Release notes for Sonos software updates

In this update:

• The Sonos app has been fully redesigned, bringing a more personalized experience and a new look and feel.
  
  
  • A redesigned interface streamlines control and gives you quicker access to your content from the Home screen.
    
    
  • View and control your system by swiping up from the bottom of the Home screen or selecting your system name in the top left corner.
    
    
  • New Message Center with product tips and system recommendations.
    
    
  • New web app lets you control your system from your tablet, laptop, or desktop.
    
    
  • Learn more about the new Sonos app.
    
    
• You can now ask for weather-related information from Sonos Voice Control. Find out current weather conditions, the forecast, and more. You can learn more in our article on Sonos Voice Control requests.
  
  
• With this release, we’re aligning the version number of the Sonos app with the version number of the software running on Sonos products. Both the Sonos app and Sonos products are now running software version 80.0.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 16 or later
• iPadOS 16 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Roam will now automatically switch to the best available access point when connected to a WiFi network with multiple access points.
  
  
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Added after release

• 3/19: Spotify is now supported by Sonos Voice Control.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 16 or later
• iPadOS 16 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

System requirements changes:

• The Sonos app will no longer receive updates on the following operating systems. The app can still be used to control commonly-used features.
  • iOS 14 and 15
  • iPadOS 14 and 15

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 16 or later
• iPadOS 16 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
  
  
  • This release includes a fix for a bug that caused an Arc or Beam (Gen 2) to emit a loud popping sound when playing Dolby Atmos audio.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Sonos Voice Control now supports additional requests in French. These include setting timers and sleep timers, playing Sonos Playlists, skipping forward and back by specific time intervals, and asking for a station or playlist based on the artist that’s currently playing. These requests are also supported by Sonos Voice Control in English.
  
  
• We’ve adjusted how the Bluetooth Always Auto-connect setting works in order to prevent unexpected reconnections during a power or network outage. These changes affect Move 2, Era products, and Roam products.
  
  When this setting is enabled:
  
  
  • Era products will now only reconnect to a previous Bluetooth device when they are manually switched to Bluetooth mode.
    
  • Move 2, Roam, and Roam SL will no longer reconnect to a previous Bluetooth device when they automatically turn on after being plugged in to power or placed on a charging cradle. They will now only reconnect when manually powered on or awakened with the playback controls.
    
    
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Added software support for Sonos Move 2.
  
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• We’ve removed the ability to control the Sonos app for iOS using lock screen controls and device hardware buttons. The way these features were architected do not meet Apple’s experience guidelines for developers and no longer offer a reliable control experience.
  
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Alerts:

• With this update, we’ve adjusted how some of our older Sonos products are using their internal memory. Because of this change, updates for Play:1, Play:3, Boost, Connect, Connect:Amp, and Sub (Gen 1 and 2) will take longer to complete than before. The reset process for these products will also take more time to complete after this update.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Amazon Alexa is now available on Sonos in additional regions. These regions use the international version of Alexa, which is more limited in its available features and languages. Learn more in our Alexa availability article.
  
  
• We’ve removed the ability to play audio files directly to Sonos using the “On this device” menu in the Sonos app for Android. We recommend using one of the methods described in this article to make sure you can still play any files stored on your Android device.
  
  
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Apple Music now supports playback of Dolby Atmos music through Sonos products that support spatial audio.
  
  
• We’ve made some changes and improvements to the process of grouping rooms together.
  • You can now change the volume of selected rooms before grouping them. If a room is muted, you can unmute it by tapping the volume bar.
  • Selected rooms will group together at the top of your rooms list.
    
    
• We’re rolling out a new WiFi signal strength feature over the coming weeks.
  • When connected to a WiFi network, your Sonos products will now show their WiFi signal strength in the Settings tab of the app.
  • Additionally, you can now find detailed networking information for a Sonos product connected to your WiFi network.
    
    
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

System requirements changes:

• The Sonos app for macOS will no longer receive software updates on macOS 10.11.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.12 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Added software support for Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300.
  
  
• You can now add Sonos Radio stations to Favorites.
  • You can find all of the Sonos Radio stations you’ve added to Favorites under Browse > Sonos Radio > Favorites.
    
    
• We will begin gradually rolling out a new universal search feature available in the Sonos app for iOS and Android.
  • Learn more in our article on switching between New Search and Classic Search.
    
    
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Sonos Voice Control now supports additional requests in English.
  
  You can now set timers and sleep timers, play Sonos Playlists, skip forward and back by specific time intervals, and ask for a station or playlist based on the artist that’s currently playing.
  
  You can learn about everything you can do with Sonos Voice Control in our article with a full list of requests.
  
  
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Sonos Voice Control is now available in French.
  
  
• Sonos products will now show a status message in the System tab or the Settings menus when they’re offline. We’ll be rolling this change out to all users over a few days after release.
  • Products that are offline or disconnected will no longer disappear from the app. Instead, they’ll show a “not connected” status message. Tapping the name of the product will launch in-app help to get it reconnected. Learn more.
  • Portable Sonos products will let you know if they’re in sleep mode, powered off, or if the battery has been depleted.
  • If a product is disconnected and you’d like to hide it from the app, you can do so under the product’s menu in Settings > System.
    
    
• Roam has two new Bluetooth settings which can be enabled in your Roam’s settings page.
  • Idle Auto-Disconnect will disconnect the Roam from its Bluetooth device after an idle period of 30 minutes.
  • Always Auto-Connect will connect your Roam to its most recent Bluetooth device when it detects it nearby.
    
    
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Improved support for playback of Spotify podcasts to Sonos using the Spotify app.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements, including a fix for an audio quality issue that reduced Sub output for Arc, Beam, or Ray when paired with a Sub or Sub Mini while Trueplay was enabled.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• When connected to WiFi, Roam and Roam SL stereo pairs can now play stereo audio from Bluetooth sources. These stereo pairs will no longer separate when switching to Bluetooth mode.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Added after release:

• Added software support for Sonos Sub Mini.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Added a new WiFi Power Save setting for Roam and Roam SL to help extend battery life when connected to wireless networks.

• Added a setting for Multi-product Setup in the Sonos app, allowing you to set up multiple Sonos products in a row before applying any necessary software updates.

• Made improvements to the clarity of Arc’s audio while playing dialogue.

• You can now use the S2 app to downgrade some Sonos products to S1 in order to add them to an S1 system. Learn more.

• Some older Sonos products can now connect to 802.11a 5Ghz Wi-Fi networks.

System requirements changes:

• The Sonos app on iOS 12, iOS 13, and iPadOS 13 will no longer receive software updates but can still be used to control commonly-used features.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 14 or later
• iPadOS 14 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Improvements around delayed audio with home theater surrounds and Subs, as well as audio dropouts due to delayed audio.
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Added software support for upcoming Sonos features

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Added after release:

• 6/1: Sonos Voice Control is now available. You can add Sonos Voice Control to any voice-enabled Sonos product.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• We’ve adjusted Roam’s setup procedure to improve the overall setup experience.

• You can now change the volume for Beam (Gen 2)’s height audio channels.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Two Roams in a stereo pair will now automatically rebond to each other if one of them unexpectedly disconnects from the network and then reconnects.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• EQ settings are now accessible on the Now Playing screen in the Sonos app for Android.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• You can now initiate the account deletion process from the Sonos S2 app for iOS.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can now play Amazon Music Ultra HD audio and Dolby Atmos Music through supported Sonos products.

• Sonos products can now connect to local music library shares using SMBv2 and SMBv3.

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Sonos home theater products now support decoding DTS Digital Surround.

• A new Battery Saver mode is available for portable Sonos products.

• EQ settings are now accessible by pressing the icon on the Now Playing screen in the Sonos app for iOS.

• A badge now shows on the Now Playing screen while Sonos is playing higher quality audio from certain music services.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Added after release:

• 10/27: Dark mode is now available in the Sonos app for iOS and Android.

• 11/8: You can now subscribe to Sonos Radio HD through an in-app purchase in the Sonos app for iOS.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• We’ve improved Roam’s power management to help extend Roam’s battery life when it’s not actively being used.
  
• The Sonos app will now alert you when your Roam is connected to a charger that isn’t providing enough power to charge the battery.
  
• When your Roam is in sleep mode, you can now wake it up using the top playback buttons (in addition to the power button on the back).
  

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

System requirements changes:

The Sonos app for Windows 7 will no longer receive software updates but can still be used to control commonly-used features.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 8 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Added a setting for Arc that allows you to adjust the level of the Height audio channels.
  
• Amp, Arc, and Beam now support WPA3 security and can connect to 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi networks.
  
• Port now supports Dual Mono audio output.
  

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• Added software support for Sonos Roam.
  
• The process of updating Sonos Wi-Fi information in the Sonos app has been overhauled and improved. It’s now easier to reconnect your Sonos system to your network if you’ve changed your router or updated your Wi-Fi password.
  
• When playing TV audio, the Sonos app now shows the current audio format on the Now Playing screen.
  
• Added WPA3 security support for Move, Roam, One (Gen2), One SL, Five, Port, and Sub (Gen3).
  
• When playing from Spotify, the Sonos app can now favorite and unfavorite tracks from the Now Playing screen.
  

System requirements changes

The Sonos app on iOS 11 and Android 7.0 will no longer receive software updates but can still be used to control commonly-used features.

App requirements

• Android 8.0 or later
• iOS 12 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• Fire OS 7 and higher

In this update:

• You can now add up to two Subs to your Sonos home theater setup. Learn how.

App requirements

• Android 7.0 or later
• iOS 11 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• Fire OS 6.2 and higher

In this update:

• Sonos Radio HD is now available on Sonos. A subscription to Sonos Radio HD gives access premium features* such as high-definition audio quality, access to more exclusive original content, unlimited skips, and ad-free music. Learn more about pricing and the premium features of Sonos Radio HD.

• Sonos Arc now supports multi-channel LPCM surround sound through an eARC connection.

• Arc’s EQ has been adjusted for vocal clarity and has been improved in a variety of scenarios, including while wall-mounted.

• The Sonos app now has additional language support for Turkish, Russian, Korean, and Chinese Traditional (Hong Kong & Taiwan).

*For Sonos-owned and operated stations only. Excludes global broadcast stations.

App requirements

• Android 7.0 or later
• iOS 11 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• Fire OS 6.2 and higher

In this update:

• The process for setting up a new Sonos system and adding new Sonos products has been completely redesigned.
  
  
  
  
  • The Sonos app will now detect new nearby products and provide an automatic prompt to get you started.
  • The Settings menu now shows Setup Tiles to help you enable features on your Sonos products.
  • The process for creating a stereo pair or adding surround speakers has been updated and improved.
• The app will now display a banner alert if one of your added music services is experiencing an outage.

• One (Gen 2), One SL, Five, and Sub (Gen 3) can now connect to 5GHz and 802.11a/n WiFi networks.

• Voice-enabled Sonos products using Amazon Alexa now support the use of Alexa Routines.

Alerts

• With the release of iOS 14, Sonos requires the “Local Network Access” permission to be enabled in your device’s settings. For more information, see our article on Sonos app permissions.

App requirements

• Android 7.0 or later
• iOS 11 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• Fire OS 6.2 and higher

In this update:

• The new Sonos S2 app is now available with a new look, new icon, and new features.
  
  
  
  
  • The current Sonos app has been renamed to the Sonos S1 Controller with a new icon.
  • Your Sonos system can now update to S2 if all of your Sonos products are compatible. Tap the banner at the top of your Sonos app to get started.
  • Learn more about the different apps and which products are compatible on our S2 Overview page and in our S2 compatibility article.
• Added software support for the Sonos Arc, Sonos Five, and Sonos Sub (Gen 3).

• You can now save a group of rooms that you frequently group together and create a shortcut in the Groups menu.

• When setting up a voice assistant, the response chime will now be turned off by default. You can still choose to enable the chime during setup or in your app’s Settings menu.

App requirements

• Android 7.0 or later
• iOS 11 or later
• iPadOS 13 or later
• macOS 10.11 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• Fire OS 6.2 and higher