Controllers & Music Services

Is there a way to quickly list the most recently added albums to the local library?

I have just run the v10.2 update and aside from it completely messing up the integration and control between Sonos, Spotify and Alexa which i've now sorted after 2 hours of trying to put back to how it was. The option to turn off the wake chime seems to have now disappeared from the Sonos app, has this function now been removed? MJ

How to get Spotify infomarting using Crestron Sonos Module  i am able to get the favourites but not the spotify playlist or any other radio services 

Does anyone know if it's possible for two users in the same household to login into a single account and control their music separately? Thanks Moderator note: We updated this article in October 2023 with new information below.Her you can find additional information regarding this:  Use multiple accounts for the same music service  

So we have friends here for vacation, and they are disappointed because it is not as simple as a bluetooth speaker to broadcast music in my house... you have to download the Sonos app, log in with my complicated password and then they find the app complicated (too many rooms, not used to my music service, difficult to find the tune they want...) and mess up the whole thing. Is there an easy way to have a guest broadcast a tune to a sonos system that I don't know ?

I’ve had a play 1 in storage since we are building a house. I never had good performance from the speaker. Using the iPhone  app songs would skip, stop or not even play. I still want to play music stored on my iPhone. I’m hesitant to try and set it up again knowing how poorly it performed before. Has the app been improved any? If not, I’m tempted to just try and sell the play 1 and be done with Sonos. 

Hi - Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’m running Mac Catalina 10.15.2 and would like an equalizer for my Sonos system to enhance my Sonos Sub (especially) as well as other speakers in the system. I’ve been unable to find one and could use your help. Thanks in advance

Currently use iTunes on MacBook for all my music. Plan on adding a NAS. How can I organize my music, without using iTunes. Is the there software to organize? I liked to be able to easily find selections and have playlist. Thanks Joe

My Sonos Controller says it needs to update to 10.6 but won't. I'm running latest Mac OS (Catalina) on a imac. System works fine on other devices and lets me update controller on them (Mac and android) but not the imac. Any suggestions? system is a dock, sonos 1 and 3.

I have all of my music on my iPhone and prefer to play it from my iPhone on my Sonos. From what I have been reading, I can’t play it that way anymore. I have to either play it through my computer, a music streaming service or a NAS device. i do NOT want my computer on all the time. I don’t want to pay an additional fee for a music streaming service. I bought and own all of my music. There has to be a way to play the music I purchased from my iPhone to my Sonos speakers without having to pay an additional fee to listen to my iPhone, music and Sonos speakers I already paid for and own. How can I do this?

I know there are other threads about this but I have not found any solution. It is impossible to properly play music from my iPhone music library to my Sonos speakers. The songs skip midway through, then skip and skip without even playing, then just stop playing all together. Yes, I have done everything suggested. I have changed my wireless settings from automatic to channel 1, and I have set auto-lock to never and tried my best to NEVER USE MY IPHONE FOR ANYTHING while using Sonos. But this is ridiculous. Not only does it drain my battery but sometimes while playing music all evening long I need to use my phone - shocking, I know. The moment I open any other app, my songs start skipping. This is NOT a wireless connectivity issue or other communication with Sonos speakers issue. I can stream Pandora from my Sonos app all day while using 6 different iPhone apps and never have the Sonos app on the screen. This is ONLY an issue when playing from my iPhone library. Again,

Please add the following Sonos Playlist management/edit functionality to the Sonos Controller application: #1 back up Sonos Playlists #2 export a Sonos playlist to a file (e.g. xml, csv) in a format that can then be imported back into the Sonos Controller application - i.e. allow offline mass editing of a playlist. #3 import a playlist from a music service (e.g. Spotify, Apply Music, Deezer, Amazon Music) and create it as a Sonos Playlist #4 repoint a Sonos playlist to a new music service (e.g. if you change your music subscription from Spotify to Apple Music or vice versa). #5 should be ability create Sonos playlists in an offline editor - i.e. expose the Sonos playlist format/syntax to the public so we can create large playlists quickly (extension of function #2).

I am running 10.6 on iOS13.3 on an iPhone 11 Pro Max and can’t use the hardware buttons to control the volume in the Sonos app. I have checked that the hardware volume control is on (also toggled it on and off) and restarted the app but had no luck. I have read somewhere that the lock screen controls going missing is because of Apple protecting AirPlay 2 functionality but is this related? None of my speakers have AirPlay 2 functionality, I just have a 3rd gen Apple TV on the network.   I literally have to use the volume slider in the app to adjust the volume of the system or use the physical buttons on each speaker.   Has anyone else noticed this or found a solution?   Thanks for any support provided!

After working with Sonos support I was told my CR200 controllers will no longer function with the latest software update. One of the best products I used on a daily basis. I’m pissed to say the least.  I look at it as sheer laziness on Sonos’ part not to update a marvelous product.  

Likely a silly question, but ….  Recently, I purchased a Mac Mini for my home desktop computer. On the other side of the fence, we are big SONOS users throughout our home with multiple speakers and connects. So, how can I integrate sounds from my MacMini computer with a SONOS speaker? And by sounds, I mean Zoom meetings, Movies, iTunes Music, Sirrius Radio - any sound generated through the MacMini. I can have a dedicated speaker (either a soundbar or Sonos 1) if needed. This seems super simple, but I am not seeing any documentation based on the my recent research.  Thank you in advance for any help anyone can supply.    Chip

Having been a Premium Spotify user since 2012, there now more HD music services avaliable. Is it worth leaving Spotify for one of other services. Is sound quality much better? App intergration etc.   What are peoples thoughts?

I’m as confused as hell!! I had WiFi issues so I have just added TP_Link Deco P9 mesh network. I have 2 PCs hard wired to my Virgin Hub 3.0 Broadband router and sonos works fine. I changed all the Wifi devices including mobile phones to the NEW Wifi network name and password.  Now the SONOS android app only picks up ONE of my 11 Sonos speakers.  I tried everything. I even tried to revert to my old network name and password but I only got one option to do this. THis is offered only when no network is detected ? I cannot find anything in the android app to change the network or password? The confusion is that I now have 2 networks…. A wired one and a wireless network covering the entire property. I use the wired network 90% of the time while my family use the Wifi Only.  Please HELP!!

Hi, I use the superb Poweramp app on my new android. So I’ve exported my playlists from Poweramp into the default ‘Playlists’ file on the android. Each playlist is a .m3u8. I don’t think Sonos can handle .m3u8? so I’ve renamed a couple of them simply as .m3u in order to get it working. So my problem is how can I access these playlists and play through my Sonus 1 speaker? In the Sonos app, I’ve gone: Settings > System > System Settings … Music Library … Music Library Setup > Add Shared Music Folder - and I then get the ‘Add New Share’ form. But whatever I put in there, it just shows an X at the end - indicating presumably that my file address is incorrect. My ‘Playlists’ folder is in my standard Files folder in Android so I’ve tried loads of variations around Internal storage/Playlists; Internal storage/Music etc but all I get is the X i.e. Internal storage/Playlists X and can’t get any further. So to recap - can anybody help here with ‘how to connect Sonos to 3rd party playlis

I consider to buy sonos one speakers. Are there airplay-apps available to stream f.i. youtube music from my android tablet to sonos one? Kind regards, Bert

Hi, Had SONOS many years and been quite happy with streamed Spotify and feeding via Connect from my HIFI. However now trying the higher quality streaming available. The issue I have is that if I use Qobuz via the app and Airplay its clear I am playing CD/FLAC but there is nothing in SONOS other than Qobuz place (FLAC) in brackets after the track name. If I search for say the Adele 21 album and then select Play the album is played in 320 but if I select each track individually the CD (FLAC) track version is played.  Is there a way to ensure I pick up the higher quality track if available?

How do i turn off wifi on hard wired players? This thread indicates it is in the controller.  I’m sure I’ve seen it there before, but cannot find it. https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-software-228995/disabling-wifi-6814228  These article indicates the same: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3684?language=en_US  When I try: https://bsteiner.info/articles/disabling-sonos-wifi “To disable the WiFi link start by issuing the following HTTP request: http://<sonos_ip>:1400/wifictrl?wifi=off You should get the following answer: wifictrl request succeeded HTTP 200 OK You can also check that the link has indeed been disabled by going back to the status page. The 'ath0' entry should not be present anymore. The setting is not persistent, so if you happen to be unable to connect to your player after disabling the WiFi you can undo the change by power cycling the player. If you want to disable the WiFi link for good, simply issue the following http request: http://<sonos_ip>:1

I am having a problem with the TV Input on Sonos Amp.. it’s attached to TV via optical cable.  It will work intermittently, then essentially stops working and the controls are greyed out. Volume slider does nothing either.  All other sources work fine.  Any thoughts?    

My wife and I have Samsung Galaxy S5 phones running Android v 6.0.1 OS After the recent Sonos software update, we can no longer change many of our Sonos systems settings. We were able to access these systems settings from ours S5 phones before.  Our carrier, Verizon, does not offer a later OS for our phones and we don’t want to buy new phones at this time. This is particularly disappointing since I just purchase two more Sonos5 speaker’s and could not set them up from my S5 Phone. Please tell me why the basic setup functions should not be backward compatible with earlier Android OS’s How long will it be until I can no longer control my Sonos devices from my S5 running Android v 6.0.1?

I am looking for a device that can play the sound from my Surface Pro 7

Ok. Your app only works half the time on my Iphone XR. It wont connect to my wifi internet at my house again. This is a constant problem. I pay all this money to have this through my entire house and i have to deal with this. No its not a internet problem because everything else works just fine and yes i did reset my wifi time and time again and still nothing. yes i did reset and reboot my phone and nothing. Ive done all the basic trouble shooting and once again it still does not work. Please help