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How does streaming work on a Sonos One?

  • October 28, 2023
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I’m used to using streaming music to bluetooth speakers. You go out of range and the music stops - I get it.

Today I was using the Sonos App to stream tunes to my pair of Sonos One’s. I had to go out and I figured that the music would stop and the speakers would go into standby as I would be out of range. 

But no, I came back home and the speakers were still playing music… huh?

Explain to me like I’m 5 please.

Thanks!

Best answer by ratty

The Sonos app is a remote control. It tells the speaker what to do. Your speaker then fetches the stream itself. 

Your TV doesn’t stop when the remote leaves the room does it? 

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ratty
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  • October 28, 2023

The Sonos app is a remote control. It tells the speaker what to do. Your speaker then fetches the stream itself. 

Your TV doesn’t stop when the remote leaves the room does it? 


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  • Contributor I
  • October 28, 2023

The Sonos app is a remote control. It tells the speaker what to do. Your speaker then fetches the stream itself. 

 

Is that different from how a bluetooth speaker works with apple music for example?


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  • October 28, 2023

The Sonos app is a remote control. It tells the speaker what to do. Your speaker then fetches the stream itself. 

 

Is that different from how a bluetooth speaker works with apple music for example?

Yes, in the Bluetooth case the phone streams the music and sends it to the speaker.


  • Author
  • Contributor I
  • October 28, 2023

The Sonos app is a remote control. It tells the speaker what to do. Your speaker then fetches the stream itself. 

 

Is that different from how a bluetooth speaker works with apple music for example?

Yes, in the Bluetooth case the phone streams the music and sends it to the speaker.

Okay I get it now. That’s quite cool because it means the phone battery is not draining.