Can you utilize any Bluetooth headphones with the Sonos app?
Prolific followers of Sonos — notably those that are on the hunt for the most recent app updates in hopes of huge enhancements — might have seen a brand new characteristic. And it’s one which’s undoubtedly trigger for pleasure, although maybe not fairly in the way in which some have hoped.
A latest replace has added the flexibility so as to add Bluetooth headphones to a Sonos setup. That’s thrilling in its personal proper since you’ve by no means been in a position to make use of Bluetooth headphones with the Sonos app earlier than. But it’s additionally an addition that’s instantly tied to the announcement of the Sonos Ace headphones.
Those, as you’ll recall from our first look at the Sonos Ace, are the primary headphones from the corporate that so far has solely made audio system that aren’t supposed to stay on the facet of your head. And you’ll additionally recall that the Sonos Ace really are extra like conventional Bluetooth headphones in that you simply don’t even have to make use of the Sonos app to make use of them. (And that’s a good thing.) You’ll simply pair them like every other Bluetooth headphones and get to listening through no matter app you want to make use of.
But — additionally similar to different Bluetooth headphones — that doesn’t imply you gained’t ever need use them together with their app. Pairing with the Sonos app gives you entry to an EQ, and it’s additionally the way you’ll management lively noise cancellation, in addition to spatial audio and head monitoring. You’ll additionally have the ability to toggle the wear and tear sensors (which detect in the event that they’re really in your head), and also you’ll have the ability to pair with a second system through Bluetooth Multipoint. You’ll additionally have the ability to see the exact battery stage, which is all the time good.
We can perceive the confusion, although. The approach the choice appears within the settings menu could lead on you to consider that you could add any old Bluetooth headphones to the app. But (for now, anyway), that’s simply not the case. It’s Sonos Ace, or bust.
