Sonos releases Controller for Android app

The Sonos Controller for Android app has finally made it into the Android Market, being available to download today. Delayed a little from its original release schedule in March, the app allows Android 2.1 or above devices to control the Sonos multi-room audio system, just as the existing dedicated remotes or the iOS apps.

We played with the beta version of the app back in February and came away mightily impressed. You’ll need a device with an HVGA 320 x 480, WVGA 480 x 800 or WVGA 480 x 854 display in order to use it, along with some Sonos kit of course.

Meanwhile Sonos is also adding AirPlay support; you can find m

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Press Release:

Sonos Controller for Android Now available on Android Market

Sonos Gives Android Fans Amazing Sound, Unlimited Music and Incredible Wireless Control in Every Room of the Home

London, UK – April 19, 2011 – Sonos, the leading developer of wireless
multi-room music systems for the home, today announced that the Sonos
Controller for Android is now available for download as a free app on the
Android Market™. Sonos Controller for Android transforms most Android™ smartphones into a wireless music controller for the award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System. To see a video on how you can use an Android smartphone to control music all over the home with Sonos, please visit www.sonos.com/android.

“We’re pleased to deliver a great new way for music lovers to tap into all the music on earth,” said John MacFarlane, founder and CEO, Sonos, Inc. “Now Android owners can pull out their phones and bring music home with Sonos.”

With the award-winning Sonos S5 in any room and an Android smartphone in hand, music fans can now enjoy an unmatched wireless music experience in the home. Access and play all the music on earth – from the Internet and your personal music library – throughout the home, wirelessly. Play the same song in every room of the house – perfectly synchronized. Or mix it up and play different songs in different rooms. Use the free Sonos Controller for Android to control the music in each room, all from the palm of your hand. Search for songs and stations by typing, or by speaking, thanks to the new Sonos music voice search feature. Also, turn the hard buttons on the Android smartphone into volume control. And because your Android phone is controlling the music – not the source of it – when a text comes in or you need to make a phone call, the music doesn’t stop.

The Sonos Controller for Android works on any Android smartphone running Android 2.1 or later with a screen size of HVGA 320 x 480, WVGA 480 x 800 or WVGA 480 x 854. Sonos Controller for Android joins the family of Sonos Controllers which includes free apps for iPhone and iPad, a dedicated touchscreen controller, the Sonos Controller 200, and free software for your Mac or PC, which is included with every ZonePlayer. All controllers work together seamlessly.

In conjunction with today’s Sonos Controller for Android availability, Sonos has released Sonos System Software v3.4 which features support for Apple AirPlay music sources, iOS multi-tasking and more. For more details, see additional press release or visit:

http://sonos.com/support/software_update.aspx