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Talk about Sonos S1 and S2 Controller apps for mobile, and the desktop app. This is also the place to talk about partner apps, Airplay, and direct control.

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Gwenddoleu
Gwenddoleu
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New SONOS App - Feedback

In the new 2024 Sonos App :Where are the alarms settings? Where is the Last.fm service?Where is the Android widget?This is a real nightmare....
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stationtostation
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New App: how do I add songs to a playlist currently playing

I cannot seem to find a way to add songs to playlist in the new app. when I click on the ••• next to a song while another is playing, the on...
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french7181Contributor I
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All episode dates of podcasts shown from pocketcast are wrong

When listing épisodes of à podcast, all dates are shown as 20 january 1000000. Dates are correctly mentionnée fornepisodes scrolled from the pocketcast application.  Another thing that should get corrected, that used to work but no longer ...

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Jsjsjsjajakak88Trending Lyricist I
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When will sonos fix the alarms so spotify will play not the dreadful chime?

When will Spotify and SONOS Fix the alarms so Music playlists or radio plays on alarm chimes? Losing the will we first reported this in 2021. This function is still not working on my Sonos. I used to play perfectly with free Spotify account.I bought Sonos speakers for this reason. I feel like I’m due a big refund. Everything has been discontinued over the years. One ceo apology letter this year mass produced for all email subscribers and it still not working.At this point I need a timeline of fixes which is completely normal in the tech world. All these new speakers are being released with inferior software or apps.I can set the alarm to different songs or radio and nothing works but the chime. 3 years later and no progress on this fault 

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stationtostationContributor II
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New App: how do I add songs to a playlist currently playing

I cannot seem to find a way to add songs to playlist in the new app. when I click on the ••• next to a song while another is playing, the only option now appears to be Replace Queue, and no ability to insert the song. what am I missing?

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Rudie
RudieEnthusiast I
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Will we get our Android widget back?

Title.Also the ability to see/control music from the notification area and lock screen.

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Gwenddoleu
GwenddoleuEnthusiast I
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New SONOS App - Feedback

In the new 2024 Sonos App :Where are the alarms settings? Where is the Last.fm service?Where is the Android widget?This is a real nightmare. I hope Sonos will fix all that asap because what they did releasing this not finished app is scandalous.

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beckyrepContributor I
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Why is TV sourcing so difficult?!?!

I can’t get my Sonos to unstick from my radio station to source TV instead.  Help!

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MoPac
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JimmmyPContributor I
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my playlist

How can I add a song to my existing playlist

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rjlaContributor I
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Folder view shows useless truncated path to NAS in Music Library

In folder view in Music Library the whole path to the NAS used to be shown so I could instantly find the Music Pop, Music Classical, Audio books etc etc. folder.Now the path is truncated so all I see is //NASE12345/Multimed then cut off.Thus all 10 folders appear identical. Only by going to each in turn can you find out which one it is.Either revert to showing the full path or allow the user to place a relevant icon in the COMPLETELY USELESS grey square that takes up space in front of each path.

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ArcticMuseContributor I
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Playing/Queuing music from local library

What I want to do is (or should be) very simple. I want to be able to browse my local library, choose a folder, and play the music in that folder and it's sub folders or add the music in that folder and it's sub folders to the queue.It’s very simple. It's something that some very basic audio playing apps can do. Yet 7 months after the disastrous app update it's still something I cannot do with the Sonos app. PLEASE FIX IT 😡

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Tiffanbrill
TiffanbrillTrending Lyricist I
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Can not create/save alarms

Hello, since the new update I can not create or save alarms.I use an iphone 14 pro max with the newest app updateand an old iphone 7 plus with an outdated app. I onlöy can add/update it on an outdated app (iphone 7plus) now...From the current app and main device (iphone 14 pro max) I can not edit or save it.Still can not create or save on both devices.

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Frank_43Avid Contributor I
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Search within all services

I do not see a topic with the same question. So I am wondering if I only have this issue with the new app (Android release 80.07.05). I cannot search within all services. In case I select a single service like Deezer or Soundcloud and then do a search, I then get the result from that service. But searching within all services results in an error showing the “Check service status”. Odd though, I did a clean install and the problem was solved. The next day the same issue occurs. The tested the search all service option on https://play.sonos.com and it works as it should be.Unfortunately the app still doesn't.

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pix4dcContributor I
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Save Group Settings

The on going question topic of “Saving Group Level settings” From what have seen has in this Community is it NEVER been addressed by Sonos for over10 years now!! Having the ability to custom saving levels, as a group, is a much needed feature. Sonos please consider adding this to the app!! 

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Charlie003Contributor I
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help

I have sonos 1 and I want to listen to BBC sounds and it has stopped working.  Says I must update Sonos app but I can’t because then it won’t work with my Sonos anymore.  What can I do to listen to BBC sounds on my existing speakers? 

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coloradoburrTrending Lyricist I
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I can't add songs to a playlist

I have Amazon music. Playlists in Sonos favorites. Playlists in Amazon music on the Sonos iphone app. I can’t add songs to any playlist. I was able to do so, that’s how I created the playlists. The playlists have <50 songs, about 20 each. Why can’t I add songs now? Sonos help had me disconnect from Amazon music once, that worked for a while. Broken again. I doing that repeatedly is silly/stupid. Perhaps Sonos lost their way - it was simple to use, now it just breaks. Speaker quality is irrelevant if you can’t get them to play.

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simen antiparosContributor I
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Web app for more than one site

I've got the Sonos Web App on my Mac.  I have a system at work, a system at home, and one in my summerhouse. I've got connected to my home system, but can't find a way to change back to my other systems. I can logoff and on again, but it is inconvenient.

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Sotiris C.
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AudiophoneRenowned Enthusiast I
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how to search for podcasts in the new app?

I surrendered and eventually installed the last update.In the old app I could enter a search string and the see different categories like song, playlist, artist and podcast. Where are these categories in the new app? How can I search for podcasts? Thanks for help!

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KlubKContributor I
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copy playlist from s1 to s2

Is there an app that will allow me to get along my playlists from s1 to s2? I saw an answer from @Controlav but can't find the app on my Pixel phone

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brymillsEnthusiast I
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Stop nagging about S2!

Every time I login to Sonos it nags me to check for S2 compatibility.  I know full well I have perfectly functioning components that are not compatible with S2.  Why do you have to nag me every day??

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ianm_42Enthusiast I
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Rumors that Sonos may roll back their app....

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/sonos-laying-off-100-people-amid-expensive-app-problems/ Oh and bring back SMBv1 support so we can all access our music as we had done perfectly well for at least the last 10 years...please.

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jgatie
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DewarPPContributor I
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Sonos app not showing whole system and not playing selected content

I am having continued problems with my Sonos system. I cannot select or play any of my speakers using the app despite having reset the entire system and started again. I have also updated the network on each product.  in the system screen the products shown have no volume slider and don’t display the last thing played. I used to be able to use Alexa to play my speakers instead of the app, but now Alexa repeats my request and says the content is playing but the speaker remains silent. also a NEW issue today is that the Roam I have in the kitchen is not showing. I have done a factory reset and gone through and completed the whole process is adding it as a new speaker which the app said was successfully completed, but amazingly it still does not show as part of my system. what is going on !!! It is shocking that supposedly premium plug and play consumer products can be so buggy they are unusable. I am using the IOS version of the app (fully updated) and my system includes: One, Beam Gen2,

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Corry P
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KosEnthusiast II
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Music Library Compilations not playable in new app

Several of my compilations (stored for many years on a NAS) now show up ‘empty’ like this in the new app (also missing album art)… I am not able to play them thru the app. However, with the pc controller I can play them normally (even though the order of songs is random). (With SonoPhone I can play the whole compilation but not the songs individually?). What is going on… miss the old app so much. (‘Error - try again’ it says in Danish). I enclose tags from Mediamonkey.  

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yanikdudeContributor I
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Latency

As SONOS is now mainly cloud based, I get the feeling that some issues could be caused by a slightly higher latency and affecting service due to IP communications having a short time out for a response packet. This happened when the service was taken into the cloud from locally but the company forget to allow for increased latency.Do you think peoples experiences are varying due to their internet connection and possibly wifi connection?

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El_MagnificoContributor I
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Sonos cutting out in middle of songs from local library

I have a Sonos Port, with firmware updated to latest.It is being used to play songs stored on a Synology NAS.I use the Android version of the Sonos app; it is updated to latest.Recently -- maybe with the last firmware update -- songs played from the local library have about a 50% probability of cutting off partway through playback, after which the music resumes at the next song in the playlist.Wifi signal is consistently showing “Fair -- 35 dB”Any thoughts?  Anybody else seeing this?  Is this a firmware problem, or could it be my own issue somehow?

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Mr. EnzoContributor I
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Adding New Sonos Product to Existing System

I have the Sonos Arc Ultra, Sub 2nd Gen, x2 Era 100 speakers, and Sonos Ace Headphones. App is on Google Pixel 9 XL App Version: 80.11.35-release+20241030.5ee5370When I go to the settings, open the settings, click the “add speaker or component”  i get the prompt to update the app. I click to install and i am taken to a google chrome page to download a BETA version. Could not add products using the newest Android app.  Can’t add my Sonos Ace headphones to the app to use with my phone. Only way to use the headphones is via a USB C cable. I also have an iPad Pro with m1.App Version: 80.11.51When I go to the settings, open the settings, click the “add speaker or component”  i get the prompt to update the app. I click to install and i am taken to a google chrome page to download a BETA version via Test Flight. I was able to download and set system up using my iPad and test flight Beta Sonos app. 

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Corry P
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alejandrovaqueroContributor I
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Sonos S1 and TrueNAS 13

After researching, tracing and trying multiple config changes finally got my Sonos S1 working with TrueNAS-13.0-U6.2. Here my configuration, hope it will helps others: Services / SMB:Enable SMB1 support: checkedNTLMv1 Auth: checkedGuest account: nobodyAuxiliary parameters: unix extensions = No Sharing / SMB:Name: MusicPath: </your/path/to/music>Purpose: No presetsEnabled: checkedEnable ACL: checkedExport Read Only: checkedBrowsable to Network Clients: checkedAllow Guest Access: checkedAll other checkboxes: uncheckedAuxiliary Parameters: public=Yes Sharing / SMB / Share ACL:Share Name: MusicSID: S-1-1-0Domain:Name: EveryonePermission: FULLType: ALLOWED  Then on you Sonos S1 phone app, go to Settings and "Music Library Setup" and add://<IP_OF_YOUR_NAS>/Music(leave user/passowrd blank)

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Corry P
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