Sonos updates its iOS and Android app again, but some key features are still missing
Sonos has issued another app update, but some fan favorites are still AWOL
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As we reported earlier this month,Sonos responded to the fierce criticism of its revamped iOS and Android app with a pledgeto deliver multiple updates that’ll fix some of the missing features. There was a big update in May (following nosmall amount of negative customer feedback on the Sonos app update) and another in early June, and now yet another update is available.
Sonoshas issued officialrelease notes for the new updatebut to save you a click, the key changes are:
Suffice to say, the response from Sonos customers so far has been mixed: the app does seem to improve a lot of things, but some concerns remain.
What the new Sonos app update does and doesn’t do
The users of ther/sonos subredditare saying that the app update does appear to deliver better performance and responsiveness than before, but some key things are still missing, such as queue management features and library search. They’re also reporting crashes when trying to add or use services such asApple Music, use Trueplay or connect some additional speakers. As one Reddit poster put it, “essentially we are the beta testers.”
Sonos has previously published a roadmap for app updates, which has been updated to reflect this latest update. And some of the key features remain on the to-do list but are promised for delivery this month. The Coming Soon list currently contains the following items:
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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