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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...

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SJ001Contributor I
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Sonos spotify connection

This is still an issue. Why why why. I have tried ALL the remedies offered everywhere to no avail. HELP.  

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MayaHContributor I
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New issue Spotify and Sonos 5

Hi all,I have 6 Sonos devices around my home and all have worked fine for a long time.I just got home after a trip and seem to have a glitch with my Sonos Play:5 (Gen 2).Cannot connect to the speaker from within Spotify app. It times out. Intermittently cannot play via the Sonos app and get a variety of error messages like “cannot queue item to the device” or “cannot connect to device”It will play from other sources (Sonos Radio / TuneIn)The device is updated. I have powered the device down, reset it to factory settings, reauthorised Sonos in my Spotify account. Nothing has fixed it so far.Any ideas?thanks so much,Maya 

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ku4ttroContributor II
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What's holding Sonos to integrate Amazon Music in supported countries?

I’ve a paid subscription of Amazon Music in Portugal, but as it seems, the Sonos integration is not yet available. Any idea why? Copyright issues? Or it’s just hard for Sonos to sync up with the service availability? This is the current Amazon Music availability:https://music.amazon.com/EU/help?nodeId=202204440 And this is Sonos:https://support.sonos.com/en/services/amazon-music Com’on Sonos team… I’ve preordered the ERA 300 and want to use ATMOS on Amazon Music. Using Airplay will just downgrade the quality…   

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jgatie
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groove_regulatorTrending Lyricist II
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"//{nas path}/Folder/" is no longer available

Hi there, recent issue with my S2 system, after adding a few more albums to my 22K track music library stored on my NAS it continually failed to update throwing the  "//{nas path}/Folder/" is no longer available error, sometimes immediately sometimes after a few minutes of indexing. Surprisingly my S1 system (on the same LAN) can read and index the NAS share with no issues. My S2 system comprises of a Port (ethernet connection) and a Roam. My S1 consists of a Connect/ZP, a Play 5 and One SL. Sonos have acknowledged there is an issue but cannot advise of a timeline for a fix.If I create a small library on the same NAS with a few albums the S2 system can index it. I’ve seen some similar posts with the same issue including suggestions of changing the library structure into a number of smaller chunks but this isn’t acceptable for me.Other suggestions welcome, or keen to hear if others are having the same issue.

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PopcornPapaContributor I
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Calm subscription not recognized

I have a fully paid Calm subscription. I have been using it with the usual issues that everyone reports, but now when I access Calm through Sonos, it says I don't have a subscription. This appears to have happened after finding out that I have to use a hard wired connection ONLY because my spectrum modem is not dual band, only 5. Any way to tell Sonos that I have a calm subscription?

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3 months ago
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charXContributor I
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slow response and disconnects after last update

Everything seems to have latency lately. To the extreme of suddenly losing contact with the system (while it’s playing from our  library or  internet stream). when we start playing something, it takes about 5 seconds for the song to appear (although playing seems to be immediate); grouping also takes a while to show, and sometimes the volume won’t respond and other times it seems to change in its own. I would say this sonos, but of course they don’t have a conduit for that, so I yell into the void. oh and turn off the damn pop-ups on the support section, you’re not making any friends. 

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gswoodsContributor I
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some music library files will not play

I haven’t seen this exact problem mentioned, apologies if I just missed it.I have an issue where only some of my music library files will not play on Sonos. If one of the “bad” files is in the queue, it will play the first few seconds, then switch to the next file. Often these occur in clumps, where several files in a row won’t play (but the rest of the files from the same album will). As far as I have been able to tell, once the problem is occurring, it’s always the same files that won’t play, but the problem is intermittent (for example, a set of files that I couldn’t play yesterday are working fine today). The same files always play fine using other apps such as VLC or Rythmbox (Linux). I have seen both OGG and MP3 files exhibit the issue. To control my system I use the Sonos S2 controller running on a Windows 10 system, or the Android app running on various devices. In each case the music files are being accessed from a Samba server (SMB) running on a Raspberry Pi 4, from an extern

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cstone1Contributor I
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how to auto play multiple playlists?

I have some play lists that I use often and would like to just have those play lists play one after another, but I don’t know how to do that or if it is even possible.Anyone know how to do that?Thanks

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jgatie
1 year ago
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parkie75Contributor I
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BBC sounds stopping on Smart Speakers like Sonos?

I keep getting a message when listening to BBC radio saying that I’ll no longer be able to use the BBC sounds service on a smart speaker after mid 2023. It says to contact the manufacturer to resolve the issue. Anyone found a way to keep listening on a Sonos speaker?

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Andy433Contributor I
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You Tube through Beam sound bar

I want to load a You Tube music video on my iPhone and play the audio through my Sonos sound bar (not the official YouTube Music app). Can it be done?

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ku4ttroContributor II
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ERA 300 and Amazon music in Portugal

Hi guys,Although I have a subscription of Amazon Music service, I don’t seem to be able to integrate it on my sonos app.That makes me feel a bit uncomfortable since I’ve pre-ordered the ERA 300 and I’m hoping to have services that support ATMOS and Spatial audio from Day 1.Also, the question is when will you expand the integration on the sonos app and if I can use airplay (using the amazon music app directly) to stream atmos on Era 300.Thanks in advance,Jose

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1 year ago
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Mika17Contributor II
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Amazon playlist problems

Hi,I’m use Sonos s2 on Apple iMac. Between few days I can not longer drag and drop my Amazon playlist in Sonos app. Did somebody can help me ?

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Mika17Contributor II
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Problème sonos g1 et Amazon

Bonjour, depuis quelques jour je ne peux plus faire glisser mes playlist Amazon dans l’application Sonos. comment cela ce fait ?

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Sotiris C.
1 year ago
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exolonContributor I
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Sonos app search bug with Youtube Music?

Whenever I try to search for “Purified Radio 123” (where 123 is the podcast number, with the current one being 343) within the Sonos app, I get a result from the Youtube Music service but when I click on it, it takes me to the artist’s page (Nora En Pure) which DOES NOT list the episodes.Youtube Music does have all the episodes when I search from their app. Without being able to use the Amp via bluetooth from phone directly, I cannot stream these episodes. This seems to be an app bug which did not exist with the Bluesound I had prior. Please fix or provide a suggestion.

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jg23Contributor I
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songs in wrong order

Hello, I know this has been asked before, but I don’t see an answer. The songs in an album are being placed in a random order when I say play the album. I haven’t tried other ablums, but the metadata is fine. There is a song order field that contains the song number. The songs show up in the queue in a random order because the order differs each time I play the album. It doesn’t matter if I play the album, add the songs to the queue or copy the songs from the album into the queue. They’re always randomized. This another frustrating “feature” that doesn’t really work and can’t find any solution in the documentation. Thanks.

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jgatie
1 year ago
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McGnuggittContributor I
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Where did the alarm interface go

Not sure what has happened recently.I've been using the Sonos alarm function on the S2 app without an issue for a while. After the latest update from the play store, the alarm notification / interface overlay isn't there anymore. I no longer have the floating box that let's me close or snooze the alarm.Once my alarm goes off, I have to open the Sonos app and manually find the room playing the music and press stop.Any ideas what happed to the alarm interface? How do I get that working again? 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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HensleyContributor I
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Sonos app glitchy

Hi hopefully someone can help/assist? All day today my Sonos system has been glitching, dropping rooms, skipping tracks, and endless error messages about cannot play selected track…while the track is actually playing! Very frustrating and Sonos is closed. I’m running the S2 app and unplugged all speakers and replugged them all in to no avail. Thanks in advance! 

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TomChaosContributor I
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Controller on Mac does not see products

I used my iPhone to play my music library over a Play3 speaker, but this latest time it could not see the Mac computer that had the library. I launched the Sonos controller on the Mac, and first it said “We found Sonos on your network”, but when I clicked “Let’s connect” it couldn’t find my system and it didn’t see my music library on the Mac. I rebooted the speakers, the router and the Mac and confirmed that everything was up to date. I checked the firewall settings and they are correct. I updated the Mac to OSX Ventura, uninstalled and reinstalled the Sonos controller- no change. I can see the speakers using the Sonos app on my iPhone. I know Apple sometimes adds security features without warning- I can’t figure this one out.

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holsenAvid Contributor I
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192 kHz 24 bit Playback

I know that Sonos S2 only supports a max of 24 bit 48 kHz files but here's the question I cannot find and answer to: if I have 24 bit 192 kHz FLAC files on my NAS in my Library, will sonos play them, albeit in a downsampled format or will they be skipped altogether? Can someone please clarify this?

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Xtopher_UKContributor I
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Connection issue with iPhone 14 Pro

Hi all, I have a weird problem. I have a new iPhone 14 Pro, and having moved everything over to it, it is unable to connect to the Sonos network over WiFi (2x Sonos:1, 1x Sonos:3, 1x Sonos:One) - it complains saying the devices are not on the same network as the phone. Old iPhone is XS (of which we have 2), both work fine, as does a couple of iPad Pro’s. Both iPhone are running up to date Sonos app and iOS 16.3.1. IPhone settings are identical from what I can see. Private address is off on WiFi and no VPN.  Our wifi is via Unifi devices, and we do have an IoT network/subnet. MDNS is configured on the Unifi kit, and is working with the other iPhones and iPads. Only difference I can see between all the devices is iPhone XS is WiFi5 and iPhone 14 Pro is WiFi6. However the iPad Pro’s are on WiFi6 and work fine. If I put the phone on the IoT subnet then it all connects fine, so suggests it is a MDNS issue. For now I have disabled all blocking firewall rules between subnets and it makes no d

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nsackyContributor I
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Most Threads Closed - So....

I have read countless threads about Sonos speakers not connecting using Airplay (on iPad) with the usual response of restart, reset …. ad nauseum… I reset everything, works for  a short time and then, right in the middle of a playlist… DEAD. Is there any real fix to this? I have 4 SL 1 speakers and the ARC soundbar. and this is really getting tiresome but before I leave a bad review, I’d like to get some feedback.

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Jack SaltielContributor I
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Music Library will not successfully get imported in S2 PC app

I am setting up a new S2 system in a 2nd home. The system is all connected and working fine and I am trying to attached an established music library on a NAS drive which I used on the S1 system before for years with no problems. It is a big library with over 25,000 songs. When I attach to it I am told that I am connected and that it is scanning the library. After a few minutes it fails with a message that says: “//xxxxxxx/” is no longer available. The device where the music files are stored may not be powered on, or the path may have changed.” … meanwhile I am connected to that file share with no issues from various PC’s on my network. Sometimes it fails in 3-4 minutes, sometimes it runs 20 minutes and fails. The Buffalo NAS drive is always online and connected and has no issues.I have tried following the ridiculous advice: unplug all sonos devices, the nas and reboot the router and then when the router is back online power up the sonos and NAS devices and try again. It makes NO differ

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whostorm05Contributor I
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Apple Music will not properly authorize on Android device

Is there still a known issue with the Android Sonos app where you get in a constant “reauthorize” loop with Apple Music?  I’ve tried everything I can think of to try but each time I go to Apple Music in the Sonos app it says I have to reauthorize. I then follow all the steps, successfully reauthorize, but then it once again tells me it needs to reauthorize. I do not have any iOS devices so I can’t use that as a workaround.

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Nhughes45Contributor I
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app issue

I can’t pull up the Sonia app and select from recent things played

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ryjcolemanContributor I
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Can't group Sonos Ones on Android app?

I have two Sonos Ones setup in their own rooms, and want to create a third called House so don't have to keep selecting them both when I want to do that, or as I add new speakers in the future. I do not have the option for everywhere, or to hit the plus and create a custom group. Ideas? 

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