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My system is on 8.4 and walled from app updates.  I have 3 CR100 controllers that amazingly have not exploded yet.  One still has the original battery, 2 have been upgraded for a few bucks from ebay.  

My main question is if I were to get an old Play:5 that someone upgraded to V11 something, is there any chance of downgrading the firmware to 8.4 to be compatible with my system?

 

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So far my issues with being on 8.4 include:

  1. a Sonos One that lost Alexa, but cannot be re-registered without having a phone that has both Sonos 8.4 and the current version of Alexa on the same device, phone only.  I preserved my old Android phone with Sonos 8.4 but it will not update Alexa to the latest, and my current phone is iPhone and research says I can’t sideload the Sonos app on iOS. 
  2. I have other Alexa in my system but for some reason Alexa will not control *playing* on Sonos but Alexa will *stop playing* what I’m playing on Sonos.  I can say “Alexa, ask Plex to play Playlist” and she will play on echo but I can’t add “on Sonos Kitchen” then it will be ignored.  I can, however, say “Alexa, stop playing Music in Sonos Garden” and Alexa (echo) will turn off the Sonos Garden.  This is ok because I still have CR100, but it would be nice to have both.
  3. SiriusXM seems to no longer be working on Sonos 8.4.  It works fine on Alexa, though.  It would be good if I could do “Alexa, play SiriusXM on Sonos” but no luck.  Per research, SiriusXM has been split US/CAN and that likely needs an app update (not going to happen).  I’d like to fix this if possible, but not a dealbreaker.
  4. Audacy (radio stations) seem to no longer working on Sonos, also still fine on Alexa.  But I read on this forum that updated systems have this issue too, so likely not an issue of this Sonos software version.  Still, I miss Acoustic Sunrise waking me up Sunday mornings.

    But my CR100s are still going strong, so I’m not ready to get caught in the fiasco that is, what...Version 80?  And clearly unimproved since 8.4 lol

I know of no way of ‘downgrading’ to 8.4 for a new speaker. 

That’s what I thought, I was just curious if someone had figured something out.  Especially with the current app fiasco.  I’m guessing the downvotes I’m getting are jealousy because with except for some small glitches, my system never stopped working.  Including my CR100s.  

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But my CR100s are still going strong, so I’m not ready to get caught in the fiasco that is, what...Version 80?  And clearly unimproved since 8.4 lol

If you’re getting all those issues on 8.4, then it would seem to me that v80 is actually a big improvement.

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But my CR100s are still going strong, so I’m not ready to get caught in the fiasco that is, what...Version 80?  And clearly unimproved since 8.4 lol

If you’re getting all those issues on 8.4, then it would seem to me that v80 is actually a big improvement.

Losing Alexa function on the Sonos One is a bit sad.  But I’m not willing to risk losing access to my music library.  AND I still have my CR100 that provides that function, so it’s not a dealbreaker.

The Sirius thing isn’t a dealbreaker because I mostly listen to it in the car anyway.  And the occasional at home use I can use the Echo device.  Inconvenient, but not willing to risk access to my music library for this.

Audacy not working seems to be a feature that everyone (many?) is having an issue with regardless of software version.  And news that the station is having financial issues means it’s just as likely their issue the software version.  Yes, I’d like this to work, but since there is no guaranteed success if I upgrade, I’m not willing to risk losing access to my music library for this.

I guess it just depends on what your personal priorities are.  I’d rather have my CR100, my other devices that I bought and paid for and are still working which Sonos may decide to arbitrarily destroy, and the most important of all: Access to my library on my NAS, which SONOS has proven they don’t want me to have.

Good luck with that volume control weirdness and all the other weird things people are reporting.  I certainly would not want to deal with that.  I know, it’s working perfectly for you...so nobody else matters.  

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