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will_inglis
Contributor I
February 15, 2016

Adding to a playlist while away from home

  • February 15, 2016
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often i am away from home and hear music that i know is on my sonos and i think "i will listen to that when i get home" ... but have now way of recording that fact ... so just seeing what other people would think is Sonos app on the phone could have an "offline" mode so that i could create / update a playlist and view my library when on the move, so when i return home it automatically syncs and plays what i heard when out and about ?

Is it just me, or would others like this too ?
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      Max P
      Max P
      Sonos Employee
      February 15, 2016
      Hi. No plans to announce at the time, but thanks for the great suggestion. Thanks.
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        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        February 15, 2016
        I normally use Shazam to create list of songs I want to remember for later. Of course it doesn't auto import into Sonos or pull up my local library but will allow me to bring up in some online services (like google music, apple music etc.) which can then play later on my Sonos.
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        Rickdo
        Rickdo
        Lyricist II
        April 15, 2016
        Hi. No plans to announce at the time, but thanks for the great suggestion. Thanks.
        I too would love this feature.... If I'm at a friends house listening to music it would be great to add a song, artist or album to a sonos list so I can start listening as soon as I get home.

        Thanks!
          Legnum Nick
          Legnum Nick
          Prodigy III
          April 20, 2016
          |I have created a deezer list from the bbc radio app in the past. I can't remember how I did it now, TBH, but could you use a service in that way to creat a list to import into Sonos later? I have never tried anything like that, so have no idea.
          GreenI
          GreenI
          Avid Contributor I
          April 20, 2016
          I use Shazam to recognise a track... this then gives me the option to play in Deezer ... when it starts playing there I can add it to favourites ... (or I guess I could add it to a special playlist)... then stop it. When I get home I can find the favourites in Deezer on my Sonos .... a bit long winded when an offline solution could be great ... maybe some integration work between Shazam and Deezer could link to a new offline mode. ....
          NaveenV
          Contributor I
          April 22, 2016
          I would also love to have this feature where I can create Sonos Playlist offline.
          As a work around, I usually look up the song in available music services like iMusic or Saavn and add it to a playlist in that app. Later at home I can play that playlist and add the song to Sonos playlist.
            AnthonyColorado
            Lyricist I
            May 3, 2017
            Yes, It is pretty stupid that you can't create and modify Sonos playlists while offline - This seems like a simple change that would be a great customer feature. Come on guys!
              John B
              May 3, 2017
              Yes, It is pretty stupid that you can't create and modify Sonos playlists while offline - This seems like a simple change that would be a great customer feature. Come on guys!Except that Sonos playlists are stored on the speakers, not the controllers, which do no audio processing. It isn't "pretty stupid".
              tmacker
              Lyricist I
              July 20, 2017
              Why can't the playlists... be stored and managed in the app (much like a virtual speaker) and sync up when connected to the network later?
              Make it happen SONOS!
                jgatie
                jgatie
                July 20, 2017
                Why can't the playlists... be stored and managed in the app (much like a virtual speaker) and sync up when connected to the network later?
                Make it happen SONOS!

                Because the app is not a virtual speaker. It is a controller, it has no audio functions, and it won't even launch without the Sonos units present. Sonos is not going to spend the man hours to rewrite the app to add these functions for a request that has a mere 9 posts in over a year, and is easily accomplished by adding to a playlist within the service's app. You can then play the playlist from the service's menu in Sonos.
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