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Liz P.
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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    fforssell
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 6, 2026

    Sharing in case anyone else is hitting the same wall.

    Setup: 18-unit all wifi system, ASUS RT-BE86U on Asuswrt-Merlin with two AiMesh nodes over Ethernet backhaul. Two problem rooms — a Symfonisk Gen 2 pair + Sub Mini, and a Sonos One Gen 2 pair + Sub Mini — both associated to the main router. A separate HT setup and an Era 100 pair + Sub Gen 3 on a node worked perfectly throughout, on the same network.

    Symptom: each problem pair was flaky on its own with a ~15-second startup sync hiccup at stream start. Grouping the two rooms together was completely unusable — never settled, total dropout chaos. Bitrate-independent: 128k MP3 from the library dropped just like lossless.  Removing subs improved the syncing significantly.

    What I tried, none of which moved the needle:

    • 2.4 channel fixed at 1, 6, then 11
    • IGMP snooping enabled, then disabled
    • Roaming Assistant, Airtime Fairness, Universal Beamforming all off
    • DHCP reservations for all Sonos units
    • Submitted a diagnostic to Sonos support — they gave up after 45 minutes and never followed up

    Today's app update landed with the global SonosNet disable toggle. Flipped it on. No other changes anywhere in the system or router. The pairs now settle within a second when grouped and play cleanly. From unusable to fully functional with that one toggle.

    My guess at the mechanism: older S2 units (One Gen 2, Symfonisk Gen 2) keep SonosNet coordination code active even without a wired anchor unit in the system, and that legacy path was the source of the instability for bonded trios under group conditions. The Era line has no SonosNet capability at all, which would explain why the Era pair + Sub Gen 3 worked perfectly throughout — different code path entirely. Same silicon class, different software path, completely different result.

      SonosStreamer
      Trending Lyricist I
      June 16, 2026

      16-6 Now and still no option to disable SonosNet. How much longer do we have to wait, or is there a way now to force it?

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      June 16, 2026

      None of us in the public can force your account to show it or not, we just don’t have access. Your best bet is to call Sonos Support to discuss it.

      When you speak directly to the Support staff, they have tools at their disposal that will allow them to give you advice specific to your network and Sonos system.

      Bruce
        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        June 16, 2026

        As long as you have th3 85.01.x or newer app nothing more you can do, there is no user ability to force the option to appear.

        19 days is still under the worst case expected date (2 weeks plus two weeks) of 28 days.

        At 30 days abnd no update, then I'd call support.

          craigski
          Local Superstar
          June 16, 2026

          16-6 Now and still no option to disable SonosNet. How much longer do we have to wait, or is there a way now to force it?

          How is your Sonos system currently configured (wired/wireless/mix), your profile lists a Boost?

          My guess is the option is rolled out for ‘low risk’ users first, eg those that don't have any SonosNet capable devices, new users, etc

          Then those ‘medium risk’ that may have some SonosNet capable devices, but configured for WiFi with one or more devices wired.

          Then those ‘high risk’ using SonosNet,  no WiFi configured and/or devices not wired. If they get an option to disable the SonosNet it could break their system(s).

          kdowling
          kdowling
          June 16, 2026

          16-6 Now and still no option to disable SonosNet. How much longer do we have to wait, or is there a way now to force it?

          You have S1 only devices listed in your profile. Unless you have upgraded some to S2 and are also using the S2 app v 85.01.x or higher and latest system updates, then you won’t receive this option. It’s only available for S2 systems.

            Stanley_4
            Stanley_4
            Grand Maestro
            June 16, 2026

            Nobody ever expects the Spanish Inquisition.  . . Or S1, apparently.

            (That joke probably being too old for many here) 

              Airgetlam
              Airgetlam
              June 16, 2026

              Just for context:

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Inquisition_(Monty_Python)

              Bruce
              J-ROC
              Lyricist II
              June 16, 2026

              16-6 Now and still no option to disable SonosNet. How much longer do we have to wait, or is there a way now to force it?

              You have S1 only devices listed in your profile. Unless you have upgraded some to S2 and are also using the S2 app v 85.01.x or higher and latest system updates, then you won’t receive this option. It’s only available for S2 systems.

              Bro 

              106rallye
              106rallye
              June 16, 2026

              The Play:5 (Gen 1) is S1 only. Your other speakers are S1 capable too. So are you on S1 or S2?

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