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New Sonos App Update!

Yesterday we released a new update to both iOS and Android.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.02.05 (Android)

80.02.04 (iOS)

Please note that you may need to check for updates in the App Store in order to update during the first few days of the release.

With this update we've added or improved some of the following features you all have been asking about:

Mute button (on iOS)
Play Next & Add to End of Queue
Sleep timers
Improved local library connectivity
Improved Trueplay setup (on iOS)
Added distance settings for surrounds
Ability to update older firmware systems

Check out the full release notes here.

We've still got a road ahead of us and here is what’s coming soon:

Continued improvements to navigation for visually-impaired customers: mid-June
Playback controls including mute and volume numbers: June
Local music library search and playback: mid-June
Improved playback settings including Play Now: July
Create and edit local music library: July
Improved Autoplay settings: July
Improved Sub audio settings with Amp: July
Snooze alarms: TBD

We appreciate your continued patience.

Update 17 June 2024:

Today we release another update for the new Sonos app.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.03.06 - iOS
80.03.03 - Android

This update brings a number of fixes and additions that you've been asking for.

In this update:

Introduced mute button on Android.
Added numerical values to the volume and group-volume sliders.
Updated the volume icon to reflect the volume level on iOS.
Added stereo or mono configuration for Amp/Port output on iOS.
Improved TalkBack screen reader support for volume sliders on Android.
Added support for SonosNet channel selection on iOS.
Expanded support for service reauthorization on Android.

Check out the full release notes here.

Update 1 July 2024:

Today we released another update for the new Sonos app.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.04.04 - iOS
80.04.04 - Android

This update brings a number of fixes and additions that you've been asking for.

Check out the full release notes here.

In this update:

Added multi-product setup for professional installers for iOS
Improved accessibility for configuring alarms with VoiceOver and Talkback
Added autoplay setting for analog devices using line-in for Android
Added support for SonosNet channel selection for Android
Added timezone settings for iOS
Added the option to forget a system in order to connect to or create a new system for iOS
Improved notification for player firmware updates on Android

Update 18 July 2024:

Today we released another update for the new Sonos app.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.05.01 (Android)

80.05.01 (iOS)

Please note that you may need to check for updates in the App Store in order to update during the first few days of the release.

With this update we've added or improved some of the following features you all have been asking about:

Added setup, configuration, and search for local Music Library
Improved account settings for Sonos Pro subscribers
Improved line-in autoplay and compression settings
Improved accessibility in Settings
Improved notification for player firmware updates
Updated the volume icon to reflect the volume level
Amp/Port can be configured for Stereo or Mono output in Android
Improved Sub audio settings with Amp

Check out the full release notes here.

We've still got a road ahead of us and here is what’s coming soon:

Playlist editing
Downgrade from S2 to S1
Persistence of offline devices
Additional configuration settings

A few notes about Local Music Library Functionality.

Fixes for all of the following issues will be addressed in future updates.

We appreciate your patience!

After adding/removing a share, there can be a delay during reindexing where it’s not clear that Music Library indexing is happening, and some leftover elements of a removed share can still show up during reindexing. Be patient - it is in fact, still indexing.
Music Library Search is not accessible in the controller without access to the Internet.
Local Music Library will not work for alarms.

Additional things to consider specifically on Android:

The “More” menu, Play Now and Play Next options may fail with "something went wrong" for local library content. Local Music Library albums are also currently unable to be favorited.
- When a new library share is added, it doesn't appear in the music library settings page. The share does appear if you dive into Music Library > Folders. It may appear if the share disappears after closing/reopening the app, but the share is successfully added.

Things to consider specifically on iOS:

No album art of Albums in Sonos Favorites

Update 6 August 2024:

Today we released another update for the new Sonos app.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.06.04 (Android)

80.06.03 (iOS)

Please note that you may need to check for updates in the App Store in order to update during the first few days of the release.

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With this update we've added or improved some of the following features you all have been asking about:

In this update:

Introduced TV Audio swap for Sonos Ace from Arc, Beam, Beam 2, and Ray on Android
Added TV Audio swap for Sonos Ace from Beam, Beam 2, and Ray on iOS
Added S2 to S1 downgrade tool
Improved smoothness and reduced latency for Group Volume controls on iOS
Added mute buttons for individual products in Group Volume controls
Added Group Volume controls from the Now Playing screen on iOS
Added the ability to clear the queue on iOS
Improved performance for large queues on iOS
Added the ability to “forget system” on Android
Improved reliability for speech enhancement and night mode settings on iOS
Improved reliability when starting playback from a playlist on Android

Check out the full release notes here.

Update 27 August 2024:

Today we release another update for the new Sonos app.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.07.03 - iOS
80.07.05 - Android

This update brings a number of fixes and additions that you've been asking for.

In this update:

Accessibility improvements in Settings
Improved smoothness and reliability for product setup
Added the ability to clear the queue on Android
Added Night Sound toggle in Room Settings for sound bars

Check out the full release notes here.

Update 19 September 2024:

Today we release another update for the new Sonos app.

This update will be rolled out for iOS and Android separately.

Here is a quick look at what is going to be available for both iOS and Android updates:

iOS - (Available starting today)
Version 80.09.05

Improvements to setup flow
Improved performance when browsing content in Home and in Browse
Improved queue management including ability to delete, reorder and scroll
Added ability to set appearance between light mode/dark mode/system default
Continued improvements to the user interface
Added Trueplay support for iOS 18

Note: This iOS update will be deployed in phases over the coming days. Please allow until Tuesday to receive via automatic updates. If you add a player to your system, you’ll be prompted to update during setup. If you’d like to get the update sooner, go to the App Store, locate the Sonos app, and tap the Update button.

Android - (Scheduled for September 24)

Improvements to setup flow
Added ability to set appearance between light mode/dark mode/system default
Added setting to change the Alexa wake word language

Check out the full release notes here.

Update 24 September 2024:

Last week we released a new version of the Sonos app for iOS.

As announced, today we are releasing a new version for Android as well.

iOS - (Released on September 19)
Version 80.09.05

Improvements to setup flow
Improved performance when browsing content in Home and in Browse
Improved queue management including ability to delete, reorder and scroll
Added ability to set appearance between light mode/dark mode/system default
Continued improvements to the user interface
Added Trueplay support for iOS 18

iOS Service Pack - (Available starting today)
Version 80.09.07

Resolved a bug affecting users with multiple language keyboards configured
Resolved a bug preventing users with VoiceOver enabled from accepting the terms and conditions during setup

Android - (Available starting today)

Version 80.09.04

Improvements to setup flow
Added ability to set appearance between light mode/dark mode/system default
Added setting to change the Alexa wake word language

Check out the full release notes here.

Update 15 October 2024:

Today we release another update for the new Sonos app.

This update will be rolled out for Android only.

Android - (Available starting today)
Version 80.10.06

Improved queue management including ability to delete and reorder on Android
Music library indexing and reliability improvements*
Improved TalkBack functionality in Settings on Android
The ability to schedule System Updates on Android

* Requires latest player update - 81.1-58074 (or higher)

Here is what’s coming soon:

Update planned for late October

Improving system setup and reliability of adding new products
Improved volume control & responsiveness (iOS)
Music library performance improvements (iOS)
Improving overall system stability and error handling
Support for Arc Ultra and Sub 4

Update planned for mid-November

Playlist editing
Support for Android users with multiple homes
User Interface improvements (based on your feedback)
Improved music playback error handling

Update planned for mid-December

Improved volume control & responsiveness (Android)

Check out the full release notes here.

Update 28 October 2024:

Today we released another update for the new Sonos app.

The update has the following version numbers:

80.11.38 - iOS
80.11.32 - Android

In this update:

Support for the all-new Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4
Music library improvements*
Improvements to product setup
Improved performance when browsing content in Home and in Browse on Android
Improvements to multi-system support on iOS
Fixes for multiple settings including Bluetooth display, EQ, and Sub bonding on iOS
The ability to schedule System Updates on iOS
Continued Voiceover improvements on iOS

* Requires player update - 81.1-58074 (or higher

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User123

Trending Lyricist I

Nope, once again, Sonos has failed me. I tried to set up my music library on a folder on my computer, and I get a 913 error message. It’s a folder on my computer. Please if anybody has any ideas? I’m all ears.

When you go to add a folder do you use one of the first two options (“my music folder” or “another folder or a drive connected to my computer”)?

If so, have you tried the third option (networked device)? You can setup folders on your computer to be network shares (a dedicated NAS drive isn’t needed). In the not too distant future (once the desktop app is no longer supported) I suspect network shares will be the only option available for adding a folder.

Hi there,

Thanks for responding. Previous to this hell of a version I’ve set up the library by pointing to a file on my computer that is not my “music” folder as I’ve ripped everything to FLAC. Told the desk top app the location of that library that way (another folder on my computer), never tried to use the phone or iPad to set that up. Worked like a charm for years, now it does not. I have copied the FLAC folder to my NAS (synology) and got it to work, but it seems to lag at times. Wanted to go back to the thing that was not broken and worked wonderfully that is until Sonos’ new brain child (NOT). Are you saying I can treat this folder as a network share? The computer is on Ethernet and always on. Please let me know, thanks.

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osm

Nope, once again, Sonos has failed me. I tried to set up my music library on a folder on my computer, and I get a 913 error message. It’s a folder on my computer. Please if anybody has any ideas? I’m all ears.

When you go to add a folder do you use one of the first two options (“my music folder” or “another folder or a drive connected to my computer”)?

If so, have you tried the third option (networked device)? You can setup folders on your computer to be network shares (a dedicated NAS drive isn’t needed). In the not too distant future (once the desktop app is no longer supported) I suspect network shares will be the only option available for adding a folder.

Hi there,

Thanks for responding. Previous to this hell of a version I’ve set up the library by pointing to a file on my computer that is not my “music” folder as I’ve ripped everything to FLAC. Told the desk top app the location of that library that way (another folder on my computer), never tried to use the phone or iPad to set that up. Worked like a charm for years, now it does not. I have copied the FLAC folder to my NAS (synology) and got it to work, but it seems to lag at times. Wanted to go back to the thing that was not broken and worked wonderfully that is until Sonos’ new brain child (NOT). Are you saying I can treat this folder as a network share? The computer is on Ethernet and always on. Please let me know, thanks.

Yes, instead of moving your FLAC folder to your NAS, you could keep it on your computer and share that folder on your network and then add that network share path to the Sonos system (in the same way you added your network share path for your NAS folder). Click here for some pointers on sharing a folder to the network from a Windows PC. In the write up the person refers to sharing the iTunes folder on the network. You would replace that with whatever folder you want to share on the network. If you happen to be on a Mac, it shouldn’t be too difficult to lookup how to share folders to network on a Mac. If it doesn’t work when you add the network path to your Sonos system, look up how to check what SMB version your computer is using to share files on the network and ensure its using SMB2 or SMB3 (Sonos has dropped support for SMB1).

Regarding the lag you sometimes experience with your library shared from a Synology NAS: this might be related to sleep/hibernation settings on your NAS. If your NAS is in a hibernation state when you try to access your library there will be an inevitable lag whilst the Sonos app waits for the NAS to wake up. I have this with my NAS too but it doesn’t bother me. If it bothers you, you could potentially look into tweaking your sleep/hibernation settings (e.g. you could probably set it to not enter hibernation between certain times of day).

buzz

I’m using Synology. It can be slow to wake if it has been hibernating.

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User123

Trending Lyricist I

Nope, once again, Sonos has failed me. I tried to set up my music library on a folder on my computer, and I get a 913 error message. It’s a folder on my computer. Please if anybody has any ideas? I’m all ears.

When you go to add a folder do you use one of the first two options (“my music folder” or “another folder or a drive connected to my computer”)?

If so, have you tried the third option (networked device)? You can setup folders on your computer to be network shares (a dedicated NAS drive isn’t needed). In the not too distant future (once the desktop app is no longer supported) I suspect network shares will be the only option available for adding a folder.

Hi there,

Thanks for responding. Previous to this hell of a version I’ve set up the library by pointing to a file on my computer that is not my “music” folder as I’ve ripped everything to FLAC. Told the desk top app the location of that library that way (another folder on my computer), never tried to use the phone or iPad to set that up. Worked like a charm for years, now it does not. I have copied the FLAC folder to my NAS (synology) and got it to work, but it seems to lag at times. Wanted to go back to the thing that was not broken and worked wonderfully that is until Sonos’ new brain child (NOT). Are you saying I can treat this folder as a network share? The computer is on Ethernet and always on. Please let me know, thanks.

Yes, instead of moving your FLAC folder to your NAS, you could keep it on your computer and share that folder on your network and then add that network share path to the Sonos system (in the same way you added your network share path for your NAS folder). Click here for some pointers on sharing a folder to the network from a Windows PC. In the write up the person refers to sharing the iTunes folder on the network. You would replace that with whatever folder you want to share on the network. If you happen to be on a Mac, it shouldn’t be too difficult to lookup how to share folders to network on a Mac. If it doesn’t work when you add the network path to your Sonos system, look up how to check what SMB version your computer is using to share files on the network and ensure its using SMB2 or SMB3 (Sonos has dropped support for SMB1).

Regarding the lag you sometimes experience with your library shared from a Synology NAS: this might be related to sleep/hibernation settings on your NAS. If your NAS is in a hibernation state when you try to access your library there will be an inevitable lag whilst the Sonos app waits for the NAS to wake up. I have this with my NAS too but it doesn’t bother me. If it bothers you, you could potentially look into tweaking your sleep/hibernation settings (e.g. you could probably set it to not enter hibernation between certain times of day).

Thanks so much for this! I will give it a try. I’m on a Mac so I will look up the file sharing.

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

Well, that’s 3pm UK time passed now. Clearly no further app updates/system improvements to come this week… That’s ten days of continued issue reporting since the last update, with no incremental fixes to help anyone. I was hoping today, 14th June might be the mid-June we were quoted for the next round of remedies...

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ratermannf

Lyricist I

No update on the music library fix…… That Sonos screwed up with their latest update??? I am so fed up with this * ! EVERYTIME they do an “Update” with improvements is messes everything else up!

Any recommendations from anyone for a different system??

*Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.*

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Drw

Contributor II

Whilst I, like many others, have been critical of the new app and specifically it being released before it was ready, I think the development need some recognition for the hard work that they have done in the last 4 weeks.

Whist it is still not fully function and performs badly for many users this is a lot better than the initial version so congratulations and please keep up the good work.

This certainly is a -broken glass is one drop full perspective...

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Drw

Contributor II

Why is the list of music in the current play queue not visible?

Why is there only a handful of random and duplicated cover art within the current play queue visible, but still showing that the queue is composed of hundreds of songs?

Why can I not add songs or playlists to the current queue?

Why are the playlists that make up the play queue not visible?

All my music is only being pulled from Amazon.

Android using the most current version app available as of June 14th 2024.

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modelaero

Contributor I

No update on the music library fix…… That Sonos screwed up with their latest update??? I am so fed up with this *! EVERYTIME they do an “Update” with improvements is messes everything else up!

Any recommendations from anyone for a different system??

*Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.*

I wish there were! I’m also sick to death of the constant cockpits and failures with this system. I have never, ever, owned a system so utterly bug ridden and unreliable.

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modelaero

Contributor I

Cockups…

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Yesterday we released a new update to both iOS and Android.

Update 17 June 2024:

Update 18 July 2024:

Update 6 August 2024:

Update 27 August 2024:

Update planned for late October

Update planned for mid-November

Update planned for mid-December

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