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Adjustable play speed, 1.25x, 1.5 speed
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Is there a feature to speed up play? This is a useful and common feature on other podcasts and audiobook apps.
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That might be a feature added in after the ‘legacy/modern’ split in May, but I would imagine that Sonos would have to update their API, publish it, and then get the third parties to pull it in to their own server code. I’d imagine it doesn’t exist in the current API codebase.
i.e not a quick change to implement, but not impossible.
Any news on this? Come on, this is a must.
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+1
That, and Spotify podcasts.
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+23
That might be a feature added in after the ‘legacy/modern’ split in May, but I would imagine that Sonos would have to update their API, publish it, and then get the third parties to pull it in to their own server code. I’d imagine it doesn’t exist in the current API codebase.
Sonos could do it today for local files only (at the risk of doubling bandwidth, exacerbating weak wifi connections), but for music service support it would be a notable API change. Few music services support the existing audiobook interfaces today (with 30-second jump and saving location).
I was under the impression that any speaker system would accommodate variable play speeds as long as the app that is playing the music does.
It’s embarrassing for Sonos that they are not on top of this. My 2015 Hyundai plays at variable speeds..but these speakers do not. I won’t be buying another until Sonos wakes up and fixes this.
Yes that will be a great feature as I can’t use my Sonos since the reading is too slow 🐌 🙂
Won't be using sonos to play podcasts or ebooks. Amazing that this basic feature isn't supported. Lack of variable speed is a deal breaker for me.
Userlevel 7
+23
I shouldn't have to walk around my house playing podcasts on my phone's speaker when I have $2000 worth of Sonos speakers throughout the place.
Get a Roam and/or use AirPlay. My wife uses our Roam to listen to her books, bringing it with her as she moves around the house. She AirPlays to it from whatever book app she is using.
I shouldn't have to walk around my house playing podcasts on my phone's speaker when I have $2000 worth of Sonos speakers throughout the place.
Get a Roam and/or use AirPlay. My wife uses our Roam to listen to her books, bringing it with her as she moves around the house. She AirPlays to it from whatever book app she is using.
If you don’t want to carry the Roam with you, then you could group the bluetooth audio with the other rooms in your house.
As a general comment on the request though, when listening to audio on a single device, you can download the content to create a large buffer, which makes it easier to play audio at faster speed. With multiroom audio, one of your speakers/rooms is downloading the audio and then has to share the audio with the other Sonos rooms that it’s grouped with. A bit more challenging I would think.
You can do it via a Bluetooth Sonos, roam or move and then link to other devices
Yet another vote to be able to speed up playback through Sonos. Seriously... this can't be that hard. I *thought* I loved Sonos but these small, silly setbacks are starting to add up for me, and I'm considering returning my entire setup for something more modular/adaptable.
Yeah, this is pretty silly that Sonos doesn’t offer this. It’s big enough of an issue that I don’t want to expand my system until it’s available. Podcasts and audio books are unworkable.
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I've been checking on this feature on and off for about 4 years. Progress so far: nil.
Come on Sonos, you can do it!
Or perhaps, you have to do it…
Is there another place where we should voice our thoughts that may help progress the situation?
Agreed, wholeheartedly!
It's disappointing that this is a 5yo request.
I’ll add another voice needing this feature. I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I can only listen to half as many if I’m using Sonos instead of my phone, and I just don’t want to have ear buds in all day long.
Adding my voice to this conversation. This is really a must-have feature that is available on almost every other platform I use.
One more vote here.
Can't do Audiobooks, Podcasts etc without this. Will be resorting to competing product which support this.
I’m seriously considering moving to a new system that can accommodate variable speed playback for at least Audible, Spotify, and Pocketcasts. Make this happen or lose me as a customer.
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+1 how is this extremely basic feature not available?
I shouldn't have to walk around my house playing podcasts on my phone's speaker when I have $2000 worth of Sonos speakers throughout the place.
Huge miss without this feature! Definitely need to be able to play audiobook/podcast content at various speeds.
Is this feature in the pipeline at all? Podcasts and audio books is a growing part of all streamed sound which you of course know and many people like to ve able to adjust the play speed.
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