Simply want it to play next track
Is it me or can sonos not do something basic like play next track. If I select a track in an album, playlist etc. It just plays that track and doesn't continue to play the next tracks. What's that about?
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I fully support the "This track forward" idea!
Userlevel 7
+17
I agree that I prefer to keep the queue concept. However I would like to see a choice (tickbox) above the menu options 'Play Now, Play Next, Add to Queue' etc which gives the choice 'This Track Only' and 'From This Track Forward'
something like this:
'This track forward' would add the track and all those after it from album/playlist/search etc with the appropriate menu option.
In the Settings the user could indicate what the default setting should be on their system (or maybe controller).
Simples !
Userlevel 1
I'd love to see "Play from here".
I also agree that a setting for "default click action" would give users flexibility that they seem to be asking for.
Agree with Chris. Please let us have the choice to "Play from here" from an Album or more important an playlist. About your queue system, not all users like this "always to add to queue" functionality. But why not keep the foundation as it is, but add a choice in the settings to select between default behavior "as it is now" and "play listed songs from here". Of corse, they are first added to the end of queue but this info doesn't need to be in the text showed for the users. The dialog view for More must then adapt and view appropriate options depending of the setting. Could this work?
Userlevel 7
+22
P.s. I prefer a queue well above the way other players work. A big "don't like" to the remove queue idea thread.
Userlevel 7
+22
How about work as it does now but if you hold down the song and bring up options there is an option call "play album from here forward" or "play playlist from here forward". Just another option in the dialog.
Userlevel 7
+26
That would be a way to work in what you're looking to accomplish, but it would cause trouble if you're trying to make a queue with just specific songs. It might require adding more options and buttons, you might need something along the lines of "Add just this track" and "Add this track and those below it" when you go to select a track. There's a careful balancing act that takes place all the time to keep things easy to use but still having the most functionality possible.
I've made sure to share your interest on continuous play with the development team so they can look into it. We keep future development for software and hardware private, so I don't have any news to share, but the development team loves hearing suggestions.
Well how about changing the app so that if you've selected a song from an album or a playlist in a music service, Sonos could automatically queue up the remainder of the album or playlist? It would solve this problem without reinventing the queue.
Userlevel 7
+26
There are several threads on this topic where we've talked about this in depth so I'll share some of the main details here for you. This thread is asking for a similar feature, though starting with tracks played from a playlist.
A big factor to remember here is that Sonos is designed with multiple controllers all functioning at the same time in mind. If you start playing music on your phone, you can change or add tracks with your computer, and then stop or add rooms to it with your tablet. We are constantly trying to improve the control experience, to make it even easier to have your music playing in your home, any room, from the most likely controller you have at hand.
Any controller should be able to control your system at any time. To make this happen, all controllers connect directly with the players themselves for status on what's going on within them. This is why there's a play queue, a list of the tracks queued up within the players. The queue is stored on the players containing the list of the one or many sources (multiple computers or music services) the tracks are coming from.
If you use your phone to tell Sonos to play a track off of an album, that track gets added to the queue for all to see. This is in part so other controllers can manage what's playing too. The queue is core to a lot of functionality and versatility with the system.
The Album view, or any other browsing section within the music library or service listing is independent to the controller you're working with. When you select a track from there to play, that controller sends the information of where the track is located (service listing or locally stored) and it's added to the queue. Other controllers only see that file added to the queue, as they don't know where your other controller is currently browsing within the app.
There's an Idea thread here on getting rid of the queue which you can take a look at too. Any change to this would likely involve a very significant change to the core Sonos playback process and coding. I'm happy to share your suggestion and interest with our development team too, they like hearing all your feedback.
This post got a little long, so my apologies if I went too far into the explanation. Let me know if you have any questions.
A big factor to remember here is that Sonos is designed with multiple controllers all functioning at the same time in mind. If you start playing music on your phone, you can change or add tracks with your computer, and then stop or add rooms to it with your tablet. We are constantly trying to improve the control experience, to make it even easier to have your music playing in your home, any room, from the most likely controller you have at hand.
Any controller should be able to control your system at any time. To make this happen, all controllers connect directly with the players themselves for status on what's going on within them. This is why there's a play queue, a list of the tracks queued up within the players. The queue is stored on the players containing the list of the one or many sources (multiple computers or music services) the tracks are coming from.
If you use your phone to tell Sonos to play a track off of an album, that track gets added to the queue for all to see. This is in part so other controllers can manage what's playing too. The queue is core to a lot of functionality and versatility with the system.
The Album view, or any other browsing section within the music library or service listing is independent to the controller you're working with. When you select a track from there to play, that controller sends the information of where the track is located (service listing or locally stored) and it's added to the queue. Other controllers only see that file added to the queue, as they don't know where your other controller is currently browsing within the app.
There's an Idea thread here on getting rid of the queue which you can take a look at too. Any change to this would likely involve a very significant change to the core Sonos playback process and coding. I'm happy to share your suggestion and interest with our development team too, they like hearing all your feedback.
This post got a little long, so my apologies if I went too far into the explanation. Let me know if you have any questions.
I second the original comment. In most music apps, if you select a song in the middle of an album, it will automatically play the rest of the album when the song is over. With Sonos, if I want to listen to the second half of an album, I need to play "all songs" and then fast forward through the next songs. Sonos should know when I pick a song from an album view and play the rest of the album.
Userlevel 6
+16
The only way to do that at the moment is by clicking 'All Songs' at the top, click Play Now and then select the song you want to start from in the queue.
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