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benmitchell
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Oct 7, 2023 1:04 AM UTC
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do I need 2 accounts in the same house?

I have 4 Sonos speakers in my home. I have 2 iPhones that belong to 2 different people that have different music apps.  Now I want to hook up to use those 4 speakers. Should each iPhone have its own Sonos account?

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Airgetlam
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Oct 7, 2023 2:28 AM UTC

If you create 2 accounts, each account would have access to their own speaker(s) and not the other(s). If you create one Sonos account, any user can choose to play on the speaker that they want, without any rigmarole of reconnecting to a different account. All speakers would be connected to that one account.
 

Using a single Sonos account, then following the instructions in the linked account to set up individual ‘users’ would be the way to go. Each user would default to their own ‘music’ and not see the others, without a pull down choice. 

Bruce

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Airgetlam
Oct 7, 2023 1:26 AM UTC

I wouldn’t think so. Each user can set up their own music account following the instructions at the multiple accounts per service FAQ. 

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Bruce
benmitchell
Avid Contributor I
Oct 7, 2023 1:30 AM UTC

So should I have 1 or 2 Sonos accounts?  Wouldn’t it be easier to create 2 accounts so each person can control their Sonos with their own phone?

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Thanks--Ben Mitchell
Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
Oct 7, 2023 2:28 AM UTC

If you create 2 accounts, each account would have access to their own speaker(s) and not the other(s). If you create one Sonos account, any user can choose to play on the speaker that they want, without any rigmarole of reconnecting to a different account. All speakers would be connected to that one account.
 

Using a single Sonos account, then following the instructions in the linked account to set up individual ‘users’ would be the way to go. Each user would default to their own ‘music’ and not see the others, without a pull down choice. 

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Bruce
benmitchell
Avid Contributor I
Oct 7, 2023 2:50 AM UTC

So you can’t hook up 1 speaker to 2 accounts?

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Thanks--Ben Mitchell
Airgetlam
Oct 7, 2023 3:21 AM UTC

No. Each speaker connects to a single Sonos account. 

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Bruce
buzz
Grand Maestro
Oct 7, 2023 3:21 AM UTC

A speaker can only belong to one account. 

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