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April 23, 2024
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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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1674 replies

Bumper
May 7, 2024

Well, my app just upgraded today and I see Sonos has destroyed the app.  Group volume doesn’t even work.  Some of rooms increase while others don’t.  What happened, did we even beta test this horrible app?

Well they probably did, but now you can be part of another round of beta testing as they (hopefully) add back missing features. 

Trending Lyricist I
May 7, 2024

What has happened to Sonos, this app is a disaster!

SirDigitalKnight
Enthusiast I
May 7, 2024

Well, my app just upgraded today and I see Sonos has destroyed the app.  Group volume doesn’t even work.  Some of rooms increase while others don’t.  What happened, did we even beta test this horrible app?

You and everyone else that forgot to turn off auto app updates are the beta testers for Sonos now. 😪

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Prodigy III
May 7, 2024

I leave Bluetooth OFF on my mobile devices, so guess what I see when I open the new iOS app? And oh joy, I see this every. time. I. open. the. iOS. app. 

 

Prodigy III
May 7, 2024

On further investigation (on iPhone):

If you select BBC Sounds from Your Services, the app has no ability to pull up any images from the radio shows or other content. It’s just black squares with generic icons. 

When you play a BBC station, suddenly the logo/song appears fine on full screen, and you can select the three dots to add to Sonos Favourites. But press stop and the screen shows again a generic musical note on black - and select the three dots and it displays an “Unable to load. Some information is missing from this content” message. 

On the previous app, when you pressed stop, the BBC station logo stayed on screen and all ‘three dot’ functions worked. 

(The same generic black squares appear as the thumbnail for some of my playlists too, where the app is unable to call up the content image, even though the playlist is playable when you go into it.)

 

It’s all so frustrating that we’re now the Beta testers.

May 7, 2024

Some input from someone at Sonos at this point would be nice.  We’re your customers guys — are you not going to reassure us that at least some of what is broken is going to be fixed ?? 

Prodigy II
May 7, 2024

I am shocked by the apparent stupidity of this update. I can’t even sort my favourites, and Sonos has re-sorted them for me in some nonsensical order that seems to have no rhyme nor reason. And, like others, I am astonished that other useful features have been removed.To make matters even worse, some of my frequently used favourites (notably some Canadian CBC Radio stations) will no longer play either though favourites or when selected in the service. They worked before the update.

Trending Lyricist I
May 7, 2024

Yeah, this is absurd.  Sonos needs to pull this update and get everyone back on the previous version, this was not ready for production.

Local Superstar
May 7, 2024

As no firmware appears to have been updated, a reversal should be a pretty easy process.

Ken_Griffiths
May 7, 2024

I leave Bluetooth OFF on my mobile devices, so guess what I see when I open the new iOS app? And oh joy, I see this every. time. I. open. the. iOS. app. 

My answer to this has been to leave the App in the background - it actually uses more battery to open and close an iOS App, compared to moving it between the background/foreground. In fact Apple suggest leaving things open and to let the OS handle the battery and device memory management.

See this (one of many) online links about this topic…

https://www.howtogeek.com/773871/stop-closing-apps-on-your-iphone/