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Sotiris C.
Sonos Staff
October 8, 2025
News

Latest Software Update - Early October '25

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Hello everyone!

 

Earlier today we deployed an update on iOS and Android for the Sonos App and also an update to our firmware (Player). Have a quick look at what's changed below. If you are interested to know what has changed over the last few months, check out our App Release Notes here, as well as our System (Player) Release Notes here.

 

Once again, this will be a Phased Rollout. You might have the update ready and waiting for you within the App store or you will need to be patient until it becomes available to you.

 

In the App update:

 

iOS - 80.30.35

Android - 80.30.31

 

Fast Scroll in Queue for Android

Queue Improvements: You can now jump to the currently playing song in a queue and scroll through long queues faster.

Android 8 & 9 no longer supported

For Android 8 and 9 users: The Sonos app will now operate in an unsupported mode, meaning it will no longer receive updates, and will be limited to music playback controls. To access all system configuration options, update to Android 10 or higher.

 

Additional changes:

  • Minor UI improvements (Android).
  • Swipe-to-dismiss usability improvements on iOS.
  • Improved performance for playlist editing on iOS.

 

In the Player update:

 

New Firmware version - 91.0-70011

 

Fix for some issues that may result in popping artifacts on Arc Ultra


This update addresses some of the reported popping artifacts on Arc Ultra. Please keep in mind that these sounds can also result from cables or other peripherals/software affecting the signal. If you continue to experience this issue, contact our support team if you haven’t already.

 

Feel free to share your feedback, it is much appreciated as always!

 

Sotiris C

 

👻 = O

 

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69 replies

Headliner I
October 10, 2025

After 1 year and 5 months of waiting, when you open the queue for a speaker on Android it actually shows the song that is currently playing, just like the old app used to do, and you can see what will play next. 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
October 10, 2025

If the update messed your Sonos system up and you are willing to consider that there may be an issue with how Sonos uses the network and how your router/wifi are providing it someone here can probably help.

Start a topic and tell us what went wrong, as many of us have found over the years there are often integration issues with Sonos that don't impact many other devices.

Yes Sonos should work on fixing the issues, but waiting for a fix (me for about 20 years) isn't often the optimum solution.

AjTrek1
October 10, 2025

Just look at the Google Store reviews, we are Legion!

Hmmm…it appears that you and two others are the only three (3) having issues. Not really interested in Google Store reviews as this is what the community is for (i.e. discuss Sonos issues).

Please stop trying to paint your issues as comparable to those that occurred in May 2024 with the app which was TRULY a misstep by Sonos. No argument from me on that point.

As has been suggested everything points to there being something incorrect with your devices and/or networks. My Sonos has no issues using either my iOS, MacOS or Android devices.

Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.
Contributor I
October 10, 2025

"Not really interested in Google Store reviews as this is what the community is for (i.e. discuss Sonos issues)."

It's still community and user feedback though, just less funneled than through people being willing to log in to a Sonos website. I think you might need to reflect on your inability to accept that people can raise issues that suggest your wonderful tech isn't infallible. 

jgatie
October 10, 2025

"Not really interested in Google Store reviews as this is what the community is for (i.e. discuss Sonos issues)."

It's still community and user feedback though, just less funneled than through people being willing to log in to a Sonos website. I think you might need to reflect on your inability to accept that people can raise issues that suggest your wonderful tech isn't infallible. 

 

You aren’t replying to a Sonos employee.  Sonos employees are duly noted in their profiles.  All other posters are regular users, like yourself.

Contributor I
October 10, 2025

The 'your wonderful tech' comment was directed at a single user that might not be willing to accept the Sonos experience wasn't great for everyone, it wasn't a company wide jibe.

There's a theme throughout the responses that those that appear to argue the most about Sonos being great (2 people) have loads of their products (and are quick to articulate this). Therefore they are also the most invested in those products being correct and possibly least objective in the possibility of them not being. If everything worked correctly, then we would never have met, and we'd both be happier. 

AjTrek1
October 10, 2025

​Yeah...my system works perfectly. Can’t change the facts that your issues from all accounts appear to stem from your network and/or device. However, I’m not going to keep feeding you “fodder” for comment. Good luck to resolve your Sonos issues, if that’s what you want. 😐

Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.
jgatie
October 10, 2025

Good choice ​@AjTrek1.  Sometimes it’s just not worth it. 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
October 10, 2025

I've got a lot of Sonos, my family has a lot of Sonos that I have passed down. 

Somehow that does not make me a Sonos supporter and I'm pretty harsh in my criticism when it is deserved.

I'm also less than kind to Sonos over the slowness of recovery from the big disaster, rolling out new features or fixing shortcomings. I'd like my stuff to work and get grumpy when it doesn't but it really burns me to have to drive cross town to unscrew the passed on stuff. I  even complain about this forums lameness.

So my attitude is the opposite of what you accuse the regular posters here of. Same for most of them. We want it to work, we expect Sonos to make it work and are quite vocal, here and often elsewhere, about shortcomings.

October 10, 2025

Well, this “update” with Fab improvements has completely broken my system.
over 8 calls to CS, including individuals who should not be in tech support - I finally had one person who spent over an hour with me, before “escalating” to level 2. (Please note, the total work to ameliorate or address the issue is well over 10 hours at this point - it was just a few hours with the latest support person.)

Of course, no one in level 2 is available.

Yet another update designed specifically to shed customers. 
I have ordered a new speaker pair from a different brand in the hopes of something better.

As for fixes tried:
1) Reboot
2) Rebuild network
3) Call CS, who say’s it’s the Fios Network-
3.1) Spent the morning testing with Fios, all good
3.2) Build subnetwork for IOT
3.3) Build yet another Sonos Network on dedicated IOT network, they are the only devices on this new sub-net
3.4) No improvement, at most one speaker will play, perhaps for up to 45 seconds before dropping out.
4) Try calling again
4.1) Try to update speakers
4.2) Takes over 30 minutes, CS disconnects, Errors thrown are 101 and 30
5) Try calling again
6) A few more calls before getting another helpful tech person
6.1) Multiple diagnostics
6.2) Screen share
6.3) Network questions and pings and speed test
6.4) Try to update speakers  - 
6.5) Update fails after another 30
6.6) Tech tries to read reports on errors (same as earlier)
6.7) Start to move to escalate

So yeah… before you ask if I tried to check the network- 

(And somewhere in there was factory reset, and uninstall and reinstall the app, etc... - I just don’t fully recall in the sequence list, and don’t care to review my testing notes.)
Lets review - system was working before the 8th
System update
System stopped working

AND what ever update did in the firmware, even iPlay doesn’t work on all of the updated speakers.
What ever they did, they bricked my entire system.

Nice job Sonos- I mean heck, I even put up with last years update… but today- while working for over 8 hours with no music or fix, and no tech support available - Amazon purchase has been made for other speakers.

Let’s hope that the accountant team from Sonos that is driving these poor engineering decisions doesn’t jump ship to the other brands.

Bu bye