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I have a very strange issue.  I have a Sony X800H 43" TV connected to an Amp via ARC. Everything sounds fine, however, each time I set the audio output on the TV to "TV Speakers," it starts playing through the TV Speakers, but then a few seconds later it says "switching audio to external speakers" and it plays the audio only through the Sonos Amp. The audio output still says "TV Speakers." My TV remote also now controls the Amp volume.  Does anyone know why this would be happening? I'm not able to listen to sound though the TV speakers. Just through the Sonos Amp.  I cannot tell if this is a TV or an Amp issue.

HelloI need your help :-)I have just acquired a Sonos Five.I have no problem listening Apple music content on it through my Apple Music app or Sonos App.But I would like to use Google Home to control my Sonos.It seems i have successfully connected Google home to my Sonos (using Sonos App / Google Home App / Google Assistant app) since i can use basic functionality of google home to control my Sonos : Stop the music / Resume / Lower the volume / Etc.What i cannot do though is asking google home to play a certain title / band. When i ask “Ok Google, can you play Muse”. He says (in French): Ok. I will play Muse on Apple Music. I will launch Muse on “Living Room” (which is the name I gave to my Sonos). Unfortunately, Apple Music is not available on Sonos Living Room” and then it stops.I do not understand what to do to make it work.Thanks a lot in advance if you can help me!

The Sonos App (IOS) will not find my Sonos system in certain rooms.  This is my setup…SKY Q Router in the HallwaySonos One in the Living room (wired to router through powerline ethernet)Sonos One in the Kitchen (wireless)Sonos Play:1 Playroom (wireless)Sonos Play:1 Bedroom (wireless)The Sonos App on my phone will only find the Sonos system if I am in the Living room.  When I open the Sonos app in the kitchen (or even next to the router in the hall) it can’t find the system at all.  I had the same issue when all Sonos devices were wireless so I thought I would try to use SonosNet by hardwiring a Sonos ONE to the router.  I am still having the same problems.Any advice please?

I am not sure if there has been an “update” or such like in the last week or so but in that time, when I seek to connect to the Sonos on my iPhone, it fades through the connection screen and comes up with the error message and “fix it”.  Each time I have to go through the process and 75% of the time I have to turn the router off and back on again, hence disabling house WiFi for about 10 minutes.  I would say it has happened every 2 or 3 days in the past week.  Connection to my Mac remains fine in the meantime just the iPhone app.  It is a pain.  Before you ask, it is not a new router etc.  I have also had to hard wire the Sonos via ethernet to get it to locate it.  Again, only from the iPhone app and not the computer.  Answers on a postcard please

I’ve had Sonos products for a number of years now and my system contains the following; 2 x Sonos OnesPlaybaseand now a roam. However over the last few months it has been very flaky with frequent “unable to connect” messages. It seemed to settle down for a while but again the past two mornings when trying to play music it has dropped off. Using one of the Sonos ones it played for around 2-3 minutes before dropping off, then coming back on, and now not able to connect at all. Very frustrating. Both myself and wife work from home and are able to work away on calls and using files but Sonos just appears to affected.

Somehow, my ‘Recently Played’ section under ‘My Sonos’ keeps loading and stays empty. I have tried hard closing the app, turning personalization services off and on, it nothing seems to work.It looks like a lot of people have experienced this issue sooner or later. What causes this and how can I fix it?

I recently moved to a rural area where a cellular hotspot is my only connectivity option. I have read all the threads related to this topic but have had no success. Here is what I have tried:Turn on iphone hotspot on phone 1 Connect to this hotspot on phone 2 Launch Sonos app on phone 2 Wait for "let's fix it" message to pop up and click on it Did I change router or network settings → yes Do I want to add a trusted network to Sonos → yes Click on "find system" Get message "we couldn't find a Sonos system on this account" Unplug my Play 1 Plug it back in holding play button until it flashes white and orange Release button and it flashes green Repeat steps 4-7 Same result Swipe right to find "Add your Play:1 - estimated time - 5 min" Sign in with user name and password App is up to date → continue Add to an existing system? → No, create a separate system Join to temporary network with a long randomly generated name Plays a series of chimes Make sure light is flashing white and green → ch

Hi,I have 5 Sonos speakers connected to my network - 3x Sonos One, 1x Sonos Move and 1x Sonos Amp.Yesterday I changed my router with Asus ZenWifi and kept the same SSID and password. I have also Asus RP-AC55 connected in AiMesh mode. Now, all my Sonos products are listed in S2 app and room-grouped except Sonos Amp. Sonos Amp is not either listed separated from the room group neither is the part of the room group.When I am looking in the Asus router app, I see that all my 5 products are connected to the network. Even, when I play music in Spotify it offers “Listening On My_device + 4” and plays music normally on all my products. Changing the volume in Spoptiy also affects all my products.So, it seems that Sonos Amp is connected to the network, room-grouped, works normally, but Sonos S2 app from some reason does not want to show it and I cannot manage it over S2 app.Any suggestions?Thank you for the help and support!Best regards.

Hi there! Today the audio coming from my Playbar suddenly stopped working. It disappeared from the Sonos app, as well. After unplugging and re-plugging it in to perform a power cycle, the white light was on but remained solid. No blinking.I tried power cycling a few more times, being sure to wait at least 10 seconds each time before re-plugging back in. No success.During this process, I also tried resetting the internet router, but nothing improved. Also no system updates were available.At this point, I’m not exactly sure what to do. I ran diagnostics; here is my confirmation number -- 95276220. Any help will be appreciated! Thank you in advance!!

I know this has been asked before, but not for quite a while, so I’m hoping things may have improved, or there may be some more relevant recent experience.When I was having trouble getting shared folders working (my environment is Linux, which involves configuring SAMBA which is not exactly simple) it was suggested that setting up a UPnP media server instead should be easier.It turns out that setting up the UPnP server was easy under Linux, but getting the Sonos controller to see it is not!I chose to use Rygel as the server (rather than MiniDLNA, which has not been maintained for years), and it was almost trivial to set up. If I use VLC Media Player or Windows Media Player I can see the files on the server and play them remotely without a problem, but the Sonos controller does not display the server when I look at the Browse screen, or anywhere else for that matter.Can anyone suggest things to try that they think I may have missed? Unfortunately I don’t think Sonos document exactly wha

I have reinstalled Sonos S2 app on Mac and It finds and connects to system then in the next few seconds asks me to turn on my system?? cannot connect?? All devices are static via WIFIThis used to work but not anymore why? Only way to listen now is from my iPhone S2 app bummer..  

I have 4 zones/rooms, and I cannot consistently switch between rooms using either the iOS app or the PC app.  As a 10 year Sonos user, this basic functionality is clear to me but after power cycling the router, waiting overnight and then trying to play in a specific room, the music will continue to play in the former room that I have unchecked and won’t change over to the different room.The zones/rooms are not dropped, they are visible in all apps.I run S1 with a legacy Play5, a legacy Connect:AMP, a new Amp and a supported old Connect:AMP, with the amplifiers powering only 1 pair of speakers.

I have about 6 Sonos Play 1 connected. 2 of them do not work over wifi. If I plug one of them on the network via cable, then they both connect and work and I can group them all together again. But once I unplug again the cable, both speakers disconnect again. This is quite annoying! a while ago, I was able to configure each speaker to connect to wifi individually via the app, but the interface has now changed and you don’t have such option anymore. I can create a network and it is assumed that all the grouped devices will use that network. Can someone help resolve this issue?ThanksTroy  

Hi all, This is another Asus connection issue, though with the Asus TUF-AX3000. After the first setup the system wasn’t able to be found using the sonos app. I then switched Smart Connect off, and attempted (one by one) to connect via the 2.4GHz, ensured QoS was off, Airtime Fairness was off, hard reset each device and eventually rolled back firmware one by one with limited success. The most success I’ve had is using a Play1 hardwired to the router, and was able to play all of the speakers as you would normally (2nd Play1, Play5 and Beam). I’ve spoken to Asus support and they suggested some of the above or sending it back for an inspection. Failing that I’m waiting/hoping for the next firmware update. Does anybody have any other suggestion that might work please? Thank you in advance.

Good morning I’ve had numerous connectivity issues to my sonos speakers, on my iPhone 11 Pro Max and the app S1. I’ve had to reboot, restart, constantly refresh and still lose connectivity most days. I have a Sonos move and a Sonos gen1 play 5. It’s becoming hugely frustrating as every time I tried to turn the music on by my phone it just loses connectivity and says I need to reconnect my sonos devices. I also recently moved and changed my Internet provider to Plusnet which I had in my old house and didn’t have a problem, so I don’t know if that’s the issue in this new house..?? Please can anybody help. Rob

My system consists of one ZP100 Connect Amp and one ZP80 wired out to my hi-fi. They have performed reliably for more than 10 years but, after a short spell of non-use I found the S1 App not seeing either of them. During several reconnection attempts the ZP100 appeared to connect but only temporarily, disappearing after only a few minutes. After reading that BT has reported issues with the dual speed function of the Smart Hub 2 (which I am using), I deselected the 5gHz option and the ZP100 seems now to be stable.However, numerous attempts to connect my ZP80, both wireless and wired to my router, have been fruitless. The unit shows a flashing green light but when I attempt to connect, it flashes amber and then shows solid amber.  Can anyone help please?

I know this is probably one of the most asked questions so I’m sorry to burden the community with an issue with endless possibilities. In the last couple of days any IOS device my household owns IPads, phones etc. (Running up to date software) will no longer connect to my Sonos system, the desktop app works without any issue but anything wireless just says its unable to connect. I go through the trouble shooting process which basically tells me my wireless network has changed or the password has changed (it hasn’t and there are 20 other devices happily connected to it). Once I re confirm my network and password the system can be reached. Give it a couple of minutes and I can no longer connect to the speakers again, I have been through this process three times. Nothing has changed and I have never had this particular issue before.   One play 1 is hardwired to the router via a switch and the rest are connected via Sonosnet. My network is sky based with the sky mesh disabled because that

So when I start playing music or skipping tracks music seems to be instant on one or two speakers, then over a few seconds jumps to remaining speakers. Often it starts on all, but then cuts out on some before restartingI have tried with Sonos net on and off, wiring one speaker or several, different combinations but to no joy.I have submitted a diagnostic:292871884My router is an asus rt ac86u.i only live in a flat and have great WiFi coverage. Also use ring, hue, smart things, which all work great.Anyone got any suggestions?

Been enjoying my Sonos speakers very much.  Just recently the sound bar is losing the signal from my iPad , for a few seconds, every few minutes.  Very annoying.  Any ideas?

Hello everyone - help please; I have tried everything I know but reached a dead end! I have a Sonos Connect Amp that is connected wirelessly to our BT router in the next room. The router isn't new, been moved or any passwords changed; likewise for the amp. To play music I use an iPad fixed in one location [this iPad connects fine to the amp and can play music using the S1 app]. However, my iPhone X [running latest software] using S1 app has just suddenly, for no apparent reason, started saying “unable to connect to Sonos. Learn More”. I have tried my work iPhone as well in case it was just my personal mobile acting out but that won't connect either and I get the same message.I have tried:Resyncing the phone by pressing the mute and + button on the amp. Going to the app and connect to existing system. I then get a popup on the app saying “connected to Sonos system. This Sonos app is now connected to your Sonos system”. However, when I click done it takes me straight to the screen asking

When I open the Sonos app on my computer, it is black with no music listed and says there is nothing on the queue. It is connected to wifi and the app, but still won’t work. When I search music it comes up blank. I tried restarting the computer, and reinstalling the app, but nothing is working. Please help!

Ok, here is a weird one, I’ll lay it out as simply as I can, moved into a new house:Router is at the front of the house.  2 x Play 1 in a Stereo pair (Bedroom, upstairs) 1 x Playbar (Lounge, downstairs) 1 x Play 1 (Summer house, at the far end of the garden at the back of the house). All speakers connected via wifi, nothing wired in.The bedroom pair and the lounge playbar are within the strong wifi signal zone.The summer house speaker is riiiiiiight at the furthest point of the wifi, right where the signal is about to drop off and sits at ‘poor’. Sometimes it does drop off completely, thats how far away it is from the router.Now, the system used to work fine but in the last couple of weeks (since I updated the app), performance has been tricky. Essentially the app can’t find the system at all - but only if I open the app in the house where the wifi is strongest. If I open the app in the summer house, ie right on the cusp of having no wifi, I have zero issues. The app finds the whole sy

Why can’t I connect to my Sonos Bridge?  When I first purchased it worked great. it was connected to a laptop that died. when i got a new laptop it seemed it was looking for the old. i also used iphone and Ipad, which worked great with old laptop.  it now kept saying trying to connect to network devise. now i have brand new apple and new router, but can not connect. software says product not found. Move closer.  What do I do...? 

First time here.I have tried to sort through all of the posts and comments on this. Still cannot seem to figure out how to get my playlists, which I exported individually from ITunes in individual XML, and placed them into my NAS MyCloud file which has all of the the music. Music moved seamlessly into and is accessible on the NAS.  For some reason though the XML files will not import.  Does anyone have any step by step for idiots guide?

I have a hardwired Connect, and various WiFi speakers (Sonos 1, Play 3 and Playbar). System has been working fine up until recently, but I now have an issue connecting to my Sonos system from the S1 controller and Spotify from my iMac (High Sierra 10.13.6). The S1 controller connects the first time after a start-up or restart, but if I quit, or the computer goes to sleep the app can’t connect back to the system, Spotify lists all my devices but these are always greyed out and cannot be used.I can’t honestly said when this started as I’ve only just noticed it in the past week. I use both the Sonos S1 App and Spotify App on my iPhone and iPad most of the time, and I have no problems connecting using these smart devices.I’ve gone through all the troubleshooting variables; turned off the modem, unplugged my broadband connection and all devices several times, checked ethernet cables etc. Smart device Apps continue to work perfectly, so there can’t be an issue with my WiFi, my desktop doesn’