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Sam Mateosian
Contributor I
October 1, 2012

Allow controllers to pair with multiple home systems

  • October 1, 2012
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I love the sonos connect so much that I got one at home, at work, for my brother, for my father and for my father in law. My only complaint is that my controller is locked to one system at a time. When I move between different houses I should be able to pair the controller on my phone with their systems and have it remember me when I come back - without resetting. I've seen the tip about bringing them all to one place and setting them up together. But that's not always possible or desirable. There is no real security concern because I still have to be allowed on their network and I'd still have to push the buttons on the device. Seems like a relatively simple software problem to allow me to pair with multiple systems and remember all the systems I've paired with.
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    Adam_12
    Lyricist III
    October 8, 2012
    This is a really good point, I have the same problem and it's really annoying. So pleas make the controller be abeel to pair whit more then one Sonos system.
    hne
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 12, 2012
    Hasn't anyone working at Sonos encountered the situation with having a controller app on their phone that they want to use at home and at work?
    Michael89
    Lyricist I
    November 2, 2012
    I am lucky enough to have 3 homes and 3 sonos systems, yet, will have to reset notebook, sonos controller, and or phone when I go to each. This is great if you stay for a while, but we do 3 days at one place, then 4 days at the other house. My questions is why can't Sonos write code that treats their network like a internet network. My pc simply sees a new or known SSID, and connects if I have the proper passphase. Sonos has top of the line technology and functions that just work without reading a manual, I am surprised at this oversight by the smart people at Sonos.
    mheathcote
    Trending Lyricist I
    November 10, 2012
    Believe there is a workaround for this if you are able to move your speakers between locations once....set them all up on the same network first (name them accordingly so you know which box goes to which location) then take them back to you other homes and they should then just be available when your controller is on the network at your other places. Have not tried this yet but may do soon. Remember having read about this on a forum somewhere
    By the way, agree there should be an easier way!
    mheathcote
    Trending Lyricist I
    November 10, 2012
    Believe there is a workaround for this if you are able to move your speakers between locations once....set them all up on the same network first (name them accordingly so you know which box goes to which location) then take them back to you other homes and they should then just be available when your controller is on the network at your other places. Have not tried this yet but may do soon. Remember having read about this on a forum somewhere
    impunity
    Contributor I
    November 29, 2012
    Agreed this is a major shortcoming of the Sonos system (the workaround notwithstanding). I have 2 distinct systems separated by 500 miles or so, and I hate having to reset the controller every time I change locations, super annoying.
    Neil_45
    Contributor I
    December 26, 2012
    I was going to post this also. BUT SONOS , PLEASE DO THIS!!
    martinpannier
    Lyricist III
    December 26, 2012
    Great point.
    Serthos
    Lyricist III
    December 29, 2012
    Agreed, the Sonos Controller on our phones should have a feature that allows pairing with more than one system. Based on our location, it should allow controlling the Sonos system at our current location. When we're home, we control our own. When at a friend's house, we can control theirs, and so on. It is quite annoying to have to reset the controller and go through pairing process every time when we wish to control a different system.
    Tyler_11
    Lyricist I
    January 4, 2013
    Please add a feature that allows multiple systems to be controlled from the apps. My dad and I both have systems and I would like to be able to control his also.
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