The global audio company Sonos has announced what it says is its most extensive app redesign ever to create a more user-friendly streaming experience that allows listeners to organize their favorite playlists, stations, albums and more from over 100 services on one customizable home screen.
Sonos states the new home screen provides faster access to its system controls with one easy swipe up, making tab-to-tab jumping a thing of the past. The company emphasizes that it intentionally redesigned the app on a modern software platform for an easier, faster and better experience that can support more rapid innovation.
The redesigned app supports all existing S2 products and will be available globally through a software update for the S2 mobile app and via an all-new web app on May 7, 2024.
“We introduced the world to multi-room music over 20 years ago, and are proudly playing in over 15 million homes today. As we are always pushing ourselves to innovate, and listening to feedback from our passionate customers, we felt now was the time to reimagine our app experience,” says Patrick Spence, CEO of Sonos.
“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.”
Sonos S2 App Update Provides Numerous User-Friendly Features
Outlining some of the benefits the soon-to-be-released S2 app update will provide users, Sonos says the refresh will deliver these new features:
- 100-Plus Streaming Services One Home Screen: The redesigned Sonos app prioritizes users’ listening experiences to allow homeowners to bring their favorites front and center, while giving users more control.
- Get to Music (and off the app) Faster: Sonos notes that with the S2 app there is no need to tap between tabs — the new home
screen serves up users’ favorite content and controls, all in one place. Sonos says that homeowners can quickly jump back into their recently played, browse libraries and recommendations from their preferred services. - Customize and curate with the S2 App: Sonos says the updated app enables users to curate their content by designing their home screens to reflect how they listen. Through these options users can pin rows of favorite content and services; then move, edit, or rearrange them to their liking.
- Search Every Streaming Library: Users can look for an artist, song, podcast, or audiobook across all their preferred streaming apps at once via an easy-to-use search bar that’s always available right on the home screen.
- Elevated system control: Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen to seamlessly control an entire system and access a visual overview of what’s playing on each product. The S2 app update also enables users to quickly group speakers, and dial in on the perfect volume from anywhere in the app.
- Desktop Control Gets a Refresh: Accessible from any modern web browser, a brand new web app allows listeners the same seamless system control as the mobile app. The web app will replace the existing Sonos desktop controller and will be available alongside the redesigned mobile app on May 7, 2024.
“Today’s streaming experience has become fragmented across multiple platforms due to varied content offerings, algorithmic curation, or simply the desire to not recreate playlists in multiple locations,” adds Maxime Bouvat-Merlin, chief product officer of Sonos.
“As the only audio brand with an open platform offering extensive choice, Sonos makes it easy to control your system and curate your favorite sounds all in one place. Our reimagined app delivers the industry’s most streamlined streaming experience by bringing a world of content and intuitive control to the home screen.”
