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The volume control is pretty bad, but the insult added to that injury is that it actually used to be better. You used to be able to click anywhere in the range and jump right to that spot on the range.

Further, it is not very granular at all. If you have a playbar, you may have noticed that the difference between mute and the very next volume up from mute is pretty high.

Sonos is not going to fix any of this. They do not care about your complaints about the app. People have been complaining and filing bug reports and pointing out simple UI improvements for years and it does nothing. They have made it clear that they do not care.

I am an early adopter (2005) and own about 12 of these devices and I have been disappointed and dismayed by the UI and the capability of their apps since day one.

Good luck with your project!




> The volume control is pretty bad, but the insult added to that injury is that it actually used to be better. You used to be able to click anywhere in the range and jump right to that spot on the range.

Actually, that solution was horrible for people like myself. I have a player connected to an external amp with no volume control. The amp is big. Which means that the useful volume range on the sonos is up to about 20% (perhaps), at which point the music becomes really loud.

Accidentally tapping the volume slider (and setting the volume to 85%) is a recipe for disaster in that case.




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