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Contributor I
Aug 31, 2018 3:53 PM UTC
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Keeps cutting out

How can I stop this. Bought $6,000 worth of gear and not working properly.
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Jeff S
Jeff SAnswer
Retired Sonos Staff
Apr 11, 2019 4:36 PM UTC
Hi folks,

If you're getting audio interruptions, please follow the steps found in this guide, which covers the most common causes. If that doesn't help, please reach out to our phone team who can troubleshoot the issue live.

Moderator note: Audio interruptions are often caused by WiFi interference. If you are still having issues, please start a new topic with the following information:

  • What devices do you have?
  • Has anything changed on the network?
  • Which service(s) are you trying to listen to?
  • Is the behaviour always the same?
  • Can you recreate it with ease, or is it random?


Alternatively, you may wish to contact us via another support channel.
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Trending Lyricist I
Sep 2, 2018 11:28 AM UTC
Sorry but I think we’re going to have to agree to differ over Sonos’s reticence to readily admit to bugs in its apps. I went through the whole submitting reports (several in fact) process a few years ago and it was always something else until an upgrade and hey presto it was solved. I don’t think anybody would expect immediate upgrades but admitting there’s a possible problem would go a long way and stop any other nugatory investigation. My network is happily running everything else harmoniously, TVs (including NowTV), laptops, tablets, phones and a Niam Mu-so which works with no problem, even the Sonos app on the MacPro works fine (although there remains the slight annoyance that there isn’t the “play songs from this device” option) so I’m not sure how it can be anything else other than an iOS bug.
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Contributor I
Oct 30, 2018 8:44 AM UTC
Same thing happening here. Recently started cutting out. Haven’t changed WiFi in area at all.
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Lyricist I
Oct 30, 2018 6:11 PM UTC
I am having the same issue. Pandora regularly stops in the middle of a song and then starts the next song. I have submitted diagnostics. 807251500 Thanks for any help.
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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Oct 30, 2018 6:34 PM UTC
You might consider Twitter or Facebook for faster responses than the forum offers.
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Contributor I
Dec 9, 2018 6:04 PM UTC
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Lyricist II
Dec 18, 2018 4:32 PM UTC
1356506378 Music keeps stopping and then starts randomly on another track. Very annoying and only recently been doing it. No changes to wi-if of house equipment.
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Prodigy I
Dec 18, 2018 5:27 PM UTC
Sorry but I think we’re going to have to agree to differ over Sonos’s reticence to readily admit to bugs in its apps. I went through the whole submitting reports (several in fact) process a few years ago and it was always something else until an upgrade and hey presto it was solved. I don’t think anybody would expect immediate upgrades but admitting there’s a possible problem would go a long way and stop any other nugatory investigation. My network is happily running everything else harmoniously, TVs (including NowTV), laptops, tablets, phones and a Niam Mu-so which works with no problem, even the Sonos app on the MacPro works fine (although there remains the slight annoyance that there isn’t the “play songs from this device” option) so I’m not sure how it can be anything else other than an iOS bug.
I remember the upgrade to Sonos 5 from 4 was a disaster for me--possibly around the same time as your problems.

I'd been on 4.x since I got my system. Held off on updating to 5 because everything was working flawlessly. Decided to upgrade when 5.1 was released in September 2014 and suddenly nothing worked. Followed all the usual trouble-shooting techniques, multiple network resets, WiFi noise reduction, channel changing, static IP addresses, etc. All no good; the system remained unstable for months.

I'd pretty much given up on Sonos altogether then I upgraded to 5.2 in December and suddenly everything worked like a charm again. It's worked flawlessly since--including following a move to a new home.

So yes, I'd say that there is room for a Sonos bug or two.
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Lyricist I
Jan 8, 2019 10:02 AM UTC
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Jeff S
Retired Sonos Staff
Jan 8, 2019 5:20 PM UTC
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Hi there,

Thanks for sending in the report. Your Sonos speakers are losing communication with your wireless network from time to time. This is probably due to interference from a nearby wireless network running on the same wireless channel as your main network. Please try changing your main network's wireless channel to 1 and see if things improve.
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Lyricist I
Jan 29, 2019 6:09 PM UTC
Audio cutting out playing from NAS
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