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Latest Software Update - Mid September '25

🗣️ Hi Everyone 🔊

This afternoon, we deployed an update for iOS and Android as well as an update to our firmware (Player). See below for a rundown of what's changed. If you'd like a look at what has changed over the last few months, check out our App Release Notes here, as well as our System (Player) Release Notes here.

As with most updates, this will be a Phased Rollout, which means that you may (or may not) get the update pushed to your system straight away. Some iOS users have sidestepped this in the past, by going directly to the App Store. If you still do not see the update, try refreshing the App Store by pulling down (as if you were refreshing a page) on the Account page that shows all your pending app updates.

In the App update:

iOS - 80.28.32

Android - 80.28.36

Sonos Voice Control x Philips Hue Support

More info below in Player section.

Play Button

We’ve revamped the Play button on content screens to make it clearer where playback will start and to let you easily change the room or group without leaving the page.

Android versions 8 & 9 enter limited compatibility

Devices on Android 8 or 9 will soon be unsupported and will no longer receive updates—please upgrade to Android 10+ to keep enjoying the latest Sonos features. Devices not fully supported will be able to control playback but will not be able to configure the system.

Additional changes:

Minor UI improvements (Android and iOS)
Improvements to TalkBack UX on Home Edit screen
Fix-it flow for unbonded Subs

Once you have updated the app, you will be required to update the system (Players).

In the Player update:

Firmware - 91.0-68261

Sonos Voice Control x Philips Hue Support

We're excited to announce that you'll soon be able to use Sonos Voice Control to manage your Philips Hue smart lights and plugs directly from your Sonos speaker.

Simply use your voice to turn lights on/off, dim them, change colours, or activate scenes.

Requirements:

A Sonos voice-enabled speaker
A Philips Hue Bridge
Linked Sonos and Hue accounts

This feature will be available in US-English and French.

See the related Community post here for more information.

Note: After installing this update, Hue integration will not yet be available - the feature is yet to roll out over the coming weeks.

As always please do not hesitate to share your feedback, we genuinely appreciate it! 🙏🏽

Corry P

Edit: Emphasised that Hue feature is not immediately available after updating.

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Mr. T

The App Store commentary is badly worded, implying the feature is already ‘live’.

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

@Corry P

By whitelisting all the suggested domains on NextDNS, I’ve now got the speaker number indicator. So thanks for the advice, Corry.

But I don’t yet have the revised Play button. However, I’ll just give that some time in case it’s part of the gradual roll-out following the app update...

Corry PAuthor

Sonos Staff

Hi @Rhonny

Thanks for letting me know - glad to hear it!

Yeah, that is fairly likely.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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craigski

Local Superstar

But I don’t yet have the revised Play button. However, I’ll just give that some time in case it’s part of the gradual roll-out following the app update…

The revised play button feature gets enabled after you have used the new “double credit” feature at top of App. 😂

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Gaham

Headliner I

Hi @Gaham

@Corry P does this include the display of the currently playing song in the queue for Android users?

I have not seen that mentioned - I can only presume it is still being worked-on.

I hope this helps.

Thanks @Corry P

It's disappointing that priority has been given to the Hue Light support when there are still features required to achieve parity with the previous app.

16 months is a long time to wait.

I'm sure your management appreciate that they still have to deliver on the promises that they made in May 2014.

Will this be in the next release?

Corry PAuthor

Sonos Staff

Hi @Gaham

It's disappointing that priority has been given to the Hue Light support when there are still features required to achieve parity with the previous app.

I think it is a fair bet that the team working on the Android app is not the same team that is working on the Hue integration within SVC - work being done on one does not mean that work is slowed down on the other, and to say that one has been given priority over the other is, I think, a bit misleading in this respect.

Will this be in the next release?

I don’t know - we will both find out when it is announced.

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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Gaham

Headliner I

Thanks @Corry P it helps but possibly not in the way you might expect.

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Arcticpollen

Enthusiast II

Like many others, I was horrified by the mess that Sonos managed to make with the control app last May.
I managed to dodge the upgrade bullet by obtaining an old copy of the Sonos 16.1 app from Apple that had been signed for me by iTunes and replaced the mess that was the post May 24 "update". I disabled automatic Sonos firmware updates and carried on enjoying the 16.1 experience until recently.
I've kept an eye on the Sonos forums in the meantime to see how long it has taken Sonos to fix most of the issues with the new control app.
I've recently beefed up my home Wi-Fi design and decided it was time to move my Sonos devices from SonosNet to my main IoT Wi-Fi services. Needless to say, Sonos had blocked the 16.1 S2 app from being able to do this without updating both the client and the firmware of the speakers. Thanks Sonos, why would you even do this?
Having had a final look through the various Sonos forums as a last sanity check, I bit the bullet and updated the app on my iOS devices and ran the firmware updates onto the speakers.
I've been pleasantly surprised by the version 80.28 app, it works nicely for me even though my devices are segregated across firewalled VLANs on my Unifi home network.
SonosNet has now been retired and general performance/functionality on my main Wi-Fi infrastructure is more than adequate. Posting this in case anyone else is still holding their apps/speakers in aspic following the botched updates last May.

Corry PAuthor

Sonos Staff

Hi @Mr. T

An app’s description in the Apple App Store can only be modified prior to publishing. Therefore, the app description will remain as it is so that when the Hue integration does go live, the app description will accurately reflect that fact. It will not be inaccurate for long.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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Teem

Contributor I

Any change on DTSX update or Tidal atmos support on coming months?

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