Sony | Sound Connect

Sony Corporation

About this app

Sony | Sound Connect is an app that helps you get the most out of your Sony headphones and Bluetooth speakers. Use the app to change the equalizer and noise cancellation settings and enjoy sound tailored to your personal preferences.

Main Features
• Personalize the sound : Adjust the sound quality to your taste with the customizable equalizer.
• Enjoy your music in any environment : You can have the ideal listening environment by switching between noise cancellation modes and by setting the detailed level of ambient sound filtered in.*1
• Even easier : Automatically switch noise cancellation settings, playback music and audio notifications corresponding to your situation.*1
• Look back at your listening style : Enjoy usage logs of your devices and a list of songs you have listened to.
• For your ear health : Records the sound pressure played by the headphones and shows a comparison with the limits recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). *1
• Software updates : Easily perform software updates to keep your device up-to-date.
• Get the latest information : Sony delivers the latest notifications through the app.
• The "Sony | Headphones Connect" was renewed to "Sony | Sound Connect" in October 2024.
• Liven up the atmosphere: freely change Lighting Mode and Lighting color. *1
*1 Limited to compatible devices.

Note
* From version 12.5, this app is only available on Android OS 11.0 or later.
* Some features may not be supported by certain devices.
* Some functions and services may not be supported in certain regions/countries.
* Please make sure to update Sony | Sound Connect to the latest version.
* Bluetooth® and its logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and their use by Sony Corporation is under license.
* Other system names, product names, and service names that appear in this app are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective development manufacturers. (TM) and ® are not indicated in the text.

Ratings and reviews

I love my Sony headphones, but this app is quite buggy. I typically have two devices hooked up to the headphones at a time, and when I lock the mic/speakers to one of the devices, it will switch to the other one automatically if there is a notification and will not return to the one I "locked" the headphones to. It also won't let me switch back manually, as it says it cannot switch devices during a call, even though it just did. Very frustrating when a really good feature doesn't work at all!

Audio quality is good, battery life is good, but those are the worst control settings I've seen in any headphones. I pressed a button to pause, a couple of seconds later pressed it again to resume playback, and it switches to the next episode! And I can't just keep the pause function, if I want to be able to pause things, I have to have this braindead track changing logic too. Even the cheapest Chinese buds allow to configure those things individually.

I used to love my WH-1000xm5 and WF-1000xm5s, but now they give me nothing but trouble. Now I open the app and it doesn't even connect to the headphones when they're already paired with my phone! It will randomly turn on speak to chat, which I have never once wanted to use ever, but it makes it so if your speaking, even in a phone call or video, all audio from the headphones is gone aside from your own voice or voices around you. There's a button for ambient sound alr I don't need this bs!!!

What’s new

- You can check a weekly summary of your listening trends in My Trends if you have enabled Listening History.
- User interface improvements.