• Reviews around app (3.07 of 5)

    Sonos Play:1 Compact Wireless Speaker for Streaming Music. Works with Alexa. (Black)

    • Love the app!!
    • the app is terrible and outdated, sound quality is okay
    • iOS app sucks now though.
    • I do not like the app which is glitchy and cuts off a song in the middle of
    • The app is super easy to use
    • The app doesn't support quite a few things
    • The App is easy to use and works well with Apple Music, Spotify, or your favorite radio station.
    • but I had no reason to think that...as I was just assuming all speakers are Bluetooth...Instead you have to run this through your home network and proprietary Sonos App
    • Setup took less than 5 minutes and the app is very easy to use on my iPhone 6.If you are looking for a small, powerful speaker that delivers great sound then check out Sonos.
    • Connected through your homes Wi-Fi internet, this speaker allows you to play music through their smart phone app that can be downloaded by Apple or Android users
    • The app isn't the most intuitive and can be a little quirky sometimes, but it gets the job done
    • Works off your home wireless, Long range with a cool app to run the whole program
    • but we're in an app world and the app is very user friendly
    • The app is a little clunky, but it's constantly improving.
    • I had read about how good the speakers are but didn't know how much I'd enjoy the smartphone app.
    • Great app.
    • Time Warner/Spectrum and the streaming power is just not great) and the buggy app
    • Everything is controlled through the app on your phone and while its not the simplest app to use I got it all working pretty quickly.
    • Sonos continues to have glitchy unreliable apps to control and setup their devices
    • Pros: Great sound in a small form factor, attractive design, compatible with other smart devicesCons: Mediocre app
    • The sound quality is really good and the app is easy to use but if only they can fix the connectivity issueRead more
    • The latest software update won't let me play Spotify except through there inferior app
    • We really like the Sonos system and the sound is very good but the app isn't very good and the constant updates are annoying.
    • From there just hook them up to an airport express, and you're free to play literally anything from your phone, directly off of your phone, and without having to go through a stupid f-ing app
    • Has great sound, easy to set up, and the app is very user-friendly
    • What's the point of this piece of rubbish"?The app is a 100% joke as well
    • This app is unable to deal with concepts like listening to part of an audiobook, listening to some music for an hour then trying to pick up the audiobook where it left off
    • the app is awesome and works great with Alexa
    • but personally I prefer the Sonos app where I can search ALL my music services rather then just one.
    • App is a little weird and takes some getting used to but speakers sound awesome and connecting them was very easy.
    • The app crashes a lot, it is painful to adjust the settings due to the crash
    • Great product terrible app.
    • The sounds is really great, the unit itself is attractive and the app works really well.
    • If the entire setup was lost then I could blame my WiFi router (even though no other apps or my computers have problems with it).
    • This is just psychologically people just giving away 5 stars but in reality this app and speaker both are not worth
    • The App is garbage and spent an hour going through
    • The apps and software were easy to use.
    • Maybe I'll try it again when I have a better internet plan or the app gets better.
    • The sound is so clear, it works with Alexa, has a great app, and it is very boomy for the size
    • App is really ugly and hard to use
    • If the app were easier to is, or looked like any time e was spent on it for that matter, this speaker would do better in my book
    • I can have guests come over, install the free Sonos app and immediately start playing their own music instead of using my mobile device.
    • But the app is so bad that I would rather use my $15 Bluetooth speaker.
    • both of us have the app loaded on our phones, no interference
    • This is not so cumbersome, however the app does not work with Audible.
    • If their app wasn’t so unstable and unpredictable, I’d give it another star, but in the 2 months I’ve owned it there doesn’t seem to be any new updates forthcoming.... and the odd behavior of their Pandora plug in, as well as the random times the streaming stops, continue to plague this device.
    • The app on my Android phone also works flawless.
    • This is the BOMB!!!.GREAT SOUND Quality, great app..
    • App is easy to use
    • Great sound, app that works with many music apps and Alexa.
    • Set was a breeze, as was/is adding music services (Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, etc...) through the intuitive app.
    • The app you use to control it is pretty good as well
    • The app you use to control it is pretty good as well
    • Great product terrible app.
    • While I love the app and
    • The app to operate it is free and use/operation is simple.
    • What's the point of this piece of rubbish"?The app is a 100% joke as well
    • Very disappointed that I cannot connect my own audio source because the app doesn't work well with Spotify.
    • The app is really finicky and doesn't always connect the fist time I launch or reopen after I come back home and join wifi.
    • supports many third-party apps
    • Love the app with all the music choices, something for everyone.
    • Pros: Great sound in a small form factor, attractive design, compatible with other smart devicesCons: Mediocre app
    • The app could be better, but I do love my Sonos system.
    • The app was not helpful at all.
    • Now the app doesn't work with the Play 3
    • I really dislike the sonos app, as many have mentioned
    • This is the worst music app I have had the misfortune of using.
    • The app is a little clunky, but it's constantly improving.
    • But... the app is buggy
    • Both the android app and windows desktop app make this product complete garbage
    • Yes the sound is amazing and the app is cool, it can wake you up or turn itself off.
    • The sound quality is great, setup is simple, and the app is easy to use
    • The app works 95% of the time the way it's supposed to.
    • App is clunky and finicky, doesn't recognize existing system if speaker gets unplugged or loses power.
    • The app works smoothly and allows full control, alarms are built in and all my services are tied to the speaker
    • Spotify and iTunes and any other app is better than the Sonos app
    • I set them up in one room as a stereo like pair and the app made that very easy.
    • All you need to do is hit play on your favorite app, like Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, etc
    • The mobile app is amazing, the ability to combine playlists across multiple services is something I really leverage3
    • I've owned my system for over a year now & when they work they sound great, but if more than 1 user is on the system the app can be impossible to work with
    • assistant)-app UX kinda clunky and slow
    • But the app keeps failing to connect.
    • The sound is great and the app is very user friendly.
    • If you want to use your Sonos system if Sonos the company ever goes belly up and stops supporting its app, or if you want to use a record player or other similar device on your system, you need at a minimum a Play 5.You might need signal boosters, depending on your house construction.
    • The only thing was initially getting the app for a Windows laptop, but the Android controller app is just as capable as the desktop app
    • They force you to use their crappy app and whatever junk music streaming
    • Love the Sonos app.
    • I hate the new iPhone app, it does not work well and makes it very difficult to switch zones
    • Easy to use app works with most music services and your own library!
    • Great app
    • Setup time: never less than 30 minutesApp usability: hands down the worst app I have ever used
    • The app is good, but it's a hassle constantly syncing up all music through the one app.
    • The app is excellent the sound is perfect.
    • Can’t listen to my podcasts in my preferred app, can’t listen to my audiobooks at all, can’t watch video on my iPad and stream audio through speaker
    • Once set up, the app worked flawlessly to control the music from multiple devices with no issues (unlike the Bose Soundtouch 10-
    • I'm so disappointed and wish I could roll back the app before the update when the whole system worked perfect.
    • I'm very happy with this speaker, app could use some work.
    • Bottom line is that the app is terrible
    • The app is terrible, the speaker is great but useless with out the app, will only play pandora on my system, Apple Music and amazon music continuously disconnect (after 10 seconds).
    • However, the app is HORRIBLE and the wifi connection plainly doesn't work
    • That's correct - an app that cannot be simply turned off
    • Once installed users can play MOST (provided Sonos supports the app) of the music that they would play off their phones regularly
    • BIG SOUND, small package...great apps!
    • The biggest issues I had are: - The app is horrible for any setup other than a basic setup
    • Expensive but good sound, great app.
    • The app for iOS and Android is designed the same on both platforms but hard to navigate, un-intuitive, and confusing.
    • Expensive but good sound, great app.
    • Right now I'm trying to listen to NPR on my system, but both the app on my iphone and the app on my computer are unresponsive, even after restarting them both
    • The app is easy to use and set up is easy.
    • The app that they force you to use is horrible
    • Then came the relentless App updates, tinkering with the UI.
    • The Sonos service, that comes with the free app on my iPhone and iPad, is easy to use and integrates multiple services in a single platform
    • The app is super easy to use
    • Android / OSX apps work beautifully as well as the desktop apps as these are placed in my office and will typically be controlling them from there
    • The sound quality is amazing, the app is easy to use from your phone or anyone else's, and it's not too difficult to pair it to a new room
    • And the wireless app is great.
    • And it looks ~great~Fantastic design, fantastic sound quality, fantastic app, 10/10 would recommend
    • I had an Amazon echo, I sent it back because it wasn't nearly as useful as they claimed and the app was cranky and poorly designed
    • I can easily control the system through my ipad mini and play whatever music I want to with appropriate APP.
    • Extremely easy to set up, the app is top notch, and the sound is amazing!
    • I hate the Sonos app and how it shuts down so often
    • I loved the remote app for itunes
    • If you are sitting at your computer fooling around online and your favorite song just doesn't sound quite as crisp as you would like it to, or if you have a $200 budget to fill 1 room in your house with sound, keep looking, your speaker is out there somewhere ;-)I hope this helps, Cheers!
    • Although Sonos advertising their product works with Alexsa, Alexsa does not want to work with Sonos as of today December 2017
    • In short, if you’re willing to put in the time regularly to get this system working as it’s supposed to, are okay with very few customization options and don’t need to share the system with anyone else in your household, you may be perfectly happy using Sonos