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A new Sonos App update is now available!

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Hey everyone!

This morning, we deployed an update to the Sonos app with a few changes and improvements to the user interface and experience. See below for a list of some of the things coming in this update.

iOS: 80.24.35
Android: 80.24.32

Improved Speaker Icons & Badging
- Updated hero speaker icon for grouping / output selection
- Add badging to the speaker icon to afford the number of targetable rooms in the group
- Use of color to communicate selected speakers
- Note: Web Controller will only be receiving the updated icons, not badging (numbers)
iOS 16 Limited Compatibility
- Devices that are unable to update beyond iOS 16 are:
  - iPhone X, iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus (and older models)
  - iPad (Gen 5), iPad Pro 9.7 & iPad Pro 12.9 (Gen 1)
- There have been in app pop-ups on devices running iOS16 since July 7

Important Note: In the upcoming weeks, older Sonos players will feature a distinct firmware version compared to newer devices. This change will not impact your listening experience. It is designed to maintain product support and enable future innovations without impacting your current high-quality listening experience. These players will continue to receive essential updates, ensuring they are not 'frozen.'

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craigski

Local Superstar

Symfonisk first Gen were discontinued in 2021, it’s crazy that my four year old lamp speakers are now officially “old”.

I find modern tech is ‘old’ by the time you take it out of the packaging, before you have even turned it on. That said, Sonos do try to keep ‘old’ tech useable for as long as technically possible.

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Gaham

Headliner I

This may actually be the first indication that the “code restructure” has some benefits to users of older speakers. It might also protect those speakers from the disruption inevitable caused by newer innovations that they were not designed to accommodate.

Symfonisk first Gen were discontinued in 2021, it’s crazy that my four year old lamp speakers are now officially “old”.

But the key thing is that they work to their full potential and that the code that enables them to do this is maintained. Having code on the speaker that cannot be used is a complete waste of memory and processing power. Not addressing this issue earlier caused the S1/S2 pain.

Bottomline is that we should not lose any of the capabilities in our older speakers we will simply have a firmware version that gets the maximum performance out of them. So we’ll have what we paid for but hopefully with a more stable code base protected from innovation that the speakers cannot use.

If you can get past the label “old” this could be the best thing Sonos have ever done for users with legacy products. It should guarantee that they will work as designed in the Sonos eco system for many years.

As someone who is very critical of the fiasco that started in May last year, and is still waiting for parity and reliability, I see this, incredible as it may seem, as good news.

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

@Gaham

I’d not thought of it like that. Very interesting post/point.

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Gaham

Headliner I

@Gaham

I’d not thought of it like that. Very interesting post/point.

It’s what I would have done years ago if I was the Product Manager, optimise and stabilise the code for families of devices. For the developer it does mean that there are multiple deliveries from the code base but for the user, who wants product longevity, it is a definite win.

I don’t need the code for spatial sound on my Play:1s and other older devices that don’t have the capability.

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ALJ1996

Lyricist III

@Gaham

I don’t need the code for spatial sound on my Play:1s and other older devices that don’t have the capability.

Hopefully what you describe is what they deliver.

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Alan99

Lyricist III

Has the rollout paused for Android? I’m in the UK and I don’t have the 80.24.32 update. Still on 80.23.9 and no updates available in the play store.

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Gaham

Headliner I

Has the rollout paused for Android? I’m in the UK and I don’t have the 80.24.32 update. Still on 80.23.9 and no updates available in the play store.

Same here.

User117655

Prodigy II

UK, Android - great update on the grouping icon but, tbh, could do without the default including the '1' count when the speaker is not in a group:

The '1' makes scanning/pattern recognition harder (especially on a smaller screen) as a user should only really need to 'read' an icon outside of default states…

Just the speaker icon for ungrouped speakers would be far more intuitive, user friendly and graphically recognisable... 🤓

Mr. T

Improved Speaker Icons & Badging
- Updated hero speaker icon for grouping / output selection
- Add badging to the speaker icon to afford the number of targetable rooms in the group
- Use of color to communicate selected speakers
- Note: Web Controller will only be receiving the updated icons, not badging (numbers)

What’s the reason for the web controller already falling out of parity with features being added to the mobile apps?

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B33Jay

Enthusiast II

Has the rollout paused for Android? I’m in the UK and I don’t have the 80.24.32 update. Still on 80.23.9 and no updates available in the play store.

Same here.

and here... UK too...

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