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Tommy_4
Contributor I
December 12, 2012

Party mode

  • December 12, 2012
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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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    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    February 7, 2016
    Party mode for me isn't as much about limiting complete access. That's easy enough to fix. It's about limiting control of the play queue so someone doesn't accidentally hit play now and wipe out everyone's requests.
    Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      fdsljfsa
      Avid Contributor I
      February 7, 2016
      I'm happy to share my bandwidth AND the ability control (in a limited capability) the music for the night. Different people have different tastes and I'm happy to satisfy all music genres... I'd just like to limit what can be done with it. Especially with people not necessarily aware/fully understand the "Play now, Play Next and Enqueue" features...
        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        February 7, 2016
        Yes agree
        Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
        MicahDog
        Lyricist I
        June 4, 2016
        I bet it is close
        http://www.ce-pro.eu/article/sonos-patent-describes-ultimate-party-mode-share-access-not-password
        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        June 4, 2016
        Interesting find. It would appear to indicate they have been working on this for a long time. Maybe waiting on the patent approval before being able to share anything and get the ball rolling on implementation.
        Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
        Reusink
        Contributor I
        August 18, 2016
        Does someone from Sonos replies????
        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        August 18, 2016
        No. they don't reply to future plans.
        Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        August 23, 2016
        bump
        Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
        dabvid
        October 23, 2016
        Would be a great feature! Maybe best implemented as an option when joining a Sonos network (host with password or guest with restricted access).
        tomroger
        Lyricist I
        January 3, 2017
        In my opinion, it would be great if it was possible to select different modes for how the app reacts when someone selects a song.Today, the Sonos app immediately starts playing a song when someone selects it. It would be nice if it was possible to select a mode where it adds it to the queue when someone selects it. Nothing more. This will immediately solve the annoying problem where people are stopping the running song.

        Instead of letting people connect to the wifi, a solution is to use 1 iPad, and circle it around.
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