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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by pxue on Sunday January 26, 2020 @07:22PM (#22155880)
the issue, is what happens when your smart door lock decided that you need to upgrade to v2 of its hardware for it to get the next set of software upgrades?

what happens when it decides that it won't connect with next version of iOS/Android unless you upgrade?

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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by ironmagma on Sunday January 26, 2020 @07:28PM (#22155907)
This could have been largely mitigated if Sonos speakers just had an AUX port like any other speaker. Instead, hubris took over and led to a shitstorm.
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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by BurningFrog on Sunday January 26, 2020 @07:56PM (#22156022)
My Sonos play:5 has an AUX port.
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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by ImprovedSilence on Sunday January 26, 2020 @09:31PM (#22156441)
But that's more the exception than the rule. My 1 sl's do not have one.
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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by BurningFrog on Monday January 27, 2020 @09:54AM (#22159766)
It's from 2013. Much has probably changed since.
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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by ironmagma on Sunday January 26, 2020 @08:08PM (#22156072)
Interesting, I wasn’t aware. Thanks!
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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by ce4 on Monday January 27, 2020 @12:34AM (#22157062)
They really should make the IoT part a module thats easily upgradable. I2S + 5V power is all thats technically needed. Maybe i2c ontop, to make the speaker model autodiscoverable and volume adjustable. But again offering such upgrade modules will open Sonos tech for 3rd party and enable eg. highend manufacturers to cater to Sonos customers or hobbyists to cheaply build Sonos speakers.
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