Sonos Releases iPhone 5 Fix for its Controller App Bugs

For a home theater soundbar that streams music wirelessly and costs a whopping $699, Sonos surely has a bunch of annoying bugs in its Controller App. The maker has released an iPhone 5 fix for the Controller App’s bugs as well as universal favorites and compatibility for Android.

Sonos has decided to handle all user complaints with a singular software release. This promises not only to fix the Controller App’s bugs and move favorites in a much handier place, but also to make it fully compatible for Android and iPhone 5.

If you know any Sonos listener than you might have noticed there are several bugs he or she keeps complaining about for a device that costs almost $700. Sonos favorites are mingled in separate sections and while that’s annoying, the worst part is that the Controller App wasn’t optimized to work on iPhone 5 and iOS 6.

Sonos’ recent changes finally give users the occasion to use iPhone 5’s huge screen. Use the Sonos Favorites menu to store preferred tracks from any music service. It works for music libraries, streaming services and even radio stations. Just save tracks, playlists or radio stations in Sonos Favorites and all it takes is one touch to access them. However, that feature does not work for iTunes music, since iOS devices are mobile and “the music files stored on these devices often leave the house”.

The new software update also features a function that allows for 3rd party app integration. Sonos uses “a simple URL syntax that allows for an outside program to launch the app directly”.

And then there’s the Android widget for Sonos which allows users to play, pause or skip to the next track right from the smartphone’s or tablet’s home screen. You need Android version 2.2 for the Sonos widget to work.