Sonos will launch a considerable replace to its cell app for each Android and iOS on Could 7, The Verge discovered. Primarily based on screenshots supplied by folks accustomed to the corporate's plans, the app is getting a recent coat of paint. Sonos can also be working to make product setup simpler and strengthen connectivity between its many audio system. As all the time, the particular launch date is topic to alter if the corporate runs into any last-minute points.
The revamped app might be launched as an replace to the Sonos S2 app that the corporate launched in 2020, when it ditched a few of its older merchandise and left them on the legacy S1 platform.
It adjustments the present design of the S2 app by ditching the underside navigation tabs and putting every part on one central dwelling display screen. Sonos additionally provides some quality-of-life options, like a persistent search bar on the backside of the app that lets customers shortly discover music. Shuffle and repeat buttons will now be instantly accessible from the Now Taking part in display screen. And also you'll be capable to alter a quantity slider from the mini-player irrespective of the place you might be within the app.
The house display screen can also be getting increasingly customizable, with scrollable carousels of playlists and music companies. Customers will be capable to reorder issues as they see match and place their favourite playlists instantly on the house display screen. Speaker and soundbar settings might be accessible by means of a “Your System” part. The app icon will change from a tan background to black with the corporate brand in white textual content.
The Sonos app has been the topic of frequent criticism from some clients, though it at the moment has a reasonably sturdy common evaluate score of four.four stars on the App Retailer and a good three.9 stars on Google Play.
Bloomberg beforehand reported within the revamped app, which is codenamed Passport. The brand new software program will function a precursor to Sonos' first wi-fi headphones, that are anticipated to retail for $449 and compete with premium fashions from Apple, Sony, Sennheiser and different manufacturers.
The primary promoting level of the Sonos headphones might be their deep integration with the corporate's speaker ecosystem. Homeowners of Sonos soundbars will be capable to wirelessly hearken to TV sound by means of headphones, for instance. CEO Patrick Spence expects headphones to be Sonos' subsequent massive hit.
Final yr introduced quite a lot of new merchandise from the corporate, together with the Period 300 Bluetooth speaker, Period 100 and Transfer 2. However 2024 has been comparatively quiet for Sonos to date. That can change within the subsequent few months when the headset lastly debuts after years of rumors.