Contributor I

Feature Request: Export and Import Sonos Playlists

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February 25, 2013
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Like many users, we use Sonos in two different houses. We have two NAS's of music that I'm planning on keeping synchronized with RSYNC. What doesn't sync or cant get exported are Sonos Playlists. It would be great to be able to ad-hoc export them and then to import them as well. Using the UPnP interface, I've noted a Java program that can export playlists, but importing them is a bit troublesome. It would be great to have this feature.

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Retired Sonos Staff

Sonos-really, this is ridiculous. We should be able to export our playlists and restore them after we've made network/h
ardware changes. It is unbecoming and ridiculous for you to continue to make people beg via this list. It's a serious shortcoming and needs to be resolved ASAP.

Hi Chris,

This is a request that's been around for a while and we're thankful for your support. We can't get every suggestion into a new release, and not all requests are possible. But we read every message posted here, and we'll let you know in this thread if there's any news or updates on the topic.

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Contributor I

Sonos-really, this is ridiculous. We should be able to export our playlists and restore them after we've made network/h
ardware changes. It is unbecoming and ridiculous for you to continue to make people beg via this list. It's a serious shortcoming and needs to be resolved ASAP.

Ryan, It would be nice to know where this suggestion falls. Is it even technically plausible or are your customers wasting their time writing post after post to this thread? Thanks, Shaun

Retired Sonos Staff

Sonos-really, this is ridiculous. We should be able to export our playlists and restore them after we've made network/h
ardware changes. It is unbecoming and ridiculous for you to continue to make people beg via this list. It's a serious shortcoming and needs to be resolved ASAP.

We prefer not to say anything's impossible, as we wouldn't have made it here without pushing the limits. With the right approach, who knows what can be accomplished? There aren't any wasted efforts here as we want to know what everyone's most interested in for the future.

Following the thread and adding your support is the best way to let our team know what you'd like to see done. Keep up the positive suggestions and the feedback, we're listening.

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Lyricist I

Sonos-really, this is ridiculous. We should be able to export our playlists and restore them after we've made network/h
ardware changes. It is unbecoming and ridiculous for you to continue to make people beg via this list. It's a serious shortcoming and needs to be resolved ASAP.

Thanks for your reply. I recall a response from a Sonos rep a year or two ago, so figured you were listening, but nice to know for sure. I love my speaker and the user interface, and incorporation of Rhapsody. Exporting playlists to my iPhone is the only thing I need that isn't already there.

Trending Lyricist I

Sonos-really, this is ridiculous. We should be able to export our playlists and restore them after we've made network/h
ardware changes. It is unbecoming and ridiculous for you to continue to make people beg via this list. It's a serious shortcoming and needs to be resolved ASAP.

Ryan - Response appreciated.

I'm not holding my breath on this ever happening mind - and on that basis I'm opting out of this thread!

Lyricist I

Unbelievable how Sonos can irritate their biggest fans! ... I stopped using sonos playlists all together and use Spotify to manage my playlists ... My biggest irritation is the arrogance of not even explaining why exporting/importing and sorting playlists are not being offered.

My thoughts exactly.
Sonos are not listening.
They are big in this market at the moment but shouldn't sit on their laurels.
(think Lotus 123, Wordperfect, Amstrad, IBM PC, etc - where are they now?)

Contributor I

it is time i opted out of this thread.... tired of talking to brick walls..."Remember sonos... we made you."
so now how do i opt out of this thread..

Trending Lyricist I

Unbelievable how Sonos can irritate their biggest fans! ... I stopped using sonos playlists all together and use Spotify to manage my playlists ... My biggest irritation is the arrogance of not even explaining why exporting/importing and sorting playlists are not being offered.

You're right - there is a lot of competition coming up on the rails...

I bought a Gramofon - £40. Plugs Spotify Premium straight into my existing hifi, which I was intending selling to buy a Sonos Connect Amp.

As I've now set up all my playlists on Spotify it was a no-brainer, and it's saved me a virtual £360 which will buy me another Play 5 to make a nice pair for a large kitchen.

Love the Sonos kit - hated, really hated losing two years worth of mixed playlists.

Trending Lyricist I

it is time i opted out of this thread.... tired of talking to brick walls..."Remember sonos... we made you."
so now how do i opt out of this thread..

You can 'unfollow' at the top of this thread Arthur - I was intending doing the same but I've now changed my mind - I want to see how many years we can spin this out for!

Contributor I

Just adding my voice to the request to be able to export playlists for both backup and use on other Sonos systems.

Back up is the single most important reason. At the moment I maintain online back ups, so for example if I add a track from Spotify to my Dining playlist then I first add it to a Dining Playlist in Spotify and do the same with tracks from Google Music and Soundcloud, that way if anything happens I should be able to rebuild them quickly but doing this every time is a bit of a pain.

This Christmas I'm going to take a Play 5 to my Mums and it would be great to be able to take our Sonos playlists with us. I know we can still access individual service playlists but after using Sonos for a while you soon start to collect tracks from lots of different sources and being able to have them in one easy playlist to transport would be great.

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