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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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Sonos Controller Software Downloads

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JeffDDContributor I
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Feature Request - Do not collapse playlist after selecting

I find it quite annoying that when you select a station or a song or anything from the IOS sonos app (S2) it collapses all categories.To illustrate just search for SomaFM under stations. It will show a few under Sonos Radio (and others too). Expand that section and you will see around 10-15 different ones. Scroll down and select something from the bottom of the list. It plays it but then collapses the whole section so if you want to quickly try another station you have to expand again and scroll.

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controlav
3 years ago
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Steve251Avid Contributor III
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Metadata info. How many channels etc

I am fairly new to multi channel music but enjoying my use of the Sonos Arc and Era 300.As I read other forums I note that some people state that their equipment can tell them how the music is being delivered. For instance 7.1.2, 5,1.0 etc There may be more info as well like modulation etc. It would be nice if I could see this info so I can learn more about what I am listening to Is there a way to obtain this info?I have looked around the Sonos app but not found anything TIA Steve

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Stanley_4
1 month ago
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RockinRobinTweetContributor I
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Bluetooth connection?

Why did the app just update (June 2021) and make me have to allow bluetooth? I use this on wifi. I find the forced app updates a royal pain in the a$$. 

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2 years ago
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JMCHZNContributor I
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music stored?

Every phone, computer, Apple TV, and SVS streamer turned off and powered down yet 1SL was playing music. In fact it’s playing a 67 song playlist which was last thing I was playing but with everything off where is the music coming from? 

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controlav
2 years ago
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J-Kon72Contributor II
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Magnavox Radio Sonos Integration

My brother has an old Magnavox Grand Classic. I’m curious if there is a clever way to integrate this into the Sonos ecosystem. All I can come up with is tearing everything out of the inside and replacing with a One or maybe a Symfonisk. Is there a better way to integrate with more of the existing hardware?

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
Flattliner
FlattlinerEnthusiast II
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The Sonos app is redesigned and better than ever. Get the latest update now.

“The Sonos app is redesigned and better than ever. Get the latest update now.”Yes, that’s honestly the banner at the top of this page:Sonos liesHilarious Sonos - let me rewrite that banner for you:The Sonos app is redesigned and worse than ever. Get the latest update now if you want to lose a lot of functionality and really regret doing it.Looks like their headphones will be released this week and I won’t be throwing good money after bad - a boycott might remind them who pays their wages.

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Flattliner
12 hours ago
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Jim_33Contributor I
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iPhone Volume Control

I know that this has been discussed on other threads, and I know that Sonos’ position is that the controller app does not support hardware volume control on iOS. And as a recent convert from Android to iPhone I was disappointed to find that I had to unlock my phone and go to the app every time I want to control the volume. However, on a recent trip to visit my brother, I was complaining about this, and he says, “it works fine for me.” Lo and behold, I tried it on my phone and was able to control the volume on his S1 system. When I contacted Sonos about this, there only answe was “we don’t support hardware controls on iOS.” Hmmmmm.

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11 days ago
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MichelZContributor I
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Beam connection

Hello,Is it possible to connect directly Beam to iMac via HDMI/Thunderbolt cable ?Does it work ?Thanks,Michel

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controlav
2 years ago
Rudie
RudieAvid Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Android widget – suggested changes to hotspot areas

My main gripe is that 90% of the time I go to tap on the speaker icon to change the volume, the app opens unintentionally because the speaker is too small.So, I suggest to change the hotspot area so that anywhere in the green area will open the quick access volume control. Maybe this could also be extended so that only the blue area opens the app, pink are back/stop/ffwd and yellow is room selection. Tapping in the area outside any of these will just be a dead zone.Please see my crude illustration…  

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Xander P
2 years ago
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gsclineContributor I
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New App Sucks

All the things I used to like about the Sonos listening environment are gone.  Search for an artist, play one song now or add to end of queue.  Seems like all you can do is play an entire album from an artist and not select individual songs.  The thing I always loved about Sonos was that I could sit on my patio and queue up 20 songs and relax.  There seems to be no way to create a playlist on this new app?   I see they’re probably making the app so it relies on the playlists already built in your connected music services.  That’s fine but they better smooth out and advance this new app quickly.   Rating:  F+

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opeitrequinContributor I
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Publicité NON DESIREE Sonos

Bonjour,Cette publicité non désirée est scandaleuse.Je n’achèterai à l’avenir plus aucun produit Sonos.J’attends des explications de la firme SonosPeitrequin

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Airgetlam
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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VronContributor I
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Beam Gen2

Does the Beam Gen2 work with an Android TV & an iphone &/or Mac? 

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10 months ago
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NirudhaContributor I
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Suggestion: Warn of line in clipping on the app

It might be nice to have a warning if the line in input clips on the app. Maybe not the most common use case but if you switch input sources it will help pick the right line in level.

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K
2 years ago
biffta
bifftaHeadliner I
posted in Controllers and Music services

ipad screen display drops down when changing rooms

I have devices in several rooms and control everything from my iPad. If I am listening, for example to music or a podcast, I have full screen display however if I change listening rooms the display invariably drops down to a narrow band at the bottom of my screen which I have to tap to restore full screen display. Although not a great problem, I do find it annoying particularly if I change rooms several times during listening.I contacted Sonos support and was told that this is the way the app is designed to operate!!! I replied simply , “Why as it’s very annoying?” “What is the reason for the app being designed to do this?” The only response I have received since are two customer satisfaction emails! Not very satisfactory to say the least.Anyone else find this frustrating?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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radobarContributor I
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play menu

the play menu and the library should show the length of the items listed. this would greatly assist in selecting items, e.g. different versions of the same songALSO - personally I am very frustrated with having to use my phone to setup the systems.  i have a dedicated desktop for my music and you have made it almost defunct :(

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106rallye
2 years ago
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BrittexContributor I
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Red Line Functionality for apps

Lots of comment here on how much the new aps are broken and/or dislikedI thought it might be useful to Sonos to get a sense of red line functionality. Functionality that - if not added back or fixed - will cause a user to abandon the product. Everyone will be different and that’s the point of this thread.I am also making the assumption that straight defects (laggy performance, disconnects, devices not found etc.) will be fixed within a reasonable timeframeI’ll start:Playlist/Queue management at least as functional as the last version Custom URLs for streaming radio. I’ve tried and rejected Roon because it didn't support this Local library access, browsing, searching at least as functional as the last versionPlease restrict to redline functionality and avoid venting. I too have spent a lot of money on my system and am less than happy at the moment. But if I cant get the above functionality to work then Sonos is no longer a fit for me

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6 days ago
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phpkempfContributor I
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Show playlist name in queue

Please, without delay, add immediately to S1 & S2, the name of the playlist that is currently in queue.  This would help a lot when searching a multitude of playlists.  This should be a simple fix. 

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Xander P
3 years ago
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Sunnysj07Contributor I
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Alarm modification/feature request

Hi, in the current version setting up an alarm to play your song in playlist automatically puts it in a repeating loop. Also there is no option to stop the alarm automatically when the song finishes. I would like to request Sonos to make:1. repeat loop an option in alarm settings whether you want to repeat or not?2. Have an option to stop alarm when the song finishes, in addition to the current method to set a time limit. like the suggestion to make Sonos make the changes. Thanks

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Corry P
1 year ago
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KasperahContributor I
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Sonos One SL unable to play from cloudqueue, but Sonos Move can

Hi  I am running a small SMAPI, witch runs the Sonos Cloudqueue functions witch works fine with the Sonos Move.  But when executing the command on a Sonos One SL.  Any developers that can help me out?  Any help will be highly apriciated. 

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controlav
3 years ago
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dcgunmanChromatic Producer I
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Nas drive

I’ll be setting up my WD My Cloud PR2100 this weekend. I’ve transfered all my files from my old-n-slow Mac to an external hard drive. I have a new laptop that I’ll be setting up this weekend. So my question is after I set up the Nas will I be able to transfer my music & photos over to Nas using the external hard drive? Or do I need to transfer them from ex hard drive to laptop first? And how does Plex come into play with the transfer?

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2 years ago
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LyndaSContributor I
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new playlist

I cannot create a new playlist, when i press the edit, there is no option of creating a new playlist, what do i need to do? SO frustrating

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3 years ago
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IcedCornholioAvid Contributor III
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Amazon Music Search not working on Desktop S2 14.2

I have been using Sonos Desktop to play my stereo enabled Roams since Alexa just keeps telling me to get the skill I already have :). Now I have a problem using Sonos desktop to search music. Nothing is coming up at all except for “my music” that’s on the PC - none of the subscription tracks are showing at all. I saw this in a few dated threads but never saw a solution. My Sonos S2 desktop app was recently updated a week or so ago. Just wondering if anyone else has this problem or has a solution. (And other services are fine on the desktop app, and I can see my amazon music subscription fine from my iphone)

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2 years ago
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jazzjetContributor II
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YouTube Music

The transfer from Google Play Music to You Tube Music has been pretty unsatisfactory, particularly as far as user’s own uploaded libraries are concerned. Until a few days ago under Library/Albums just a few albums used to show up under the Uploads heading (in my case only as far as the A’s). Today, under Library/Albums, the Uploads tab seems to have disappeared completely which makes finding stuff very problematic.What is going on?

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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alexasContributor I
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Empty icons

I've had to reset my mobile and as a result the section on "this mobile section" in browse has duplicate Albums with some of them empty. Is there a way of resetting these listings? 

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ratty
2 years ago
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