Skip to main content

Controllers and Music services

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.

  • 6,396 Topics
  • 60,245 Replies
Gwenddoleu
Gwenddoleu
asked this

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....
  • 358
  • 2699
ratty
ratty
answered this question

One household; need multiple Sonos accounts to control system?

She simply installs the Sonos app, tells it to connect to an existing system, and signs in using the same account as yours.Up to 32 controll...
  • 0
  • 4
6396 Topics
Gertjan M
Gertjan MContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Last.FM - No scrobble or double scrobble

I'm using my Sonos since last Thursday, and it all work very great. However, I've got a small problem including my Last.FM music service. I added my Last.FM account on thursday, and it started "double scrobbling" all the songs that I listen to. I remember that since a couple of months Last.FM-account is connected to your Spotify-account, so I realised that I probably don't need to add the Last.FM service on my Sonos. However, when I turned Last.FM on my Sonos "off", it stopped scrobbling at all. When I turn it back on it starts double scrobbling again. Anyone got any idea how to fix this?

940232
J
C
cgranvilleContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Can Sonos make MacBook Pro (2018) touch bar able to control music

The new MacBook Pro from 2018 utilises a touch bar to replace buttons and it also adds the possibility of controlling the music from the keyboard. It would be great to be able to use controls via the touch bar similar to Spotify to control Sonos. Can this be implemented

4731
Airgetlam
Edvardsen
EdvardsenAvid Contributor III
asked in Controllers and Music services
Android tablet recommendation?

Hi all, What Android tablet would you recommend for use with sonos app? Do you think the Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab would be OK to use? Thanks for all input! Regards Edvardsen

524314
Edvardsen
biggetjeindewei
biggetjeindeweiCollaborator II
asked in Controllers and Music services
Sony walkman as Sonos controller

I was wondering, if I bought a Sony walkman that runs Android and install the Sonos app, will the hard buttons like play/forward/reverse and volume works to control Sonos?

6920
biggetjeindewei
A
alfonz1999Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Allow more than one speaker per room group

Apparently this is a popular request so I’m adding my voice. I have multiple speakers in one room (Play 5 and a stereo pair of One). I want to assign them all to the same room (permanent group). This should be fairly easy (like Apple Home or Phillips Hue) to have different names for the speaker but assign them all to the same room/group.

1915740
S
J
JuulSContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Request: keyboard support in macOS controller app

Please support keyboard shortcuts in the macOS controller app Given that the app is the currently playing media application: Spacebar: toggle play/pause Cmd + Up/Down arrow: increase/decrease volume Cmd + Left/Right: Previous/Next track Mac's media playback buttons should also work as expected

9781
P
T
Tony TContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Sonos on an old MacBook Pro

I've been using Sonos with an old MacBook Pro with reasonable success for the last 4 years or so. Suddenly the Sonos player on the Mac can't run unless I update it. I can't update it unless I update the Mac's operating system. I can't update the operating system on this particular MacBook Pro because it's too old. Why can't I simply run the previous version of Sonos? I'm not going to buy a new Mac just so my 2 Sonos speakers can work. That's insane. Any thoughts?

10324
controlav
S
StonemtnContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Trueplay “lost speaker” issue

Halfway through my trueplay tuning while walking around the room, the app stops and reports a “lost speaker.” I can’t finish the tuning repeatedly. My sub and playbase are both functioning. Any ideas? I’m on iPhone X and iOS 11.4. Thanks

927129
G
S
Simon FTrending Lyricist I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Forcing Updates

Why does SONOS force me to do updates? Nearly EVERY update I do fails and I spend about 1 hour then, re-booting, routers, Wi-Fi, my 11 Sonos components. It's a lie that this takes 2-3 minutes. It may do when it works with 1-2 components but not with more (shall we say) fully invested customers. I tried this morning, and it failed. I do NOT need to do this update - I do not want, and will not buy a Beam, so please leave me alone please to enjoy Sonos. SONOS's arrogant update policies are driving me away from Sonos. Even Apple doesn't force people to update. I cannot control Sonos currently from my devices (only the Computer). Stop it. I am the customer, and I bought a working product. It's not working now on my devices due to SONO's stupid and arrogant policy. I used to love Sonos, and, when it works it's great, BUT, I would only recommend Sonos now to anyone who is prepared to be forced to update software AND to suffer the consequences of failures if there is an upgrade.

560739
P
M
mkantrovContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Galaxy S10+ cannot connect to existing system

I have a Galaxy s10 Plus that cannot connect to an existing Sonos system. I can only control Sonos thru a hardwired desktop PC. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app., it just cannot find the system. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

7722
Stanley_4
M
martyInNaplesContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Support for Apple MacOS 10.15 Catalina

I have been a beta tester for MacOS 10.15 (Catalaina). I didn't ever notice that it did not run with Sonos. When will you have a compatible version of the Mac app??

7151
controlav
N
NeXContributor III
asked in Controllers and Music services
prevent speakers from being used

hi all, is it possible to implement some sort of "parent controls" where speakers can be restricted from being used? so examples are: if someone pushes play everywhere and that turns on a speaker in a room where someone is trying to sleep. so maybe some time limits scheduled so that speaker can't be used during night time etc kids have their own speaker in their room, but only have rights to control that speaker not the whole house. parents have control over the whole system. disabling play everywhere so other people's music cannot be overridden by someone pushing play everywhere. locking speakers to a controller. someone is listening to music in a room and only their phone or computer can change the music in that room. i think there are plenty of uses for setting rights and permissions over sonos speakers and controllers but i can't seem to find any implementation in the sonos app. am i looking in the wrong place or is this not a feature? thanks

96414
N
T
tildmaeContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Sonos App Incredibly Slow

Hi there, I recently got a Sonos Play. However, I was really disappointed to see that the app is very slow and takes a while to stream my spotify songs. How do I overcome this?

5661
Airgetlam
J
JeppeSthlmContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Why is the Sonos App not available on a Android TV?

I have thre differnt AndroidTV devices two complettly stock version and one from China that is rooted. On the two std ones the Sonos App is not available in the Google Playstore, the store claim the devices isn´t compatible, but the Rooted Chinese one works. Could you please open up for Android TV in you appregistration.

15061
melvimbe
M
MenaxeriusContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Let us have different "Scenes" or whatever with the same Speakers

I have 2 Sonos One's and a Beam in my Bedroom. While I have it in Surround Sound mode for watching TV in the Bedroom, we also listen to Audiobooks at night and while I prefer it louder, wifey prefers it more quiet, so the best option we figured out was to play it only on the Sonos One on my Side and we're all happy. So every night, I have to break up my surround speakers, and then play the sound on the one speaker next to me, and then the next day put them back together. Basicly, allow us to either have multiple scenes, or let us import a speaker multiple times or give us a solution to play something only on the selected speakers. Best Regards Menaxerius

61810
N
chicks
chicks
posted in Controllers and Music services
Sonos speakers are getting a cheap Ikea wireless controller

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/6/5/18653517/sonos-ikea-symfonisk-sound-remote No price has been given for the Symfonisk Sound Remote, but like all of Ikea’s smart home solutions, you can expect it to be relatively cheap.

144011
dave77
P
paulchambers74Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Lock screen control disappeared on Android smartphone.

Lock screen controls disappeared a month ago and I don't have any Apple products. I asked Sonos about this and they did a diagnostic but still the lockscreen controls don't appear. Is this a permanent change? If so, why didn't Sonos just tell me that instead of treating it as a problem that should not occur?

8904
Q
T
ThanhContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Reset Sonos Controller

Previous Sonos app has the option to reset Sonos controller. I used this feature to reconnect my Sonos speakers. I can not find this feature on the new Sonos app 10.4. To reconnect my Sonos, the new Sonos app asks me to go to the missing speakers to touch the setup button. The problem is I have more than 20 Sonos speakers missing. If Sonos removed the Reset Sonos Controller feature, they need to bring it back

82103
T
D
Dan77Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Alarm in the new iOS App 10.4

Why have you made the alarm so hard to find? I use this daily, it should be back as a top level menu for convenience.

10351
controlav
J
JonnyAContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Can't play podcasts or music from iPhone

Is it me? I now cannot access any podcasts or music from my phone? Most podcasts I listen to are on BBC Sounds which cannot be streamed through the Sonos app. It would appear my speakers are not compatible with Apple Play 2 as they are not appearing over airplay. Can anyone help? or do I have to do what seems inevitable these days...and just throw it all away and go back to vinyl?😬 in despair.

4351
Airgetlam
A
adiniContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Why ist the alarm "hidden" in System Settings (September 10, 2019 Release)

I use the Sonos-alarm on a daily basis, but the time varies from day to day. Therefore, before I go to bed I check that the alarm is set and set at the correct time. Since the September 10, 2019 Release, this has become an annoying task as the alarm was moved on the Android App. Now I have to click through "Settings -> System -> Alarm". I do not consider the alarm a system setting, but maybe that is just me. Complaining is easy, so what could be a potential solution? From my point of view it would be nice to have the alarm setting directly linked from the "My Sonos" part of the app (bottom left). As we can edit this page, it could be hidden for everyone by default and if you need it, you add it through the edit of the My Sonos (top right). Forgive me, if there is already a better way to set the alarm. I tried to find it online, but I was not successful. That being said, adding the alarm to the "My Sonos" would be a great feature anyway (imho).

4673
Ryan S
S
southern galProminent Collaborator II
asked in Controllers and Music services
'Recently Played' on My Sonos not working

This has ALWAYS worked. in the last few days (since this weekend) this section just shows LOADING I have left the app open at My Sonos for up to 10 -15 minutes and it never shows the most recently played stations or shows. I rely on this and have used it for years Please escalate to get it fixed Yes, I have deleted the app and reinstalled at least three times over several days and no change TIA

5853
S
L
london_rContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
iOS app - Play an album from a UPnP - Asset - Server

Fairly new to the Sonos setup, however the following doesn't seem to be possible - am I missing something? Using latest iOS app Browse > Asset UPnP Album > [A-Z] Select Album ??? You can see all the tracks listed as you might expect, however it seems you can only pick one at a time. The three dots next to the album only offer you the ability to "add album to my sonos" I just want to the able to play the album from here (select all tracks and add to queue)... which seems quite basic functionality. Interestingly, if you try from say the Mac controller, you can just select all tracks and add to queue. Given this works, this seems like it is limited to the iOS controller.

6472
L
A
ArkaContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Leaving Sonos beta

Hi; after updating my mac controller, it appears the Beta version on the application-controller...how to come back to the regular application? I don't want to be a beta tester...

7855
ratty
D
Dustin MustangsContributor III
asked in Controllers and Music services
Controlling sonos when outside wifi range with VPN server

I have a sonos connect hooked up to a multi zone AVR that powers numerous sets of speakers around the outside of my house. Some of the more distant listening areas are past the range of my WiFi despite my efforts to boost its coverage. For other reasons, I have my home router set up with a VPN server that allows me to remotely connect to my home network as if I am in the house. When logged into this vpn, I have control and use of all my networked devices just like I would if I was directly connected to my home network. Except Sonos. It just hangs at the ‘you need to be connected to a wireless network’ screen. Is there a workaround for this?? Obviously this would solve my WiFi range issue when needed. My preferred controller is an iPhone 7 and all my numerous Sonos devices are hard wired if it matters.

7470
D
Terms & ConditionsCookie settings