Sonos S1 Controller 11.14

A companion app for your Sonos devices

TheSONOS S1 Controlleris a free mobile app that was developed byaudioproducts manufacturer, SONOS. This application is meant to be used with the company's line ofsmart speakersand audio devices. It serves as a means ofcontrollingandupdatingthe operating system that runs them. Through this tool, you will be able to manage multiple devices at once, as well as all yourmultimediastreaming sources in a single app.

Is S1 discontinued?

SONOS has been in the audio industry since 2002 and has manufactured various speakers and audio equipment through the years. It developed asoftware systemso users will be able to control and manage the company's products. A companion mobile app was released together with the OS and it was simply calledSONOS. It allowed users to perform various actions, such as adjusting volume levels, changing tracks, linking multiple devices together, setting alarms, and many more.

You can also control variousstreaming servicessuch asSpotify,YouTube Music, and even SONOS Radio right from the app. Despite all its useful features, there are also some major issues with OS, the major one beinginstabilityandrandom powered downsof devices. This prompted the company to overhaul the operating system that would ship with newer devices. Thus, a newSONOS(also known as S2) software was introduced and the old one was renamed S1.

The S1 Controller isnot discontinuedand will still be maintained and updated with important bug fixes forolder models. It won't receive any new feature updates, though as those will be reserved for future products. The devices falling under S1 are the Bridge, CR200, Connect, Connect:Amp, Play:5, and ZonePlayer line of audio products. Apart from these devices, all future releases will run the new S2 software and will be controlled by the SONOS app.

Old but not out

In conclusion, if you own any of SONOS' audio productsprecedingthe S2 software, the SONOS S1 Controller will still be arelevant and usefulapp to you. You will be able to control these older models and still make the most out of them. You can also expect updates to continuously arrive and introduce fixes to long-standing bugs and issues.