# Plex for Sonos **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** release-announcements, sonos\ **Created:** [March 8, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282 "2018-03-08T16:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/1 "2018-03-08T16:21:04Z")
We’ve just released our biggest update to Plex for Sonos ever. We made significant changes to our backend service resulting in noticeable performance improvements and a much more reliable playback experience. New - Additional info available for artists: popular tracks, bio, tour dates Fixes - Faster browsing, searching, everything. - Playback is more reliable. - Supports direct playing FLAC, AAC - Browsing other servers / libraries is simpler - Numerous user interface enhancements to all pages Known Issues - If you’ve previously used the public beta, you’ll be asked to reauthorize with Plex again the next time you use the service - When authenticating you get a [scary warning about being in Virginia](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/311809/security-issue "scary warning about being in Virginia") - If you are still seeing the old version in your Sonos app you can force the update by doing the following: - Desktop: Check for updates (there won’t be any), then restart the app - Mobile: More, Settings, Online Updates, then restart the app Please post any feedback or questions in the [Plex for Sonos forum](https://forums.plex.tv/categories/sonos). ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/2 "2018-03-19T23:10:50Z")
**v2.0.2** Fixes: - Display track artist instead of album artist on compilations. (#98) - Having large playlists will no longer timeout the request. (#103) - Generic “Unable to browse music” error message shown instead of more descriptive errors. (#106) - Actively test PMS connections. (#107) ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/3 "2018-03-27T21:58:05Z")
**v2.0.3** ```auto NEW: - Allow ALAC tracks to direct play. (#100) FIXES: - Paginate large libraries to prevent timeouts. (#108) - No longer show the security alert during authentication. (#93) ``` ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/4 "2018-04-12T18:28:19Z")
**v2.0.4** ```auto NEW: - Distinguish shared servers with owner username. (#125) FIXES: - Use plex.direct connections when available. (#122) ``` ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/5 "2018-05-03T20:35:56Z")
**v2.0.5** ```auto NEW: - Use local connection for playback when possible. (#2) FIXES: - Properly report platform metadata. (#5) ``` ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/6 "2018-05-04T23:22:20Z")
v2.0.6 ```auto FIXES: - Unable to connect via LAN when secure connections are required. (#11) ``` ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/7 "2018-07-02T23:26:57Z")
**v2.0.8** ```auto FIXES: - Paging recently added in a large library could timeout or cause the PMS to crash. - Paging a large playlist could timeout or cause the PMS to crash. ``` ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/8 "2018-07-31T21:27:59Z")
NEW: - Added support for podcasts! - Search results now return results from all servers you have access to ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/9 "2018-08-01T20:49:39Z")
FIXED: - Users without music libraries couldn’t see podcasts ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/10 "2018-11-15T20:41:34Z")
FIXED: - In some cases browse would fail if all online sources were disabled ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/11 "2019-02-28T18:01:32Z")
NEW: - Ability to add and remove podcasts from My Podcasts - Podcast episode search FIXED: - Support for larger album art - More informative error messaging ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/12 "2019-10-31T17:28:43Z")
This release targets Sonos Companion from Android, iOS, and Web specifically: FIXED: - Certain playback controls were failing due to a missing http header on the Sonos API request - Various radios would only play 5-10 tracks before ending - When controlling playback via Android the Android player would “randomly” jump between tracks when hitting next or previous - Playbacks were not scrobbling or showing up in Recently Played ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/13 "2019-12-19T20:09:03Z")
This release targets Sonos Companion from Android, iOS, and Web specifically: NEW: - Use any authenticated Plex device to control your Sonos queue via our casting integration. Android, iOS, and Plex Web will now see and control a single queue per speaker. Start playback on web, pick up your phone, and control while you move about your home using the familiar Plex app you know and love FIXED: - Playback on Web and iOS could sometimes cause the UI to stop updating the timeline scrubber and playback buttons ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/14 "2020-01-06T21:32:29Z")
This release targets Sonos Companion from Android, iOS, and Web specifically: FIXED: - Unable to cast to different Sonos speakers ---
**Author:** ![johnclayton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnclayton/32/267354_2.png) [@johnclayton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johnclayton)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/15 "2020-01-08T16:11:28Z")
This release targets Sonos Companion from Android, iOS, and Web specifically: FIXED: - A case where user has reauthorized their Plex app and when casting to Sonos only 1 track plays and then it stops ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/16 "2021-08-26T21:14:18Z")
This release targets the Plex for Sonos integration inside the Sonos application: FIXED: - Artist pages would only render a portion of albums when PMS was configured to group albums by type (EP, Singles, etc) ---
**Author:** ![vanstinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vanstinator/32/80946_2.png) [@vanstinator](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vanstinator)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-sonos/228282/17 "2021-11-12T22:22:52Z")
This release targets the Plex for Sonos integration inside the Sonos application: FIXED: - In cases where a user only has access to a single media server artist search results would fail to load the pre-play and instead return an `Unable to browse music` error.