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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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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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One household; need multiple Sonos accounts to control system?

She simply installs the Sonos app, tells it to connect to an existing system, and signs in using the same account as yours.Up to 32 controll...
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Colin FerringtonContributor III
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Grouping problems

Since the last software update, I have found that grouping devices no longer works reliably. Grouping either doesn't happen or the devices drop out of groupings randomly. Is this a problem others are having? Is there a fix?

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Andrea LaghiContributor I
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Sonos Controller for past iOS version

Hallo everybody! Still available the APP Sonos Controller for iOS 5.1.1 onboard on my iPad 1? I've got a lot of music inside and I would like to connect to the brand new Play3...

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DeanfurbContributor I
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"Unable to play '......' - the connection to Apple Music was lost"

Partway through each song, the above message comes up on the phone and it fades into the next song on the album. Apple Music problem (no problem with Pandora or Amazon)

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William_57Contributor I
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Android Mobile Device streaming needs a Folder View like (Music Library\Folders).

Sonos thx. for creating the Android Mobile Device streaming capability the only thing it needs now it the Folder View. Music genres, etc. are nice for iPhone folks but I (and possibly most Android users) like to categorize/organize my music (on my mobile device) into folders. Allowing parent level (down thru sub) folder playback would be icing on the cake. Similar to what the desktop/mobile controllers currently have (Music Library\Folders). Please add this capability to the next Android Mobile Device streaming update.

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SonosFan0987Contributor I
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Sonos products, placement and volume

This is my first post. I have a large open floor plan (700 sq feet) and I'm trying to create an equally high quality soundstage around the room. My setup sounds good however I find that the volume of grouped speakers is not consistent (probably due to using different speakers). By this I mean, that when sitting in the middle of the space, volume has to be adjusted for specific speakers in the group so that it sounds even. As a result, I have to adjust the volume on individual speakers in the group so that volume from one side of the room isn't noticeably louder than the other. All speakers sound good. I've taken advice from the Sonos Community in choosing my setup. I currently have the highly recommended play 1 pair and sub on one end of the room (living room area) and a single play 5 gen 2 on the other end (kitchen). The play 5 volume always needs to be increased so that it is not over powered by the play 1 pair and sub. This is true although I am sitting slightly closer

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AntroContributor I
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Digital Radio quality

Have only had my system, Play 1 & 3, for 12 hours so far and love it. Only thing I've found which is an issue is when streaming radio the sound quality isn't as rich as when listening on my DAB radio. I assume this is because DAB transmissions are of a higher quality then online radio? I wondered if anyone knew of a streaming source for radio that is Sonos compatible that is of high sound quality. The radio station I mainly want this for is BBC 6Music.

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owen1Contributor I
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not able to use apple music

I updated sonos controller yesterday. Seem to now be running a beta version 7.2 of sonos conroller for Mac (though did not sign up for this -- not intentionally). Since then not able to play apple music through sonos. Removed apple music but then could not add it again. Grateful for advice. Have submitted diagnostic info. no.7064873

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wlancasterAvid Contributor I
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Connecting to WD MyCloud

Have created a new folder in MyCloud and can't see how to make it 'findable' by Sono Any help would be appreciated

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reinaldoContributor I
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Connecting other speakers to Sonos Controller

I used to have 9 play:5 speakers connected to my network. However, earlier this week we had a network outage and the wifi had went down. Ever since the outage when it was resolved the controller did not show all the speakers. Now I blew out the old setup to try and reconfigure them again, but it can get one on and it won't let me add another.

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thomasbrimsContributor I
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COnnecting a connect to a tv with Toslink

Can't seem to find a definitive answer on whether I can link my play 1 to a TV via a connect with Toslink, to play television sound through the play 1?

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Sarah_21Contributor I
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Is there a Sonos Controller for Google Chromebook?

Any plans for a Chromebook Controller?

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Emmanuel-PContributor I
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le morceau n'est pas correctement codé.

parfois le morceau est correct et parfois il coupe et laisse un message d'erreur(le morceau n'est pas correctement codé.) que veux dire cela?

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rajwoodsonTrending Lyricist I
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Display song lyrics in sonos app

There is more than enough room on iPad app to display song lyrics - why can't I see all the ID3 tags in Sonos?

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Alan_37Contributor II
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Sonos playlists: cant delete. problems adding to them.

Hello. I can't add Sonos Playlists (error message says its full and to delete), but I also cant delete old sonos playlists (ask me to confirm delete playlist, I select yes, but nothing happens). Tried on all 3 types of controller (CR100, Android and Windows) tried resetting controller, to no effect. updated to latest version. no effect. Tried on Andorid App, same problem. I have about 36 playlists, some date back to 2008... additional Background: Hardware is 2 x ZP80 and 2 x ZP100. I have had Sonos since 2007, current use the original brick controller (software is v 7.0) plus the controller App for Android and controller App for Windows v. 7.0 ( using windows 10).

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Polly StyreneContributor II
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Greyed out Menu ... can't quit, can't update network settings

Many menu items (including quit sonos and preferences) are greyed out. I can connect the play1 to the router directly and get it to play but its not finding the wireless. I have a new router though I'm pretty sure it was working since I got the new router. I did recently update the sonos controller. what the h can be done here?

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Jever1970Trending Lyricist I
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Slow queue adding

Why must there be a 5 sec. delay when adding a song to the queue, before i can navigate in app again?

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svksndContributor II
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remote volume control

I'm looking for a way to remotely control Sonos volume without phone/tablet/controller. I would like a simple device that provides volume up/down/mute. Sometimes it's nice to walk up, press a button and mute a zone (or change volume, etc) without the need to pull out the phone, unlock, go to sonos app, select the zone, and then change the volume. Ideally, this remote volume control would be assigned to control one or more zones. I've had Sonos since the days of the original controller and the zp100s. Back then I wired volume controls in rooms to achieve what I'm describing above. Now I am looking for the flexibility of a wireless solution with better Sonos integration. If you are familiar with Philips Hue lighting devices, then what I am looking for would be something similar to the Hue dimmer device which allows you to easily control one or more lights without using the Hue app.

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HefContributor II
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No playlists have been added to your Sonos playlists yet.

When I try and add tracks to a playlist I get the following message: No playlists have been added to your Sonos playlists yet. The playlists do show up momentarily but are then replaced by the error message - it is really quite annoying and hope that it can be resolved quickly. Many thanks

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atom22Contributor I
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LG OLED tv non-infrared remote

Need instruction on how to connect the LD non-IR remote to the sonos volume settings.

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JamesMcContributor I
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How to completely uninstall sonos controller for mac

I want to completely remove the sonos controller and undo all changes made on installation and attempted music library access. I deleted the app and one folder that was just sonos files, but when I search for recent files, I find sonos made changes to more than a dozen system files. Is there an uninstall program? If not, how do I undo the changes the sonos program made to my computer?

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HenrikHunnesContributor I
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Password protection

Is there gonna be any password protection for the Sonos?? I'd love to know. Theres nothing more I love then getting a heart attack in the middle of the night by someone playing metal on max volume on the sonos in my bedroom. This is why I don't recommend the Sonos speakers.

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jbenetka87Contributor I
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Music Library keeps disappearing

Hello, I am running Controller for Mac version 7.0. Every since I updated to it, when I try to browse my music library it shows there us "No Selections are available" I have deleted my folder in preferences where iTunes stores my music and added it again a few times. It will add all the music and will show up in the music library, but then it will all drop off by the time I go to use the system again. Any ideaS? Thanks

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cemilbContributor I
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Internal error - Invalid Atom

I use the Sonos application on Windows 10 and on Android devices. When I look at the list of my "Imported Playlists" i See a large number (about 34) of playlists with the name "Internal error - Invalid Atom". It looks like they are old "queues" that I created at various times. Why were they created and how do I get rid of them?

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gertjeContributor I
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Child lock

Hello, It would be nice to have a lock in the buttons on the speakers. I have 3 cats and they are walking over the buttons. They turn the speakers on, louder, softer etc. Maybe is it an idea to make a option in the software to switch the lock on and off. Greets gert

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ThisGraceAvid Contributor II
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5.1 surround test tone

Probably someone pointed it out already, but I feel a surround test tone in the sonos app would be useful. A lot. The classic "This is Front Left channel, This is Front Right channel, ..." voice that comes from the speaker it is referring to. As a Sony TV owner I had the luck of having the full 5.1 surround signal coming from the optical out, but a lot of people have TVs where the optical out only manage a PCM 2.0. With a simple tone like that you could know immediately if your surround works and if you set it correctly in terms of L/R. The test tone page could be put immediately after the one where the creation of the surround is confirmed. Maybe it could be made in the same way as the sub's one is: the test tone plays on the surround and you can manually adjust its volume to your taste. Basically the same concept found in the manual volume control of the surround when listening music, but for movies. (If I'm not wrong the surround level adjustment right now affects only th

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