Here are Sonos’ July and August update patch notes

Sonos is working super hard on fixing its new app experience, which was rough around the edges when it launched on May 9th.

Since the launch, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has stepped up to take the blame for rushing out the app and Ace headphones, but he’s also said that he’s learned from his mistakes and is now set on fixing the app before releasing any other new products.

To remedy the app, Sonos has dedicated all of its software staff to fixing the app experience and is rolling out updates every few weeks to repair and rebuild the app as quickly as possible.

Since Spence’s announcement, the company has released roughly four updates with fixes promised for various features that haven’t worked since the app was updated. All the patch notes are linked here, and the four most recent updates are written below:

July 22

• 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

July 31

• Improves stability when adding new products
• Addresses an issue where the app used excess phone battery

Only some products got the following:

• Improves responsiveness of volume changes
• Improves time to add a new song to the queue in certain conditions
• Addresses an issue with local library browsing timing out

August 6

• Introduced TV Audio swap for Sonos Ace from Arc, Beam (Gen 1), Beam (Gen 2), and Ray on Android
• Added TV Audio swap for Sonos Ace from Beam (Gen 1), Beam (Gen 2), and Ray on iOS
• Added S2 to S1 downgrade tool
• Improved smoothness and reduced latency for Group Volume controls on iOS
• Added mute buttons for individual products in Group Volume controls
• Added Group Volume controls from the Now Playing screen on iOS
• Added the ability to clear the queue on iOS
• Improved performance for large queues on iOS
• Added the ability to “forget system” on Android
• Improved reliability for speech enhancement and night mode settings on iOS
• Improved reliability when starting playback from a playlist on Android

August 27

• Accessibility improvements in Settings
• Improved smoothness and reliability for product setup
• Added the ability to clear the queue on Android
• Added Night Mode toggle in Room Settings for soundbars

Sonos says the most recent update will roll out over a few days.

I have yet to re-set up my Sonos system since the app crashed out on me for the third time a few months ago, but seeing how much work has gone into fixing the software over that time has me thinking that I might finally try and set them back up to see if they’ll work like they used to.

Source: Sonos