Controllers & Music Services

I’ve got an old ZP80 that I use in the garage on its own S1 system.It works fine except today when I tried to add a new service I couldn’t log in. It said my password was wrong, which it wasn’t but I reset it anyway. And it still won’t let me log in.Logging in to my account elsewhere, including the S2 app, works fine.Can anyone shed any light on this please?

In you are using Home Assistant, I found this great HACS for Sonos. https://github.com/johanfrick/custom-sonos-cardIt allows easy grouping/ungrouping, ,individual and group volume control, quick my sonos or stations selector.  

I saw that this answer/suggestion has been closed but I think it’s time to realize that customers with thousands of dollars invested into a SONOS system would like to see the functionality of a MOVE system paired with the PLAY 5 Subwoofer once and for all. Yes, the MOVE is designed for playability around the house and in outdoor settings but there are those of us that might have need for the MOVE to be used with a PLAY 5 Subwoofer. SONOS, get to work on this!

It's easy to add a Bluetooth playback device to Logitechs Media Server.  Several independent apps provide playback which can be routed to Bluetooth headsets and or speakers.  Adds another facility for using LMS across devices.Sonos insistence on a closed system might have a certain commercial logic but does inhibit innovation. 

Hello All, I’m a little surprised this hasn’t appeared to come up.I have a Sonos Port connected to my AudioLab Stereo Amplifier. I use the 12v trigger to turn on but I’m also looking for a way to control volume on my AudioLab using the Sonos app. Ability to select the proper input (Dig2) would be a bonus and nice to have. I envision this making use of some external device that can read the Sonos commands and output via an IR blaster.  I tried building an Arduino based interface box that almost worked but my limited programming knowledge and time prevented success. I looked at something like a Harmony, but with that being ended by Logitech it seems like a waste of efforts. Plus I’d really like to use the Sonos app primarily. I don’t necessarily want a smart home interface just for this one function. It seems a waste and semi costly.  I’m open to any thoughts or solutions.  Thank you.

I see the subject of unexpected/unwanted explicit lyrics appearing through Sonos Radio stations has been raised a few times over the years and I was wondering where Sonos stood on the issue and if there are any plans to enable filtering?For some father-daughter bonding today my 5yr old asked me to dance with her so we put the ‘Hit List’ station on and were having a great time (my dancing could do with some filtering but that’s a subject for another thread!) when the song Kiss Me More by Doja Cat came on... A lovely little number but one which got a little fruity as things went on to the point where I couldn’t assume her brain wasn’t picking up on the words and phrases that I don’t think she’s quite ready for just yet so had to mute it until then next track came on (which then just drew more attention to the song we’d just had and I’m sure she was mentally ‘rewinding’ in an attempt to decompose what she’d taken in and work out what all the fuss was about!).Any chance of one day being ab

Just heard today that BBC Sounds app is now compatible with Sonos.  Just uploaded to my system!!  This came fm BBC :QUOTEThank you for contacting BBC Sounds regarding support for Sonos.We just wanted to get back in touch to let you know that BBC Sounds is now available on Sonos, meaning that whether you’re using iOS or Android, you’ll be able to listen directly on your Sonos device, and make the most of what BBC Sounds has to offer.For more information, have a look at our FAQ:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/listening-on-a-smart-speaker/sonosWe know it’s been a long wait, so we want to thank you for your feedback, and most of all, for your patience whilst we completed the work on this.Hopefully this comes as good news and you can enjoy the BBC Sounds experience on Sonos.   Kind RegardsBBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds Support Team  UNQUOTE

Where do I find the songs I have added to my Sonos Favorites on the iPhone App.I am sure like many Sonos users we add songs to Sonos Favorites.On the desktop controller - it is at the top of the Select a Music Source page that you see when first opening the app.I have been unable to find Sonos Favorites as a source in the iPhone app.Help!

I updated my ipad and iphone operating systems (as usual) and now SONOS will not play my (3rd party) streaming radio stations. Problem appears to be an incompatibility issue with iOS 15.4.1. I can’t be the only one with this problem. What’s up?

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I had a birthday party at my house yesterday.During the evening people asked me to put on music that was not in my free services choices. (You have to pay to listen to quality music on Sonos), so instead of subscribing again and again I decided to go to my computer and transfer all my music to folders on my smart phone (android galaxy s20 updated).This is where the problem comes in... I open my Sonos app (because nothing works without it) and... it can't even find my music files.Imagine that Sonos lists everything according to its taste and in its own way, so that it is impossible to find each other.So I have 2 choices left according to Sonos APP, either press SONGS FOLDER and everything will play pell-mell or select manualy each song after the other on the thousands of useless folders that Sonos has created for me.I tested on the SONOS PC version and everything works fine but not on the mobile app. But it was too late...(See screenshot) https://ibb.co/CQzrZDFHere is the only way I fou

I've been a big fan of Sonos Radio HD since i started my trial and couldn't bring myself to cancel. It just sounds so great, and the station options are great so far; but I can't figure out how we don't have a Bollywood music station yet, or any Indian music at all, really. This seems like an obvious oversight; it's kind of a low-hanging fruit that would be a big crowd-pleaser. Do we just need to throw suggestions out there? (If this isn't the best forum for station ideas, I'd love to be pointed in the right direction.) On a more heartfelt note, the Metal music selection leaves so very much to be desired for fans of the more Nordic Metal styles. I think you could do quite well with a Swedish Death Metal station, or generally Nordic if you want to catch more content. The metal that is on Sonos Radio so far is just absolutely nothing like what I look for in metal music. I would call it more hard rock than anything, but I know I'm biased on that regard. And that's fine, but if you're look

I’ve been running a split system since S2 was a thing, with only a couple of S2 devices and everything else staying on S1. Following spousal feedback (after some S2-only devices became popular with her) I decided to finally switch everything I could to S2.I didn’t to the general “update my whole system” because I had an existing S2 household plus I wanted absolute control over which devices went where, so I started by printing a spreadsheet of all my gear (names, ip addresses, serial #s etc) generated by one of my apps. I then went around the house to each up-gradable device, factory reset it, added it to my existing S2, then renaming it to the proper thing.I have to say the process is damn smooth. Even crusty old devices support the custom-wifi method now, which is impressive. Near the end I realized that switching my Boost would disconnect my remaining S1 devices, so first I switched those over to WiFi, then switched the Boost over to S2. Hardest part was finding the damn button on t

So, when Android users are going to get feature parity with iOS users?It's been a long time since Airplay 2 was implemented and so far nothing on Chromecast. Only Spotify (thanks to Spotify Connect) allows Android users to cast directly from the app, no other app can do it.Why the preferential treatment if Sonos charge the same to everyone? Is it because Sonos executives use iOS devices or what? The Sonos app is bad for everything but configuring the devices and it shouldn't be forced down the throat of customers to replace their chosen service app, it's user hostile and breaks usability.

How expensive can it be to put up for sale a usb C microphone with the optimal characteristics to do trueplay from any android or ios device. a super compact microphone that fits perfectly in a small usb type c.Wouldn't that be easier than having to borrow an ios device.This is advice for Sonos. There are many users who cannot take 100% advantage of their Sonos speakers due to an insistence that trueplay can only be used with IOS.If we see how long the trueplay takes for the new ipads, the 4th generation air does not even have the 5th generation ipad mini and 1 year after its release.

As per the title really. I have a server running Airsonic (advanced) in Docker and finally pieced together how to get it to interact directly with the Sonos ecosystem. It’s much snappier than simplying “adding a folder” from my NAS or workstation. This should be extremely similar for subsonic, madsonic etc.Let me know if any questions:https://www.thesmarthomebook.com/2022/04/04/add-an-airsonic-music-server-to-sonos/

We use Sonos to broadcast music throughout our 184 year old restaurant. The speakers were a great purchase with wonderful rich sound quality and wireless flexibility.  We use a SONOS port to channel our grand piano through a microphone into the system. But to do so we have to make manual adjustments to all 10 speakers and the port to toggle between recorded music and the live piano it literally takes about 3-4 minutes and if not done properly can blast our guests out of the room as the speaker volumes must all be adjusted.  Is there anyway to “save” a  group of settings or a “scene”? So that we can just make the change with a simple “click”.

While creating an implementation in C# to interface with my sonos Symfonisk, I noticed that the xml data contains 2 IconLists. Both with only one item. The only difference is that one contains an ID entry with the value 0 and the other doesn’t. Can anyone explain why this is?

See this request goes back at least 6 years and as a recent move to the Sonos Ecosystem I am seeing two issues I wish could be addressed.  1) Default Volume when going from pause to play after 30 minutes or some other time for a device.  My Bathroom One in particular as the volume for that one is all over the place depending on the event and time.  2) Ungrouping devices when all are turned off so that the default later when turned on is ungrouped. All of these issues are about not having someone get caught off guard when you hit play on a device at a later time.  Like when I turned on my bathroom One and turned on the Amp in the Living Room unexpectedly.  Or when it was 5 am and I was trying not to wake my wife when I was in the shower only to wake the dogs and my wife when I turned on the Sonos.  BTW: These features are standard on most AV Receivers.

My sonos app will not show up in my lock screen. I have disconnected all other devices including airpods. I’ve restarted the app. I’ve toggled the setting for lock screen on and off. I’ve turned both my phone and the system off and on. I’ve uninstalled my sonos and reinstalled. Is there anything else that can be done to correct this issue? Moderator note: We updated this article in October 2023 with new information below.We’ve removed the ability to control the Sonos app for iOS using lock screen controls and device hardware buttons. The way these features were architected do not meet Apple’s experience guidelines for developers and no longer offer a reliable control experience. The alternatives to controlling volume, mute, tracks that I’m aware of are:Voice control (acknowledging OP rejects this option) Opening up app on phone (again, acknowledging rejection) ‘hard buttons’ on the speakers themselves. For home theatre room, TV remote controls will control volume and mute Various third

I have recently switched to Amazon Unlimited Family plan. When I play Ultra HD music through Five speaker, the Sonos app shows HD symbol only. Is Ultra HD available with this set up? Thanks!!

It will be great to have two sub settings for the Sonos Amp one for music and one for TV/movies.Thoughts?

This might interest Sonos support people. Sonos app, S2 started acting up in the past two months where it would suddenly close for no apparent reason. It would do it once a day. Then few times a day and finally, 5 seconds after opening it. It was unusable. I checked the event logs and found these message ‘Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll’ pointing to Sonos as the originator. I contacted Sonos and strangely, they were not very interested in it but instead asked me to contact Microsoft. We all know how it would end. Microsoft would ask to contact whoever wrote S2 app and put some garbage in it. It’s normal. I would do the same.So, I ended up reinstalling the entire Windows 10. I wanted to start from clean. It worked fine the first day. Then, it started again. Maybe every hour. I checked this forum and found one post mentioning how to make sure that Sonos works smooth (it’s not that it helped my problem but pointed me in a right direction). I didn’t find anything wrong with my setup b

When will bbc sounds application be available in Sonos outside of the UK? The app is available worldwide for download so it should not be geo restricted. I know it’s available for UK users why can’t it be made available in North America? Is this something that is being looked into? 

Team, I have had the suite of Sonos products for coming on 6 years now and I’ve always had automatic system updates switched off so that when an update does come out, I can see what is being updated and choose when to update it.Your support page says that we have the option to switch off automatic updates, so please when I then get system update messages in the app, stop giving me a dialogue box to enable automatic updates. I should be able to hit the message at the top telling me an update is available and have the option to update straight away from there.