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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

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  • April 23, 2024
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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

Today we are introducing the most extensive app redesign ever, creating an unprecedented streaming experience that allows listeners to organize their favorite playlists, stations, albums and more from over 100 services on one customizable Home screen.

 

Home Screen

The new Home screen provides faster access to Sonos system controls with one easy swipe up, making tab to tab jumping a thing of the past. As a leader in sound experience that’s focused on creating a better way to listen, Sonos intentionally redesigned the app on a modern software platform for an easier, faster and better experience that can support more rapid innovation.

 

The reimagined app supports all existing S2 products and will be available globally through a software update for the S2 mobile app.

 

100+ streaming services, one Home screen

The redesigned Sonos app prioritizes a listening experience that’s human - allowing you to bring your true favorites front and center and giving you more control to make your streaming experience your own.

 

  • Get into your music (and off the app) faster: No need to tap between tabs — the new Home screen serves up all your favorite content and controls, all in one place. Quickly jump back into your recently played, browse libraries and recommendations from your preferred services, and fill your home with music and all the sounds you love.
  • Customize and curate: Enjoy unparalleled curation by designing your Home screen to reflect how you listen. Pin rows of your favorite content and services; then move, edit, or rearrange them to your liking.
  • Search every streaming library: Look for an artist, song, podcast, or audiobook across all your preferred streaming apps at once via an easy-to-use search bar that’s always available right on your Home screen.
  • Elevated system control: Swipe up from the bottom of your Home screen to seamlessly control your entire system and access a visual overview of what’s playing on each of your products, quickly group speakers, and dial in on the perfect volume from anywhere in the app. 

 

Accessible from any modern web browser, a brand new web app allows listeners the same seamless system control as the mobile app.

 

The new Web App

The Web App will be available alongside the redesigned mobile app on May 7, 2024.

 

Want to find out more about the new Sonos App? Have a look at the Info Hub section of the community for a complete rundown of the new user interface.

 

Here you can find the full press release. 

 

 

 

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    SirDigitalKnight
    SirDigitalKnight
    Enthusiast I
    May 7, 2024

    Anyone on Android update yet? Thoughts? Web app on my computer doesn't seem to work very well with my local music collection or my Plex. :-(

    I can see my playlists and my same playlists under Sonos Favorites but neither one lets you select them to play? No shuffle button.. not nothing… click on a track in either one and nothing happens? 

     

    minimalist
    minimalist
    Avid Contributor III
    May 7, 2024

    @Rhonny Also, notice the ability to reorder the now playing queue is gone from both the web and phone apps.  So if you just woke up and your phone updated the app without you knowing it you are going to be one angry customer when you realize there is no way to create and organize a queue on the fly anymore.  This is basic stuff that previously was there ands just ins’t anymore.  

    And you are right the three dots menu used to have a lot more options (add to end of queue, add to library, add to playlist, etc). All thats gone now.  Only “replace queue” remains. 😠

      Rhonny
      Prodigy III
      May 7, 2024

      @Rhonny Also, notice the ability to reorder the now playing queue is gone from both the web and phone apps.  So if you just woke up and your phone updated the app without you knowing it you are going to be one angry customer when you realize there is no way to create and organize a queue on the fly anymore.  This is basic stuff that previously was there ands just ins’t anymore.  

      And you are right the three dots menu used to have a lot more options (add to end of queue, add to library, add to playlist, etc). All thats gone now.  Only “replace queue” remains. 😠

       

      Quite! The ability to re-order a queue has always been an essential function. Why would that be taken away?

      And how do you now Edit a queue to remove a song, or Clear a queue??!

        DavidP1403
        Contributor I
        May 7, 2024

        Hi. Sadly I think I’ve found a major issue. I’ve just updated to new version of app on iPad and discovered that when I use amp to play vinyl from linked turntable I’m unable to then get back to any associated playlists I had on that device. On the previous version of the app I could simply click on the two bars in top right and that would bring up the queue to allow me to go back to playing streamed music. 
        Can this be logged as a ‘bug’ and addressed in the future?

        Thanks, David

         

          Smeatle
          Contributor I
          May 7, 2024

          I seem to be missing the Trueplay toggle for my Arc, Move and Roam. Used to be under settings and sound for each device but can't seem to locate it now after the update.

          I click “Settings”, then select the room the Arc is in, and then scroll down - directly under the word Sound is Trueplay. Is that not where it is for you? Or are you meaning something different?

          It used to be there, under the word sound, before I did the update but it's no longer appearing there after I did the update. The Arc may need Trueplay recalibration for it to appear again and as I am using a Pixel phone I will need to do that using an iOS device. However as the Roam and Move have auto Trueplay that toggle should be there, under sound (in their respective rooms), but it's not. It was there before I did the update!

          This is the screenshot for the Move

          ..and Arc

           

          press250
          press250
          Prodigy III
          May 7, 2024

          Long-time dedicated Sonos user here, back to the days of the CR200 physical controller. This rollout is horribly reminiscent to the bungled S1/S2 “you didn’t really want to use your 5-year-old gear” brouhaha.

          Did anyone at Sonos try using the new mobile app and web app with a local music library? It doesn’t look like it, as the functionality is knee capped, to say the least.

          Ditto the alarm function, which is MIA. Small thing maybe, but forgetting about it?

          Really disappointing. Really frustrating.

           

            RJSUK
            Enthusiast II
            May 7, 2024

            Can you please add the option to remove Sonos Radio!

              melvimbe
              melvimbe
              May 7, 2024

              Anyone on Android update yet? Thoughts? Web app on my computer doesn't seem to work very well with my local music collection or my Plex. :-(

              I can see my playlists and my same playlists under Sonos Favorites but neither one lets you select them to play? No shuffle button.. not nothing… click on a track in either one and nothing happens? 

               

              On android, I can see Plex music, browse around, and select something to play.  I don’t see the ability to shuffle...however, a shuffle of plex is in my recently played list, and that option appears to work.

              Note, I am not at home so I can’t confirm music is actually playing, just that the app is reacting.

              Danny
              Rob.nl
              Contributor I
              May 7, 2024

              I just downloaded the new v80 Sonos S2 app and first impression is not too good. Hope they change this soon. This is what is found

              1. The app gives an error when trying to play a radiostation on MyTuner Radio service in the Recently played section. 
              2. Some contact card are so big that when you want to swipe down to close it, I open the Homescreen/Lockscreen of my iPhone.
              3. When I want to play a radio station from the Favorites section an additional unnecessary card is opened with only a Play button. Why not start playing without opening this screen?
              4. The favorites are now mixed. So Spotify and RadioStation favorites are in one list. That is annoying. 
              5. The list of favorites is not sorted in any way neither can they be ordered according to my favorites. 
              6. The room for the name of the system on top of the Home Screen is very limited and so, it is always abbreviated with dots.  

              What is your annoyance?

              sjw
              Local Superstar
              May 7, 2024

              @Rhonny Also, notice the ability to reorder the now playing queue is gone from both the web and phone apps.  So if you just woke up and your phone updated the app without you knowing it you are going to be one angry customer when you realize there is no way to create and organize a queue on the fly anymore.  This is basic stuff that previously was there ands just ins’t anymore.  

              And you are right the three dots menu used to have a lot more options (add to end of queue, add to library, add to playlist, etc). All thats gone now.  Only “replace queue” remains. 😠

               

              Quite! The ability to re-order a queue has always been an essential function. Why would that be taken away?

              And how do you now Edit a queue to remove a song, or Clear a queue??!

              You seriously can't edit or add to a queue?

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