Doing that would have cost more money. Not only must they offer some level of customer support for two software products but they need more developers to do parallel development of two products.
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Sonos Considering Bringing Back Its Old Mobile App Amid Ongoing Issues
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It's too bad, because Sonos went from a company willing to sacrifice for the long term vision to a typical investor-appeasing shorter-sighted corporation. It doesn't seem to be working out for them lately.
no one asked for parallel development. this is a drastically new/different app. release it as a distinct app, let the paying users choose if/when they want to upgrade.
very simple. if they had done this, all of this would be a no-op and everyone would be happy. I'm gonna guess somewhere along the like Dev/Eng teams were cut and Contractors and PMs are at the helm.
edit: well well well. look at this article from today.
Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems
Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims.
arstechnica.com
MBAs and VC Investor types, pay attention. Your great ideas for reducing cost end up biting your ass. Stop firing in house development teams and thinking non-technical, non-FTE resources are gonna be able to sail the ship.
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I just dont understand why something as simple as being able to just search for an artist, album, song, or just click an album cover to see all the songs is so complicated. Come to think of it, why can't you click on an album cover and just see the songs on the album in CarPlay and on the music app?
Contractor dev who don't understand, use or own the products. They will gladly take poor/gapped requirements and build/bill it. Thats where my money is, because thats where their money is. Seen it enough.
The thing is I so much prefer omnidirectional sound for that space, that was my main issue with the ray is the off-axis high frequency attenuation.
not to mention you could buy almost 6 homepod minis compared to a single era 300.
not sure why it's even a comparison.
for $500 you can get better speakers than an era 300.
Sonos seemed to assume that people only use streaming services while I suspect a lot of their users have their own local music collections of purchased downloads and ripped CDs (remember those…).
The new app didn’t even allow people to search a local music collection.
The new app didn’t even allow people to search a local music collection.
Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems
Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems
Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims.
arstechnica.com
Yep, exactly this. I used to use the Sonos app until the new version broke everything. I then opted to use Apple Music and Airplay, and things are so much better for me now. No skipping of tracks, Lock Screen controls, physical volume controls on the iPhone, the list goes on and on
This is how I roll too. Airplay from ATV to beam.Yep, exactly this. I used to use the Sonos app until the new version broke everything. I then opted to use Apple Music and Airplay, and things are so much better for me now. No skipping of tracks, Lock Screen controls, physical volume controls on the iPhone, the list goes on and on
I think we all knew this was coming. I'd rather a company walk something like this back than just stick to the trash update they've put out there.
That's a question many of us have. I've always believed (sometimes to my own misfortune) that haste makes waste. The faster something is created, the lower the quality.
Sooooo, no then?
I wonder what the criteria for selecting non-Apple tech stories is. Seems it might be whatever the admins find personally relevant.
Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems
Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems
Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims.
I posted this exact article earlier in this thread, with words.
They are speakers that require an app to use. This app is available in the Apple App Store. The app ‘update’ went bad, and lots of Sonos owners are also Apple device owners.
If you really can’t see the relationship… don’t know what to tell ya.
Full disclosure (don’t get too excited) I don’t own any Sonos products and have never used either app.
I am serious. I don't every use their app, so I'm not seeking information out, nor do I read this site regularly.
Thats why news is broadcast.
Learning about information you didnt seek out, is kind of the whole mission of 'news' and news articles.
I hadn't seen any of the criticisms or problems, just asking for examples politely. Kinda the opposite of what your "mission" is: Add nothing, and be a dick.
I've added plenty to this thread, you clearly didnt read it. and thats ok.
New article out today.
TLDR: sonos updated their backend and now cant go back to supporting old app. new app stays.
protip; dont buy 'cloud' speakers that require an app or vendor backend to use.
New article out today.
TLDR: sonos updated their backend and now cant go back to supporting old app. new app stays.
protip; dont buy 'cloud' speakers that require an app or vendor backend to use.
This is my point: I asked a question on here, and someone could have said "detection issues, grouping problems, playback failures after managing speakers via the app" but I should just go search for your insights after the snark when you're perfectly fine to offer a quick summary of the new article? Oh man COUNT ME IN.
thats been discussed. you dont have to post. maybe go catch up on the topic before you jump in. google.com
literally all covered in the news article we're all responding to. read the first post
Good advice. Not responding would have been better. You've been such a colossal help.