We set out to create a more personalized and effortless listening experience with the updated Sonos app. It was rebuilt from the ground up to ensure it could support future innovation in the years to come. For its initial rollout, we focused on how we could answer some of the most common requests from our customers, including increased reliability, performance, and faster access to music.
Many of you have shared valuable feedback on both the improvements that have made your experience better, as well as the areas where we fell short. We are listening to all of your comments and working to address them as quickly as possible. Over the coming weeks, we will reintroduce the below features, while fixing bugs and performance issues. Thank you for your engagement and we look forward to building upon this first step to create a listening experience that meets everyone’s needs.
Available now
To access these changes, check for updates in the iOS / Android app store to download the latest version of the Sonos app. Make sure your Sonos products are also up to date.
Last updated: Jul 18, 2024. See release notes.
- 80.05.04 (iOS)
- 80.05.06 (Android)
Today we’ve deployed an update that brings local Music Library setup, configuration and search to the mobile app along with a few more bug fixes and functionality improvements.
In this update:
- 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
Upcoming updates:
- Playlist editing
- Downgrade from S2 to S1
- Persistence of offline devices
- Additional configuration settings
Last week (Tuesday, July 16) we released a player update that does not contain any user facing changes. Nevertheless, please ensure that both your players are up to date, as well as the Sonos App itself. This can be done by checking for updates in the Sonos App (for player updates), and checking in the App Store or Google Play Store.
A few notes about Local Music Library Functionality.
Fixes for all of the following issues will be addressed in future updates. 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.
Again, these are features and functionality that will be coming back in future updates.
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
It’s not lost on me that delivering Local Music Library functionality with these issues isn’t ideal. However, in the spirit of transparency, myself and the team want to be sure you understand the current state of Music Library functionality and that all of the above considerations will be fixed in future updates.
Also - please continue sharing your feedback and concerns. It’s because of your feedback that we’ve recently started to bring more and more information to our release notes - anyone remember “bug fixes and improvements”? It takes consistent and meaningful effort to change opinions and win back trust. It won’t happen overnight and I appreciate every comment and DM you’ve sent while we try to do just that.