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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
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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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ratty
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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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SharkyHContributor I
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Sonos S1 controller isn't compatible with your system

I have my old Sonos products on the S1 app and my new products on the S2 app. The S1 app is now giving me the above error message and asking me to upgrade to the S2 app. When I click on ‘About my system’ the S1 app only shows the products linked to the S2 app and doesn’t recognise the old Sonos products

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U2JoshuaContributor I
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FEATURE REQUEST: enable Sort Field capabilties based on metadata for Music Library

Please add the capability for the Sonos apps to sort one’s Music Library leveraging the Sort metadata fields on a given release. For example, in Apple Music/iTunes, one can choose how their Library is sorted based on alternative text in the sort as fields, as below:Note:  by changing the album field’s “sort as” text from the album title to the convention: Artist - Year-Month-Day - Title, I am able to then organize and search through my entire Library of albums by a given artist, and then the albums ordered chronologically, thereafter.Another use case is an album series, named as “Volume #” and there are 16 albums in the series. The Sonos app does not sort on numbers, smartly - meaning, it doesn’t recognize that 2, 3, 4 come before 10, 11, 12, because it’s only looking at the first integer.  Instead it orders as follows:Volume 1 Volume 10 Volume 11 Volume 12 Volume 13 Volume 14 Volume 15 Volume 16 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 Volume 9My only workaround

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Corry P
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jaimepabonContributor I
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Sonos letting customers down BIG TIME! ref volume control on iphones

Sonos has taken a major step back, by users not being able to control volume on app using iPhones.YES! I regret buying into their eco-systemsSonos also failed to notify customers of "THIS MAJOR CHANGE" Shame on you!!You should advise future buyer of this "MAJOR CHANGE!  Post it on your home page? Of course not, the suckers will find out later.I expected better from a company with great  speakers & sound!Why would you stoop so low and NOT provide customers who spend so much money on you speakers a better experience using your app? We all know their not cheap.Dont blame Apple, because  it is SONOS we spent many on.OH we were able to use it before, duhhIt seems Sonos cant or won't upgrade their setup. JP

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suewallyContributor I
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sync my spotify acct with sonos

how do i sync my spotify acc with sonos not just syncing spotify but my actual acct so i will have access to all my libraries and playlists etc

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rhinoscopeContributor I
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Feature request: Add artwork to Custom URL Streams

Hi there, I frequently use my Sonos system to stream live radio, and I exclusively listen to add-free stations. In the past, TuneIn Radio, and then Sonos Radio have worked perfectly well for finding and streaming my preferred stations, but over the years both services have added more and more pre-roll and even “mid-roll” advertisements overlaid on top of the original stream. The best solution I have found for this annoyance is to load the Streaming Station URLs manually in the Sonos desktop App. It is a bit of a pain, but it a one-time pain, and way better then listening to the ads. But I really do miss the station artwork. Please add the ability to load custom artwork alongside custom streaming URLs in the Sonos app!

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TemperamentalTrending Lyricist I
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SONOS App UX: suggestions list

Hello @SONOS star team.  I will compile, and edit to add over time, the things I noticed and would recommend for our collective reflection here. Please comment to contribute your ideas too, and I can add them to this OP so that it’s easier for the SONOS developers to have it all in one place.Special thanks and appreciation for Keith, whom I “met” on Reddit and guided I use iOS, latest of everything at all times: iPhone and SONOS App version. Allow manual/ user ranking/ rearranging in My Sonos > Edit (top right corner). Ditto in Browse for existing music services.   Add a “tip” bubble to let people know about 3D Touch available throughout the App. I see use it in My Sonos to select Play in Another Room… the most.  Add Alarms to the SONOS icon itself on the Home Screen when using ForceTouch/ 3D Touch (Currently: Search, My Sonos, Play - Resume Last Played).   Detect WiFi issues and walk the user through fixing them to lighten the load on your Support Team, PR hit with people spewing c

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AkshunhiroContributor I
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Whyyyyyyyyy - Can't play music

Seriously, I’m so over this s***...EVERY WEEKEND I CAN’T PLAY MUSIC FROM STREAMING SERVICESEVERY WEEKEND SUPPORT AREN’T AVAILABLEAre these performing maintenance on a Friday night in the US or something?Why is this such a chore?I just want to use the product I paid forIt’s a paperweight at this point…​​Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

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Airgetlam
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arbormedContributor I
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Searching for classical music on Apple Music

Anybody out there able to get to a classical recording on Apple Music using the composer and opus#?I find any attempt to “drill down” into a more specific search (artist, type of composition, key signature, etc.) always results in an Apple “I can’t find anything” response. T.I.A.

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bdeboardContributor I
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Apple Silicon Support

When will the Sonos controller for MacOS be updated to run natively on Apple Silicon?

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Stanley_4
1 year ago
controlav
controlavMaestro
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What music services support Ratings buttons (like/dislike etc)?

I know about Spotify, Amazon and Pandora, are there any others that support ratings in the Sonos app?

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BertusdebokserContributor I
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Sonos S1 and S2 in one house

Daar Sonos user, Please try to explain, in simple manner, how to use Sonos S1 system and Sonos S2 system, at the same time, for different speakers, in one house Thanks,  Bertus

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JmroffmanContributor I
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Sonosnet and hotspot

A few times our internet has gone down. We use sonosnet between five speakers - one wired via Ethernet and the other speakers daisy chained.  is there a way to setup a backup internet with a hotspot through my cell phone?  I’d need to easily toggle between the hotspot and our Ethernet using sonosnet (when the internet starts working again).   my preference is the Ethernet but the hotspot usage would be a backup. 

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SwimmerContributor I
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Apple Music Issues

I’m having all sorts of connectivity and grouping issues on large varied Sonos system ONLY with Apple Music.   Other music services work fine.  What’s up?  Looks like Sonos not purging previously played Apple Music so occasionally receive error, “system in use elsewhere”.  Usually it just plays Apple Music on certain, but not all, grouped speakers.

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Corry P
1 year ago
dave77
dave77Headliner I
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Flic Twist now on pre-order!

The Flic Twist can now be pre-ordered!It supports Sonos control via a hub and can control volume via a rotating dial and a push button for play/pause so should make a nice little controller. 12 additional controls can be added by pushing and twisting the unit so I guess you could add skip/forward/etc there.https://www.t3.com/news/you-can-now-preorder-the-flic-twist-smart-home-button-and-its-on-saleAvailable here, the homepage has links to some bundles with the hubhttps://flic.io/  

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AudiosymbolAvid Contributor III
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Trueplay

Hi all - I have a number of Sonos speakers  ; era 100, era 300  and move 2 .   The era 300 are in pairs and also singularly .  I use an iPhone 12 Pro Max .  in all the settings for all the speakers  , I’m finding the quick trueplay option to sound  “cleaner” in lots of ways . The most obvious thing seems to be the treble response which is more muted when using the detailed trueplay option .  Clearly one possibility is that the iPhone isn’t doing the job properly .. but that the only possibility ?  Thanks 👍🏻

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Airgetlam
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FeejusContributor I
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Sonos App built in support for High-res music

Hi,I am looking to get clearity on the Sonos APP and quality of stream. Current Setup: I have Sonos Arc, the Sub, and Sonos Arc, added to this I have also setup Sonos App.Laptop - Macbook Air M2,Mobile: iPhone 13 Max Pro / iPadDesktop: Windows 11 - connected to wired network via Ethernet (wired).I subscribe to: Tidal, Bandcamp With both Bandcamp and tidal i have the option to go high-res so i had following question: Does the Sonos App support Hi-res qualitry stream from both Tidal and or Bandcamp? 

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foal foalContributor I
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impossible de lire deezer

bonjour,j’ai une installation sonos importante ( 2 era 300 / 2 play 5 / 1 beam / 3 sonos one / 1 roam / 1 move / 2 subwoofer ) : une partie est autour de la piscine ( 2 era 300 / 2 play 5 / 1 subwoofer), le reste se situe dans les pièces de vie.la partie sonos autour de la piscine me donne un message d’erreur “ IMPOSSIBLE DE LIRE DEEZER “le reste fonctionne. aucun cable ethernet.merci de m’aider

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DroopyAContributor I
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IOS Control center

Hello,Since 16.5 update we can no more control the volume or skip using the iPhone hardware button or the Lock Screen buttons.I’m aware that it’s an Apple limitation. Why Sonos do not propose some control center button for basic features (volume +/-, skip, pause/play).It would be very effective for user experience.  

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Corry P
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R0CKYContributor I
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How does streaming work on a Sonos One?

I’m used to using streaming music to bluetooth speakers. You go out of range and the music stops - I get it.Today I was using the Sonos App to stream tunes to my pair of Sonos One’s. I had to go out and I figured that the music would stop and the speakers would go into standby as I would be out of range. But no, I came back home and the speakers were still playing music… huh?Explain to me like I’m 5 please.Thanks!

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AditchContributor I
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infos

Pourquoi on ne sais plus écouter la musique qui se trouve sur son GSM Android  ???

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
Ummagumma
UmmagummaTrending Lyricist I
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Latest Update

I’ve just recieved the latest syatem update on my Sonos Beam Gen 2 and Sub Mini. what does the update fix/improve please? Will it fix a problem Ive had with my TV switching back to TV speakers from the Beam and needing a power cycle to reconnect. 

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RyanS8888Contributor I
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Sonos iOS Apps volume not working with iPhone volume button

The Sonos app suddenly not working with the iOS lock screen control and volume button anymore, suspect it happen after the Sonos iOS app updates. So far I had tried:Restart the iPhone and make sure the iOS and Sonos App having latest version Reset Sonos app Reset + uninstall + reinstall app Off and on Sonos ERA300 and do the above Research all possible solutions from Google but nothing helps yet :( All of this not working, my app version is 15.6 build 74043110 with iPhone 14 Pro iOS 16.6. Is anyone facing the same issue or this is a known software bug?

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Airgetlam
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jelvankTrending Lyricist I
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Synology SMBv1 Docker container workaround

So I've got a Synology NAS and a couple of Sonos speakers. Some day I got the stupid (!) idea to switch SMBv1 off and soon I found out that my Sonos stuff was unable to find my local music library. Of course I agree that Sonos should move to v2 or v3, but since there is no sign they will, even after the whole S2 operation, it seems we will have to solve this ourselves. I’ve seen the Raspberry pi solution here on the forum, but I didn’t want separate devices and I thought it should be possible to do the same with docker on the NAS itself. If you are not familiar with Docker yet: it is like running an extra machine (called “container”) on your NAS, a little bit like virtual machines, but easier and more lightweight. The container runs isolated on your NAS, it only gets the access to your NAS you grant it specifically. Docker is a standard package on Synology. It also has a nice “registry”: an app store where everyone can share their containers. So the idea is: run a container with SMB (S

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JulienB_ParisContributor I
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Connection Deezer x Sonos

Hi all I tried to connect my Deezer account to my sonos account (through the app)the app is asking whether  I have an account : Yesthen there is an error message saying there is an error with the authorization of my account - check your internet connectionhope one of you as the solutionmany thanksJulien  

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lehmipContributor I
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Is there an API call to start playback from a Music Service?

I’m trying to automate Spotify playing music on my Sonos speakers when I scan a NFC tag.I thought I could use Tasker to automate the necessary API calls...However, Sonos only supports the OAuth flow “Authorization code”, which makes it impossible to automate the task, since I have to show a webpage to the user for that to work.Is it possible to authenticate in any non-interactive way (Client credentials) or can I automate the Sonos app somehow? (e.g. Android intent?)

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controlav
1 year ago
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