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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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BoyceyContributor I
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Help subscribing to events with API

Hello, I'm in the process of building a Sonos iPhone app with Swift using the Sonos API but have hit a stumbling block. I would like to detect a state / volume / metadata change on my app when someone uses a different app or the hardware buttons. I believe that subscribing to events is the way forward. I have copied in the reference link below. [list] [*][url=https://developer.sonos.com/build/direct-control/connect/][b]Subscribe[/b][/url]—Subscribe to group namespaces to receive events when states change, such as changes to volume or playback status. [/list] https://developer.sonos.com/build/direct-control/connect/ I send a HTTP POST to the subscription path as described and get a 200 ok response back but have no idea what to do next. I've been using Xcode and testing with Postman. The callback url is registered on the developer site and OAuth token is verified. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Paul

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jgatie
5 years ago
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SC FitzContributor I
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Mac OSX App Update 10.1 to 10.2 stuck

A week or so ago the Sonos app on my OSX Mac (10.11.6) got stuck. A dialog window popped up and recommended an update. I clicked "Let's do this" and the updater got stuck mid process. Unable to quit /cancel. Only option was to force-quit. Work around: I repeated the above process 2x and decided to get a fresh download of the 10.2 installer. Doing a fresh install from tis installer worked easily and correctly.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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JeppeSthlmContributor I
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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.

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melvimbe
5 years ago
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JonnyAContributor I
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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.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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afriedman409Contributor I
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NO ability to access Sonos controller from a deskop Mac on older OS?

Sooooooo frustrated. I run a Mac on an OS older than 10.11. I control Sonos from it and am constantly adjusting music, pausing, etc. throughout my work day. I can NOT upgrade the OS on the Mac without a humongous hassle because of app compatibility for various other apps I run on the Mac. I just accepted the latest Sonos controller update from my iphone because I was prompted and now of course the desktop controller won't work, because I understand that Sonos Software 10.1 requires Mac OS 10.11. So am I just stuck? Is there absolutely no way to control Sonos from my Mac other than upgrading its OS? Are there any workarounds at all to get me control back. Or am I really stuck either upgrading the Mac OS or using my phone only to control the music? If I DO have to only use my phone (because I am NOT upgrading my Mac OS), are there any tricks for fast easy access to the Sonos controller on it. For example, if I am listening to music and the iphone actually rings, how can

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5 years ago
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jenloc1Contributor I
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Wrong email address

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

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Smilja
5 years ago
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Dan77Contributor I
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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.

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controlav
5 years ago
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Mr_DaveContributor I
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Can't access Room Settings w/ the app

I had a professional service install my Sonos system since they had to run power cables inside a wall. I am trying to "balance" the Play 1's for surround/Eq. I open the app, go to "more, settings, room settings. Nothing happens.Nothing happens when I select Add a speaker or sub. Is it possible for these settings to be locked out? Thanks.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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carotateContributor II
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SONOS controller is asking me to register speakers but it is not my email address - no other option available

I can no longer access my SONOS controller on my laptop (where I manage all the music) because it is asking me to register my speakers (don't know why all of a sudden) but it is not under my email address - somehow it has become my husbands email address. I have no option to change it back to me. I cannot get access to to my controller now on my laptop. My husband was trying to add a Playbar and updated his controller on his iPhone when this happened. How do I get Sonos to work again and ensure I am the email address it is registered to. Am desperate as I have party on weekend and use my lap top to manage all my music, make play lists and own music for performances then I update onto to SONOS. My husband is away and clueless. I need help urgently.

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Smilja
5 years ago
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Dan CadzowContributor I
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Netflix, Pandora, and the Desktop App

I have two Play Ones, and gaming PC with wifi and Bluetooth. With my desktop app I can play Pandora through the Sonos speakers. I have networked my computer to my ROKU TV and can play Netflix on the TV though my computer, but the audio is not shared with the speakers. Can I stream the Netflix audio through the speakers too?

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
andybell
andybellAvid Contributor III
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Sonos android widget very flaky

On my Samsung S9 I have the option to add a widget to my home screen for easier access which is great....when it actually works. I mainly used it for quick access to night mode and speech enhancment but for some reason this has intermittantly stopped working, sometimes when you go to switch NM or SE on or off they just dont work and you have to go into the app to do it. Once you have been in to the app though the buttons on the widget work again. It seems that if you force close the app this is what stops the widget from working. Is there anyway to officially report this as I find it pretty convenient having those options on the widget, just need the EQ options and level adjustments (surr+sub) on there as well and that would be perfect.

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Sjoop1985
5 years ago
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bullfinchContributor I
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Queue Management

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 [b]FUNDEMENTAL [/b]issue and is totally ruining my SONOS experience. For further explanation please also refer to the following posts: [quote=misty_1]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.[/quote] [quote=ratty]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.[/quote] 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) [b][i]I have now spoken to Sonos and this problem has been identifie

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Jeff S
5 years ago
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Ian4sonosContributor I
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Sonos not compatible to older iPads after auto updates

Is it possible to get older sonos controller versions as my older iPad controller in basement of house is know outdated after automatic updates?

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pwt
5 years ago
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tildmaeContributor I
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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?

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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benjaminclifford1979Contributor I
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Sleep timer

878357858 Diagnostic- sleep timer will only set on second attempt? Any ideas it doesn’t work first time ?

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Edward R
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bossjohncContributor I
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API and playlists - determine playlist id currently playing

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!

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wellsykeContributor I
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Group name

How are group names determined? is is alphabetical? If I have 3 rooms called "Living Room", "Shelf" & "Kitchen" and group them, the group is always called "Kitchen + 2". I'd prefer it to be called "Living Room + 2" because the group has a total of 4 speakers, three of which are in the living room. This matters because the rest of my family use the spotify app (or Alexa/Airplay) with our speakers so the group name is the only bit of the Sonos system that they see. It would be very useful, to have more control over the names and groups visible to Spotify/Alexa/Airplay.

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ratty
5 years ago
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ChontalesContributor I
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How can i deregister a product?

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

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jgatie
5 years ago
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wcglitzContributor I
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Sonos Playlist - "Now Playing"

Is there a way to access my Sonos playlist while its playing from a webgui from another device on the same network. Essentially, while my Play list is in use, I'd like the ability to connect to a webpage to display the song/artist that is currently playing from my Sonos Playlist. Is this possible? Has anyone tried this before? I'd like to use it as a display to others can view the song info if they would like to. Thanks Chris

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controlav
5 years ago
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KK_Trending Lyricist I
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Windows Controller: Quick volume control in task bar

I am not sure if this has been proposed befrore, but I did not find any related threads. I am running into the problem to quickly/easily adjust the Sonos volume from my Windows 10 computer (context: sound source via line-in). If I want to do this task, I need to launch the controller, wait a few seconds, then shift the mouse to the respective Sonos window, and adjust the volume. The aspect I dislike the most is that I need to open a window just in order to change the volume. What I am suggesting is an icon next to the Windows system volume icon on the right side of the Windows task bar (next to the clock). When you click it, it should work exactely like the Windows system volume slider - an up/down slider for the Sonos volume -- potentially with multiple sliders representing multiple speakers and overall volume (and potentially let the user select which speakers appear in this menu, i.e. those speakers she/he controls frequently from that computer). Thanks for considering thi

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bockersjv
5 years ago
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mmm1185Contributor I
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Netflix, Hulu and Video Streaming on Android

Does Sonos is planning an update for Android users to be able to listen video streaming services through Sonos speakers. Reference: I just bought 3 Sonos One speakers.

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Sjoop1985
5 years ago
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User213936Contributor I
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Sonos player for RaspberryPi?

I love the Sonos Software. Is there a way to load the Sonos software on a RaspberryPi and use the RaspberryPi as a “Sonos Connect” equivalent? I’d happily pay a rational fee to buy a license to use my RaspberryPi instead of buying a 3rd Sonos Connect.

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controlav
5 years ago
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kspringContributor I
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sound on commercials

the sound on commercials is way too loud. How can this be adjusted to be consistent with the volume on the movie/programming?

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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nerys.hinchliffeContributor I
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How to play Calm app through sonos

How do I play my iPhone apps through sonos. In particular the “calm” app?

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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JuulSContributor I
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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: [list] [*]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 [/list]

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5 years ago
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