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He allegedly has a tattoo on his arm of the admittedly excellentSonos Ace headphones.

What happened to Sonos?

Sonos Arc Ultra under a TV

Reports claimed that the Sonos Ace headphones were the reason the redesigned app was pushed out too early.

The company’s own forums and the official subreddit have been overwhelmed with negative sentiment since the app launch.

While improvements to the app have improved the Sonos experience, the online communities are still mostly negative.

Sonos app in front of Sonos speakers

Two months later, the company wasapologizing for the app.

It’s unfortunate that the app has taken up so much of Sonos' year.

The company released the Sonos Ace headphones, which may not be selling well, but are great headphones.

Sonos Era 100

What happens now?

Spence had been a part of Sonos since 2012 and the CEO for the last eight years.

His interim replacement Tom Conrad has been on the Sonos board since 2017.

Sonos Ace with deals tag

He was recently the chief product officer at the also poorly-thought outQuibi streaming service.

Beyond fixing the app, it’s unclear what else Sonos will do in 2025.

Sonos is reportedlyworking on a set-top boxmeant to rivalGoogle,AmazonandRoku.

the soundcore boom 2 plus boombox speaker with LED lights and a black mesh casing with buttons for BassUp and light show and a carry handle and strap

That gear was allegedly delayed by the need to fix the app redesign.

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