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Joe Svetlik

EXPLAINED: Sonos ceo apologises for the app redesign that deleted key features - The Real Truth

Sonos Trueplay on the new Sonos app.

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has apologised to users for the disastrous mobile app redesign, and set a timeline for fixing it.

The multi-room specialist redesigned the app on 7th May to coincide with the launch of its Ace wireless headphones. The Ace turned out to be a rushed product – with certain features missing at launch – and the same is true of the new app. Ostensibly redesigned to accommodate the Ace, the new app lacked a lot of the old one's features, including sleep timers, management of locally-stored music, and the ability to edit playlists and song queues.

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