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controlav
controlavMaestro
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Tune-In blocking foreign radio stations in the UK Master thread

As Sonos don’t seem to want to, lets try and consolidate the TuneIn UK problem into one master thread.What we know: starting last Thursday, TuneIn in the UK started blocking all foreign radio stations. They did this because of a lawsuit they lost in November 2019.Some have also claimed that Sonos Radio is also affected.The known work-arounds are:Add the direct streaming url of the station to the Sonos system (only available to PC and Mac users detailed here Try a different radio station aggregator (eg radio.com) 

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SilverGreyTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos Connect can no longer play music after Synology SMB update

My Sonos Connect can no longer play any music following an update to the SMB package on my Synology drive. I’ve followed the guides about setting up the appropriate SMB1 access allowing NTLM access, but when I try and connect, I just get “access denied” even though my S2 products are pointed at the same share. The NAS logs show the S1 product connecting but the Sonos app is throwing the error. Has anyone else experienced this and does anyone have a solution?

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WorthContributor I
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Sonos S1 app denied access to new Synology NAS

I have a new Synology NAS on a Mac and am attempting to set up an older Sonos system running the S1 app.  I have setup SMB1 (and understand the security risk) and NTLMv1 (same).  I am using the path \\NAS_IP_ Address\music (and have tried \\NAS_IP_ Address\music\media) and the correct name and password.  I keep getting an access denied error from the Sonos app.  I recall, but cannot find, and article from Sonos that talked about setting up Sonos as a user.  I don’t see what this would do for me.  Any advice?

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David LCContributor I
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Sonos controller not working after moving music files

I recently changed the location of my music files on my PC (Windows 10) to free up space on my C drive.iTunes is working fine, having recognized the new location of the files, and repopulated the playlists etc from new folder.The sonos app, however, refuses to see the files in their new location, despite deleting app, resetting app, reinstalling app, deleting music folders (under music library settings) and adding them again.I don't understand why when I ask app to update music libraries (which includes the iTunes playlists which iTunes has found in their new location), that sonos says that the files can not be found, or duplicates playlists without either the original or duplicate actually working.And why, even when I reset app, delete it, reinstall it, it still has a memory of old music libraries that no longer exist?Has anyone had success in shifting the location of their files and then getting Sonos to continue to work again?

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LanTxContributor I
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Songs skipping Again

I noticed that songs playing from a Spotify playlist we’re skipping again. This has happened numerous times over the past several years. I followed the suggestion from someone in support and purchased a Boost. The problem sorta went away. After the last update to the app and speakers this week, the skipping has started again. Unless you’re paying attention you probably wouldn’t notice it. One song plays and then next song will play for about 15-20 seconds and then will skip one or two songs and start playing again. I’m the past a notice would pop up saying “Connection to Spotify was lost”   The past couple of days no pop up message. It just skips to another song.  I did the unplugging the modem/router and all the speakers+Boost. What I did discover that this is happening when the CROSSFADE is On. I like crossfade but I totally dislike the songs skipping. I have turned it  off 3 times and it seems to work fine. I turn it back on and the skipping resumes. I couldn’t find this issue anywh

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GrahamWheelerContributor I
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Sonos has become so terrible

I’m close to just binning my Sonos speakers. What is going on at this company, that everything has become so terrible?So recently all my music services became inaccessible on the app, except Bandcamp and Soundcloud. Apple Music, Amazon music, Sirius XM, Pandora, would all fail to load. This has been going on for a while, and reauthorizing did nothing. So I decided to reset my speaker, uninstall and reinstall the app, and try start over. Except after entering my email in the app, I get ‘Something went wrong. Make sure your mobile device is connected to the internet and try again’. It is connected to the internet (and I tried from both ipad and iphone). So now my speaker is just a useless block. Some years back I used to eulogize Sonos and Synology as the two companies that make tech that made my life both better and simpler; Sonos has really fallen from grace since then.

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tg1Trending Lyricist I
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Apple Music skips/glitches

Anyone else having very small skips with Apple Music on 15.2.1?  Never had this issue before. The skips are a fraction of a second and clickless. It’s not skipping to the next song, but like you removed ½ second of a song  Seems to happen every 1-3 songs - don’t know for sure. There’s a Reddit thread on it so I must not be alone…

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HolgarssonContributor I
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App login

Ref 1717212292I can’t log into the sonos app, and I can’t search in the Spotify account on Sonos. Have an iPhoneHave reset the app, re-installed the app, no luckIf I use my wife’s iPhone, it works fine…Anyone have any suggestions-tips?regardsKari

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JCRieckContributor I
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Why is it not possible to play directly from my Android phone anymore

I can not play from My Android Phone anymore- why ...?

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popguruContributor I
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Sonos S1 hangs when attempting to add any music service

Hi. I’ve had an S1 system for over a decade (3x S5 gen1, Amp and Connect) and it generally worked fine. Over the years I’ve subscribed to (legit) Napster, Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Apple Music and Deezer. Plus BBC Sounds and a few other services without issue. Last night, we purchased our first S2 product, a Move. I removed all existing devices, reset them and, after setting up the S2 with Move, created a new clean S1 system.All of the devices are there, but the only thing I can connect to is Sonos Radio. If I click to add a music service I just get a spinning ball type icon (happy to share a screen grab if needed) and the app hangs. It responds fine if I select to add a voice system.I’ve obviously rebooted everything multiple times. I’ve reset the S1 app. I’ve deleted and reinstalled it. On two iOS phones. Nothing works. There are no issues using the Move on the S2 app. All services are visible and available to add.I spent over an hour on Sonos chat and was ultimately told to call the UK

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DMLadyTContributor I
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Sonos 1 Not playing Spotify

Hi!! My Sonos 1 keeps having trouble with Spotify.  I have 3 speakers. No other streaming services affected.  Spotify skips tracks, or skips to the next song after 10 seconds or jumps to the end of the playlist. But if I manually select a track then it will play no problem.  I also use Tidal with no issues.  I read the forum and the troubleshooting doesn’t seem to apply to my issue because it’s not system wide and most of the answers are from 2 years ago.  Can anyone help?

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106rallye
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CuzFeesheTrending Lyricist I
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Unable to play song ‘song’ - the song is not encoded correctly. Issue since 15.2

Since the 15.2 release there is quite a few songs that display this error when trying to play them.  These seem to be mainly songs that are not lossless.  They were purchased over time from Apple Music.  They will still play if I use the Apple Music app, but they will no longer play from Sonos app.  I suspect some lossy codex broke with latest release. Occurs with all my Sonos products.Is this a known issue? 

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LCBContributor I
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Unable to play Calm Radio - and the song is not encoded correctly

Any Ideas? I see there are several other apps appearing to have the same issue. Are we just stuck with waiting until the app resolves their programing with Sonos?All of my apps work on both a Windows platform and on my Iphone platform, EXCEPT Calm Radio. I have done all of the unistall/reinstall, reboots, etc… Any ideas? Thank you.

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FlorisdemanContributor I
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connection problems

Hello community,I have my sonos wired to my Linkys wifi system. My phone never has problems with connecting to Sonos. However, my girlfriend regularly is unable to connect to sonos, although she is on the same wifi network.Any idea what can cause this problem? Moderator Edit: removed pictures with serial numbers

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Corry P
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Kirk DTrending Lyricist I
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New Windows 11 refuses Sonos access to Music Library

I have a new HP Windows 11 PC that replaced my old Windows 10 PC.  The new PC “refuses” Sonos 1 Controller access to my Music Library.  The old PC, when put back on network, still allows access.  I have spent many hours with Sonos tech support, also with HP support, Norton antivirus support and Microsoft support, all without success.  We have uninstalled and reinstalled the Sonos app on my PC more than once, have changed Norton traffic rules, blocked firewalls, uninstalled Norton, made sure Sonos has all permissions, checked SMB, used the InPlace file to essentially reinstall Windows 11, etc.  Sonos has assured me that the Sonos 1 Controller is compatible with Windows 11, but all other tech support point to Sonos being the problem.  Am I the only the one experiencing this problem?  If not, what solution have others found other than the unsuccessful manipulations mentioned above.

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Jmwarren85Contributor I
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Gapless playback issues after 15.2 update

Is anyone else having issues with Gapless playback after updating to 15.2? Scenario:I have been using a loopable track on Apple Music via the built in Sonos player to play sleep sounds every night for years. This created a seamless sound with Gapless playback. Problem:After the update to 15.2, there is a distinct gap between the end of the track and the beginning of the repeat making the feature unusable for sleep sounds. Fix NeededRestore previous function to allow Gapless playback on looped tracks.and/or Allow reverting to a previous firmware(Ideally allowing to revert by atleast two firmware revisions to allow people to experiment and see if a new update has fixed a previously experienced bug)

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Corry P
1 day ago
controlav
controlavMaestro
posted in Controllers and Music services

TuneIn no longer supported, custom urls no more?

I see that in the Add Services dialog, TuneIn is listed as “no longer supported” (on mobile, Desktop doesn’t include the summary text). We are supposed to use “TuneIn (New)”, which requires a TuneIn account to work.Looks like this means we cannot add custom URLs any more once TuneIn (classic?) is removed?Support, can we get an official statement on this please?

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jakudoAvid Contributor I
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Apple Music Radios stop playing

Hi, after the update to 15.2, when I play Apple Music Hits, it stops playing within 1-50 minutes. Everything else plays just well. Only the live radio stations.I’ve noticed that when it stops playing, the speaker, which plays the Apple Music Hits station disappear from the Sonos controller for a second.Does somebody else have/had the same problem?I contacted Sonos support, however, they weren’t able to help me with that. I believe we tested everything (wired, wireless connection, router restart/update, restart all speakers, delete/re-add Apple Music service, ...).Any idea? Thanks,Jakub

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IanBBContributor I
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Sound Bar Dropping Out Streaming BBC Sounds and Deezer

I have a sound bar connected to a smart tv using an optical cable, a Boost and 5 Sonos One speakers throughout the house. I also use a Google Nest WiFi system. I am using the Sonos app (14.20.1) on a Googel Pixel 5 phone (Android version: 13). The sound bar works fine when streaming the tv, but it drops out once or twice an hour, for a few seconds at a time, when streaming BBC Sounds and Deezer. How should I troubleshoot this?

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Rossm82Contributor I
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Iphone not connecting to sonos

Hi I have a problem logging onto Sonos from my iPhone - I get “something went wrong. Make sure your mobile device is connected to the internet and try again”. My iPhone is connected to the internet.I can use my phone to play some of the free services such as radio, however when I try browsing Deezer i get the error “unable to browse music - there was a problem connecting to Deezer.Other devices in our house are fine - they can operate Sonos as usual - the problem is specific to my app/phone (on the latest IOS and app has been deleted/reinstall). Please help!!   

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controlav
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Doogler63Contributor I
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Will the Sonos S2 version of true play work with a first generation Ipad Pro 12.9

Hello guys, l have read the Sonos website compatibility list for the latest version of True play (S2) Version.  The website states that it is not compatible with  the following Ipad Pros.Not supportediPod touch (7th generation) iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) iPad Pro 11‑inch (3rd generation) iPad Pro 11‑inch (4th generation) iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (5th generation) iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (6th generation)But l cannot find out if true play, (the latest version) works with the first generation Ipad Pro 12.9 with ios 15. If someone has an old Ipad Pro generation 1 could test it for me and let me know, lt would be most appreciated.Thank youRob

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larsjEnthusiast II
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My home is not a shop!

There was a time when Sonos was an awesome product, but you’ve hit new lows with this one.Today I went to open the Sonos app and it was covered with a huge advert!Please understand, I have paid a lot of money for Sonos since 2006, I’ve replaced good equipment with functionally equivalent units just so they have enough memory to keep up with software updates I don’t want.Serving adverts within the product just makes you look incredibly greedy and desperate, and totally disrespecting the customer. No wonder people cherish the good old days of vinyl. I grew up in a world where hi-fi equipment didn’t start trying to sell me stuff when I was using it and my expectations have not changed.So let me put it plainly:My home is not a shop.My phone is not a shop.My hi-fi system is not a shop.Get your marketing people the hell away from all of these things!Since Googling it, I see I’m not the only person affected. I since found a setting to opt out, but only after forming an extremely negative opin

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Johng0404Contributor I
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Can't add BBC Sounds to my services

When I try add BBC Sounds to my services on Sonos I get an error that says ‘Check your network connection’. Adding all other services has worked fine, and I’m not having any issues playing from any services I have added so it only seems to be BBC Sounds. Is anyone else having this issue and know a fix? 

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Jwill1802Contributor I
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Play All Songs of an Artist

Using Apple Music through the Sonos App, how can you play all songs by an artist? Not just on one album. 

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controlav
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fartymcgasbagContributor I
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Sonos stops playing Spotify commercials

I’ve had my system set up for over a year now. This past weekend, when a Spotify commercial comes on, the system goes silent. Both Spotify and Sonos look like the ad is playing but there is no sound and it doesn’t actually play down and start playing again (the ad or music). I have to pause Sonos then hit play again. Any idea what is causing this? It's annoying to have to stop and start whenever a commercial comes on. 

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