it goes up one.

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Omad

Lyricist I

This new app is a joke! unfortunately for me all my devices are on auto update.. DOH!

So far for me, I have a brand new ARC paperweight as the wonderful new app that nobody needed or asked for will not let me add this new unit to my setup despite multiple attempts on different devices, which yield me different results each time I tried to add it.

And the trueplay tuning does not work now either, after having to reinstall my old beam.

WTF! is going on here

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