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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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ratty
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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Jazzbar66Contributor I
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Connect to hidden wifi

Hi.I’ve a new Mac PC instead of my old Win PC.How do I connect the MacBooks Sonos app to my hidden wifi?

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User809844Contributor I
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I need a link to a download for a mac

I need a link to a download for a mac 

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np 88Contributor I
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SiriusXM Favorite Section on the Sonos App. I figured out how the favorites gets in here.

i have seen this question posted before and i figured out how it seems to be coded. poor programming but here goes. i have the siriusxm web player open on my computer. then go to discover all channels. here you can add remove favorites by clicking on the star. .https://player.siriusxm.com/all-channelsNow here is the dumb part. the siriusxm favorites in the sonos app (was using the sonos app on my computer to make it easier.) only allows 18 entries. so if have added more favorites it will only display the first 18 selected on the sirius player… i found this out when i was removing favorites on the sirius all channels site that i didnt use, but were on of the 18 sirius favorites in the sonos app i saw that when i removed one from the sirius site it would be removed from the sonos sirius favorite section and then I would get another favorite here in the order that i seemed to have added them in the web sirius all channel sections.so i would conclude that if you wanted to have 18 of your m

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bluedenimContributor II
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Apple Music and Sonos

I just found out that sonos now supports Apple Music.I have spotify but everything else in my house is apple.I was thinking of making the switch to apple music now that it is supported but I have an older system currently and wondering if I will need to upgrade.I have one generation 1 with alexa, Play 1, Playbar and 2 Play 3 Thanks  

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Wills66Contributor I
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playing music

I have a few Sonos products and over 100gb of music on my phone (Google pixel 7) but I can't play my music through my system anymore.Can someone please advise me on what I need to do to play music off my phone through my system?

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Stanley_4
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diegsaiTrending Lyricist I
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from 15.5 to 15.8.1

Hi: Is it a good idea to upgrade from 15.5 to 15.8.1?I only have a beam2 and sub mini and I like the way it sounds on 15.5.I usually hear that sometimes there are problems with updates: lower sound, updates that don't finish, etc.I usually always upgrade but I don't know if 15.8.1 can improve the "simple" system I have.Thanks. 

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judethedudeAvid Contributor I
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Trueplay and IOS 17

I have updated my iPhone 13 Pro to IOS 17 and have installed the latest SONOS 15.8 software but cannot run Trueplay to retune my system as it is not yet supported “for this iPhone” which I guess isIOS 17. I know IOS 17 has only been publicly available since yesterday 18/9/23 but surely SONOS had sufficient warning to make the S2 App compatible ?

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jhl88Enthusiast I
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sonos metadata features

Raising this because some other threads look old. I’m dumbfounded that the Sonos app has no information about release dates, album credits, lyrics, artist descriptions, album descriptions, and so forth. All of the major music services have found a way to do this, surely Sonos can too. Not to mention no way of viewing the audio quality of an album (ie atmos) before clicking play. For Apple Music, this means that you have to research what albums are in atmos or hi res lossless, then go back to the Sonos app, search for the album, play it & then verify if it is actually playing atmos or not. This is very time consuming and a real pain in the ***.  I’m tempted to ditch Sonos soon, purely because Sonos really can’t seem to get their act together on the software front. And reading prior threads, the response seems to be to punt the responsibility to the third party service, saying there’s nothing that can be done on the Sonos side. I don’t know, maybe set up a call or two with developers

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Rob_LContributor I
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To apply or not to apply (replay gain)

I stream good-quality 320 kbps MP3 music files from a Synology DS120j to a Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with Sub Mini using the Sonos app. We are full-time RVers, but when we had a house I used all FLAC files via a Logitech Squeezebox Duet, a good class A/B amplifier, and some high-end transmission line speakers. Obviously, there’s not room for that stuff in the RV! Anyway, I’ve recently learned that replay gain can be applied to files to even out the volume levels of the listening experience. I’ve downloaded Foobar2000 and explored the replay gain function, but I’m not completely clear on file vs. album (and whether or not “album” can mean every file on the server) replay gain - and some of the numbers from the analysis don’t look right to me. Can the group enlighten me on this topic - how to go about it and the pros/cons? I have recordings dating from the ‘60s to the present… folk, folk-rock, some eclectic stuff, and all the way up to contemporary artists and recordings - but no classical. Jus

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ratty
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NESonosUserContributor II
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Sonos S2 Version Number

What is the current version number of the Sonos S2 App? 

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buzz
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agbrooklynContributor I
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Remotely Disable Alarm Possible Workaround?

Is there a way to remote disconnect a specific speaker or music service in order to turn off an alarm while I’m traveling (ie not home on the network)? I’m trying to figure out how to spare my poor neighbors in Brooklyn from the alarm currently going off in the apartment. I’ve truly had it with this system…

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ratty
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JamieB2Contributor I
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Best Turntable for Sonos System

We have an in home Sonos speaker system for our music & televisions. I want to purchase the best turntable that will adapt to our Sonos system. Can you recommend one?

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buzz
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ColinSmithContributor I
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Spotify completely disappeared!

Hi - has Spotify disappeared from Sonos for others? It’s vanished from my app - and I can no longer add it as a service, or play to Sonos from the Spotify app. Hoping a glitch as haven’t seen anything about this anywhere. cheers!

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BC and VaderContributor I
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Music Library doesnt index

The other day I noticed all of my music was gone from my library, I confirmed the path to the files is still loaded.  I hit update music library now and indexing flashes and goes away.nothing is added to the library.  I know the file permissions are set correctly because the last play list still plays the songs from the folder.  The music folder is on the hard drive of the same WIN10 PC I am trying to update from. I sent a diagnostics report “Your confirmation number is: 812575149.” Please help!Thanks,John

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WSuEnthusiast II
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Default search source in windows app.

How do I set the default search source to music library? I think the app used to default to the last used source (?) but now every time I start the app it defaults to Sonos Radio. I never use Sonos Radio and I never will so it means extra clicks every time I start the app. Very irritatong. Just for disclosure I do have an issue with the way Sonos Radio is forced on us and previously posted about how the mobile app prioritises SR search results over, for example, my Youtube Music service. Sonos have never “fixed” this - indeed, it seems to me they are intent on making things worse by changing the Windows app to try and force SR on me there too! I really, really hate this - just please, please, please let me use your speakers MY WAY! All I want is for SR to disappear, if one chooses to do so. I don’t care if it’s there as an initial default, but please just let us remove, even if it’s buried in the settings somewhere.

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markshepContributor I
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BUG REPORT: Can't setup new system on separate network with existing app install

I’ve been banging my head against a brick wall trying to setup a new Sonos system in my RV using two Sonos Roams.  I already have a home system (two Sonos Beams & four Sonos Ones) and have connected to a separate system at work (two Sonos Fives) so thought it would be no bother.  How wrong I was!The problem seems to be that when creating a new system when you get to the part where the speaker gets connected to the Wi-Fi network the app tells it to connect to the Wi-Fi network of the existing system, not the one you’re connected to and are trying to set it up on.  This happened to me on both Android and iOS and using the same account as my home system and with a new account I setup fresh.I finally found a way round it by using a spare device that had a fresh install of Sonos that hadn’t connected to any other Sonos system before.  But that took a while as the first two device I tried were too old and the OS wasn’t supported (iOS 12 and Android 7).  So after two days of trying I fina

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Ken_Griffiths
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raghsContributor I
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Custom FM

Hi, https://radio.co/blog/add-radio-stations-to-sonosTrying to add this https://worldradiomap.com/us-ca/play/ksjo-hd2_live following the above link. Unable to map the instructions to what I see on iPhone App.Anyone able to do the above steps successfully , please share the steps.Thanks for checking

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controlav
1 year ago
controlav
controlavMaestro
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PowerApp has an invalid string table

Hey Sonos support, please note that the string table for PowerApp has invalid xml in it. Specifically this:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--rev numbers are to be ignored, and should not be used.--><stringtables xmlns="http://sonos.com/sonosapi"><stringtable rev="1" xml:lang="en-US">    <string stringId="ServicePromo">PowerApp - Unlimited Music & Video</string>    <string stringId="Button_Register">Sign up For PowerApp</string>    <string stringId="Button_Login">I already have an account</string>    <string stringId="Error5Message">Access token not found, retry</string></stringtable><stringtable rev="1" xml:lang="da-DK">    <string stringId="ServicePromo">PowerApp - Unlimited Music & Video</string>    <string stringId="Button_Register">Sign up For PowerApp</string>    <string stringId="Button_Login">I already have an account</string>    <string stri

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Corry P
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Ay_Ay_RonContributor I
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Feature request: group names

I want to have pre-named groups like “Upstairs”, “Downstairs”, “Whole house” etc. Coming from Google Chromecast, I really miss this feature.

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Dcgman#1Headliner I
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Amazon Music from Prime

Now that Spotify issue has been resolved, I have a question for Amazon Music users. I use to pay $10 for Amazon Music along with $10 for Spotify until I dropped Amazon for Spotify. Back in April I joined Amazon Prime & paying monthly for now. My understanding is that joining Amazon Prime gives me access to Amazon Video & Amazon Music. I installed the Amazon Music on my Sonos app so I could access the music while listening Sonos. When I select the band/artist it goes into shuffle mode. I cannot access the album in song order. Even if I were  to go to Amazon Music app & Airplay it to Sonos app it tells me I’m in shuffle mode and if I want to listen to the whole album in order I would have to sign up for their upgrade? I don’t want to pay extra to use Amazon Music if I already have Prime.

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controlav
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CARLO ITLAYContributor III
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sonos boost

In order to keep the guest network separate from the Sonos network, does connecting a boost solve the problem?

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106rallye
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Ulysses31Contributor I
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"on this mobile device" no longer showing

I store my music on a micro SD card in MP3 format that is within my phone. Until today I have been able to open the Sonos app and within browse, select the "on this mobile device" option which then opens the micro SD folder and enables me to play my music through my 4 Sonos Play:1 speakers. Today, the "on this mobile device" option does not come up, so I am unable to access and play my music. I have changed nothing. Subsequently I have done an update, restarted my phone several times and restarted the Sonos system several times, but it's still not showing. Can anyone shed any light on this and help me get my music playing on my Sonos speakers again? I'm very frustrated! Thank you!

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Jeffrey_35Headliner III
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Is their a difference listening to Apple Music

So quick question and maybe redundant but when listening to Apple Music do you get better quality of sound if you pull a song from the Sonos app or the Apple Music app and Airplay? I can’t tell much difference but thought I would ask. 

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MartinLooferContributor I
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Crossfade issues on playlist

Is anyone experiencing issues with crossfading on playlists. Random songs will play for around 10 seconds and then skip to next song. This happens in different rooms when using either Macbook or IPhone. Streaming service is spotify.If so is there a fix or do I need to wait for a bug fix update ?

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Corry P
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HekharrisonContributor I
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Amazon created Playlists not showing in Sonos app

I can’t see the Amazon created playlists on my Sonos app. Not the playlists you personally create - the ones that Amazon’s create. I can see them on my Amazon Music app but not on my Sonia app. anyone else having this issue? They used to be there   

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