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.

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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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Matty72Avid Contributor III
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Cant connect to Sonos via AirPlay on iPhone

I can successfully connect to my Sonos system from my iPhone via Spotify but when I try to connect the phone’s current general audio output via AirPlay to Sonos, I get an AirPlay error “Unable to connect” with no other details. This has only started happening recently. I have tried all of the obvious things such as power cycling the speakers, modem, router and iPhone but this has not resolved the issue.

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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BlunderbussContributor I
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Sonos desktop app only sees playlists on Spotify

Sonos One SL ,Spotify Premium user, Win 11 laptop has Sonos app. Have installed Spotify through Sonos site. When I open Sonos on PC and select Spotify, it sees only Playlists, not songs or podcasts. I can play those through Android mobile. Why not from laptop? 

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controlav
1 year ago
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sdh0407
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Artist names starting with 'The'

There are a couple of old topics relating to this issue with several hundred views and no solution. I am sharing my fix for it. In the tags on the files, I replaced the space after the word The with a unicode non breaking space.  This has done the trick for me.  It makes the index show the band under T and all the search functions still work as you would expect.  Changing the tags in MP3Tag is fairly quick if you have the files set up by artist.  Just select the artist folder and change all the Artist and Album Artist tags to replace the regular space with the no-break space.  After the changes are made run the Update Music Library Now function.The unicode no-break space is created in notepad by holding down the alt key and typing 0160.  When the alt key is released the no-break space is created.

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Sotiris C.
1 year ago
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MattiasVdContributor I
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chime alarm starts randomly

Yesterday, my daughter set up an alarm with a music playlist for the speaker in her room, to play on weekdays. But both this morning (a Saturday) and this evening the speaker started playing an alarm (the chimes).It’s a Saturday (not a day for which her alarm was set), and it played at 7am and 9.45pm, not the time for which her weekday alarm was set. This makes no sense. How did the alarm get there? I obviously deleted them immediatly. But we don’t want this issue to come back.

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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Greg DerwartContributor I
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Shuffle options

Can you shuffle stations?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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QuietpnContributor II
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Windows 11 Controller - SiriusXM Songs Do Not Update

When in the SiriusXM Favorites view on the Windows 11 Controller (Sources > SiriusXM > Favorites > Channels), the song currently playing on each favorite channel is displayed, however after playing music for a bit, the songs do not update.

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Corry P
1 year ago
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johncerqContributor I
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Missing Products

I have a Playbar, sub, and two Play 1s. They are missing from my system. The Playbar is connected to my Roku TV. The Playbar and Sub play through the TV and when I press the play button on either one of the Play 1s they play as synced with the Playbar and sub. I have tried the recommended process for missing products and have not been successful. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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shreyaDContributor I
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Parameters in the API requests/responses that distinguishes between Sonos S1 and Sonos S2

We are working on a feature on Sonos S2 device and some of our changes are impacting Sonos S1, as the same SMAPI are getting invoked for both S1 and S2.Is there any incoming string like version or something similar that will help us distinguish between S1 and S2.

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BMF
1 year ago
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cloudviking19Contributor I
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Trueplay testing after 14.18 update

Has anyone tested the sub with trueplay after the 14.18 update? Is it fixed or still an issue? 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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BurtqwertAvid Contributor I
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Cable

Hello,Curious to know, I have a Fluance RT84 turntable connected to a Cambridge Audio Alva Solo Moving Magnet Phono Preamplifier connected to a Sonos Five. It sounds great and I get lots of enjoyment listening to various genres of music. The connection from the preamp to the speaker is RCA to 3.5 using a cheap £8 cable. My question is should I buy a more expensive cable? And will I notice any difference in sound quality if I do?Many Thanks Simon 

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jgatie
1 year ago
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arcadeltEnthusiast I
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Update 14.18: What do the dots signify?

Does anyone know what the new dots in the System tab signify? There is nothing mentioned in the release notes. 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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0b5cur1tyAvid Contributor I
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Feature request: Option to rename HDMI/Optical input to something other than 'TV'

Hello,I have a CD transport connected via the Sonos optical-to-HDM adapter to the HDMI input on my Sonos Amp. This works great (and allows me to control the Amp volume with the CD transport’s remote control) but it’s odd to see this input called ‘TV’ in the Sonos app. I understand this is the primary intended use case for the HDMI input but I can’t be the only person using the optical-to-HDMI connection to get a digital audio input into the Amp. Please Sonos: Could we have an option to rename the HDMI input to a custom name in the app, like you can with the RCA input?

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Corry P
1 year ago
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Kinyiu921Contributor I
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HK Music service support

Hello any HK Sonos fan here? 🙋🏻Any idea on supporting more HK local music service Moov/Joox on Sonos? Is there anyway we can send feedback to the Sonos team?A bit frustrated that some of the most common local music service cannot be found in the app. Though Sonos has amazing sound and user experience. 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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dbuttrickContributor II
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Recently Played section not updating.

The recently played area of the app (Android) never changes when I play new tracks.Can someone advise how to troubleshoot this?

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Corry P
1 year ago
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TwincamanAvid Contributor I
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Volume Controls

Since latest Windows app update, my PC running Windows 11 can not control volume on any of my Sonos speakers.   Off-on and station selection are OK.

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sixoversixTrending Lyricist I
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Why does the sonos app gray out ans prevent playback of music that is an hour or longer in length?

Wether it is a track on my local phone, or a Spotify playlist - if the track is over an hour in length (like a DJ set mix), the Sonos app grays these out and will not play them. However, if I open Spotify or Apple Music and stream it to the Sonos speakers, it works fine.My first thought is some sort of DRM protection or something else that’s blocking based on length, but not sure. Anyone else encounter this issue?

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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colinsmith123Contributor I
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Sonos App affected by Outlook Notifications

Realme X50 Android phone.Interaction between MS Outlook and Sonos app was fine until yesterday. Whilst using my phone to listen in my Beam 2 every time I receive an email the app would switch off the radio. I've had to turn off notifications as a fix but far from an ideal solution.What are the chances Sonos will fix this bug?

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melvimbe
1 year ago
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GypsyContributor I
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Play Music with TV off

How can you play and manage music with TV off?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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Danyboy56Contributor I
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commande de volume individuel n'est plus disponible

depuis la mise à jour 14.18 en octobre avec windows la commande individuelle  du volume des haut parlleur n’est plus possible ,seulement commande volume du groupe au complet.  merci

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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alva45Contributor I
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écouter webradios

Bonjour,Je viens d'avoir un cadre enceinte, et je voulais savoir si je peux écouter des web radios avec ?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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Philip_SContributor I
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Is Sonos Controller For Mac v.14.18 compatible with Mac OS 10.5.8?

I’m using a Mac G5 running OS 10.5.8 as a server to access the majority of my music library files via a network connection to my (newer) iMac running OS Catalina 10.15.7.I have no issues accessing the music library from the G5 on the iMac, but the Sonos Controller or iPhone app cannot access the G5 library...I’ve confirmed sharing settings and believe them to be correct.Is the Mac G5 (OS 10.5.8) too many generations removed and incompatible with current Sonos Controller software of iPhone app?

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Sotiris C.
1 year ago
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tunmContributor I
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How to play music from api get api list favourites

I got the list of favorite songs but don't know how to pass the parameters to play the music

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Corry P
1 year ago
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andreslie1Contributor I
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amazon music

Why Amazon music it's not enable in Sonos for colombia if the service it's available in this country ?

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1 year ago
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ScrumblehalfContributor I
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Im a Sonos 1 and 2

I have a Sonos mixed estate one and two every time there is a change upgrade or even a change to terms and conditions my Sonos one kit stops working requiring a lengthy and helpful call to their helpdesk it takes a long time to sort this out every time please can the tech team sort something out as soon as possible thank you? 

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1 year ago
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NMKContributor I
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FIX FOR ADDING APPLE MUSIC SERVICE TO SONOS APP

Hi I had the dreaded Java Script error and while sonos says that it's your phone or router it's not. Apples 2FA blocks the android platform.  If you use another iPad or iPhone and log in, it logs in no problem.  It's 100% not you. It's CrApple 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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