A new version of Bops: Music for Sonos is available on the App Store. Say hello to a brand-new Home tab, fresh tools for Gold subscribers, and a wave of polish that keeps your system feeling silky smooth. Download now and read on for details!

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Limited-time $0.99 pricing runs through December 18, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.

New features

Explore the new Home tab

Lose yourself in an infinite feed of album art that harkens back to getting lost at the record store. Double-tap to like, dislike, or clear ratings, and—if you’re Gold—follow favorite labels, artists, curators, or genres for a hyper-personalized release and playlist feed.

Gold-exclusive powers

Sonos Scenes let you save and recall go-to speaker setups instantly from the app, Shortcuts, or Live Activities.

  • Enhanced Siri & Shortcuts let you wrangle your system’s group and volume with a quick “Hey Siri, Bops volume” command, the new PlayItem intent enables playback from Apple Music URLs, group-management intents allow automating grouping with Shortcuts, and expanded Control Center controls enable pausing with lighting speed. Check out our Siri command reference for more.

Bug fixes and improvements

Reliability and performance

  • Faster, more reliable queue syncing
  • Improved SSDP discovery and Wi-Fi switching
  • Improved metadata parsing

Interface polish

  • Refined album and playlist layouts, smarter artwork fallbacks, more vibrant dark-mode colors, and a glassier button treatment make browsing feel luxe.
  • Live Activity controls, the tab bar, and the iOS 26 mini-player now behave more consistently thanks to some improvements in iOS 26.2.

Music library, playback, and setup

  • Catalog search now steps in when your library is disconnected
  • Improved handling of replaced albums
  • Onboarding, Apple Music availability messaging, and copy-queue-to-device behavior are clearer so new setups feel effortless.
  • If a Siri-driven Sonos session falters, Bops gracefully falls back to device playback.

Acknowledgements

Huge thanks to the beta testers who helped us test this release. Your feedback is invaluable and helps make Bops even better! If you have any feedback or suggestions for future releases, please don’t hesitate to reach out! I would love to hear from you. pal@urcomputeringpal.com

Reminder: The $0.99 update sale ends December 18, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.