The saga of the disastrous Sonos app replace continues to run and run, and the audio firm has now rolled out a number of bug fixes with the newest replace – however there’s nonetheless loads of work to be achieved earlier than customers are going to be glad once more.
As you possibly can see from the discharge notes for the newest Sonos app replace (through The Verge), alongside “smoothness and reliability” enhancements, the Android model of the software program restores the flexibility to clear the upcoming queue.
It is primary performance like this that has been lacking within the newly revamped model of the Sonos app – and it is prompted some customers to begin on the lookout for options, as a result of they’re lacking options that had been established within the older model.
This newest patch additionally provides some accessibility enhancements within the Settings a part of the app, Sonos says, so they need to be simpler to get to for everybody. There’s additionally a brand new Night time Mode toggle change within the Room Settings for soundbars.
Coming quickly
In a put up on Threads, the Sonos staff says extra enhancements are coming quickly: higher quantity responsiveness, UI enhancements, improved system stability, extra dependable alarms, enhanced queue modifying, and Trueplay help for iOS 18.
Nevertheless, that is all taking time – and this has been happening for months. Options like dependable alarms actually ought to have been sorted from the beginning, and the preliminary Sonos response to person complaints wasn’t essentially the most understanding.
In truth, at one stage the state of affairs deteriorated to the extent the place Sonos was contemplating bringing the previous app again – though it now appears that will not be potential. Let’s hope extra enhancements flip up sooner relatively than later.
“Thanks to your continued persistence and understanding,” Sonos says in its Threads put up. “We all know there’s extra work to be achieved and we can’t pause till we ship the Sonos expertise you deserve”. Let’s hope it does that work sooner relatively than later.
