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Easily switch the music from one room to another

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October 24, 2012
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I have different rooms equiped with wall-mounted Play 3 devices. I would appreciate for an easy way to switch the music from one room to another. This is particularly useful if I spent some time building a playlist or selecting a radio station and that I don't want to have to go through search to find that station again. At the moment, my two options seems to be: 1- Stop the music in Room 1, then start music in Room 2 (need to rebuilt my playlist or search the radio station) 2- Group Room 2 to Room 1, and then ungroup Room 1 from Room 2. Both of those options are inelegant. If I could have some kind of "Sent to" function (or drag and drop a room on another one) that would be great.

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James Holland

Lyricist I

I too really want this feature. In the new app, you wouldn't need to clutter the UI either. On the rooms screen, simply drag and drop the music from one room to the other. If you were concerned about accidental usage, it could be a long press and drag.

I want to recommend Sonos to my father, but he's not particularly computer savvy, telling him to drag and drop his music from one room to the other is far more intuitive than 'group' as he immediately says 'I don't want to group it, I want to move it' and so on...

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noodles66

Lyricist III

Can someone tell me if SONOS are going to develop this idea. I need this option.....send to....works for me...surely an easy update !!

Stuart_W

World-Class Superstar

Can someone tell me if SONOS are going to develop this idea. I need this option.....send to....works for me...surely an easy update !!

I doubt it.

It's trivially easy to do what you want now with the current functionality.

Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2

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mintchap

Lyricist III

Actually it isn't trivially easy. It's clunky and non intuitive. How many people figure this out on their own? I bet nearly 100% of people are stopping music in one room and then having to go through all the motions again to start it in another. I have 5 zones in my house and Sonos needs an easy-to-follow, intuitive feature to simply change rooms. Grouping and ungrouping is the wrong answer.

Chris

Lead Maestro

I think the tutorial that pops up with new software version even explained it.

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Chris

Lead Maestro

someone made an ios widget to automatically do the switch

https://m.reddit.com/r/sonos/comments/4t156m/music_shift_migrate_music_from_one_zone_to_another/

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Chris

Lead Maestro

Also - going direct under support link at top - using application - how to group rooms leads you to this page

https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4002?_ga=1.201402897.1089879580.1438526041

which actually even describes exactly how to switch rooms.

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jgatie

Actually it isn't trivially easy. It's clunky and non intuitive. How many people figure this out on their own? I bet nearly 100% of people are stopping music in one room and then having to go through all the motions again to start it in another. I have 5 zones in my house and Sonos needs an easy-to-follow, intuitive feature to simply change rooms. Grouping and ungrouping is the wrong answer.

Not once, from day one, was I confused by switching room. Hit Group on the music you want, turn on the rooms you want music in, turn off the ones you don't, hit done. Not clunky and non-intuitive at all, and much more powerful than sending it to a single room because you can do all new grouping from a single screen.

With a "Send to" button, how exactly would I take music from the Den and Living Room and send it to the Den, Kitchen, and Bathroom with a "Send to" button? Would I have to "Send to" three times? Would there be the possibility to "Send to" multiple rooms, with an X to turn on and off the rooms I want the music in? If so, that sounds awfully familiar . . .

Chris

Lead Maestro

No I have never had any doubt or confusion how to switch rooms either from day 1. Seems pretty intuitive - whichever rooms are checked are ones that will play the music.

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jgatie

Also @mintchap.

Why do you describe it as "grouping and ungrouping". It doesn't take two Grouping sessions to switch rooms. 1 Group button, un-X the room the music is in, X the room you want it in, Done. No need to group then ungroup".

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