# Sennheiser Smart Control Plus

> Control the settings of your wireless Sennheiser headphones

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sonova.chb.control](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sonova.chb.control)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sonova.chb.control`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sonova Consumer Hearing GmbH
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 911,624
- **Rating:** 4.72 / 5 (21,069 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2025-03-14
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 143 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonova.chb.control)
- **Website:** [https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/support/](https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/support/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/smartcontrol-plus-privacy/](https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/smartcontrol-plus-privacy/)

## Description

Sennheiser Smart Control Plus is a powerful app designed to enhance the experience of Sennheiser wireless headphone users. Featuring an intuitive, modern interface, it allows you to customize your audio with equalizer settings, personalized sound profiles, and presets. You can effortlessly manage noise cancellation and transparency modes, use Sound Zones to automatically adjust audio based on your location, and perform Fit Tests to ensure perfect earbud comfort. The app also helps you keep your headphones up to date with seamless firmware updates and locate lost devices via the Find Headphones feature. Additionally, it supports managing Auracast-enabled devices, offering a comprehensive sound control solution. Compatible with a broad range of Sennheiser headphones including MOMENTUM and ACCENTUM series, Smart Control Plus continually updates to provide enhanced stability and performance for an evolving audio experience.

## Rankings

- #72,021 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonova.chb.control.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`

## Review summary

Reviewers praise the app for its easy, intuitive UI, rich features, and strong sound with codec support. Common drawbacks are connectivity issues on certain devices, separate ANC/Transparency controls, no master volume slider, occasional setting resets and bugs, and irritating feedback sounds. Overall, the app is great for tuning and testing, but would benefit from improved reliability and a more cohesive control design.

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitive user interface
- Rich feature set with sound profiles and codec switching
- Excellent sound quality and effective tuning enhanced by firmware updates
- Easy setup and generally reliable pairing
- App adds accessibility and testing tools that improve the headset experience

### Cons

- Bluetooth connectivity issues and unreliable pairing on some devices (e.g., Android 9) and occasional Bluetooth detection problems
- ANC and Transparency controls are not unified into a single control
- No master volume slider; perceived low loudness and limited volume control
- Settings can reset or buggy behavior occurs, leading to inconsistency
- Annoying audible feedback when adjusting headset position

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sonova.chb.control)