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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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minimalist
minimalistAvid Contributor I
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"Access to the shared folder (path) is denied - check the username and/or

I recently upgraded to a new M2 MacBook Air and Sonos is no longer able to access my music in my library.  Under Settings I ensured Sonos had access to all Media and Apple Music, I gave Sonos full disc access under “Files and Folders”, and I turned on File Sharing and Media Sharing under General>Sharing.  I also deleted the previous link to my music library in the Sonos app.When I go to Sonos>Settings>Music Library and try to add my music library location I am asked to put in my computer username and password and then when I try to add the folder Im given the following:“Access to the shared folder (music folder path) is denied - check the username and/or password.”This seems to be a common problem but none of the solutions Ive found in previous posts work for me.  

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Corry P
3 months ago
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SimonBissonContributor I
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No access to Subsonic with the new app?

I don’t seem to be able to see my currently configured Subsonic server from the new app.Will there be a way to connect to home libraries and media servers as normal? Plex is working at least.

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TP_1Avid Contributor I
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Sonos Radio Now Powered by Deezer?

Is Sonos Radio now officially streaming content from the Deezer catalog and if so, has anyone noticed a difference? I know that some complained about repetition of songs and limited playlists within the Sonos stations. Was wondering if this is still an issue.

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10 months ago
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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
1 year ago
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Fiel19Contributor I
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RadioApp suddenly stopped working

Hi All,Has anyone had issues with RadioApp suddenly stop working?It was functioning yesterday perfectly fine but my PlayBar stopped and dropped out of connection so I restarted and reconnected but now I cant access RadioApp and get the dreaded “Unable to browse music”I can use every other app for music I have tried so far, just the RadioApp one… Any suggestions? Is this a case for resetting everything and starting again?

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11 months ago
Beamse17
Beamse17Trending Lyricist I
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No surround speakers via Plex TV app

When playing music using the Plex app on my TV it sounds terrible -  almost as if I'm only hearing one channel and the system isn't sending any signal to the rear surround speakers.The TV is brand new ULED Samsung.In the 'About my System' section:When its working properly from the Sonos app on my phone it says nothing regarding audio in. .When playing from the problematic Plex TV app it says it's Dolby digital 2.0I have a sonos beam and 2 x play ones (all gen2)The audio is fine if played from Plex in the Sonos app from my phone.

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5 months ago
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E_WokContributor I
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Airplay broken with new Homekit architecture despite reseting all speakers

This has been another major issue for us with little to no official remedy from Sonos.Homekit requires this back end update for certain accessories and is in current IOS (non-beta) software. Sonos’ only suggestion is resetting all speakers and re-adding (major timesink) which we’ve done twice, only to have the issue return. Any help from the team or ETA on a fix?

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8 months ago
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Coletek1Contributor I
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connection issues

Having a connection issue. Can someone tell me what is the most likely cause?  My products or amps are showing up once I hit the Air Play button, but once I press on one of my listed amps, it spins and never connects.  I’ve unplugged and plugged power for the amps to no avail. Ty 

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Airgetlam
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lambaliceoxfordContributor I
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How do I control/limit what is played through sonos?

Hello!I am my wits end, any help would be extremely appreciated!We use Spotify/ Sonos to play music in our business, however whilst we’re away sometimes the staff pop on their own music which isn’t idealIs there a way we can limit what is played? We’re happy to buy any piece of kit or use a different steaming service. Thanks!

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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larsjEnthusiast II
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My home is not a shop!

There was a time when Sonos was an awesome product, but you’ve hit new lows with this one.Today I went to open the Sonos app and it was covered with a huge advert!Please understand, I have paid a lot of money for Sonos since 2006, I’ve replaced good equipment with functionally equivalent units just so they have enough memory to keep up with software updates I don’t want.Serving adverts within the product just makes you look incredibly greedy and desperate, and totally disrespecting the customer. No wonder people cherish the good old days of vinyl. I grew up in a world where hi-fi equipment didn’t start trying to sell me stuff when I was using it and my expectations have not changed.So let me put it plainly:My home is not a shop.My phone is not a shop.My hi-fi system is not a shop.Get your marketing people the hell away from all of these things!Since Googling it, I see I’m not the only person affected. I since found a setting to opt out, but only after forming an extremely negative opin

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tlk0129Contributor I
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Cannot Setup with PIXEL 6A due to PIXEL only allowing 5G

Hello, I have a new Phone and New router, with Sonos Play 1 speakers. The router is 2.4G and 5G. I renamed the 5G so I can set up Sonos using the 2.4G connection. I connected my computer using the 2.4G, and tried to set up Sonos from the computer, but the PC controller told me I MUST set up with my phone. But….the Pixel will only allow a 5G connection which I cannot override to use the 2.4G connection. This means I cannot set up my sonos speakers. Any help would be appreciated.

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5 months ago
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seandonahueContributor I
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SiriusXM on 11/3/20

Anyone else experiencing the “Unable to play the selected item” message when trying to play anything on SiriusXM today?  My system has been very inconsistent since introducing the Arc a month ago, and I’ve experienced this kind of error in that time, but usually, I could just switch to Spotify and then switch back to Sirius and for the most part that would work.  Today, that doesn’t work.  I can play Spotify and TuneIn.   Can’t play Amazon music.I’ve also tried to play on just a single old one speaker and it’s the same issue.  Also, rebooted the phone.I’m not sure if it’s tied to the Arc or not, but I can say, I haven’t been pleased with the system since I added it.Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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bernard_fleuryContributor I
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Sonos unable to browse music on Sirius XM Canada

Hi,This morning, SiriusXM stopped working on my Sonos Play 1.  SiriusXM works fine on my computer. It is not a login issue at SiriusXM.  Is there an outage somewhere?It looks like ok for Sirius on status.sonos.com.Thanks!

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3 years ago
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adultContributor I
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Sudden incompatibility of Play1 on S2

Hi, I am actively engaged with sonos support, but figured I’d ask around to see if anyone else is experiencing this too.I have a large system, which includes Play1’s, Play3’s, a Play5, a Beam, some One SL’s, and a Move. I also run two Boosts.Everything has been S2 for some time now and worked great. Last week I started seeing some of the play1’s say incompatible. I spent a couple hours on the phone with sonos support earlier in the week and resolved by factory resetting all of them. Worked a few days, then started again today, same problems.Worked with support and we managed to get them all working again, this time without factory resets, and the stereo paring went through a few hiccups but ultimately worked. I run Unifi gear and am well aware of what that involves and means and my configuration is highly tuned to be Sonos friendly, STP on the switches, nothing wired in except the boosts, etc. Lots of advanced settings on the AP’s to make sure everything is good to go. Used all the rec

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9 months ago
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J-manCollaborator I
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Android Volume Slider Won't Work

The volume slider on my Android home screen won’t move when I try to drag the volume button. I can use the physical tablet buttons to adjust the volume. If I expand the station, the volume slider on that screen will drag and change the volume. This slider at the bottom of my Sonos home screen was working for years and all of a sudden it stopped working. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app. I’ve tried with and without the “home screen volume control” on. This tablet app problem is the same for all 4 of my Sonos speakers. My phone app works fine.I am running Android 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e.

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10 months ago
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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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1 year ago
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ChrisMellorAvid Contributor I
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Sonos controller update loses MacOS library access - again!

Once again the Sonos controller update on my Aple M.2 Mac mini/Ventura OS has caused the controller to lose access to the music library. The music library’s  access location has not changed amd I’, cross as hell at the prospect of updating the iTunes library details for this witless controller. So I am playing my music to my Sonos 3 and 5 speakers by using Apple Airplay on my iPhone. Why the heck do I keep the Sonos Controller when all I want to do is play music library tracks on the speakers and the darn controller keeps on losing access after the far-too-common updates? Come on Sonos. It’s been months since the Apple M2 Mini and Ventura were releassed. Get your act together.I’m already using an Apple HomePod speaker in a second home where Sonos controller updates on a MacBook Air M.1/Ventura kept losing access to the MacBook Air’s music library. The HomePod’s sound quality is as good as the Sonos 1’s I’ve previously been using. That means I’ll get another AirPod there for stereo acce

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7 months ago
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LUMPY FRUITContributor I
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15 SECONDS TILL IT PLAYS

Over the last 6 - 9 months we have seen this issue intermittently. From Sonos Controller search for artist on Spotify (has also happened starting music from Spotify app - we have a paid subscription) choose artist select either Artist radio or an album by the artist or top tracks of artistRESULTS: time bar in Sonos Controller shows the song is playing, but no sound is coming out of speakers. About 8 - 15 seconds (as per the time bar) audio comes out of the speakers at that point in the song. To be clear, there is not a delay in the start of the song, the audio starts 8 - 15 seconds into the song. Example, Bob Dylan’s Hurricane start playing audio at the words “Valentine from the upper hall”

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thoughtonContributor I
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Issue with HDCP on Samsung TV when connecting Sonos One via AirPlay

I have been using my Apple TV with my Samsung TV for years just fine.  The Apple TV is about 2 years old and the TV is 6 or 7 years old.   The sound on the TV is pretty bad, so I recently connecting my Sonos One to the Apple TV via Airplay.  It worked well for one movie.  But ever since, I get a HDCP error whenever I try to play a movie or show on Netflix, HBO Max, or Amazon (actually, sometimes I will get volume but a blank screen).  YouTube TV and YouTube still work fine.   I have disconnected the Sonos One and unplugged it; I have also unplugged the Apple TV, reset it, unplugged the TV, switched the HDMI cord to a different port, changed the HDMI cord entirely, and all variations you could imagine.  The problem persists.  Just a week ago I was having no problems.. Has anybody encountered this?  Any ideas how to fix it? 

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3 years ago
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PugoneContributor I
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adding my partner to my account

I’m trying to create another account so my wife can use the Sonos and the services she subscribes to

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jgatie
4 months ago
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SnaggletoothContributor II
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Spotify re-authorisation daily ?

A song I’ve played for years now all of a sudden says access denied although if played through Spotify on sonos system then plays fine ? I also have to re-authorise Spotify and other devices ( maybe not daily !) but at least twice a week ? Help please 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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andystoddartContributor I
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Reauthorise apple music HELP!!!!

Hi getting frustrated now, this keeps repeatedly happening for no apparent reason at all. Go to play / use apple music via Sonos app on either phone or desktop app i’m told to reauthorise apple music. WHY? On the desktop it just doesn’t work. On the iphone it again doesn’t work - it just spins when i enter password - EVEN THOUGH I AM ALREADY LOGGED INTO MY apple id!!! Can we please just get a fix?? I am quite apple and Sonos savvy but this is just ridiculous. PLEASE HELP. Ive used Sonos since its inception and apple from way back but i must say it is getting very glitchy… let’s hope someone has an answer.

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3 years ago
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equalizer81Contributor II
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In playlists imported from Music app for macOS, songs with accented letters in their titles won't play

In my Imported Playlists imported from Music app for macOS (Version10.15.7) using a .xml file, songs with accented letters in their titles show up in the imported playlists, but they show up as their .mp3 file name rather the song title, they don’t show their cover art, and the songs won’t play. The same tracks are indexed fine in the music library on Sonos and play with no problem when not played in a playlist. Has anyone found a fix for this? Thanks!

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3 years ago
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SlowaxeContributor I
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cant add Dash stations to My Sonos

I'd like to save Dash Radio stations to My Sonos stations list. Those options are greyed out. Help?

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Deadhead103Contributor I
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YouTube Music chirps, clicks, and dropouts

I’m in for about $3k in Sonos hardware over the last 5 years, I have been using YouTube Music without issue for the last year and now all of sudden it’s unusable.If this is a Google issue, can a developer please show me the ticket that was opened by Sonos Engineers? Something I can reference when I try to speak with Google? Are Sonos engineers working on a workaround/fix to eliminate this issue? Has Sonos support even recognized this as an issue/bug? Is it being tracked?Sonos has to work with 3rd party servers to survive. The lack of an official response in the forum is outrageous! The finger pointing back to Google is equally outrageous. To claim it’s network issues is outrageous. I can stream Spotify, Amazon Music and Sirus XM without issue. Until recently, I could stream YouTube Music without issue.Somehow this thread is Closed & Answered yet nothing is provided. I’m asking for an official response in the forum to this issue from either Developer or Support. Right now my $3k Son

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