Exactly how to upgrade your Sonos audio speaker to the latest OS and get Hi-Res Audio support

Sonos best Bluetooth audio speaker have been provided a significant upgrade, as the business releases a brand-new os as well as going along with an application that brings support for Hi-Res Audio to its more recent best wireless speaker.

The brand-new Sonos S2 application additionally brings an attribute called 'area teams'-- this indicates your cordless speaker system will certainly be able to remember frequently grouped players (like your room audio speakers and also your living room speakers). This must enable you to obtain entire areas of your house-- downstairs, for instance-- playing songs much more rapidly than before.

Sonos claims that user interface updates will certainly likewise "make it even less complex for clients to look for web content, control sound, as well as

personalize the experience" of using your Sonos system.

To upgrade your Sonos speaker (or speakers if you have a great house cinema system), just download and install the Sonos S2 app, delete the old one (which must currently appear as the Sonos S1 Controller on your mobile phone), as well as your system, will instantly update to the new os.

We're yet to test it out for ourselves, however, we can not wait to hear higher-res audio codecs, consisting of the Sonos Arc's Dolby Atmos, at work.

What concerning older Sonos audio speakers?

Controversially, older Sonos audio speakers are being left behind, consisting of the Sonos Connect, Connect Amp, ZP80, ZP90, ZP100, ZP120, as well as Sonos Play:5 (1st Gen).

Sonos says that these audio speakers will still receive insect repairs, music service support, and also safety and security patches, and also will stay on the Sonos S1 Controller app.

Even so, as these older speakers will not support the brand-new application as well as os like the rest of Sonos' line of product, there will certainly be some compatibility concerns those that have both new and also heritage products.

In short, you will not have the ability to place S1 as well as S2 speakers into the very same group, and they will not have the ability to communicate with each other-- say goodbye to your cherished multi-room system.

If you find yourself in this scenario, you'll require to divide your group right into two different 'houses'; one that will certainly continue to be on S1, and one that will certainly upgrade to S2.

You can additionally make use of Sonos' Trade-Up program to get a 30% discount on S2-compatible speakers-- and also following customer issues, you now get to keep your old audio speaker also.

The 3rd choice is to just run your existing system on the S1 application. Regretfully, this does imply that you will not be able to make the most of the brand-new features that the S2 operating system will bring.