Sonos
Founded in 2002, Sonos is an American company that specializes in audio devices, including wireless speakers, home theater systems, and headphones.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Type | {{{Type}}} |
| Industry | Audio Equipment |
| Official website | https://sonos.com |
"Recycle mode"
In 2019, Sonos rendered formerly perfectly working devices, such as Connect, Connect:Amp, ZP90, ZP80, ZP100, ZP120, and Play:5 (Gen 1) into paperweights by disabling them altogether because those devices were no longer receiving software updates. Customers were offered a 30 percent discount on a new Sonos device if they accepted Sonos to intentionally remotely bricking their existing device. Once a device is in Sonos' "Recycle Mode," it can no longer be used.[1][2] Sonos later ended this highly controversial and environmentally unfriendly program, but the damage was already done to otherwise still working hardware.[3]
However, since 2023, an open source project was created to recover devices that Sonos had put into "Recycle Mode."[4]
References
- ↑ https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/unable-to-set-up-a-sonos-product-in-recycle-mode
- ↑ https://www.engadget.com/2019-12-31-sonos-recycle-mode-explanation-falls-flat.html
- ↑ https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/5/21166777/sonos-ending-recycle-mode-trade-up-program-sustainability
- ↑ https://github.com/dbmaxpayne/Sonos-DSP