Controllers & Music Services

anyone know how to turn on or off Sonos when away from the house?

Hi everybody, since there are no sonos controllers anymore (and mine from 2006 is not working anymore), how can I use Sonos for the guests in my B&B? I can't ask guests to download the controller on their phone and give them my password, so what's the alternative?

I just bought a connect amp that is connected to my speakers in the kitchen. I also purchased a Play 5 speaker that I control directly via the iphone app. I was told that I can control the volume of each room but do not see how this works. Any help would be appreciated.

Following update to Mac desktop controller I received prompt to change system settings to allow the app to control my computer. That sounds ominous. If I allow control, what can the Sonos app do?

Add the ability to set a PIN protected volume limit per zone.

Hi, I have a setup consisting of a playbar, sub, 2x play 1's, and a play5 in another room. I've been using them quite happily for a couple of years now and never had a problem until the last few weeks. I'm now getting the above message EVERY time I launch an iphone controller or the mac os app. With the iphone app, I can manage to get it to re-connect following the instructions to connect to an existing setup and by pressing the volume up/mute buttons (sometimes after several attempts) but I can't get the mac os app to work at all. It says it has connected after following the setup instructions, but it really hasn't and then presents the above message. Please help. I'm really struggling to use any sonos equipment!

I cannot find a way to sort (to my liking) my favorites list. Especially frustrating on the mobile app when I want to quickly access my top favorites that I listen to daily.

I want to hear from the business why they are turning their back on Linux. There is no official Linux app, and we have to reply on running the Windows app through emulation (WINE) which is not ideal.

Removing fuctionality in the PC Controller software makes me quite frustrated. I have to stop upgrading the Sonos software. Way too much bullshit is done because of lazy programmers and idiotic corporate decisions. My old controllers stopped working which was a great way to instantly have Sonos available to all my guests and all children in the house, internal or external. My Samsung tabs are too old to be used. My spare smartphones are too old to run the Sonos software. My previous iPhone are too old to run the software. Come on, Sonos! Wake up to what you're doing to your customers! I will now for the first time in 15 years STOP recommending Sonos to anyone I meet from now on. I've always been a big fan. Not anymore. I'm getting ready to throw everything out for sale to get me something else that I can rely on and doesnt make my day troublesome. Maybe even find something that supports bluetooth as well. By not letting me do everything through my PC anymore, is just super incon

Sonos Icon in Windows 10 changed to >|| after latest update. Is this correct?

I might sound like an idiot here - but bear with me - I’m listening to a song on Apple Music through the Sonos app and would like to listen to similar sounding songs in a playlist (using a mix of my own library and songs not in my library). Is there a a way to do this through the Sonos app? Through the Apple Music app I would just tap “create station” but I seem unable to do similarly through the Sonos app.

Hello, I saw someone asked this over 6 months ago and was wondering if we were any further forward on whether Sonos and Discord will join together?

With the recent Windows App update, the background changed from a mellow colour of blue to black. I would like to have control over the colour of the background as I seem to have with every other music app on my pc and phone. SOSON - update the app with configuration options for background colours and patterns

Compared to the old version, I really like the new modern look of the new Sonos controller app. The only suggestion I would like for the next update is the ability to re-arrange the playlists and stations under "My Sonos." Currently, you can only delete and no option to re-arrange. I am using an iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 11 right now and I like how you can long-press "Stations" and "Playlist" to re-arrange. Maybe do a feature like that inside these categories. Other than that, it is perfect for me. I am looking forward for Airplay 2 integration in 2018. Anyone know if the open beta includes Airplay 2?

I work at a school and we have 7 speakers in the various classrooms. The speakers seem to want to automatically group, thus music from class 1 will suddenly take over the speaker in class 2. I know it's easy to ungroup, but is there any way to prevent them from doing this to begin with as the abrupt change can be very disruptive?

Hey All, I've tried searching to see if this has been asked before, so if it has I apologize. I've had to resetup our sonos system in the office, and now everytime someone wants to connect to the sonos system for the first time, they choose connect to an existing system, then they have to press the play pause button on their nearest speaker. Is there a way, or a setting I'm missing to disable that and to just let them connect? I mean it isn't a massive hassle, but it is kind of a pain. Most of the speakers are all hard wired in, not sure if that matters, and we also have a boost. Thanks for any help!

The Sonos AP was so easy to use, choose the rooms, choose the music and play. Then using my Apple Watch or the phone lock screen you could, pause, play, change tracks, change volume. Instant control with minimal effort. New AP update arrived and it’s now a real pain as it now involves have getting the phone out, go through the unlock process, find and open the AP just to change volume. This is such a backward step in functionality and disappointing.

I have just purchased a new play 1 to add to my others. When ive gone to add it to the system through the app it has lost the function to add another speaker.

My Sonos Playbar and Sub is connected to my TV. My Mac-Mini is also connected to my TV. Can I play media such as stored movies, itunes, and general media through the Sonos. My Sonos has replaced my amp and speakers that were connected to the Mac-Mini to allow this.i.

Hi beam is set up and works great,but when i mirror my phone to tv and watch youtube videos no sound comes out of the beam i have to switch to tv speaker .i am connected through hdmi arc,am i doing something wrong or does it just not support this feature.Thanks Paul.

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong here (probably :D), but am struggling splitting a stereo pair. I have a Sonos Play 3, and 3 x Sonos Play 1. A few years ago I set up a stereo pair in the Lounge with 2 x Play 1's, however, having just moved house, the Room Settings in the Windows App and Android App do not seem to allow me to play with this configuration anymore. Would rather have speakers in different rooms rather than a stereo pair now. Any help greatly appreciated.

I open the Sonos app It asks me to add a speaker I press the plus icon to add speaker I see a screen asking me to update the app I press update (despite my app being 9.2 - latest version) It opens the App Store, shows Sonos app I can’t see any option to ‘update’ I press open Same thing happens Asks me to add a speaker, Before I can do that I must update... Urgh. Help. I’ve deleted the Sonus app and reinstalled it from the App Store. Still does the same thing. Is this a know bug in 9.2?

Hi I am new to Sonos and have just started creating my setup. I currently have three Play1 and a bridge. I am very happy with the way everything works and look forward to expanding as funds allow. I do feel there is a gap in functionality though. I would like to be able to create and save groups. I might like groups like: All - every unit plays the selected audio Upstairs - all speakers located upstairs plays the selected audio Downstairs - all speakers located downstairs plays the selected audio Working - units in my office and the kitchen (when I need a coffee) play the selected audio There may be any combination of units in any group and I should be able to name the groups descriptively. Anybody else think it would be useful? Steve

Upgraded to v8 on my iPhone and for the life of me cannot figure out how to switch the playbar back to the tv audio music source after playing music on the playbar? This was extremely easy on older version but not do not even see the option for TV audio? Suggestions? The TV music source is on the upgraded controller on the Mac but cannot locate on the phone app.

I took one of my Sonos One speakers to my vacation home. It really is not easy to change networks temporarily. I got it to work (using ethernet cable setup then setting to new network) but when I returned home I have not been able to get it reset to my home network. I got it to work briefly but now I it will not show up on my app no matter what I try. I'm about to try a factory reset. I did get it to connect by plugging in an ethernet cable, but when I disconnect the ethernet, the connection is lost. Now the controller can't connect thinking it is on a different network which did not change since it was Ethernet was unplugged. I have gone through the numerous procedure suggested. Now my two phones and computer can't connect to Sonos. I sent in a Diagnostic report The discussions are not clear about what exactly is the risk in doing a factory reset, just that it is not a good idea. If a set is done are all setting for all speakers affected, or just setting on the reset speaker?