
Sonos did Yeoman’s work with the original layout and look. Not that I ever felt the old interface was an ugly duckling by any means. I gave the beta Sonos Android app (Version 5.0) a spin on my Nexus 5 and came away impressed. The whole home audio company’s new Android app is currently available in beta (registered users can download the beta from the Sonos web site) and sports a completely revamped, modern look: So it’s only natural that design-savvy Sonos would want to join the minimalist party. Look at Gmail and you’ll see a clean, white-dominant design with not a heavy-handed effect in sight (unless you opt for one of the busy wallpapers). Google too has been riding that bus for quite some time. Gone were three-dimensional effects, bevels and skeuomorphic elements. Microsoft, with Windows 8, and then Apple, last year with iOS 7, led the charge towards designs that were flatter, simpler, and cleaner.
