Today,
Sonos
is
officially
introducing
the
redesigned
mobile
app
that
I
showed
you
earlier
this
month.
It’ll
roll
out
for
both
Android
and
iOS
on
May
7th,
but
the
company’s
desktop
apps
aren’t
coming
along
for
the
ride:
Sonos
will
discontinue
its
controller
apps
for
Windows
and
macOS
in
the
near
future.
Taking
their
place
is
a
new
web
app
that
will
allow
you
to
control
and
access
your
Sonos
speakers
from
anywhere
—
not
just
when
you’re
home
on
Wi-Fi.
But
for
now,
let’s
get
back
to
the
smartphone
app.
It’s
been
rebuilt
from
the
ground
up
to
be
more
reliable.
Sonos’
fundamental
goal
was
making
everything
feel
faster
and
getting
you
where
you
want
to
be
without
relying
on
a
tabbed
navigation
bar.
Now,
everything
is
on
the
homescreen,
and
you
can
customize
the
layout
to
put
your
favorite
playlists
up
top.
Want
your
line-in
audio
source
positioned
higher
than
everything
else?
You
can
do
that,
too.
There’s
a
persistent
search
bar
at
the
bottom,
so
finding
music
is
always
just
a
single
tap
away.
The
app
has
been
rebuilt
to
prioritize
performance
and
reliability.Image:
Sonos
Accessing
your
speakers
is
as
simple
as
swiping
up
from
the
mini
player
at
the
bottom
of
the
app.
From
there,
you’ll
see
a
system
overview
where
you
can
adjust
volume,
group
products,
and
so
on.
If
you
need
to
dig
deeper,
there’s
a
shortcut
to
the
settings
menu
in
the
upper-right
corner
of
the
homescreen.
The
search
experience
is
mostly
the
same,
though
you
can
now
set
a
preferred
music
service
that
will
be
ranked
at
the
top
of
results.
Unfortunately
for
Apple
Music
users,
Sonos
still
isn’t
labeling
spatial
audio
tracks
in
search
results;
you
won’t
see
that
badge
until
you
start
playing
something.
The
new
Sonos
web
app
will
also
be
available
on
May
7th.Image:
Sonos
So
far,
I’ve
only
seen
a
brief
demo
of
the
app
in
action,
so
we’ll
have
to
wait
until
May
7th
to
learn
whether
there
are
any
missing
features
or
lost
functionality
compared
to
the
current
version.
Nothing
frustrates
Sonos
fans
more
than
that
sort
of
thing,
so
hopefully
there
won’t
be
many
holes
to
plug.
I’m
looking
forward
to
testing
out
the
web
app
and
seeing
how
well
Sonos
devices
can
be
controlled
from
afar;
that
convenience
was
previously
exclusive
to
the
company’s
Sonos
Pro
subscription
service.
The
desktop
apps
were
already
receiving
little
attention
as
is,
so
this
is
probably
for
the
best.
As
you
might
imagine,
Sonos
CEO
Patrick
Spence
seems
very
excited
about
the
new
mobile
app.
“We
felt
now
was
the
time
to
reimagine
our
app
experience,”
he
said
in
a
press
release.
“After
thorough
development
and
testing,
we
are
confident
this
redesigned
app
is
easier,
faster
and
better.
It
once
again
raises
the
bar
for
the
home
music
listening
experience,
and
sets
up
our
ability
to
expand
into
new
categories
and
experiences.”
The
new
Sonos
app
will
roll
out
as
an
update
to
that
S2
software
and
support
all
the
same
products.
Original author: Chris Welch
Comments