Parental Controls

Thanks Ryan. I have pushed Apple Music on this and they confirmed:

"Apple Music at this time does not have a feature that filters explicit content for Sonos.

I have submitted feedback on your behalf regarding this feature not being available yet, and I encourage you to also use that feedback link I previously provided."

I will put the pressure on Apple, as I hope others that read this thread do too.

Don't get me wrong I love Sonos and Apple but I feel strongly about this (I never would have cared before my kids came along). Hopefully they will include this support in future software updates

This is the single biggest problem with Sonos in my opinion. My 11 year old likes to listen to the charts on Deezer in our kitchen on our Play 3 and I was shocked the other day when a song suddenly had the word f***ing over and over again. We heard the same song on the radio yesterday and of course the offending word was replaced by another non-offensive word. I've just bought her a Play 1 for her birthday, thinking there must be a parental control setting to filter out explicit content, but now that I've found out there isn't I might have to return the Play 1. Please sort this out Sonos. I'm not a prude, but my daughter is only 11 and it's just not appropriate for her to hear that stuff, when it's totally avoidable.

Hi amyilk,

I'll pass on your interest to the team for Deezer. I know it's not ideal, but some services do have explicit content filters that will work with Sonos. If they're available in your country, Google Play Music and Pandora both can be filtered on Sonos. For Google Play Music you'll need to go through the Google Play web software on a computer and change the setting there.

I'm a longtime Sonos fan running 9 zones and personally responsible for at least half a dozen other current Sonos fans, so don't take his he wrong way, but this has been a major issue for 10 years Sonos doesn't seem to care about. I'm thinking a Chromecast audio plugged into a zone may be the hack to solve this. This $35 fix makes Sonos rather irrelevant for future zones which is sad. Anyone tried this?

Thanks Ryan. I have pushed Apple Music on this and they confirmed:

"Apple Music at this time does not have a feature that filters explicit content for Sonos.

I have submitted feedback on your behalf regarding this feature not being available yet, and I encourage you to also use that feedback link I previously provided."

I will put the pressure on Apple, as I hope others that read this thread do too.

Don't get me wrong I love Sonos and Apple but I feel strongly about this (I never would have cared before my kids came along). Hopefully they will include this support in future software updates

Totally with you here. When my kids aren't around, bring on the unfiltered stuff. But I want them to be able to use Sonos / Apple music and not have to worry about what they're going to come across.

Is there a link you can share to submit a request to Apple?

This is the link which apple provided

http://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-music.html

Please do send them feedback - I'd love to get more people requesting this

This is the link which apple provided

http://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-music.html

Please do send them feedback - I'd love to get more people requesting this

OK, just sent them something. Thanks for the link.

Hi everyone, I'd just like to clarify a bit here. For services where explicit content isn't filtered, it isn't by any active decision not to include the feature, it's usually a lack of coding in the software integration being used. If tracks are only tagged at the service level, they may have trouble getting filtered at the device level the way Sonos connects.

We know that a lot of homes have kids and a number of other reasons to desire explicit content filters so we've made sure to pass on the interest for you to the development teams. While we don't discuss future development possibilities or timelines, we'll let you know if there are any details which can be shared on this request in the future.

While we do believe strongly in the sound quality of the artist's intent, we also know it can be important to keep inappropriate content from unintended audiences.

Hi Ryan,

I realize you don't share development plans on here. I'm replying to your response to let you know that this continues to be an issue for many people in your community - I'm sure almost everybody with kids runs up against this all the time. Please continue to bring this to the attention of the dev team.

I'll make sure to pass on your interest Chris! Thanks.

I'll make sure to pass on your interest Chris! Thanks.

Thanks. I've also submitted requests to Apple.

What would be helpful is to know whether it's a Sonos issue or an Apple issue, so that I can follow up with the right party.