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The new Sonos Mobile App & Web App

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Forum|Forum|2 years ago
April 23, 2024
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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.

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 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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MatthewMarshF1

Trending Lyricist I

This updated app has rendered my system almost useless. All the albums and playlists I had setup no longer exist in it. The new search is terrible and if I go to the effort os trawling through my music library and add an album as a favourite the it still doesn't show up anywhere. In fact this update is mind-bogglingly bad. The only thing that's saved me from total disaster is that I also have the app on my tablet and I managed to get to turn off automatic updates before the damage was done.

The arrogance of Sonos is breathtaking. If they were so confident they should have given the app a new version, then glitches could have been ironed out and using the previous version would be easy.

So now I'm looking for alternatives, does anyone know of any?

Try Sonopad

I’m looking at Sonophone/Sonopad. Certainly looks interesting. Checking that it will allow use of my local server based (NAS) library.

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Me40

Enthusiast I

99% of the music I listen to is stored on my NAS.

For the life of me, I cannot understand why you would release apps that have inferior functionality than the previous version?

From you listening to locally stored music files SONOS cannot benefit even theoretically. But from you pushed to listen music from streaming platforms through SONOS app and gear most probably they can make a profit.

But I really wonder what they will benefit from scratching the sleep timer and alarms. And what means “these feature will be back via updates in July”...Which July, 2024 or some other July. Many things appear to be very very wrong here.

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Silverthorn

Prodigy II

Did another update drop my few playlist have sorted themselves out now.

"I saw the Stooges and the MC5"

Ken_Griffiths

Thanks Ken - at least I know it’s not just me lol.

I can now access my saved Amazon content via My Sonos but cannot search new stuff. Is that the same for you @Ken_Griffiths ?

It varies, I’m not seeing much of anything in that service at the moment, nor via the ‘Web App’ - so I’m sure things are a ‘work in progress’. I’ll just wait and see what happens later. There’s no rush, as I can still play on Sonos using Alexa/SVC voice assistants, or via the Amazon Music ‘native’ App.

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Silverthorn

Prodigy II

Everything has gone wonky now. Can't access my library at all. Taking a while to load. Argh!

"I saw the Stooges and the MC5"

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DeanShaw

Enthusiast I

This updated app has rendered my system almost useless. All the albums and playlists I had setup no longer exist in it. The new search is terrible and if I go to the effort os trawling through my music library and add an album as a favourite the it still doesn't show up anywhere. In fact this update is mind-bogglingly bad. The only thing that's saved me from total disaster is that I also have the app on my tablet and I managed to get to turn off automatic updates before the damage was done.

The arrogance of Sonos is breathtaking. If they were so confident they should have given the app a new version, then glitches could have been ironed out and using the previous version would be easy.

So now I'm looking for alternatives, does anyone know of any?

Try Sonopad

I’m looking at Sonophone/Sonopad. Certainly looks interesting. Checking that it will allow use of my local server based (NAS) library.

It works fine with mine.

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Silverthorn

Prodigy II

This is all I am getting now since looking at for the last hour or so.

"I saw the Stooges and the MC5"

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Silverthorn

Prodigy II

Weird. Now Apple music doesn't work at all. Might try restarting my phone.

"I saw the Stooges and the MC5"

garfieldairlines

My Subsonic → Bonob integration is gone with the update.

I don’t own any Spotify/Deezer/Whateverelse streaming platform account, meaning that my system was suddenly a brick.

I’m lucky I’m on Android and I could download a older .apk file to get it to work again.

Will it be possible to install custom local music providers again or should I sell my stereo system ?

https://garfieldairlines.net

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HenriR NL

Enthusiast II

This updated app has rendered my system almost useless. All the albums and playlists I had setup no longer exist in it. The new search is terrible and if I go to the effort os trawling through my music library and add an album as a favourite the it still doesn't show up anywhere. In fact this update is mind-bogglingly bad. The only thing that's saved me from total disaster is that I also have the app on my tablet and I managed to get to turn off automatic updates before the damage was done.

The arrogance of Sonos is breathtaking. If they were so confident they should have given the app a new version, then glitches could have been ironed out and using the previous version would be easy.

So now I'm looking for alternatives, does anyone know of any?

Try Sonopad

I’m looking at Sonophone/Sonopad. Certainly looks interesting. Checking that it will allow use of my local server based (NAS) library.

Do let us know. I’d be most grateful! ☺️

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