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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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jclin10Contributor III
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Sonos won't find my iTunes playlist

I'm trying to reconnect Sonos with my iTunes library. It seems to see all of my iTunes music, but it can't seem to find any of my playlists (under Imported Playlists) How can I fix this?

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Smilja
6 years ago
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CotseyContributor I
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Sonos controls missing from notification bar

Hi, When I swipe down on my notification bar the Sonos controls are missing. Sonos is currently running, and this was here in the past. Any advice? Cheers Cathal.

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Tiger519Trending Lyricist II
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How will extending Airplay 2 work?

I'm hoping someone from Sonos can chime in here, as there's not a lot of concrete information in the blog post. I have a Playbar 5.1 system and am willing to buy a Sonos ONE to add Airplay 2. The blog post mentions When you group one of these Airplay-enabled speakers with older Sonos devices, you can bring AirPlay capabilities to your entire Sonos system. and the image on the airplay page shown the Playbar. But I'm confused and concerned on exactly what this statement means. I would like it to mean: "When you have one Airplay 2 speaker in your Sonos ecosystem, Airplay 2 will work on all of your Sonos speakers." But to me the statement really seams to say "When you group an Airplay 2 speaker with older speakers, Airplay 2 will work with that group." I fear that the latter is how this is being implemented, which would mean that, for example, if you have older Sonos speakers in 3 rooms, you would need 3 Sonos ONEs to add Airplay 2 to every room. Which would suck. And in partic

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STJContributor I
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Control Sonos Playbar/Playbase volume with more than one TV/Tivo/other remote

I would like to be able to use more than one TV or Tivo or other remote to control volume of Sonos. Kind of a pain if you're holding your tivo remote and navigating with it, but you have to get your tv remote or iphone app just to decrease or increase or mute the volume. Seems like a simple thing, my last soundbar allowed me to use at least two different remotes to change it's volume and it was a much less expensive soundbar than the Sonos.

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Andy24Contributor I
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Airplay 2 - Only for the new Sonos One

Hi Was glad to hear that you're going to support airplay 2 in 2018. Im just wondering if this will be a software / firmware update that willl work with older speakers, like play; 1, 3 etc. or will airplay 2 only support the new speaker Sonos One?

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Chris
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ultralameContributor III
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Refresh Podcast list?

The android controller finds my downloaded podcasts the first time I select that feature... But it doesn't seem to update the list after new ones download and old ones are removed. How do I get it to refresh?

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nputtickTrending Lyricist I
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Recommend a CR200 replacement please

I have 2 x CR200s and find them wonderfully easy to use, and so convenient as they just sit in their cradles. I have of course had a replacement unit due to touchscreen failure, and now the second one has developed a dead spot. Sonos will replace this for £70 which isn't too bad, but with the removal of so many functions in 5.4 (particularly EQ - what were they thinking?) I'm wondering about a different solution. I know you can dedicate an Android phone or small tablet to Sonos and even apparently connect it to Sonosnet rather than wifi. But what I really like is the ability to leave the controller in a charging cradle, and with the interface already open, so it's always ready to use. In other words, not having to leave it connected to a cable, and not having to open an app before you can use it. So here's my question, can anyone recommend a device that will work this way? 1. It needs a cradle/charging dock, not a cable. 2. Preferably small - a phone or tablet no bigger than

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dave77
6 years ago
Tricky-D
Tricky-DContributor I
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Home DJ Setup

Looking to start a thread about DJing @ home (to start) and how to best setup Sonos for live DJ sets

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lazarbContributor I
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CR-100 Rebate "One per Household"?

I have an old CR-100 in my home and another in my vacation home. Anyone know how the "one per household" is defined? Am I eligible for one or two rebates?

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Chris
6 years ago
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buenoman13Contributor I
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Sonos Keeps Cutting In and Out!!

I have had a living room surround sound that includes my two Sonos 1, Soundbar, and Sub for 11 months now with no problems and since this update, my Sonos 1 speakers and Sub cut in and out every 4-5 minutes!!! I don't want to watch tv in my living room anymore because it is very annoying!! Any ideas how to fix? Anyone else having this issue?

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6 years ago
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JON NContributor I
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RE-NAME A SONOS PLAYER 1

procedure to change a player name

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jgatie
6 years ago
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W GREENContributor I
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Controller for MAC OS 10.9.5

I need the controller that is compatible with MAC OS 10.9.5, the latest version is not compatible with my OS. Does anyone have a download link.? Thanks,

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Kvon1Contributor I
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"The software on this device is outdated..."

This just started, out of the blue - not correlated with any system/software changes that I'm aware of: Running the controller app v8.1.1 on a Samsung tablet running Android 4.2.2 (Kernel v3.4.5). Fired up the controller app today (first time in a couple of weeks) and saw this message. Found another thread suggesting that an uninstall/reinstall of the controller app would fix - did that, and it did not. Most perplexing - any insights much appreciated!

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david6363Contributor I
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Harmony Elite & Playbar

I have had my Sons Playbar when connected to the TV controlled by my Harmony Elite for the last six months or so without any problems. Recently the Harmony has stopped adjusting the sound on the Playbar and whilst I cannot pinpoint the exact time this problem stared it does seem to have coincided with the last update to the Sonos controller. The question is - how do I get my Harmony Elite to control the sound on the Playbar. The sound can be adjusted by using the Sonos app

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Airgetlam
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User635108Contributor I
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Allow 15 sec skip forward/backward

I listen to podcast a lot and there's one function built in to the iOS Podcast app that I miss a lot when I use the SONOS, which is the 15 sec skip forward/backward.  This is useful when you missed something or when you want to skip an ad. Possible to add this in?

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Airgetlam
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User987904Avid Contributor I
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Sonos voice and Google communications

Sound test and voice offerings

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Formidible
6 years ago
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rickg2Contributor I
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8.2 Is Completely Frustratingly Awful

I created an account here so I can vent. This latest version of the app is horrible. There appears to be rhyme or reason about where anything is located. For some bizarre reason I cannot search for music from the music tab. On the search tab there are buttons at the bottom... but the actual search icon is a dim thing at the top. BTW, what is with unreachable buttons at the bottom? When I am holding my device my thumbs point up, not down. On a scale of 1 to 10 the usability of this version is about minus 3.

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fierafAvid Contributor I
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When will be possible to add more tracks at once to playlist in the windows sonos app?

Hi When I want to add more tracks at once to my playlist in the windows sonos app. I can't, only it's possible add one track at a time. It would be useful add this feature to sonos app. regards

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MikeV
6 years ago
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Digger77Contributor II
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Airplay 2 (Anychance!)

A quarter of the year nearly over and still no Airplay 2? Anyone know when this is gonna be released on Sonos. Appara it was suppose to be released early 2018 they said when the Sonos One was released back in November?

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Airgetlam
6 years ago
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msaegerContributor I
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Can I insert songs into the queue

I checked out the Sonos player today at best buy and have a question about inserting tracks. If I have a bunch of songs in the queue and suddenly feel like hearing a certain song can I insert that track to be played next without losing the queue ?

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steveContributor II
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Good Media Manager to Complement Sonos

I have a server full of MP3 and WMA Lossless - and Sonos on the way. So I guess I'll be converting the WMA Lossless to FLAC. There are lots of utilities for converting, getting cover art, etc. Does anyone recommend one system that will rip, organize, get cover art and do other cleanup in a way that is completely compatible with Sonos? To date I only use Windows Media Player and it works well enough. J River Media Center, WinAmp... suggestions?

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darkblueturboTrending Lyricist I
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Apple Music Radio. Fast forward on demand shows

So when I listen to an on demand show on Apple Music via the Sonos I can't fast forward it. This is annoying because I may have listened to half of the show on my iPhone on the way home, and want to hear the rest on the Sonos. I'd have to play from the start. It can be done from within the Apple Music app on the phone, but I can't see how to do it on the Sonos.

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Keith N
6 years ago
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Per-HenningContributor I
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Change from chinese language on CR200 remote control

Help! My kids have managed to change the language settings on my CR200 to Chinese (or something like it - i don't understand a Word of it but it looks like chinese characters). How do I reset the Controller back to English Language? I'm not able to navigate through the menu since I do not understand any of the menu text...

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6 years ago
PhilSkill
PhilSkillEnthusiast II
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Android Controllers and Setup, past the CR100 brick

As many of us are being thrown off of our CR100's, and forced onto an external third party device, please use this thread to say what device you will use or have tried, and advise what settings and configurations make it work. Please keep it on topic, use the "Save the CR100" thread to put the world to rights on the bricking of our functioning devices. Life must go on, The CR100 will die, lets try to help each other find our best solution. To start, I have just purchased a Lenovo Tab 7 Essential, 7" screen so similar overall size to the controller, ordered through Tesco Direct, very fast service available in 3 hours from ordering. Tesco added a discount so got it for £62, although They advertised it as the Tab 4 7" which is actually a different unit with slightly higher res and should retail at £99 rather than £69 anyway its fine at the right price. both run Android 7.0 So set it up with no security as I don't want a pin entry each time I pick it up. Installed Sono

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Poprey001Contributor I
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Google Home integration

Does anyone know when we can expect Sonos to integrate with google Home Assistant?

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6 years ago
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