Sonos will stop bricking older speakers with its Recycle Mode programCake The 30% discount still applies when upgrading to a new speaker.
What you need to know
Sonos has killed its "Recycle Mode" program that caused a lot of controversy earlier this year.
Recycle Mode bricked old Sonos speakers and allowed you to purchase new ones at a lower price.
Now, you can still get the 30% discount when upgrading to a new speaker, no bricking required.
Back in January, Sonos was the star of a juicy controversy. It announced that regular software updates would be ending for some of its older products, and while that on its own was enough to get people riled up, it also brought the company's "Recycle Mode" under the spotlight.
Recycle Mode was part of Sonos's Trade Up program, which allows owners of older hardware to upgrade to a new model for a 30% discount. However, in order to get that discount, the old speaker had to be put in Recycle Mode. After 21 days from initiating Recycle Mode, the old speaker was bricked and could no longer be used. As you might e...
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Sonos will stop bricking older speakers with its Recycle Mode program
