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Tips for common Sonos problems

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Radio connection

Hi , A simple question from Australia , I cannot get either voice assistants Alexa or Sonos to connect to radio stations in Australia . The message comes up “ can’t find this station “ . I can connect manually through the Sonos app to any radio station , not by voice .Thankyou for any advice , John 

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S2 on Mac AND iPad

I have S2 Controller Version 16.1 build 78151030 on my iPad. When I use the app on my iPad, there appears a message that the iOS version on my iPad is “no longer supported”. However, it works perfectly. That’s good. On my Mac, I have S2 Controller Version: 16.6 build 83161210. When I attempt to use the app on my Mac, I does not work, but demands that I check for updates. I do not want to update on my Mac because of a long history of Sonos updates causing my system to fail and requiring laborious troubleshooting and repair.How can I get my Sonos S2 controller on my Mac to work again without risking the failure of my existing Sonos system?Thanks for helping if you can. 

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Sign in as System Owner

Does any one have a fix for not being able to sign in as system owner and customer support telling you that you don’t have the correct credentials to sign in?? I am baffled as to why this is happening and I have 2 different locations so the factory reset solution would be a nightmare resetting multiple devices and hoping it would all sync up again.  It’s also crazy that customer support acts like they have never heard of this problem and clearly there a many people with this problem.

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Start Radio still fails with Deezer

I have an issue which was reported in another thread, where selecting a track in Deezer then selecting Start Radio causes a track to start, play silently for 4-5 seconds, then skip to the next track.  It loops that play/skip sequence continuously. The song titles look appropriate as they whiz by, I just would have expected each to play fully. It’s not a Deezer issue in itself, because this works fine in the actual Deezer app; it just fails when using Sonos to play Deezer.  I’m using a Sonos Port, with the Sonos ecosystem correctly linked to my Deezer account (I can play other content from Deezer). This seems to still be broken today, although a reference in the other thread to it being queued up for a fix.  The other thread is locked.  Is this a known issue still? 

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Sonos App - Music Library Alphabet Scrolling

Has there been any official word from Sonos that acknowledges that they removed the alphabet scrolling ability within the with the disaster update last year (that is, the ability to scroll through a large library by jumping to the letters of the alphabet)?  And if so, has there been any indication on when (or even if) that previous functionality will return?

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says im not the owner wont work r

Says I’m not the owner, IVE DONE NEARLY EVERYTHING, reset, app delete,  Sonos has to continue to login at ever step very frustrated this going on 2 hours 

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Beam Gen 2 Blinking White Light

My Beam suddenly stopped working after 16 months and now only blinks white. I tried hard resetting and connecting directly to the internet. I called customer support and tried all of the suggested trouble shooting sets they provided. They sent me to Sonos Customer Experience which sent me an email offering to give me 30% off discount for sending back the equipment. Has anybody else had this issue and were you able to either fix the problem or get Sonos to replace the broken unit? I feel like the product should last more than 16 months and also feel like the solution from Sonos should be better than me sending back the unit so that they can refurbish and sell again and only giving a 30% off discount for a defective device. 

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Not able to connect imac music Library to sonas

Tried linking Music library in Imac and system says not able as firewall settings preventing. Looked at Firewall and does not seem to be so as setting seem fine.

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ARC sound volume v tv sound volume

can i adjust ARC sound volume separately from tv sound volume?    i have a 2023 LG Oled.  From time to time I want to listen to just the ARC, with no actual tv volume. I have the ARC connected via  HDMI cable from the bar to an ARC (Audio Return Channel)-equipped HDMI socket on the LG TV, 

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track selection not working

When I search for a song or artist and the list of suggestions appears, if I tap on the song I want nothing is happening. Instead I have to tape the dots at the end of the title and press the play now or play next buttons.This is happening on both iPhone and iPad only recently started doing this after 10+ years of owning this system.i still find the app they kindly dumped on the community last May is still not as robust as its predecessor, despite the numerous updates in the past 12 months. 

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Recent update 80.19.21 released 4/15/25 dropping Era 100s and Move 2

My system was working perfectly until recent update 80.19.21 (iOS) released 4/15/25 is dropping connectivity to 2xEra 100s and 1xMove 2. I’ve rebooted WiFi router, rebooted speakers and even factory reset them and still not solved connectivity issues. All other speakers on the system are connecting as expected (e.g. 2xArc, 2xEra 300, 5xSub, 4xFive, 2xBeam, 1xSub mini, 2xOne, 1xPort, 1xConnect Gen2). Anyone else having similar issues after the recent update?

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Tips for common Sonos problemsself-help

Moderator note: This article was updated in December 2024.  Running into challenges with your Sonos system?Here you'll find solutions to some of the most common problems. While this is a good place to start if you are encountering an issue with your system, you may find that we have not been able to cover your specific issue here. If you find that to be the case, you can Search the community , or start a new topic here. Looking for a quick fix? Try these steps first:  1. Reboot your routerReboot your router by unplugging the power cable for 10 seconds and plugging it back in.2. Reboot your Sonos playersStarting with any Sonos products that are wired to your router with an Ethernet cable, unplug the power for 5 seconds and then plug them back in.3. Quit and reopen the Sonos appForce quit the Sonos app and reopen it. Still no luck? Let’s look at some specific issues... Check the status of the most popular music streaming and voice servicesStreaming music to Sonos requires the streaming s

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How the 'ask a question' forum works

Moderator note: This article was updated in December 2024. If you have a question and are not sure where to start, ask it here. We'll keep an eye on everything that gets posted here, and once something has been answered by the community or by us, we'll go ahead and move the topic to the right place, and mark it as answered.To find your topic back, click on your username in the upper right corner and click on "topics", or follow the link in the email we'll send you when you receive replies. Need more information? Please have a look in our Info Hub section: How to use the Sonos Community

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