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Tommy_4
Contributor I
Dec 12, 2012 9:33 AM UTC

Party mode

It would be a really neat feature to have some sort of party mode i could enable before the party, that would put MY controller as the master and all other controllers where guests. This way my guests that have connected to my sonos with their smart phone, can search for songs on my system but their only possibility is to queue the song(s) and not clear/skip the queue. Furthermore the guests shouldn't be able to stop/start/forward a song to break the rhythm and probably annoy the person that chose the current song playing. After the party is over, the master controller can just disable party mode and all controllers work evenly again.
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    entwistlej
    Trending Lyricist I
    Jun 17, 2014 5:36 PM UTC
    Absolutely brilliant idea. Needs to be implemented asap, and I wouldn't think it would be that difficult to tweak the existing controller app to add this. I'd would buy more units just on the strength of this being added as a feature.
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      Frederik
      Lyricist III
      Sep 24, 2014 7:11 AM UTC
      Just wat i'm looking for!
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      Peter_26
      Lyricist I
      Sep 24, 2014 4:04 PM UTC
      What about adding permissions/profiles to the app? So that children can control their own speaker but can't mess around with the speaker from their parents? And so that the parents can control anything?
      For the moment everyone is able to see/control anything in the app.

      This could also be used to create a guest account for party use as mentioned above.
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      mevans
      Lyricist II
      Sep 24, 2014 4:16 PM UTC
      "So that children can control their own speaker but can't mess around with the speaker from their parents" Yes indeed!!

      The lack of this feature is the one thing that is stopping me from buying a play 3 for my daughter! i just know that she'll end up play girly pop in my office instead of her room, and turning it up to max because she can't hear it!!
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        Jonpho
        Lyricist I
        Dec 27, 2014 6:52 PM UTC
        This feature is a must, i have been to countless parties where this feature would have been perfect. There is always someone who 'accidentally' hits play now instead of add to queue.
         
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          PetteriPertola
          Lyricist II
          Dec 30, 2014 10:12 AM UTC
          I would also love to see this feature implemented. Any news if Sonos is actually looking at these and considering for implementation?
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          jon_61
          Lyricist I
          Dec 30, 2014 10:54 AM UTC
          Confirmation that sonos are listening to these ideas would be nice. Another vote for a party mode from me to limit volume (for when kids get hold of the controller) and disable play now and play all from an artist on all guest controllers but full access on master controller would be a great feature. Ok we've missed it for this holiday season but what about getting it sorted for next year?? Most people that see sonos in action at our home love it. But they also see the issues when kids grab the controller and turn the volume all the way up. I've seen faces go from the "sonos is amazing expression" to "oh my how annoying" expression. Just my thoughts....
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          ashley8bit
          Trending Lyricist I
          Feb 23, 2015 10:23 PM UTC
          It's worth letting you know I contacted tracktl a website/app aimed at doing this and they are working on a SONOS implementation. Might be worth letting them know you would be keen on this feature. My response received is below: Hey Ashley, Thanks for your feedback. Many users would like to have Tracktl on Sonos. We are working on it. 🙂 Cheers
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          PetteriPertola
          Lyricist II
          Feb 23, 2015 10:45 PM UTC
          It's worth letting you know I contacted tracktl a website/app aimed at doing this and they are working on a SONOS implementation. Might be worth letting them know you would be keen on this feature. My response received is below: Hey Ashley, Thanks for your feedback. Many users would like to have Tracktl on Sonos. We are working on it. 🙂 Cheers
          What is Tracktl, in short? Never heard of it?
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          ashley8bit
          Trending Lyricist I
          Feb 23, 2015 11:13 PM UTC
          It's worth letting you know I contacted tracktl a website/app aimed at doing this and they are working on a SONOS implementation. Might be worth letting them know you would be keen on this feature. My response received is below: Hey Ashley, Thanks for your feedback. Many users would like to have Tracktl on Sonos. We are working on it. 🙂 Cheers
          It creates a party playlist that lets people vote songs up and down. Exactly what SONOS doesn't currently have. Another alternative is playmysong.
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