Controllers & Music Services

Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off shuffle and repeat? I looked in the settings but could not find it. It's very annoying that every time I want to listen to an album, I have to go into the player and turn these features off. I would rather be able to set the default to single play and in order. Thanks!

I would like to be able to switch between rooms (players) by swiping the screen. I seem to recall that this was possible in an earlier version of the controller app but has since been removed. The current way is a bit cumbersome, even after the latest update.

Is there any way to revert back to the last app before the recent update? This latest update is just plain stupid.

I find no positives to the 8.2 Sonos upgrade that requires more steps to do what I used to do. However the worst change is that the only way My Stations is now displayed in Pandora is with most recently played at the top. Seriously? After years of alpha order now it's not even an option. Many Sonos users don't just listen to the same handful of tracks over and over. Others who want sanity restored please pile on!

I have all of my music on my IPad. I have several Sonos devices and recently purchased the new “One.” When I ask Alexa to play music, she pulls it from Amazon. I would like it if she could tap into my IPad. I enjoy listening to playlists that I have created. Please make is so Siri and Alexa can talk to each other!

I'd like to see Sonos do what Spotify does where you can blend the end of one song into the next, so that there is no pause between the start of two songs. Would really help the flow in my classes.

Recient Updates are more difficult to work with.

This is for the Google searchers out there. I don't expect this thread to be very relevant in the Sonos Community. I am going to create a guide to essentially allow you to port-forward your Sonos through your Router's firewall and control it whenever you are by visiting a domain/IP through your browser. :) I'll make this as short as possible. Firstly, download node.js (Google search, can't put links in posts) as that provides server-side Javascript that we can use to interact with Sonos away from home. Secondly, download Jishi's HTTP API bridge for Sonos (Google search), and place it into a folder somewhere. In that folder, create a .bat file with the line "npm install --production" and execute it to download the dependencies. Once the dependencies are downloaded, edit the .bat file and replace the line with "npm start" to start the server. When launching the server, make sure your Sonos system is visible to your PC. Check this by going into the Sonos app. Now, to se

The whole My Sonos feature is confusing. The playlists are confusing, and huge graphics which means hardly any playlists can be shown. Was SO hoping the Mac app would get an update, but no such luck. Wait for more reviews before upgrading..... or am I missing something?

We have a stereo pairing of Sonos Ones in our kitchen, which is an open space connected to our living room where we recently placed a sound bar. We would like to now reconfigure those Ones to be the surround sound speakers paired to the sound bar. What is the easiest way to reconfigure these to work in that capacity? Thank you.

I have had my first Sonos speakers for a week now...I find the App, controller absolute rubbish. For gods sake there must be a better way. Do something about it...Would have to be the most frustrating piece of rubbish I have used. I’m one step away from demanding my money back from JB HiFi.

For the last few days (using the Android app on phone, table and Windows app) same problem - searching under Podcasts & Shows for BBC Radio programmes such as "archers" has stopped working and finds nothing. Usually works fine (though the Android app occasionally didn't see the latest episodes unless the Android cache was cleared). Given live streaming is working, and I've ried for 2 Android and 1 Windows app to the same effect I guess the problem isn't on my side?

One of the main reasons we bought the Sonos One was because it was advertised to run on both Alexa and (coming soon) Google Assistant. We bought it before Christmas and are still waiting. At this point, if I can't have both options on my speaker, I'd rather just send it back... and we'll buy both a Google Home and Alexa speakers. What's the deal, Sonos? Either get busy making this work, or stop advertising that you're offering it. Does anybody have an answer as to when this option will be available? And, please not another "coming soon" answer. I want a hard date, otherwise I'm cashing out.

So, after having my own recent issue be pretty much ignored by Sonos, and slightly poo-poo'd by jgatie (no offence taken), I just can't find ANYTHING that remotely resembles a functioning feedback loop for Sonos. This open wound was stinging with much salt poured into it after visiting CES 2018, of which Sonos is going to get their a$$ handed to them if they don't really listen to their customer base soon, and innovate from the suggestions of people that ACTUALLY use their products. I saw the start of it last year, but it's really picking up steam with everyone getting integrated, with a bar, Alexa, etc. etc. I know Chris has tried his hand at a voting thread here (https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-software-228995/wishlist-for-sonos-controller-improvements-6730862/index1.html#post15967003) but it's a hot mess, non-accountable and disorganized. I have no idea what they are working on, what is most wanted, etc. This isn't a slur to Chris by any means and I appreciate

Jeez guys why don't you put an option to rename an album or artist in Sonos playlist? I use my I Pad to control my system but once stored you cannot rename the title. Albums store by album name not artist and it becomes a right muddle the more you store so annoying ?

Worst update ever despise the control bar at bottom for setting speakers. My speaker settings usually don't change and going into the setting menu is quick and easy. The favorite stations list, I prefer a list view not the icons. Too bad I can set and lock that preference. Music I purchase din Google play does not show up even though I am logged into the account. List of stations do not update in alphabetical order This update is a mess and I will be using my Sons system far less. Heck I may even sell it on ebay or craigslist.

To make the Sonos account a little more useful, it would be great if I could manage my Sonos playlists online; create/edit/remove a list, and add/remove tracks from a list (by URL to a service I subscribe to). That way, I can "send music home" when I'm not (i.e. update playlist, and notify those at home), and make a "listen at home"-note when I come across music I want to enjoy at home (which sort of duplicates the playlist/favourites function of the music service I use, but nevertheless...)

I know this has been asked in various ways on here but I can't find a satisfactory answer. I have a Google Home, Play 1 and Play 3 and I dearly want them to be able to link together using the Google Home as voice control for all the speakers. Is this going to be possible at some point? The lack of clarity is putting me off buying a Play 5. Sonos please give us a hint!! 🆒

Hi, would like to say that I am really happy with recently purchased Play:5 2nd edition - love the ease of use and sound quality. I am using only streaming media (Spotify and di.fm radiostation) and Sonos has some room for improvement there in general usability. This time I would like to ask to add some kind of auto volume level function because songs on the same playlist might be recorded or encoded with different volume level and sometimes I am really tired of adjusting volume up and down after each second song. For example playlist 'All Out 80's' by Spotify having all sort of music and I have noticed that rock usually played much quite than some pop song after it. For example quiet song 'I am gonna be' by The Proclaimers (quiet) against 'Rock Me Amadeus' by Falco (loud) https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/5wDvHZhgPBlWyDEZ3jSMF4 I wonder if anyone else noticed same patterns or if this feature exists somewhere...

Please enable searching across all audio sources (Music Library/Streaming Services/Amazon Cloud Player/etc.) in the Windows desktop controller. The ability to do this in the iOS controllers is wonderful--it feels very limited by comparison to have to choose a single source to search within in Windows. Thanks!

To all, I’m not certain this is the right place to ask this, so please let me know if I should switch to another group. My problem is app connectivity. I purchased 2 Play:1’s, which I set up in my living room as a stereo pair. I have a Linksys router and Netgear range extender because of the distance to the router. When I first set it up, the speakers would cut out fairly often, and the app on my iPhone and on my iPad would lose its connection to Sonos even more often. Because of that I purchased and installed a Boost in my router, connected my speakers to its network, and since then haven’t had any loss of signal with the speakers. However, the problems with my iPhone and iPad are just as bad. Either it takes multiple attempts to change a radio station or open Spotify (with error messages each time), or I get the Sonos opening screen that says I need a wi-fi connection. I still have a strong signal from my network, and my other apps seem to work well on the home networ

Hello all, I recently purchased a Sonos One, and I am really impressed. Playing local music is a huge plus. I noticed that great care has been taken to make the iOS controller app accessible via VoiceOver. Unfortunately, this is not so true for the Mac version. Most of the buttons are not labelled, however they do have VoiceOver hints, such as Crossfade, Play, etc. Apart from this, it is a quite huge issue that all lists, including the search results, the source selection, etc, are not visible to VoiceOver at all. This essentially makes the Mac version unusable. Would it be possible to enhance the UI in this area please? I would be happy to beta test, and give you further information, if needed. Erion

Is it posible to make a function with maximum sound level for some rooms? In my kitchen it's annoying when I have a party, and the guests just can set the volume to maximum.

Similar to Itunes there should be Shuffle by album mode, which plays a complete album and then randomly plays another album in the playlist.

I'm fairly new to Sonos, Spotify (ex-Slacker user) and just today got an Amazon Echo Dot. I had already configured my Harmony remote to work with my new Play:5, but just a few minutes ago I added the Harmony skill to the Dot. Now I can simply say "Alexa, tell Harmony to turn on the Play 5" or "Alexa, tell Harmony to turn the volume up" or "Alexa, tell Harmony to skip this song." I have not found a way yet to request a specific song, artist, playlist yet so for now it immediately starts playing the default playlist I tied to the Harmony activity. I suppose I could add separate activities to the Harmony software, then give friendly names to each one within the Alexa software which would allow me to select various playlists. Has anybody else tried this configuration to use the Echo with Sonos? Curious to hear what your experience has been. Still trying to determine if there is a way to select a different Spotify playlist or radio station with voice. Thanks!!!