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Liz P.
Sonos Staff
May 27, 2026

27th May 2026 - 📲 New Sonos App Update Now Available! 🔊

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  • May 27, 2026
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Hey all! We've got a new app update live for both iOS and Android — here's a quick breakdown of what's changed. Want the full history of what we've been up to? Check out our App Release Notes here and System (Player) Release Notes here.

 

As always, this is a Phased Rollout — think of it like a wave; not everyone gets it at the same time. If you're on iOS and want to nudge it along, head to the App Store, pull down on your Account page (the one showing pending updates), and give it a refresh. That usually does the trick! Note that these features are also part of the Phased Rollout. Even if your app up to date you may not see the feature as available.

 

What's New:

App Update

iOS — 85.01.2

Android — 85.01.4

  • In-app setting to enable or disable SonosNet - This will let you enable or disable SonosNet per household. 
  • About My System Connection Type - The About My System page now shows how each Sonos product is connected to your network.

Got technical questions about any of these features? Drop them below — I'll be bringing them back to our engineering team for more detailed answers. 👇

 

SonosNet Q&A

What is SonosNet? SonosNet is Sonos' original dedicated wireless mesh network that lets your Sonos products talk to each other. Think of it like Sonos building its own private Wi-Fi just for your speakers — it was especially useful back when home Wi-Fi wasn't as reliable. A wired Sonos product acts as the bridge that keeps everything connected.

Should I disable SonosNet on my modern network? For most modern, high-speed routers, disabling SonosNet can actually help things run smoother. Newer routers use Wi-Fi technology that can sometimes conflict with SonosNet's mesh, so turning it off lets your system lean fully on your home network instead.

How do I disable SonosNet? Head to System Settings → Networks → Disable SonosNet in the Sonos app (version 85 or higher required).

Is turning off SonosNet the same as disabling Wi-Fi on one speaker? Not quite. Disabling Wi-Fi on a single speaker is a local change, while globally disabling SonosNet is a system-wide shift — it stops your entire Sonos system from trying to build its own internal mesh network. This can help resolve connectivity issues on more complex home network setups.

 

As always, feedback is always welcome — good, bad, or in between. We genuinely read it all. 🙏

 

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68 replies

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
May 29, 2026

Some of us intend to fiddle with the new setting, but can't until it becomes available on our systems.

Once it is we may see answers to a lot of the questions as we have many of the same ones.

Lyricist I
May 30, 2026

I updated the iOS app. Why is the option to disable SonosNet missing? 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
May 30, 2026

I updated the iOS app. Why is the option to disable SonosNet missing? 

That is already discussed multiple times in this topic.

See rolling release. 

kdowling
May 30, 2026

I updated the iOS app. Why is the option to disable SonosNet missing? 

It’s a phased rollout as described in the announcement. See this comment as well:

https://en.community.sonos.com/product-updates/27th-may-2026-new-sonos-app-update-now-available-6933988?postid=16890035#post16890035

bockersjv
Local Superstar
May 30, 2026

Is it This update that enabled full screen album art display on iPad?  It could have been there before but I’m sure I would have noticed. 

kdowling
May 30, 2026

Is it This update that enabled full screen album art display on iPad?  It could have been there before but I’m sure I would have noticed. 

It was the update prior to this one.

Lyricist II
June 1, 2026

It broke my setup

Can't update a number of speakers on Wi-Fi and 2 of 3 connects which are wired.

Was working perfectly fine before this "update"

bockersjv
Local Superstar
June 1, 2026

It’s probably more to do with wifi/network issues post an update. Duplication of ip addresses etc. 

See if turning off all your Sonos kit then restart your routers snd once running again power up the Sonos items. 
If this update caused widespread issues there would be a siege of complaints
 

Lyricist II
June 1, 2026

The disable Sonosnet flag became available on my system today so I decided to go ahead with disabling it.
 

I have a Sonos amp wired + sub and surrounds and 8 other Sonos products on Sonosnet around my house. 
 

I added my 2.4 and 5ghz wifi credentials to the app. 
 

I ran a firmware update just in case (good thing as one speaker was not updated for some reason). 
 

Ran the Sonosnet disable feature in the app. It took about a minute. 
 

I had a One Gen2 that disappeared from the app, rebooted it and it connected. 

System information shows all speakers are on wifi. 
 

Very quick and other pretty much trouble free  

 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
June 1, 2026

Sad "feature not enabled yet" face…😿

That is good news, hopefully this will help the folks that need the Ethernet link but struggle with Sonosnet.

Be nice for folks (like me) that just want Ethernet, for no good reason, as Wi-Fi is working well.