Sonos Archives

Sonos app gets Dark Mode

30/10/2021

Sonos app gets Dark Mode as part of an upgrade to its Sonos S2 app available for both iOS and Android devices. The Sonos S2 app will automatically change to dark mode or light mode depending on your mobile device’s settings. However, you can manually change the Sonos S2 app appearance by following the steps below: Open the Sonos S2 app for iOS or Android. From the Settings tab, press App Preferences. Press Appearance and choose your preferred theme. Recent […]

Recently introduced Sonos Beam (Gen 2) which supports Dolby Atmos and HiRes formats

Sonos to support Dolby Atmos and HiRes formats

14/09/2021

Sonos is to support Dolby Atmos and HiRes formats later this year via Amazon Music’s Ultra HD service. This will allow listeners to hear tracks in lossless audio up to 24-bit/48kHz as well as Dolby Atmos Music on their Sonos speakers. Available at no extra cost to Amazon Music Unlimited customers, Ultra HD will be available to listen on all S2 devices, except Play:1, Play:3, Playbase and Playbar, while Dolby Atmos Music will be available […]

Sonos Radio HD now in 5 more countries

23/06/2021

Sonos Radio HD now in 5 more countries (Austria, Canada, France, Germany and The Netherlands) having launched in the US and UK in November 2020. As part of the availability in these new territories they have launched a new station from Brian Eno with three hundred tracks on The Lighthouse. A lifelong creator and innovator, Eno collaborated with Sonos Radio to design a new station format that explores his extensive archive of unreleased work. The Lighthouse will […]

Qobuz is first HiRes streaming service on Sonos

24/03/2021

Qobuz is first HiRes streaming service on Sonos delivering 24-bit HiRes audio streaming using the Sonos S2 app. In 2013, Qobuz became the first music service to offer 16-bit FLAC streaming on Sonos. And now, it is continuing to expand access to higher-resolution streaming on Sonos by introducing 24-bit streaming, compatible with most products on the Sonos S2 platform, which supports up to 48 kHz/24-bit audio resolution. This new integration builds on Qobuz’s continued expansion […]

Sonos Radio adds more artist stations and shows

16/01/2021

Sonos Radio adds more artist stations and shows including hand-curated channels from D’Angelo, FKA twigs, Björk and The Chemical Brothers. Sonos Radio is its third most streamed service and there will also be new radio shows from artists currently streaming on Sonos Radio, including Thom Yorke, Brittany Howard, Dolly Parton and Third Man Records. Additionally, new genre stations will be added including Blacksmith Radio from Corey Smyth, industry veteran and manager to renowned talent such as De La Soul, Vince Staples, Mos […]

Sonos Radio adds CD Quality stations

14/11/2020

Sonos Radio adds CD Quality stations to its Sonos Radio offering and rolls it out to five more countries. The new service called Sonos Radio HD streams ad-free with skips and repeats and is available now on the Sonos’ S2 app in the US and UK with additional countries to follow. Sonos owners can subscribe on sonos.com for $7.99/£7.99 per month after a free, one month trial. Both Sonos Radio and Sonos Radio HD are provided by […]

Sonos S2 app released

09/06/2020

Sonos S2 app released in both Android and iOS versions which will enable HiRes audio and other advanced features such as Dolby Atmos support in the recently launched Sonos Arc, Sonos Five and the updated Sonos Sub. Users with the existing S1 app will receive a notification of the upgrade but which can be deferred. All favourites and settings will be transferred to the S2 app when the upgrade is performed. Sonos S2 app features […]