Controllers and Music services

i updated my MacOS app this morning and it stopped connecting to my Sonos system. My android phone app, my Wifi and Sonos speakers were working just fine so the problem had to be on the Mac itself. Here’s a fix that sorted it - had to resort to Gemini to find this. Am putting it down here for the rest of communityThis is a very common headache with macOS 15. Because your Android app connects without a problem, we know your Sonos speakers and Wi-Fi network are working perfectly.The issue is entirely isolated to how your MacBook Air is managing network permissions for the desktop app.Here are the steps to fix it, ordered from the most likely culprit to the most thorough:1. Toggle the "Local Network" Permission (The Most Common Fix)macOS has a strict security feature that blocks apps from communicating with devices on your local Wi-Fi. Even if the permission toggle looks like it's already enabled, macOS updates notoriously cause this setting to "silently fail." You usually just have to wa

I know this is likely just hollering into the wind at this point, but this remains a recurring issue dating back months and months where updates to Sonos S1 Mac app are continually released with completely invalid/missing version data (see https://en.community.sonos.com/topic/show?tid=6931739&fid=229131 and before that https://en.community.sonos.com/topic/show?tid=6929356&fid=229131)The latest version, as downloaded from https://support.sonos.com/en-us/downloads ➡️ https://www.sonos.com/redir/controller_software_mac ➡️ https://update-software.sonos.com/software/DILU1Q33hC/Sonos_57.23-74170.dmg continues to have no valid CFBundleVersion nor CFBundleShortVersionString values specified within the app’s Info.plist file.When running, the app itself reports multiple types of versions within the “About My Sonos System” window, however none of those have any bearing on what the software reports in macOS itself and thus, more critically, to any patching or management systems attempting

Please can anyone give advice on how to share music from my iPhone with the Sonos app? I’m having difficulty understanding what I need to do and how to do it. 

Since installing the MacOS Golden Gate Beta, the Sonos app will not find the system.Firewall is off, so the only help in the Sonos app about that is of no effect.I know the app is vintage anyway, but has anyone worked out how to get out working?I know everyone will say use the web app, but it’s crap. I want the app and its native experience with notifications etc. 

I’ve just seen on my Mac (running Tahoe 26.4.1) that the version of Sonos app I have on my computer will not open in future release of MacOS. Running Sonos S2 version 17.2. (the message directs me to an apple website to learn how to update to Apple Silicon version).I wondered if there will be a solution going forward or is this the end of the app for MacOS?  

Yes, I realize that this has been asked before, but with macOS losing Rosetta 2 with macOS 28, coming out in 2027, is there any chance of the desktop Sonos app being ported to Apple silicon?I primarily use the macOS app, and am not really looking forward to relying on the web app, since I live in an area with poor internet availability.

Hi, I have issues with the alarm settings on Android that made it frustrating to use.- Even when select "Include Grouped Rooms", the music does not play on all speakers (sometimes only the one selected, sometimes 2 out of 3).- When leaving the Alarm menu with the "X" button, the alert message "Your changes have not been saved" is displayed even when no changes were made. It makes it an extra step when just checking the current parameters of the alarm without applying any change.- On the other hand, when leaving the alarm by sliding down, the alert message is never displayed making it confusing if the changes were saved or not.Thanks!

I’m getting a message on my MacBook that the Sonos app will soon need to be upgraded because support for apps built for the Intel processors are being phased out. I have Sonos app version 17.2 and MacOS 26.4.1. Is a newer version of the Sonos app available?

Hi Sonos,I was wondering, now that Apple has allowed 3rd party devices to stream Dolby Atmos over Airplay 2, you were going to add this support to the Sonos speakers.

Songs downloaded on my iPhone, I was previously able to play on all Sonos speakers. Now AirPlay to Sonos One is not communicating with the other connect amps

Current alarm clock settings:- Select a "room"- Select "Include grouped rooms" I would appreciate it if:- Multiple rooms could be selected individually- A group could be selected that is already defined in the settings Room groupings change throughout the day, so it's necessary to check each evening whether the desired rooms are grouped so that the alarm will sound there.With these simple options as an extension, the desired rooms or group for the alarm can be defined precisely and individually. Alarm clock task for the development team:- Multiple room selection- Select group option* Additional task: Individual setting of the turn-on volume of the grouped speakers

In terms of usability and speed I think Sonos should take some cues from hue and bring presets (including a widget to trigger them fast) for specific volume setups. I have all my speakers always in one large group, but I depending where I am mainly atm in my appartment I prefer this area to be a specific volume level compared to the others. It’s always the same level, so a press of a button would be the most efficient way to trigger that specific ratio of volumes levels for all speakers for my situation, but I constantly have to go back, open the app, navigate to volume sliders, fiddle with 6 different sliders, and kind of dial in the ratio I like.it’s unpractical. And it could be so much more convenient. I know there a third party apps for it. But that should be a native featute. Waiting for it for years. Pleaaaase do it. Easy feature, huge benefit.

We have a Port in our office of 100 people that controls the speakers throughout the office and are wondering if there is a device SONOS sells that can be our central device for controlling the Port as opposed to everyone just controlling it off the 100 different phones?

I am just now seeing that so many other SONOS users are having the same issue as we are, Amazon Music Stations have just stopped working with some random error. Has anyone had any update from SONOS on this?  

It’s been over a year and app still has the same small view of material playing. The app is designed for an iPad, but it got a view that seems like it was designed for an iPhone. Why?  It used to be a large screen format, but that changed over a year ago now we have this itty bitty screen. Seems it’s still small so that’s why I went and downloaded SonosPad, much better. Large screen, plenty of screen to see everything at once. Sonos should look at that application, as it’s what Sonos should have done. 

Did a search but everything that came up related to using Airplay. Just interested in seeing if SONOS has or intends on developing a SONOS app like on my iPhone, iPad etc. for the Apple TV? It would be awesome to have that! 

We have multiple Port players deployed throughout our building, and some of them are connected using point‑to‑point wireless links.When we contacted support about scheduling music, we were advised to use the alarm feature and were shown how to configure it. We understand this is currently a workaround and not true scheduling. While it’s not ideal—especially for commercial environments—it does generally work.However, we recently ran into a serious issue.One of our point‑to‑point links went down, and during the scheduled time, half of the building began beeping nonstop. This caused a major disruption and understandably upset many users throughout the building.In an alarm scenario, this behavior makes sense—if there’s no internet, the alarm should still sound to wake someone up. But in a music scheduling context, this becomes a real problem. Instead of a silent failure, it creates noise in public and shared spaces, which is unacceptable in a commercial environment and negatively impacts g

Hello- The home I purchased has a Sonos Playbase and ceiling speakers. I need to disconnect prior owners log in to takeover. How?

For a long time, Sonos didn’t make available the alphabetic key at the side of the list of albums in my Music Library but this has since been rectified. Praise the Lord for small mercies. PLEASE give us the option to view our albums in TILE view as opposed to LIST view which is the only option available at this time. Surely this isn’t too much to ask, Sonos.

When I turn off tv after a period the Sonos arc appears to select Sonos radio? A lot of American dialogue and songs and Although low volume it’s crap.drives you nuts .In the radio app the volume bars are at zero and I select radio songs at volume zero it’s exactly the same. Software is up to dateffs help please 🙏

It is unacceptable that a program that completely depends on an app would end support for any of its devices. Especially ones only a few years old. I have a house full of Sonos speakers and was planning on adding more, but not if the support is obsolete or will end a coulple years out from any future OS. 

Ho do you remove a song selection from the screen on the sonos2 app

I have recently stopped using Napster as my music source and have started using Amazon Music . My subscription to Amazon Music is the Standard - Individual at £9.99 per month.Using the Sonos app I am unable to select artists or tunes I enter - no selections can be found. I can play generic music so I know my Sonos speakers are OK.My question is should I be able to select what I want to hear with my Amazon Music Standard - Individual subscription (as I could with Napster) or do I need to upgrade my Amazon subscription to a more expensive option.

It is weird to have the Mac app’s view of the Sonos Favorites (beloved, correct) and the iOS app’s view of the Sonos Favorites (graphic-heavy, weird, unc) so very different. But I have a very, very simple way out of this mess. In the iOS app settings, there should be a setting:Sort By:( ) Alphabetical( ) RecencyTa-daaa! Everyone gets what they want.