Sonos is getting rid of the controversial Recycle Mode that needlessly bricked its older devices

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sonos is doing away with Recycle Mode, a controversial part of the company’s trade-up program that rendered old devices inoperable in exchange for a 30 percent discount on a newer Sonos product. The trade-up program still exists, and customers who own eligible legacy products can get the same discount, but they’re no longer required to permanently brick devices that might still work just fine.With the change, Sonos is now giving customers full