Tuesday, 18 March 2014

New Sonos Android app has cross-service search



The app now features three main modules. These tell you what music is currently playing, which room it's playing in, and let you find a song to play next.

Also new is a cross-service search function. This harnesses the power of other services like Spotify, Last.fm and Hype Machine. Search for an artist, and it'll bring you results from all these different services. So you can play their album from Spotify, their dedicated radio station on Last.fm, and their latest tracks through Hype Machine.

That means if one service has something to offer over the others, you won't miss out. And it's all brought together in one simple-to-use interface on the  Sonos app.

Sonos says the new app has the technology to adapt to what the firm has in store in future. It doesn't reveal any more of these plans, but that suggests more features are on the way soon.

The app will launch this spring, but if you have an Android device, you can sign up to the beta now and give it a whirl.

The Sonos desktop controllers for Mac and PC will also be updated later this year.

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