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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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pdaltonContributor II
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Sonos S1 system & IKEA remote

My SONOS system is ~old:  Play:5; Play:3; SONOS One (Gen 1); SONOS Connect (Gen 1) [connected to Onkyo TX-RZ50 w/Klipsch tower, sub, ceiling, wall speakers; [plus a SONOS Bridge no longer being used].  So I'm pretty "stuck" with using the S1 (Android) Phone App.  I've wished for a physical app to use with this principally for QUICK access as a system "mute" (or "pause") for phone calls, doorbell, someone walks into the room, etc.  Plus, Volume Up/Down control nice, but not required.  I understand IKEA's SYMFONISK remote might be able to do this, though it requires a smart hub.  IKEA sells the SYMFONISK remote in a bundle with their DIRIGERA hub.  Can anyone tell me whether this IKEA SYMFONISK/DIRIGERA combo will control my SONOS S1 products without the necessity of my also needing to buy any SYMFONISK/SONOS speakers?  

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ratty
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BurtqwertContributor II
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Volume Control

Hello, I think it must have been the last update?My volume control on my mobile app has changed feedback. Before, when I slide it. it would click for each number up or down. Now I have no clicks and the volume does not change until I stop sliding or let go.I prefer the old method, I found it more positive and it gave a sense of quality. Anyone else? Simon

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philippe vsContributor I
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What happened to Sonos ?

I have been a happy customer for ages but what has happened to Sonos functioning in general ?  Why have things become so unstable, especially using the S2 app ?  Sonos not found ..  components dropping out, when trying to use spotify: “Your previous requests are still pending. Please resubmit this request later. If this message reappears, please contact Sonos Customer Service.”I hear the same thing from friends (who I recommended to buy Sonos in the past) … being unable to set up their Sonos device, unstable functioning …   Is it just me or are there other people having the same impression ?  

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10 months ago
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P DiddyAvid Contributor I
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Lossless Audio Apple Music ATV to Beam

Hi,I understand the only way to play lossless audio using Apple Music is using ATV - eg playing through my connected Beam.  If I group my Beam with my stereo paired 5’s + sub using S2 app and play Apple Music through ATV into Beam as source, will this play lossless through 5’s + sub?  Thanks for your help 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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craigpressContributor I
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S2 unable to connect to Apple Music.

I cannot connect S2 to my apple music account on the iOS beta. Not working on my iPhone 11 Pro or iPad.  Will switch to music app and make sure I am logged in to Apple music. Then I either get a we’re having a problem error in apple music or get an error in sonos saying I need to update to the newest music app. 

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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HighwaisterContributor I
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activating soundcloud

I am trying to activate soundcloud on sono bur I can't see where to click after I have entered the activation code in the boxes. Can anyone help?

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Dogdad
3 months ago
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elddumContributor I
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Since upgrading to S2, Sonos randomly/intermittenlty stops playing music from Music Library (stored on NAS)

Diagnostic Submitted:  1389803671Ever since upgrading to S2, my Sonos system which had been working for years without issue has started to randomly/intermittently stop playing audio from my Music Library (stored on a WD PR4100 NAS), although the controller shows the track is still playing. This can occur from only 2 mins into playing, or after 30mins. Rarely can you get more than 30 mins. It is occurring more and more frequently to the point we cannot get to listen to music for more than 10-20mins. This does not appear to occur when streaming radio stations from TuneIN. I have followed all advice regarding similar issues, checked WiFi signals, channels,  interference, different wifi router, powered off all speakers, then on one by one, etc. All other devices are working fine at the time of failure.I thought it may be due to NAS going into sleep mode, but have tested while NAS is being consistently accessed, and also turned off the sleep setting.I have found that removing and re-adding

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3 years ago
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AudiomadContributor I
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Sonos not decoding music at full Hi rez - Shame !

I think this topic may have been raised about two years ago but wonder if anyone has any further updates.I have a high rez subscription to Qobuz but am disappointing to find out that any music file from Qobuz that is not native 24/48kHz will get truncated to 16/44.1 kHz file stream.  I understand this is to do with backward compatibility with older speakers on the S2 platform.As I don’t have any speakers older than 2 years , it’s a real bummer.. No problems with non Sonos equipment I have which decodes at the native resolution beautifully. Would love Sonos to enable this to add to all the other positives in owning their speakers . Anyone has any further insider updates on this ?

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7 months ago
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REBobContributor II
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Sonos Or Amazon Music App for HD/UHD?

I was told that in order to play Amazon Music in HD or UHD on my Sonos Beam/Ones system I must use the Sonos app. True? When I play my music using the Sonos app I only see the HD/UHD notation sporadically, even with AM playlists of all HD/UHD songs. Occasionally I see the notation appear mid-song. Normal? I would much prefer to use the AM app since I'd be doing all my music searches and curating from that app.

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Ken_Griffiths
2 years ago
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philippusContributor II
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ForCaught in an endless "Reauthorize your Apple Music Account" loop from hell!

I have a Sonos One Speaker that has been hooked up to my home internet since 2015. It has worked just fine until recently -- when I opened my Apple Music account and got the message:“Your Apple Music account needs to be Reauthorized” I click “OK”, and get: “Your Apple ID xxxxx will be used to reauthorize account”  The ID is correct, so I click OK.After a few seconds, a screen pops up ( with bells and banners...) and the text says: “Your Apple Music Account has been Reauthorized” SO...I click the “DONE” button at the bottom and get the message:“Unable to browse Music...” I click out of that screen and get:“Your Apple Music Account Needs to be Reauthorized”  AARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!I could play that loop many times with no good outcome...Everything is up to date, speaker, sonos software, computer, etc.Here’s what hasn’t worked so far:   1) Turning Router off and on (many times)   2) Rebooting the Speaker.   3) Setting it all up again from the beginning, trying BOTH an iPhone and an Android.

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wood97Contributor I
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Sonos stops playing from music library on MacBook

I have a new MacBook Air. Sonos is set up to feed from my NAS Drive, plus also my music so that I get my iTunes playlists as well. Issue I have is that when I ask the controller to play an album or playlist it will only play for about 10 mins and then simply stops. I have tried to adjust sleep savings but no joy. Anyone got any ideas as to why this happens/how to solve. I tried calling Sonos but they had no idea. Thanks.

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R W BContributor I
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S2 App version 16 and unsupported iphones

I run a series of speakers, 3 x Play:3 and a couple of Sonos 1’s and also have a Roam which I am struggling with.I normally use an iPhone 6s with S2 version 15.  I can’t update this as S2 version 16 won’t work on iOS version 15.I also have an iPhone 13 running iOS 16 and it is now running S2 version 16.I foolishly tried to connect my Roam to a hotel network last week and have discovered the hard way that this is not a good thing to try - I don’t like using the Roam as a bluetooth speaker and wanted to stream direct.My iPhone 13 now says, when I try to re-establish the Roam on the network by adding it, that I have to upgrade.As my speakers are showing “SONOS OS: S2” and “Version: 15.11” I assume it wants me to update the speakers to 16.If I do this will my iPhone 6s running S2 version 15 then not be able to control my various speakers?

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Stanley_4
2 months ago
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aceretumContributor I
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Music Library Folder Address

I have a music library on an external USB drive to a Samsung Galaxy tablet. I have just “upgraded” to Sonos S2. Now when I want to “Add Shared Music Folder” to the Music Library Setup, it no longer gives me an option to browse, I can only fill in a box that wants an address string for the folder.Whatever I try for the folder, I only get the response that “The computer ……. cannot be found”. I am guessing at the folder path so I assume that it is wrong, but it may be right and I have some enable/disable settings wrong on the tablet which is what much of the frequent problem advice seems to suggest.What should the folder address be so I at least start with that correct? \\Galaxy Tab A (2018, 10.5)\Tablet\USB Storage 1\Music\ is a typical failure.  

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Corry P
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NASboyContributor I
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Tips for Connecting MAC to Synology NAS

I appreciate all the tips others have posted for connecting Sonos to Synology NAS on a Mac. I went through the dreaded screens in Synology File Services to add SMB1 and NTMLv1, and then restarted my NAS. But that still did not let me add a music library. On my 3rd call to Sonos Support, the Agent had me go into Mac System preferences, Security and Privacy, and then add Sonos to Full Disk Access and to Accessibility. That did the trick.

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Mike FeinsteinContributor II
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Pocketcasts - can't play

In the last couple of days, I have had problems playing any Pocketcasts episodes on my Sonos speakers.  I have tried multiple speakers and all of them get an “Error adding songs to the queue”.  All speakers can play other content, like Spotify.  Is this an overall Sonos/Pocketcasts issue?

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Mark P
3 years ago
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gildyContributor II
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Did anyone else noticed this?

I believe I discovered a bug in the Sonos S2 app that showed up after the 15.2 update.  Now when I go to Sound, EQ, and adjust Bass and Treble by grabbing the Dot on the sliders, both Bass and Treble move together where they should be independent of each other.  Fortunately you can use the plus and minus signs and the sliders still work correctly.  I’ve redownloaded, reset the app, updated my iphone 12 to 16.4 but it didn’t fix the issue.  I called Sonos so hopefully it will be fixed with the next update.  Anyone else have this issue?

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Corry P
8 months ago
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James FrameContributor I
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Problems with iPhone App

Hi I am seeing the same problem it’s lucky dip when I try to use the Appi have 4 Sonos devices Amp/ Port / Play5 and MoveSome days all show , others just 1 and it’s never the same one.Yet if I then go to my MacAir M2 all the devices show  Also I’ve set my Sonos to Google home and if I ask Google to play on any of the Sonos devices it works. As an aside if I do use the Mac App then go to iPhone app the devices miraculously appear.my IPhone 12Pro is on the latest iOS 16.3.1the Sonos App is 15.1 all on the same WiFi no mesh no clever stuff. It’s clearly the App  Come on Sonos give us back the bullet proof App we used to have As that is not the case right now  

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Airgetlam
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BrinnerContributor I
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Missing radio station

Krautrock world radio is suddenly missing from all providers.Always been available. Any reason for this?The station is still on air 

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1 year ago
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602RyanContributor I
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Missing music in sonos from youtube music

I am missing music in Sonos app while using Youtube Music. If I scroll by Artist is stops at “S”. I use free version of YouTube music because I was forced to do so in transition from play to yt. Do I have to pay to get all my tracks?

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controlav
3 years ago
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albaneContributor I
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No more French radios on Sonos in the UK

Whatever service I am using: Sonos radio, TuneIn radio, Radio.net, I am unable to listen to any French radios ….!WHAT IS GOING ON ….???????

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3 years ago
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pdtapperContributor I
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Why is there a limit on the number of albums that can be added to "My Sonos"

Hi Guys I have 56 albums saved to My Sonos... I can't add anymore. Why is there a limit to the number of albums stored in My Sonos? 56 isn't very many... Is there a plan to extend the available slots? Best wishes Phil

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9 months ago
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chriscroft87Contributor I
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Can't search Spotify

Sometimes when I type into the search box nothing happens.  Other times you immediately get a bar with Artists / Albums / Songs etc on it = great!  But why does it sometimes not work??   And when it’s not working I can still see all the Spotify playlists etc, just no search function, which is what I use most!

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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neptuneContributor I
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Alexa Skill Can’t Enable in Canada

I’m trying to resolve an issue with my Echo and just disabled my Sonos skill. When I try to re-enable it I can’t because it says it’s not available due to geographical reasons. The Sonos site says that it is available in Canada so I’m not sure what to do. Please help.

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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BertramContributor I
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Unable to play music from spotify using Google assistant on Sonos One

As the title suggests, I am unable to play music from Spotify (Premium) using the Google assistant voice commands on any of my Sonos One speakers. I have no issues if I start playing music through the Spotify app, and then cast it to my Sonos One speakers via airplay. I have connected my Spotify premium account in the Sonos app, and set it as my standard service.  What am I missing?Thanks in advance.

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Zap220Contributor I
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youtube sound levels

Please get this sorted out. We have been loyal sonos customers for ten years or so and add a new speaker annually. You must be able to keep youtube playing at the same level by now. I have faith that your brilliant techs can do it. Give it to us please!  Some videos/ audio plays at a mumble then the next blasts on at stadium concert level. Please keep them at the same volume we set our speakers. I know you can do it   This is ridiculously annoying. Thank you for your help 

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