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Rip Torn
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New SONOS App - Adding to queue

I’m unable to add an album to existing queue. Is this feature gone or am I missing it?
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David Weller
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New SONOS App - Alarms

App has been upgraded,  We onlu have IOS no access to Mac or Windows, Lost ability to use alarms etc  Can we reverse upgrade and go back? Ne...
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aitchgf
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music library after latest app update

Hi mvoslooThanks for the response tip, will try it our and see how I get on!
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User582563Contributor I
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redirecting GPM tracks in a playlist to another service

I was a happy user of Google Music and Sonos for years. When Google Music became YouTube music I really tried to like it but I don’t. At least not how it’s implemented on Sonos. No big deal. I’ve nixed my Google paid subscription and now have Spotify Premium.Here’s the issue --- I have a lot of playlists on Sonos that have a combination of local library files (served from a NAS) and tracks from Google Music. Is there a simple way to redirect those Google tracks to Spotify? I really don’t want to manually recreate all those playlists. Further complicating this is that fact that I can’t easily tell when looking at a playlist if a specific track is in my library or Google’s. Any help is appreciated

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controlav
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tenomerContributor I
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Unable to play - Connection to Spotify was lost

As the title says, I have a problem playing anything from Spotify. So far I have tried following:Connecting my Sonos Play 1 with wifi Connecting it with wire Restarting Sonos Restarting the router Deleting spotify account in Sonos appa and adding it again Deezer working perfectly Radio stations work perfectly Spotify on my phone works perfectly Spotify on my PC works perfectly If I try to play music from spotify app, it stucks at connecting to my living room speker and nothing happens Clearing the Queue didn’t helped Updated both Sonos and my application to the last versions Spotify free was tested mybe month ago and it was working, now i paid for premium and it doesn’t work

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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DpurpleContributor I
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S1 music library not updated after Catalina update

As many other the music library on my Mac/S1 is not updating with Cataline. I have unplucked, restarted, remove and added new path but no update available to the music library. Did anyone find a solution to this? Or is their no solution other than the Air play via Apple TV?   

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3 years ago
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AChittendenContributor I
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Help Playing Music Stored locally on galaxy S9

When I set up the Sonos app originally it accessed the files in my Music folder on the phone just fine.  However, I recently have made changes to the folder and the Sonos app will not update.  Tapping Update Music Index Now in settings asks me to confirm that I want it to scan files and then does nothing when I tap OK.  Deleting and reinstalling the app made no difference.  Moving the Music folder to break all connections and then putting it back made no difference.  The original display of files remains unchanged no matter what I do.  I can’t find any way to make updates that actually works.

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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RVallisContributor I
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Play:1 changing source

My Play:1 keeps switching to TuneIn randomly. I have two Play:1 and a Play:3 but it only affects one of the Play:1’s

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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smiley4hireContributor I
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Have issues playing one of my Amazon playlist

I have 6 playlist on Amazon that I listen to using my Sonos system. I can play 5 of the playlist with no issues but lately 1 of the 6 playlist will not play.  I get the msg, Requested Operation Failed.This has never been an issue till 2 wks agoI have already updated Sonos and reauthorized Amazon Music.Does anyone know what I can try.  Could it be I have too many songs in the playlist.  I have approx 200 songs but it’s never been an issue before.

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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DBowContributor II
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The computer [name] refused to let Sonos connect to it

[Soap-box]Every time the Sonos software is updated this happens. The fix is NEVER the same. After spending $2000 on speakers (that work great when the software works) its frustrating to have to do this again…. and again.My Mac is on BigSur 11.0.1I just updated my Sonos:controller: 12.2.2 Build: 61183220Hardware version: 1.12.1.7-1.2 Everything 2 days ago was working fine. Now, the music library (which didnt change locations) will not allow me to add it (dont know why I have to do this on an upgrade anyway) so, while I CAN listen to Pandora, iTunes music is not permissible. What have I done to attempt fix it?1- Turned off firewall (norton 360) - [didnt help]2- Uninstalled norton360 - [didnt help]3- Gave Sonos full disk access permissions [didnt help]4- Revisited Privacy and Security Settings, re-set them [didnt help]5- re-installed Norton and re-associated permissions with app [didnt help]6- Cussed a great deal as now the plesaure of listening to music has now pissed me off [didnt help]

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calmposerContributor I
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Sonos and Spotify hitch

A strange thing is happening when using SONOS + Spotify on these tracks:https://open.spotify.com/track/4XQQUyCMJDEsb4CipdJP0B?si=tX-h8QXzTXOXG3ZcaNOo8ghttps://open.spotify.com/track/5qratn3c1P8D5XeEr6Wxad?si=YMsbwp_JTkSufH_oIRp-IAI can hear a very disturbing click on the very first note.This doesn’t happen when the tracks are played on SONOS off my library. It doesn’t happen when using Spotify on my iphone. It’s only when the two are combined.Can anyone else hear this and any ideas what’s happening?Thanks! 

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3 years ago
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KrylonBlueEnthusiast II
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Error 1002 Apple Music

I’ve searched and found multiple topics about this but they’re older and can’t be responded to.  Sonos has chimed in and said they’re working on a fix over 3 years ago but here we are in December of 2020 and it’s still not working properly.  Is this ever going to be fixed? Any solutions or work arounds that I may have missed that don’t include creating smaller playlists?

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Simon B
3 years ago
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RichardGMusicContributor I
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Music Library WiIl not add

I have recently upgraded to a Synology NAS 920+ and transferred my music library, but it will not add and keeps suggesting it is an error 900. I have modified the registry as suggested, but it made no difference.I can see the music share from a computer using the credentials set up for the Sonos system but cannot set up the music library on either a PC or Apple device?Update after adding SMB 1 to the NAS I can see the share but get access denied, even though I used the username and password to get to the share?Any ideas?

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Paul A
3 years ago
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TugtqlContributor I
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YouTube Music Message "Playback paused because your account is being used in another location."

Hi,I receive above message for some songs / artists but not all.Same content from Spotify service is OK.I’ve shutdown other devices with no joy.Help?

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3 years ago
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EmbattleContributor I
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Synology DSM 7 beta & Sonos

It would appear that under DSM 7.0beta Sonos Libraries will no longer work, in essence even with SMB 1 enabled due to one of the following: https://community.synology.com/enu/forum/20/post/139213?reply=440018orhttps://community.synology.com/enu/forum/20/post/139200?page=1&reply=440124  

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salsafitz56Avid Contributor I
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Libby Constant request for Reauthorization

Many times when I open or return to Libby, I am asked to reauthorize my account. Very annoying especially since the 8 digit number is erased if I switch app to verify. What gives with the constant reauthorization? 

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1 year ago
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Ony5Contributor I
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Can’t play apple music on sonos one second edition

I’m trying to setup a Sonos one second edition with Apple Music and Alexa voice service so I can play songs on the speaker by asking to play music, but Alexa says I need to enable the skill for the sonos one second edition in the Alexa app, then ask her to discover devices. I have the Apple Music skill setup in the Alexa app, and it still says the same thing when I ask it to play music. I have the preferred music service as Apple Music setup as well. I can use airplay to get Apple music to work on the speaker, and I can play Apple Music through the Sonos app, but it won’t recognize Apple Music when I try to use a voice command through Alexa. I’ve seen many people with this issue. Is there a fix for this?

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Paul A
3 years ago
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tjameslaneContributor I
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Sonos can't find my computer and my music library

I have set network to private.  I have configured firewall as explained on the FAQ.  I have tried other fixes.  None have worked or have lasted as a fix.  Most articles on here are too old and the instructions no longer apply.  Please help.  Happy to submit diagnostic report.

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Paul A
3 years ago
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TuckerJTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos Radio Reauthorize

Hi, My Sonos system comprises round 10 Play:1, several Play:3. All works brilliantly and I love it. Moved over to Sonos Radio and very pleased … apart from one thing.Every 10-14 days alarms stop working first thing - I get the infernal chime instead of Radio 4 at 630am! When I check the app it says radio needs reauthorised. When I click to authorise it all works fine again and stays that way for another period of time before the whole saga starts again. This has now happened maybe 5 or 6 times.Is there any way to make the authorisation permanent? I don’t have this authorise problem with Apple Music or Spotify. It is rather annoying as always appears on a 630am alarm then I need to fiddle around to get Radio 4 for wakeup!If anyone can offer any assistance I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance!Kind regardsAndrew

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ottork1Contributor I
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YouTube Music only shows my playlists

I just added YouTube music as a service.   When I search an artist, YouTube Music is not an option.  When I click through the YTM service, the only option I have is my playlists.   How do I configure it so it shows up in artist searches, shows “new Releases”, etc?  Anyone else have the problem or better yet, a fix to get it fully integrated?  Sonos S2.

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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kcrookContributor II
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TuneIn Radio

The podcasts I saved in My Radio Stations in TuneIn are no longer updating with the latest editions.  Does anybody else have this problem? Thanks

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Mark P
3 years ago
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User966103Avid Contributor I
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Music service (Audible, Idagio...) skipping, jumping to next track in middle of a track

My Sonos One speakers skip and jump to the next track, with music services such as Audible or Idagio.  I've changed wireless channels, rebooted router.  It still is happening.  Any suggestions?

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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LeturtleContributor I
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Deezer cannot be added on Sonos system

Deezer on my Sonos won't load. I tried removing and adding back Deezer but now it's giving me error msg.Does anybody know about this problem??

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ratty
3 years ago
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danie1dContributor I
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Fast forward for TuneIn Radio

Hi, Can anyone help me understand how to get Sonos to work properly when trying to fast forward a radio show when I’m listening to catch-up?Everything is good when I click on a show to listen and it will play from start to finish but if I want to skip forward 30 seconds or worse jump forward a few hours I often get nothing. Sometimes I get a spinning wheel and after some time it will skip, most of the time it will fail. I assumed maybe it was something on TuneIn’s side and just gave up months ago, but today I tested and actually it works fine on their website. The problem lies with Sonos, unless its an API issue from TuneIn - can anyone help or will Sonos look into it?Thanks.

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PiertonContributor I
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Deezer

Why pieces don’t play more than 30 second on Playlist?

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3 years ago
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Jlovas67Contributor I
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Error message «Track isn´t encoded correctly» while playing from Tidal

When playing songs from both Tidal and Spotify I get the error message “Can’t play XXX the track isn’t encrypted correctly” and skips to next track of the album and so it goes on.This is very annoying, please help. 

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User197428Contributor I
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Apple Music - uploaded tracks problem

I’ve added Apple Music to the Music services in the Sonos app but in some headings in My Music such as albums I get the dreaded message “we’ve run into a problem”. This is for my own Music that I’ve downloaded to Apple Music. Strangely most songs show under Songs, with some greyed out, but no albums show and I get the error message.  Playlists direct from Apple Music display and play ok. I’ve tried re-authorising Apple Music, removing it and restarting the iPhone as per other posts on this. None works. I’ve contacted both Sonos and Apple. Each blames the other and can’t offer a solution. It happens on all devices - iOS, macOS and Windows.  Has anyone got any other solutions please? Thanks

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Simon B
3 years ago
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Nat570pContributor I
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Can't access music library on Linux

I have an Ubuntu Linux machine onto which I've collected the music files I want available through Sonos. I don't need a Linux controller; I'm quite happy to use the Sonos app on my phone to control Sonos. I just want Sonos to be able to retrieve those music files from the Linux machine. I've set up a Samba (SMB) share called Music that publishes the directory under which the music is stored. I can browse that directory from other computers on my network. Multiple sources on the Internet say that the following must be present in my smb.conf file for Sonos to be able to access that share: ntlm auth = yes It is, and I've restarted the smb service. Yet Sonos still says it cannot access the share I've configured. What more must I do?

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