Sonos introduces Arc smart soundbar, the Sonos Sub, the Sonos Five and announces the date when the new S2 Sonos app will be available. The Sonos Arc has support for Dolby Atmos, and multiple voice assistants and can be used to stream music, podcasts and radio when the TV is off. The Arc will be available from 10th June and cost £799. It can be pre-ordered from Sonos on their website. Sonos Arc contains eleven […]
Sonos launches streaming radio service containing curated genre-based stations, and more than 60,000 local radio stations now available to Sonos users for free. Sonos Radio is a free, ad-supported streaming radio experience complementing the 100+ streaming options available on Sonos. Research from Sonos suggests that nearly half of all listening time on their smart speakers is on customers’ favourite stations and DJs. Sonos Radio integrates multiple internet radio services, including TuneIn and iHeartRadio, with more […]
New OS from Sonos will enable HiRes Audio and will power the next generation of products and experiences according to a recent Twitter post by the company. Most Sonos products will be compatible with the new S2 Operating System however some of its oldest products (previously referred to as ‘legacy’ products) will not support the advances of S2 due to their memory and processing power. If you own any of these products, you can continue […]
Sonos back peddles on ‘legacy’ product updates having received countless complaints from its customer base on plans to stop updating its older products from May this year. In a blog posting, the CEO of Sonos, Patrick Spence, apologised to customers and offered what amounts to a split upgrading process where legacy kit will continue to receive updates to allow them to coexist and function with other products but will not receive newer features. No details […]
Sonos is to stop updates on ‘legacy’ products starting in May 2020 with some of its oldest products no longer receiving software updates or new features. Legacy products include their original Zone Players, Connect, and Connect:Amp (launched in 2006; includes versions sold until 2015), first-generation Play:5 (launched 2009), CR200 (launched 2009), and Bridge (launched 2007). Although a common occurrence for computers and smartphones, the withdrawal of support for audio equipment is a first and reflects […]
Spotify Free extended to Alexa devices as well as Sonos and Bose speakers using Spotify Connect according to a recent blog post by the streamer. Free users in Australia, New Zealand, and the US will, for the first time, be able to ask Alexa to play Today’s Top Hits, their Discover Weekly, or a custom-made playlist on their Amazon Echo or Fire TV. To find out how to link your Spotify account to your new […]
Spotify Free now available on Sonos and requires the Sonos app to be sync’d to your Spotify Free account. To enable Spotify account on your Sonos device, open the Sonos app, go to Settings > Services and tap Spotify to link your account, as shown here in the animation below. Further information on how to link a Spotify Free account to a Sonos device can be found here. The differences between Spotify Premium and Spotify […]
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