Sonos delays launch of Arc soundbar successor to focus on fixing app

Sonos app disaster may have delayed the Arc 2 soundbar and its groundbreaking speaker tech to 2025

Sonos has confirmed that it has delayed the launch of its next-generation Arc soundbar, the Arc 2, in order to focus on fixing its troubled app. The company has been struggling with widespread issues with its app, which have caused problems for users with everything from setup to playback.

In a statement, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said that the company "made the difficult decision to delay the launch of the Arc 2 soundbar in order to focus on fixing our app." He added that the company is "very confident" that it will be able to fix the app issues, but that it needs "a little more time" to do so.

The delay of the Arc 2 soundbar is a major setback for Sonos, which has been heavily promoting the product in recent months. The soundbar was expected to be one of the company's biggest products of the year, and its delay will likely have a significant impact on the company's financial results.

The app issues have also been a major headache for Sonos customers, who have been complaining about them for months. The issues have ranged from simple annoyances, such as the app crashing, to more serious problems, such as the app being unable to connect to the speakers.

Sonos has been working on fixing the app issues, but it has not yet been able to resolve them all. The company has released several updates to the app, but the problems have persisted.

The delay of the Arc 2 soundbar is a sign that Sonos is taking the app issues seriously. The company is clearly committed to fixing the problems, and it is willing to delay the launch of a major product in order to do so.