Controllers and Music services

I can control the sound volume of my Sonos equipment (One, Beam) on iPhone/iPad running iOS, but not on my computers (iMac and MacBook Pro (both 2017). Neither on Airplay2 through Apple Music nor through the Sonos app on these computers. Am I overlooking a settings option or is this feature lacking?

Need to deregister Playbar sotenant can access it without accessing my other devices

Hi, I'm in the throws of a project to create an NFC jukebox - you'd have a deck of cards with album covers and track listings printed on them, wave whichever you desire over a box, and it would start playing on the Sonos. I'm using a Raspberry Pi and Python. There are a few similar projects out there using older standards (SoCo - which doesn't make use of the new API, is very widely used), but I would like to use the new API. My interaction with it should be fairly simple, but I would like to give a user the ability to 'write' a playlist to a new card (so, they'd press a button, an LED would light up, they'd place the card on the reader and the playlist would then be associated with that card). Is there any way (via the API) to determine the playlist id of what's currently playing (or return nothing if it's not a playlist)? Thanks in anticipation!

Hi I am facing issues in updating my sonos in crestron Tsw-1060. I have totally 4 crestron touch pannels in which 2 of the touch pannels sonos are working fine, wen I go to set up mode ---- about---- sonos version update. But when repeat the same process in other two touch pannels it is not getting updated. Please find the attached image and kindly help me with this .

Since recent updates (May 2019), I can no longer maintain my place in a very, large, shuffled queue by grouping to, then dropping from a different room. This is a FUNDEMENTAL issue and is totally ruining my SONOS experience. For further explanation please also refer to the following posts: I have my entire music library - 35,000+ songs on shuffle in my queue. Is there any way to save my place? It's kind of a pain to scroll down so many songs after going away from it. The queue pointer is lost when another source is selected. The only option is to group with another player and transfer the queue plus pointer to that, then transfer it back again later. Can anyone else reproduce this problem or is it unique to my set-up? (1xCR200 Controller, 2xZP90 Connect, 1xZP120 Connect:AMP, 1xA100 One, 1xPlay:5 (1st Gen), BRIDGE, Windows PC and iPhone controller apps) I have now spoken to Sonos and this problem has been identified as a bug.

I have three widgets on my android phone, one for each room. The problem is that they don't stay connected, instead I get this message three times instead. Not connected to Sonos. Tap for more info. This is what I used to see when I want connected to my home network. Now I get that even when the Sonos app is running. If I delete one and add it again then all of them work again, until the next time they decide to stop working. Is anyone else having this problem, or know how to fix it?

I just added my second Sonos room, and have had something of an enlightenment. Previously I had only a Playbar 5.1 system, and I have been concerned with how I will be able to add it to AirPlay (yes, I know I can use AppleTV on the input, but I can't get full stereo sound on the rear surrounds with thie method). I was a bit disheartened reading about how only players that are grouped with the newer speakers will be able to AirPlay. But I believe I have mistaken grouping for some sort of permanent arrangement. But it appears grouping is a temporary construct, similar to how you can select multiple sources from within iTunes? The Sonos controller does physically combine the players (i.e. Office + Laundry Room), but functionally it seems like it's just a player selector. I'm not sure I'm as concerned with the implementation, seeing how easy it is to add an remove a speaker from the group. There's still the issue of having music play somewhere that maybe I (or rather, my wife!) doesn't re

I have just updated the controller software on two android devices (to 10.2). The previously available 'Connect to Sonosnet' option has gone and the devices can no longer see the sonos wireless network. This was really useful as my home network coverage is not good in some areas - sonos fixed that! Is this change deliberate or am I being stupid?

How can I see song ratings (1-5 stars) using ipad2 as sonos controller? I copied my CDs to hard drive in Aflac format.

In the Android app, Sonos needs 6 steps to change the equalizer and another 5 steps to change the subwover settings. Can not it be better ??

There is no logical sense to Sonos being concerned if my mobile is accessible all the time or not in my system. I want playlists from my mobile and when I'm connected it's accessible. That's it that's all. Any other way is really stupid and restrictive. Fix this please. It doesn't matter if the playlist isn't always accessible. That's not an actual sense in being so restrictive. Make it simple let us do what we want. Hour hard is this to resolve??

I have a Connect that is direct wired to my amp. I used to be able to control the volume to my in-ceiling speakers through my Elan app - one set of speakers, simple installation. I installed the latest update from Sonos and now the App is stuck on "fixed volume". There are no "room settings" when I open the 'Settings' tab and no way to change or adjust the volume settings on the Sonos app. Everything else works fine and I can manually adjust the volume through my amp but no way can I figure out how to change the Sonos app to variable volume. ???

Hi, After the latest update I'm no longer able to use my Ipad Mini as a controller for my Sonos speakers. It seams that the Sonos app is no longer compatible with IOS 9.5.x which is the max IOS version supported by my old Ipad mini. It's quite frustrating for me that updating my sonos speakers to newset version caused this to happen. Any suggestions how to fix this (other than just bying a new ipad, which is not an option) ? Would it really require too much effort for the Sonos team to keep backwards compatibility at a reasonable level? Kind regards Torben

I just got my Sonos Connect, and I thought I was able to connect it to my Pro-Ject Essential III turntable. Everything checked out just fine, exept, The Line In is set to deactivated. I can change it. Without it being activated I can use my turntable as an extern source.

With the loss of support of the old controller I have been toying with getting a dedicated tablet to use as a controller. However I have a few Google mini's around the house and also have a strong interest in the upcoming Google Smart Displays as the one coming soon by Lenovo: https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/virtual-reality-and-smart-devices/smart-home/smart-home-series/Smart-Display-/p/ZZISZSDSD81 Was thinking this would be the ultimate controller replacement as it could do both Google Assistance and run a few apps such as Sonos. However I am seeing that it runs Android Things OS vs standard Android OS. Thus question is if there are plans to support this with a Sonos App. Again I believe this would be a cool replacement for the defunct controller.

Since some time i have to set the sleep timer twice to make it work. First time i set it, nothing happens. When i set it again, it works. Has anyone else experienced this behaviour recently? I'm using a Play 1.

Sleep timer counts down but doesn’t switch off Tune In radio on Play 1 any longer. This has only stopped working in the last couple of weeks. Set sleep timer for 1 hr, wake up with radio still playing in the morning. Is it possible to resolve this?

Running Android 9 on Pixel 2 XL. Go to settings to add a new speaker. App says "Sonos app needs updating" and shows an Update button and a Done button. Tapping the Update button opens the Sonos Google Play page with only 2 options, Uninstall or Open, so the app appears to be updated. Go back and tap Done instead, but still can't add speakers. It continuously goes in this loop of needing to update the app. Already tried uninstalling/reinstalling, clearing app cache, rebooting phone. New Play 5 is a brick at this moment, thanks guys. Fix the app now.

Controller app

Doctor Sonos here. Remember me? You surrendered control of your teeth when you gave me money for "fillings" last year. Your fillings are totally under my control. They won't work any more until you accept my latest terms. Without my consent, they remain in your head but you can only use them as long as you agree to my shifting conditions. I alone decide when your teeth stop working and need an "upgrade". Your consent is irrelevant, really. Get over it. You can't chew until you install my latest remote control software, sorry for the inconvenience. But really I have your best interests - and those of me - and my marketing partners at heart. We can monitor what you eat, and how often you chew. For altruistic reasons, really. Trust me, I'm a doctor. Oh, and eat this cookie. That's an order, or I won't speak to you any further. There, that's better. Now go ahead and click on the upgrade. It's the path of least resistance. I'm a doctor - trust me.

Set up sonos app on Android but it is not my email address on app, I can't change it not sure what to do

I am playing music from My Music (purchase iTunes music) on the iPhone and Sonos will not play the entire songs. It just skips to the next song. Very frustrating.

Is it safe to delete previous install files after an update? I have 3 Sonos install files in this folder.

Love the system, but I wish... When you're in shuffle and click NEXT to skip the current song, I wish it would automatically fade out the current song before skipping to the next for a more seemless listening experience.

Currently, Tidal artists are listed in the order they were added to favorites rather than alphabetically. This makes it very difficult to find a particular artist when scrolling though hundreds of artists. This problem should be easy to correct. Bluesound lists artists in alphabetical order.