Sonos has set an early-access schedule for its 27voice assistant as it updates its music-control app. US users can join a waitlist on November 6, with access beginning November 12. The assistant is intended to handle playback and conversational requests, alongside new saved settings for starting music with one tap. The company is renewing its app after its troubled 2024 redesign.
Sonos, the connected-speaker company, has outlined early access for its AI voice assistant, Sonos 27voice.[1], [2]
US users can join the waiting list on November 6, with access beginning November 12. The testing schedule accompanies an update to the app used to control the company’s speakers and follows the Sonos 27 software platform introduced in September.[1]
Sonos says the assistant is intended to start music, move playback between rooms, group speakers and set timers. It also describes requests that identify music without the exact title or artist. One example is finding an album from a description of its cover. Another combines identifying a singer with playing that performer’s latest album in a chosen room.[1]
The app’s Presets feature saves content, room and volume together for one-tap playback from the home screen. Other changes include swiping to skip a track and rearranging favourites. An iOS system-health feature helps identify setup problems and information about fixes. The update forms part of Sonos’s app renewal after its troubled 2024 redesign, whose problems chief executive Tom Conrad has pledged to address.[1]
