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unable to see Sonos devices when using Airplay

Here’s some things suggested by Apple/Sonos users to maybe try next time your Speaker(s) do not show (or play) as available in the AirPlay c...
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recommend NAS drive to play cd’s through sonos

I need to replace my NAS drive used to play my CD’s over my Sonos. Need a bit of expert advice on best makes/models compatible with Sonos? T...
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How can you create internet radio streams now that TuneIn is no longer...

Hi @Dan187856 Welcome to the Sonos Community!I have the following information to share with you:Customers who already have manually added st...
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mattcd216Contributor I
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BBC Sounds not showing as a service

Hi everyone, BBC stopped working via tunein recently. I’ve read that it should now be a service I can link, but it’s not showing up in the ‘add a service’ list. Any advice? Thanks,Matt

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kbradsmithTrending Lyricist I
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Youtube Music not playing entire Library Songs - only select few

Sorry, NOT playing entire Library Songs. The YTMusic app on Sonos offers to stream my Library’s collection of Songs but only seems to be capturing a very, very small fraction of my entire Songs collection. Is there a way to be sure and get all my Songs shuffled through on the Sono’s app? The ‘Your Mix’ option is misleading as well. It creatively mixes in new ‘recommended’ songs which I’m not interested in so that’s not a solution. I want all my Songs streaming from my LIbrary collection, please, not some limited selection. Thanks, comments please. 

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3 years ago
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zaggedContributor II
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Unable to connect spotify - activation link failing.

I am trying to link my premium spotify account to sonos, when I click "authorize", I'm being brought to a page where I'm supposed to enter an authorization link code. The page opens with an error "The link code you entered is not valid. Please check the link code and re-enter it below." There is no link code provided either through the app, the page I'm being linked to, or by email. I've tried using the sonos iOS app as well as the desktop version. Clearly I'm missing something here. Any suggestions?

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4 years ago
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corwinyuContributor I
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Access is denied when trying to play Audible book

Getting Access is Denied when attempting to play a book through the Audible service.  Audible works as a standalone app on my iPad.

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Krishma M
3 years ago
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Blisster7Contributor I
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SiriusXM won't connect

I’ve setup SiriusXM with the Sirius APP, and it works fine on the iPhone App. My Sirius login is working fine.  When I attempt to Add Service for Sirius to the Sonos App, it gives me an error that my login credentials for Sirius are not valid.  But I KNOW that they are valid because I use the exact same ID and PW on the Sirius website and it works fine. I’ve attempted multiple times with same results.  I’ve also “Reset” the Sonos app.  Same results. Anyone have a solution?

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markjalbContributor I
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Apple Music playback interrupted saying 'Unable to play - the song is not encoded correctly'

When I stream songs from Apple Music via the Sonos app, playback is occasionally interrupted with a message of 'Unable to play [insert song name] - the song is not encoded correctly'.It's unpredictable when it happens, sometimes it could be half way through a track and it occurs, also happens multiple tracks in a row. Other times it could go through multiple tracks with no issues then the error suddenly occurs.I've done all the troubleshooting stated on the Sonos website but I'm pretty sure my setup isn't the problem because I use a Radio App and also use YouTube Music via the Sonos app with no playback issues, the error just happens with Apple Music.Has anyone else experienced the same issue? Suggestions on a possible fix?

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jlockwoodContributor I
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Apple Music Classical

Apple acquired Primephonic in 2021 with the intention of using that service as the basic of creating their own music solution aimed specifically at the Classical music genre.I did not pay much attention at the time but I thought this was more for dealing with the enhanced meta data/tag information needed for the Classical music genre. For example the same music title composed by the same original composer may have multiple recordings from many different orchestras over time and with sometimes different conductors, soloists or singers any of which might be specifically looked for by classical music enthusiasts.Well Apple are this month finally launching their new Apple Music Classical app which is the dedicated app for classical music and will be backed up by the current Apple Music streaming service. It will be free to existing Apple Music subscribers.See - https://apps.apple.com/app/id1598433714Initially at least it is only available as an iPhone app and not an iPad or Mac app.The rel

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Roch61Contributor I
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RTE radio 1 is gone

RTE radio 1 seems to have disappeared from Tunein and though it appears as a choice in Sonos radio, won't play. This has just happened in the last few days. Anyone else with this?

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3 years ago
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p_watsEnthusiast I
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Audio glitches with Youtube Music via the Sonos App?

Since the switch to Youtube Music (from Google Play Music), has anyone else noticed audio glitches periodically in the music they listen to via Youtube Music in the the Sonos App?Every so often in a song I get a quick static glitch sound. This does not happen with other sources, like Sonos Radio or Bandcamp. 

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dynAdZContributor I
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Spotify: Browsing through genres not possible anymore

Dear Sonos team/community,since one of the more recent Sonos Controller updates, the experience when browsing Spotify through the controller application totally changed.Since basically the beginning of (Sonos-)time it has been possible to browse the Spotify catalogue for the featured/highlighted playlists which change throughout the day and the thousands of playlists which are available in the different genre sections. E.g. you could go to genres and choose between rock, electronic, mood playlists, rap and many many more.I used this workflow a lot every day to play exactly the playlists of which genre I want to hear right now.Now, as mentioned, this experience has entirely changed. As far as I can see in the iOS or Windows controller apps, it’s now only possible to browse though folders with playlists which I either recently listened to or which are recommended by the Spotify algorithm.Like I said, this breaks a workflow I (and my entire family) was using for quite a few years already.

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controlav
3 years ago
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GreentreeContributor I
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Unable to see products via Sonos App on iOS 16

Hi,I recently lost all my products off the Sonos app. I have followed the instructions to reset the router, Wi-Fi and turn off all the products but it doesn’t seem to help.I also noticed that our iPhone that is still on iOS15 can still see them via the app.. but my iPad and iPhone on iOS 16 doesn’t.Has anyone experienced anything similar or have any suggestions?Thanks

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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msppiperContributor I
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Unable to play Pandora access is denied.

Every day I am receiving the Sonos App errror message on my iPhone of “Unable to play Pandora access is denied”.  Each day I have to re-athorize my Pandora account to correct this issue.  Can SONOS please tell me why I have to re-authorize every day, this is such a hassle.

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
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sklein11Contributor I
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Sonos won't search Spotify

Sonos App has stopped searchin Spotify.  Both Sonos and Spotify are “working” -- i can play spotify content from within Sonos -- but I cannot seach from within Sonos.  I have (soft) repooted the speakers, rebooted my phone and removed and then readded the service,  None worked.

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8 months ago
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Lee saContributor I
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Can’t see my Audible Audiobook in the Sonos App

In the last couple of days I have not been able to see my audible audiobooks in the Sonos App (and in the Sonos controller on a mac), when I go to the audible section in the app (I use Audible.co.uk) I just get the message “Could not browse Music” instead of the normal list of audiobooks. Now I tried re-adding the service, that did not solved the problem, I tried to re-authorising my account that did not solve it either. I can see the audiobooks I have added to MYSONOS (the books I listening to right now) and they also show up in the recently played list but I cannot see my entire library in the audible section of the app. Now I do have a lot of audiobooks in my audible library 400+ but I have never been able to use the search function in the Sonos app to find my books (it always just say “an error has occurred try again”) so without the list I am rather unable to find and listen to my audiobooks on my Sonos speakers (Now I do know I can play them through the Audible app via Airp

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3 years ago
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AndreasBContributor I
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"Unable to play the selected item"

Issue with Sonos App on iPad trying to access Spotify music. I get "Unable to play the selected item" whatever song I select on my daughter’s iPad. However, it works fine on my own iPad / iPhone. We have a family Spotify account and I am logged into the Sonos app on my daughter’s iPad. I have power cycled the WiFi router and all Sonos equipment several times and I have also disconnected the LAN cable to our Sonos Playbar but the problem persists. Please advise what to do.

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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ThoPin67Contributor I
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Delete S2 product

How can I delete a S2 product

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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Bill_22Trending Lyricist I
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Sonos Music Library won't update

This just started happening to me, my Sonos won’t update my music library. If i delete my music folder and re-add it will be have everything in there that should be, but if i add more music (mp3s, which i do almost daily) and have it update, none of the additions show up. my music’s on a macbook running big sur 11.6

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fxsmeetsContributor I
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Why is Sonos App so bad and why won't Sonos fix the problems?

I have raised this issue multiple times. Numerous users have also raised the issue. The Sonos App is clumsy, complicated, counterintuitive to use. Most importantly, IT DOES NOT WORK. It keep losing connection. I want Sonos support to stop telling me that it is because of my devices or my Wifi set-up. It is not. It is because the Sonos App is badly coded, full of bugs and quite frankly the worst I have tried of all music app, by a long shot. The hardware is fantastic. The software is simply shameful. Sonos. PLEASE FIX IT.

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JSBintheCityTrending Lyricist I
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Since iOS 14 Unable to Connect to Sonos System

It’s been doing this since iOS 14.   Gives the two error messages on the Sonos app - “unable to connect to Sonos” also says “join a nearby Sonos system”.  You can follow these steps but it seems to just forget the Sonos system once again. Had this Sonos system for years and it only started with iOS 14- any ideas?

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Airgetlam
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wm4shellfishContributor I
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Libby - “unable to browse music”

I’ve been trying to install the Libby service for the last 24 hours with a consistent issue: I kept getting the error message, “unable to browse music.” I keep removing and reading, giving it awhile, then checking. Same result. Any ideas? I’ve tried to unplug speakers and plug back in.

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klessaContributor I
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Sonos doesn't recognize my itunes library.

I have a paired set of Sonos Ones.  I have my itunes library on MacOs.  I have added the drive to Sonos through Manage and gone through the update process which took over an hour.  All I see is “No Selections are available” on each of the categories in the music library.  I have 30,000 songs in my library, that should be acceptable right?  What can I do to get my library showing up?  Are there any log files or diagnostics I can look at to see what the problem is?

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3 years ago
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ChuckDubCContributor I
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Cant connect to music services from Sonos app.

I have been using the Sonos app with Pandora, Amazon, and Sirius music services for a long time. Recently. I cannot connect to the services via the Sonos app. I receive an error message “Unable to browse music there was a problem connecting to [music service].”  Has anyone run into this issue?

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StinsonddogAvid Contributor I
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Apple Music app - Airplay not showing Sonos Speakers on iOS14

Hi I know there was a Sonos update pushed around 11-11-20.  Also upgraded to iOS14.  Now I don’t see my Sonos speakers at all when using Apple Music app and trying to Airplay2 to the various speaker sets.  The Apple TV’s I have do show up in the Airplay 2 list.  Just my 4 different Sonos rooms don’t show.  Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks.  I was under the impression this was the preferred way to do things for music that was on your phone.   Note to Mods- I started a thread in questions but didn’t have Airplay in the title so this is probably the better thread.  I didn’t see how to edit the other one.  

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JoffyTrending Lyricist I
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Apple Music streaming quality?

I subscribe to both Amazon Unlimited and Apple Music.  I play these through the Sonos S2 App.  With Amazon the track I select always indicates whether the stream is HD or Ultra HD.  Apple does not give the same information so I do not know if the quality is at least 16/44.1? I avoid AirPlay as I know Apple quality then is less than CD quality.  Similarly when I play Amazon directly from that App via AirPlay the information merely shows AirPlay so presumably less than 16/44.1? Could Sonos provide this information in their App or is it down to Apple?  I just want to know the stream quality from whatever source ideally.  Be great to know this for my Bandcamp music too?  Any thoughts?

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felix489Contributor I
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Sonos update and Sirius channels not playing

After the recent Sonos update, Sirius channels will not play through the speaker.Please advise of the fix for the Sirius channels not playing through the Sonos speaker after one proceeds with the most recent Sonos update.  Thanks.Moderator edit: combined posts

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controlav
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