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sonos just updated some of my speakers to S2 - thus separating my system

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November 16, 2021
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Sonos just updated some of my speakers making them S2 - thus separating my system - so now my system no longer works as one, I didn’t update to S2 for this reason, but the latest S1 update has done it! One would think sonos are trying to “brick” our devices AGAIN!!!

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Best answer by Gillydior

My current Linux computer does not have a date when it will be bricked by the software.

As I am the only one with access to my sonos system I doubt that someone else has updated it, I did press the update system on the S1 app (Not update to S2) and then the following happened;

All my S2 compatible devices no longer worked and the app said to update to S2!

However as I didn’t do an update on one of my computers the system will still work from that, however I would still like the whole S1 phone app to control my system…..

106rallye

This shouldn’t be happening. Upgrading to S2 should take several confirmations in the app. You can reset most S2 devices (except One SL’s) and add them to an S1 though….

Airgetlam

I’ve never seen Sonos “automatically” update to S2. As @106rallye suggests, it has always required an affirmation press in the controller app.

Bruce

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GillydiorAuthor

Enthusiast I

The latest S1 update has removed all my S2 compatible devices from the S1 platform which now says I should update to S2, But I don’t want to update to S2 - I just want my whole system to work with S1, as it did prior to the latest forced update!

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John B

No update is forced. You need to turn off automatic updates in the app and in your app store.

You can reset the speakers that have been upgraded to S2 and add back to your s1 system.as described by other contributors.

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GillydiorAuthor

Enthusiast I

Thank you “John B” although one doesn’t have to do updates, you do if you wish to listen to things from your sonos system! I’m sure I’ll be able to sort out the system by resetting everything back to the factory default - one does wonder why sonos have decided to mess with peoples systems AGAIN!!!!

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John B

I don't know what has happened here but rubbish to talk of Sonos deciding to mess with people's systems. It would clearly not be in their own self-interest.

Do NOT reset everything. Hopefully you don't mean that. You need to leave the devices that are still on S1 as they are.

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GillydiorAuthor

Enthusiast I

Really! “ We announced yesterday that some of our oldest Sonos products will be moving into a legacy mode in May of 2020.” though they didn’t say that when I initially bought my system!!

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John B

Sigh

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GillydiorAuthor

Enthusiast I

Precisely!

melvimbe

Precisely!

Were you told when the phone, tablet, or computer you’re currently typing on will no longer be supported by the vendor? Did they tell you this when you bought it? Did you ask?

Regarding the update of some of your speakers to S2, the likely reason is that you did this accidently, or someone else who has access to your Sonos system upgraded, without realizing what they were doing. The chance that Sonos did some kind of forceful upgrade to S2 on your system, but not anyone else’s, is extremely unlikely.

Danny

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