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JP_13
Contributor I
Dec 16, 2013 8:41 PM UTC

Desktop notifications for Mac Controller

iTunes shows a notification when a new track starts. Sonos Controller for Mac could do the same thing, it shouldn't be hard!
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    Richard Gunther
    Lyricist I
    Jul 24, 2014 11:58 PM UTC
    Sonos does show desktop notifications, but it uses third-party Growl for notifications instead of the Mac's native notifications, which can be reviewed or collectively silenced. I'd suggest that this should be changed to use native OS X notifications.
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    Nick_65
    Contributor I
    Jan 20, 2016 7:43 AM UTC
    Same here. I do have Growl installed, but I've always wondered what the added benefit is of having two layers. An app like Sonos should not depend on third-party tools.
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    Fofer
    Collaborator II
    Feb 6, 2016 6:14 PM UTC
    I have the latest (Mac App Store) version of Growl installed, along with OS X 10.11.3, and the Sonos Controller isn't displaying any notifications. Is this still supposed to be working? if so, what's the trick to get it going?
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    Fofer
    Collaborator II
    Feb 8, 2016 3:27 PM UTC
    Have Growl notifications been removed from the newly updated Sonos controller software, version 6.1.1?
    http://www.sonos.com/software/release/6-1-1

    I'm unable to get any notifications from Sonos (even though Growl is installed and working fine) and I confirmed the same with a couple of friends who are also running the same new version. What gives?
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    jgardner04
    Contributor I
    Apr 12, 2017 2:25 PM UTC
    I now get notifications via macOS Sierra but they are persistent. I.e. I get a notification that a song has started. Then I get another and another. It fills up the notification trey. With iTunes I get one notification about the song that is playing. It removes the old one. This should be the default behavior.
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    Fofer
    Collaborator II
    Apr 12, 2017 2:43 PM UTC
    I now get notifications via macOS Sierra but they are persistent. I.e. I get a notification that a song has started. Then I get another and another. It fills up the notification trey. With iTunes I get one notification about the song that is playing. It removes the old one. This should be the default behavior.

    For what it's worth, that behavior is actually dictated by the "Keep All Song Changes in Notification Center" setting in iTunes (see attached.) With that option checked, it acts just like Sonos currently does. With it unchecked, it only shows the most recent track in Notification Center.

    Perhaps it'd be nicer if Notification Center could be set to limit notifications (on a per-application basis.) Ideally I'd like to see the last 3-5 songs played...
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