Controllers & Music Services

The lack of sensitivity of the low level volume control makes adjusting the volume at low level very difficult/impossible. We like to have music playing softly in the background at times. It is difficult to adjust the volume to a easy listening soft level. Often it is either off or too loud. I tried various methods on all the devices I own to adjust the volume and nothing gives adequate level of control. Searching here on the community for "low volume control" indicates that there are many people complaining about this problem. Why won't Sonos change the response curve of volume controls to give more granularity at lower end of curve to allow all of the Sonos customers that want to enjoy the music at a low level the ability to easily set the volume at a desired level. All of you out there that have this same request please put in a Feature Request to Sonos to "Change response curve of volume controls to give more granularity at lower end of curve" lets see if we

Just wondering if anyone else feels this may be of use. I'd love there to be faster direct access to the EQ settings via the currently playing song menu. I'm often adjusting bass etc to suit varying sound qualities of different tracks. It seems a little long winded as it is.

In a separate, and disparate thread, it was brought to light from a Community Manager that Sonos arbitrarily eliminated the ability to crossfade music playing through Spotify Connect. This seems to have occurred in version 10.4. There are many of us hoping that, unless there is a security measure associated with this, that it returns in future versions. Thank you.

Is there any plan to introduce a Chrome extension to control Sonos?

Got a notice on my iPhone today that Sonos is no longer going to make streaming from my iPhone an option for some bs reason. It will require you to stream from a Mac or a computer or buy a hub. Some BS reason that it's compatibility issues with newer iphones/software. Thank God I bought them two days ago and am returning them. It's 2019 Sonos - is it really that hard to create a software patch? I was OK putting up with the WiFi only, but now likely to go to Harman Kardon and stream via bluetooth and not be stuck in 2014 WiFi. So dumb.

Because we have it on a bedroom, we'll use the sleep timer every time: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/452?language=en_US My wife ordered a chance to remember the last timer, so Next time I put music on play, it's on. Our sleep timer is set up in 30 minutes. Every night we'll set it again. It could be that he remembers the situation last and change when I change. I guess it's not all like that so. Maybe add a slider - ‘Remember my last sleep timer’. And then every time I put the music playing, it automatically started. What do you think of such thought?

At some point I added two sonos speakers and created a 2nd "living room" How do I combine them to have one room?

Hello I not trade up has been announced does this mean  the connect and zp90 are shortly to be unsupported

It would be nice to be able to adjust playback speed for podcasts and audiobooks.

I would like a method to keep track of recently added music. I used to do this with my CD's. Instead of immediately filing new CD's with my existing CD's, I would leave them in a pile next to the CD player for a few weeks. The new music would get heavier play than my older CD's. I used to leave them out until I had listened to them a number of times. It would be nice to create an electronic way to do the same thing.

Just bought one of your products and installed the app. A nasty unpleasant surprise realizing you guys think a tie-in on a payed service/product is a smart move.

The Now Playing widget shows Album, Artist and track title. It doesn't show the Composer name, even though Sonos has this information in its indices. Many classical albums are a composite program of works by various composers. When a track is queued, or playing, there is no way whatsoever to discover who the composer is. The titles given to classical works often give little clue; eg. "String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op 59.2: I. Allegro" ... pick the composer? It is very disappointing that this feature hasn't been implemented after 5+ years of requests from customers who enjoy classical music. I can't see why it isn't self evident that feature is required. In most instances a Sonos improves upon playing music from a physical cd; ie. I don't have to find it, and then put it away. This is an instance where the use of a Sonos degrades the experience; ie. I am listening to something, but I can't tell what it is, as I have no longer have access to the cover.

Hello sonos I could really use that sonos could be put in jukeok's mode and there is only one mobile / ipad on system and when you press the song that song is in line and does not start and play the song and delete the queue! thinking it might be possible to put a code that locks the system to a certain function (jukebox)

I have increasing scepticism about the extent to which the current control mechanisms are getting in the way of using my Sonos (and, to be fair, other devices around the home). If I break down the basics of listening to music: Choose some music to play... I want this to be screen based with sufficient screen estate to see an array of choices. Mobile phone and tablet is OK but the Google Nest Hub as a primary interface better still. Voice control is limiting - I can never remember what playlists are called... In-play control (volume, start, stop, skip, etc)... I want this to be hardware based - a simple remote control with actual buttons and knob or slider for volume. Affordable to have a few around the house so one is always at hand, perhaps with cradles so they can be wall mounted but removable too. On this count voice control is too unpredictable and, again, requires remembering, for example, "stop" instead of "off" - the latter does not work... Mobile devices are a pain... FInd

There have been recent posts on pairing issues with the Move (in a second instance) which came down to just understanding how the Move works.In both instances the user was trying to pair the Move to a second device. Once the Move is paired to a device it remembers that device automatically. So it you first paired your Move to your cell phone and later want to pair it to an iPad it may not pair; if both devices are in range. Meaning it will pair to the cell phone and ignore the iPad.The solution is to turn off the BT on the cell phone which will force the Move to recognize in this case the iPad and pair with it. After the successful pairing with the iPad you may turn the BT back on for the iPhone.The Move going forward will always pair first with the last device it was paired to if both devices are in range. If the last device is not in range it will select the next remembered device.You might say that that logic might be problematic in a household with multiple devices pairing to the M

My main phone broke recently so as a stop gap till I can afford a new one I have gone back to using my old HTC desire of about 8 years vintage. This runs a lowly version 2 of android. I also have a sightly newer tablet that runs v4. The sonos app wont work on these devices it says it isn't compatible and that I should upgrade my operating system. This is obviously not possible. How can I operate my sonos with these older devices. It is currently sitting there dead as I cant use it. Is there an older version of the sonos app that I can download to use on these devices even if it doesn't have all the modern functionality so at least I can turn the system on and off an select something to play? Thanks. Keith.

3 minutes ago I see I'm not the only one with this problem - the latest update seems to have caused the app to consume more battery than the screen, even with notifications and lock screen off! I've had no choice but to uninstall the app as killing it, clearing cache etc, none of the usual things fixes it.

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.

The new MacBook Pro from 2018 utilises a touch bar to replace buttons and it also adds the possibility of controlling the music from the keyboard. It would be great to be able to use controls via the touch bar similar to Spotify to control Sonos. Can this be implemented

Apparently this is a popular request so I’m adding my voice. I have multiple speakers in one room (Play 5 and a stereo pair of One). I want to assign them all to the same room (permanent group). This should be fairly easy (like Apple Home or Phillips Hue) to have different names for the speaker but assign them all to the same room/group.

Please support keyboard shortcuts in the macOS controller app Given that the app is the currently playing media application: Spacebar: toggle play/pause Cmd + Up/Down arrow: increase/decrease volume Cmd + Left/Right: Previous/Next track Mac's media playback buttons should also work as expected

Halfway through my trueplay tuning while walking around the room, the app stops and reports a “lost speaker.” I can’t finish the tuning repeatedly. My sub and playbase are both functioning. Any ideas? I’m on iPhone X and iOS 11.4. Thanks

Why does SONOS force me to do updates? Nearly EVERY update I do fails and I spend about 1 hour then, re-booting, routers, Wi-Fi, my 11 Sonos components. It's a lie that this takes 2-3 minutes. It may do when it works with 1-2 components but not with more (shall we say) fully invested customers. I tried this morning, and it failed. I do NOT need to do this update - I do not want, and will not buy a Beam, so please leave me alone please to enjoy Sonos. SONOS's arrogant update policies are driving me away from Sonos. Even Apple doesn't force people to update. I cannot control Sonos currently from my devices (only the Computer). Stop it. I am the customer, and I bought a working product. It's not working now on my devices due to SONO's stupid and arrogant policy. I used to love Sonos, and, when it works it's great, BUT, I would only recommend Sonos now to anyone who is prepared to be forced to update software AND to suffer the consequences of failures if there is an upgrade.

I have 2 Sonos One's and a Beam in my Bedroom. While I have it in Surround Sound mode for watching TV in the Bedroom, we also listen to Audiobooks at night and while I prefer it louder, wifey prefers it more quiet, so the best option we figured out was to play it only on the Sonos One on my Side and we're all happy. So every night, I have to break up my surround speakers, and then play the sound on the one speaker next to me, and then the next day put them back together. Basicly, allow us to either have multiple scenes, or let us import a speaker multiple times or give us a solution to play something only on the selected speakers. Best Regards Menaxerius

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/6/5/18653517/sonos-ikea-symfonisk-sound-remote No price has been given for the Symfonisk Sound Remote, but like all of Ikea’s smart home solutions, you can expect it to be relatively cheap.