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Andrew K
Andrew K
Sonos Staff
July 28, 2026

28th July 2026 - New Sonos App & Player Updates Now Available!

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Hey everybody! There’s a new Sonos App update available today with a few minor changes, primarily focused around the new Improved Navigation experience. 

 

I quickly want to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Andrew, I’ve been with Sonos for over 12 years, and have been working alongside Keith, Atom, Shaun and Liz for some time now. You’ll see me around here, but feel free to reach out!

 

Alrighty, back to the update: this is a minor one and is part of our recurring update schedule. It provides bug fixes and some tactical improvements in our continued efforts to drive the Sonos App experience forward. Our new navigation experience is still available behind the ‘Enable Improved Navigation’ toggle in Settings. 

 

I want to thank everyone who’s already opted in, and invite everyone else to give it a try! We’ll continue to track usage and collect feedback, and will ship more updates and improvements before making this experience the default for all users. If you have feedback, let us know!

 

App Update Details

iOS: 87.01.7

Android: 87.01.8

 

Player Update Details

Modern Players: 96.0-79160

Legacy Players: 86.8.78270

 

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    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    July 30, 2026

    I really like what the Pi-Hole DNS blocker offers in release notes, highlights, details and full change-logs. Just the level of detail you want to dig down to.

    https://pi-hole.net/blog/2026/07/06/pi-hole-ftl-v6-7-web-v6-6-and-core-v6-4-3-released/

     

     

    jgatie
    jgatie
    July 30, 2026

    That’s not me. I just want a list similar to what WiiM provides.

     

    Meh.  If we go by apps on the main mobile app stores, most companies have sparse release notes consisting of “various bug fixes” or generic “we are always working to improve” statements.  Would I like better notes?  Sure, why not.  Do I know for a fact that there are some who would go over the release notes like a paper and ink version of the Zapruder film looking for gotchas?  You bet they would (hell, we have that now without copious notes).  If it were my business, the pain in the ass of the latter would outweigh any benefit from the former all day, every day, so I understand why companies don’t published detailed release notes. 

      MoPac
      MoPac
      Headliner III
      July 30, 2026

      The WiiM notes pop up in the WiiM Home app after an update.  The list is a numbered list of fixes and feature improvements.  So I’m not looking elsewhere for an update list.  After seeing the feature improvements I can either use them or not.

      This last Sonos software/firmware update has me wondering what was done.  Sure would like to know.

        jgatie
        jgatie
        July 30, 2026

        The WiiM notes pop up in the WiiM Home app after an update.  The list is a numbered list of fixes and feature improvements.  So I’m not looking elsewhere for an update list.  After seeing the feature improvements I can either use them or not.

        This last Sonos software/firmware update has me wondering what was done.  Sure would like to know.

         

        For myself, I’m here all the time so I know new features from reading posts.  As to looking in the app, if I don’t notice it in the first few minutes of using it after an update, it’s probably not something I’m going to use that much or get excited for.  So having release notes in the app isn’t really my cup of tea (in fact, any popups in the app annoy the hell out of me).  But that’s why we have chocolate and vanilla.

        GC3
        Headliner I
        July 30, 2026

        I could live with something like “sound curve adjustment” level of detail 

        User117655
        User117655
        Prodigy II
        July 30, 2026

        So, at the risk of pulling this thread back on topic...

        Has anyone any contribution relating to any actual changes that have been noticed?

        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        July 30, 2026

        So, at the risk of pulling this thread back on topic...

        Has anyone any contribution relating to any actual changes that have been noticed?

        Nope, maybe in a week or so when I get the new version or some time after that when the new features are unlocked for me.

         

        B33Jay
        Enthusiast II
        July 31, 2026

        Latest updates arrived 30th July here in UK. 

        General responsiveness continues to improve on android when accessing both streaming (Amazon) and local library. Consequently browing/searching is better.

        Album art now substantially larger which is great and less blank space around screen.

        Only continuing puzzlement is why my local library still does not have hd and hi-res badges... 

        After over two years seems the app is doing justice to the product. However must admit my system is quite modest and my wi-fi is pretty robust so it is not ever being put under any stress.

          GC3
          Headliner I
          July 31, 2026

          So, at the risk of pulling this thread back on topic...

          Has anyone any contribution relating to any actual changes that have been noticed?

          I kind of don't like how busy the preview of new UI feels, on a normal size current iPhone have to pay close attention to touch points.

          RogerWF
          Enthusiast II
          August 1, 2026

          Hey everybody! There’s a new Sonos App update available ...

           

          App Update Details

          iOS: 87.01.7

          Android: 87.01.8

           

          Player Update Details

          Modern Players: 96.0-79160

          Legacy Players: 86.8.78270

           

          Fine...so is support for the Windows controller app being dropped?  I started having trouble with ir since the last update - it wasn’t connecting to my SONOS Five. I said it could see it on my network, it but then it couldn’t ‘find’ it. So I uninstalled and planned to reinstall. But when I went to the support page and clicked on SONOS Apps, I got the attached. What is it with this place? Or is it just with me??? [/venting]

           

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