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Help: Make Play:1 and Symfonisk Always Group Together

  • August 28, 2025
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Hi, I have two speakers: a Play:1 (wired to my router) and a Symfonisk Bookshelf (wireless). Both are on the same Sonos system and I can group them manually, but I want them to always play together by default, whether I start music from the Sonos app or the Spotify app on iPhone.

 

I’ve tried looking for the “Group on Autoplay” or “Group with…” options in Settings, but I can’t find them in the current Sonos app. Can someone explain the exact steps in the latest app to make grouping persistent, or confirm if this feature has changed/been removed?

 

Thanks!

Best answer by bockersjv

There is a tool for this called Zones. Unfortunately it does not work with Older speakers such as the Play 1 or any Symfonisk speakers.  Your only solution is grouping which you are already doing.

edit: A bit slow in responding so answers above apply!

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  • Rhonny
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  • August 28, 2025

Have you tried Settings - Groups - Create Group?

Or go to Settings - [Room with Play:1] - Set Up Zone.

Mr. T
  • Mr. T
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  • August 28, 2025

Have you tried Settings - Groups - Create Group?

Or go to Settings - [Room with Play:1] - Set Up Zone.

Play:1 and Symfonisk are not supported products for Zones.

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  • Rhonny
  • Prodigy II
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  • August 28, 2025

Have you tried Settings - Groups - Create Group?

Or go to Settings - [Room with Play:1] - Set Up Zone.

Play:1 and Symfonisk are not supported products for Zones.

Well that’s not ideal is it?! ;) 

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  • bockersjv
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  • August 28, 2025

There is a tool for this called Zones. Unfortunately it does not work with Older speakers such as the Play 1 or any Symfonisk speakers.  Your only solution is grouping which you are already doing.

edit: A bit slow in responding so answers above apply!

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  • Ldespot78
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  • August 28, 2025

Have you tried Settings - Groups - Create Group?

Or go to Settings - [Room with Play:1] - Set Up Zone.

I have and it didn’t work. 

I don’t have “Set up Zone” showing in my Sonos app. 

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  • Ldespot78
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  • August 28, 2025

I’ve came across this thread and followed the steps including restarting router, speakers and finally iPhone but it didn’t help. Neither did turning on “Group Non-Airplay Products” which I already had on.

Thread I’m referring to: Playing via AirPlay does not play through all speakers in group

Why did it work for this guy and it won’t for me even though the same speakers are involved? 

Mr. T
  • Mr. T
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  • August 28, 2025

I’ve came across this thread and followed the steps including restarting router, speakers and finally iPhone but it didn’t help. Neither did turning on “Group Non-Airplay Products” which I already had on.

Thread I’m referring to: Playing via AirPlay does not play through all speakers in group

Why did it work for this guy and it won’t for me even though the same speakers are involved? 

Spotify Connect is not Airplay. 

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  • Ldespot78
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  • August 28, 2025

Spotify Connect is not Airplay. 

Can you pls explain? I am primarily looking to control playback through Spotify iOS app. Thanks. 

jgatie
  • jgatie
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  • August 28, 2025

Can you pls explain? I am primarily looking to control playback through Spotify iOS app. Thanks. 

 

Airplay is an Apple specific method of playing to external devices like speakers or headphones.  Spotify Connect is a Spotify specific way of playing to external devices like speakers or headphones.   Both have different ways of accomplishing the same thing.   

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  • Ldespot78
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  • August 28, 2025

Thanks for the explanation. But how does this relate to my question: "Why did it work for this guy and it won’t for me even though the same speakers are involved?"

jgatie
  • jgatie
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  • August 28, 2025

Thanks for the explanation. But how does this relate to my question: "Why did it work for this guy and it won’t for me even though the same speakers are involved?"

 

If you are playing through the Spotify app, you may be using Spotify Connect rather than Airplay.  Grouping rooms have different requirements/results depending on what method you are using. 

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  • Ldespot78
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  • August 28, 2025

Got it. So is there a solution for my issue if I’m playing through Spotify app and therefore using Spotify Connect?

jgatie
  • jgatie
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  • August 28, 2025

Got it. So is there a solution for my issue if I’m playing through Spotify app and therefore using Spotify Connect?

 

Not sure, I don’t use either.  But I imagine it’s a question for Spotify.


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