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Sonos Launches Presets and Sonos 27voice

Sonos is rolling out Presets and its Sonos 27voice features in the United States, with other countries expected in early 2027.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence

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Sonos is rolling out Presets, which save music, volume and speaker selections for each room, and Sonos 27voice, which plays music from described moods in the United States. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Sonos has released Presets and Sonos 27voice in the US, following the recent launch of its Sonos 27 operating system. Presets lets users save which music plays in each room, at what volume, and on which speakers, while Sonos 27voice responds to vague descriptions of songs and moods.

Why it matters

The rollout follows backlash over Sonos's 2024 app update, and the company is now emphasizing customer listening as it adds new controls. The features give US owners a way to manage multi-room audio and music discovery through conversational requests.

Sonos 27 is the operating system version that supports the new features, and it supports third-party voice assistants including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Siri. The company has not provided technical performance figures for Sonos 27voice in the available details.

The players

Sonos

Sonos is a US-based manufacturer of wireless multi-room speakers and audio systems.

The details

Presets saves a combination of music, volume and Sonos speakers, loading those settings when a preset is selected. Sonos 27voice lets users request music using descriptions instead of artist or song titles, and can build a playlist from a described mood.

Timeline

  1. 2024: Sonos's app update triggered significant customer backlash.

  2. Friday (week of November 3, 2026): Sonos 27voice became available in the US.

  3. November 3, 2026: Presets became available in the US.

  4. Early 2027: Presets and Sonos 27voice are expected in other countries, including the UK.

Roadmap

The release follows Sonos's 2024 app update, which drew significant customer backlash and prompted the company to emphasize listening to customers. Sonos is now committing to yearly operating system updates, with Sonos 28 expected after Sonos 27.

US owners of Sonos speakers can now save music, volume and speaker settings per room and request songs by mood or vague description. Owners outside the US will need to wait until the expected early 2027 rollout to access these features.

The takeaway

Sonos's new features show how voice assistants and saved room presets can simplify everyday music listening for multi-room speaker owners. Owners should check the feature rollout in their country before expecting access.

What happens next

Presets and Sonos 27voice are expected to roll out in other countries, including the UK, in early 2027.

Further reading

For broader context on voice-driven AI in consumer devices, explore Artificial Intelligence coverage on Wisevoter.

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