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Bye Bye, Local File Playback Support From Sonos

Tim May 15, 2023 6

Sonos announced this week that beginning May 23, the beloved Local File Playback option will be removed from the Sonos app for Android. Here's what Sonos has posted to its official website. Starting May 23rd, 2023, we’re removing the ability to play audio...

Sonos Roam is Super Portable and Costs $169

Kellen March 9, 2021 8

Sonos unwrapped its newest speaker today as the Sonos Roam, its most portable speaker to date. This also happens to be the most affordable from Sonos and comes in at $169. Packed with WiFi, multi-room listening capabilities, and voice controls, this is very...

Sonos Cyber Monday Deals are Here: One is $50 Off, Five is $100 Off, and More

Kellen November 30, 2020 2

Sonos expanded its set of devices with discounts for Cyber Monday, dropping the Sonos One, One SL, and Five for the day. They are still discounting Move, Beam, and Sub at Black Friday levels. The Sonos One, their smallest smart speaker, is $149 today ($50 off)...

Sonos Black Friday Deals Arrive Early: $100 Off Move, Beam, and Sub

Kellen November 25, 2020

Sonos is one of those companies that has seemingly gone out of its way to host deals on its premium smart speakers. That has changed some in recent years as Google and Amazon introduced competitors that are almost always on sale, but it's still a big deal when...

Lack of Sonos Casting in YouTube Music is a Dealbreaker

Kellen November 14, 2020 23

We are in the final days of Google Play Music and (unsurprisingly) YouTube Music still lacks features to put it on equal footing with its outgoing music relative. There's one missing feature in particular that is going to be a dealbreaker for many, though....

Sonos and Google are Going to Battle Over Audio Patents (Updated: Google Countersues)

Kellen June 12, 2020

Sonos, maker of high-end audio that kicked off the multi-room media industry years before everyone else caught on to the brilliant concept, is suing Google over patents it holds on that very technology. You probably don't need me to explain this, but Sonos is...

Google Brings Assistant’s Voice Match, Other Features to 3rd Party Smart Speakers

Kellen June 11, 2020 4

Today I learned that some of the best features of Google Home units have long been missing from 3rd party smart speakers made by companies like Bose and Sonos. This week, Google is going to try and address that. The features I'm referring to are Voice Match,...

New Sonos S2 App Arrives, Time to Make Some Decisions

Kellen June 8, 2020 5

The new Sonos app (dubbed "Sonos S2") is here, so if you own Sonos products, depending on the level of support they have been given going forward, you have some decisions to make. We talked at length about the new Sonos S2 app in early May and you will want to...