Password to avoid guests changing music

I am surprised if there is such a demand for this that nobody has developed an app to control Sonos that only includes the jukrbox features you want a guest to use and simply doesn't have the controls to cause problems. If guests are restricted to a guest network or just not given Wi-Fi access at all then they are prevented from using their own copy of the regular Sonos app. The host can pass around a tablet that only has the special "guest app" on it so folks can participate in adding songs without causing mischief. There is no reason this needs to come from Sonos.

My friend also has a sonos system and every time he comes around and gets drunk he starts changing the music on my sonos which is really annoying. Another thing he does as a practical joke is sets my alarm on the sonos for 3 in the morning at full blast cmon sonos just put a four digit pin to access each system so I can keep the serial pest from messing with my toons and sleep.
Thanks in advance

Just change your wireless password, or put the Sonos on one network and set up a guest network for anyone that you can't trust... It's entirely under your own control... Simples....

This is ridiculous. No one asked for workarounds, this man is asking for a feature that is now 4 years in request at least. Just implement it, it is clearly a feature that users want. Whether or not there are workarounds is not the point, there are many reasons why one would want to lock a playlist. I, for example, have a sonos in my restaurant, and this means employees have access from the main device. They are adding spotify, and I've already fired 3 employees for changing the music without permission. If I can lock everyone out, so that they can only play from the playlist but still have the ability to change the songs, it would fool proof this. I'm not asking anyone for suggestions, this is the only way and its a simple feature to implement.

Your workarounds don't solve my problem, and even if they did there is a better way, just add a security feature to lock a specific playlist.

This is ridiculous. No one asked for workarounds, this man is asking for a feature that is now 4 years in request at least. Just implement it, it is clearly a feature that users want.

The fact that it hasn't been implemented in over 4 years is a pretty good indication that it's not going to be done, I'd have thought. You speak as if there's a huge groundswell of people asking for this, but there's actually very few, judging from the numbers here... Why would Sonos waste time and money implementing something that so few people want, and most people don't want at all? Particularly when their development focus is elsewhere at the moment.

This is ridiculous. No one asked for workarounds, this man is asking for a feature that is now 4 years in request at least. Just implement it, it is clearly a feature that users want.

The fact that it hasn't been implemented in over 4 years is a pretty good indication that it's not going to be done, I'd have thought. You speak as if there's a huge groundswell of people asking for this, but there's actually very few, judging from the numbers here... Why would Sonos waste time and money implementing something that so few people want, and most people don't want at all? Particularly when their development focus is elsewhere at the moment.

Why? Because there are a handful, 144 replies to this thread. Its a simple implementation, and doesn't require a lot of attention. Sonos can listen to their users, or we can switch to a company that has this. It has its uses, and there have been a few scenarios mentioned here. It doesn't have to be invasive, no one needs to even know this feature exists except people who want to use it. There are cases where you want to limit access to the main device that uses the Sonos controller, in my example, no one has access to my network so I don't even need a guest networks, however, I need to lock out people from using playlists, services, and radio stations that are not approved by the manager. I understand that since its been 4 years there seems to be no rush, which is why I also posted here (to hopefully get sonos engineers to think about this again).

Why? Because there are a handful, 144 replies to this thread.

And probably half of them explaining why it's very unlikely to happen, and how people can get round it.

Why? Because there are a handful, 144 replies to this thread.

And probably half of them explaining why it's very unlikely to happen, and how people can get round it.

And the workarounds don't address the problem for me at all. For others, it doesn't directly address the problem. Thanks for your input, but my message was meant for Sonos engineers only as its a recommendation to implement the feature. As a user, advanced or not, you are not providing any useful information, just playing devils advocate.

Got my Sonos bass and play bar for the house and really love the product. Had a party recently and one of my drunken friends kept wacking the volume up to full blast and thought that this was funny when he was standing out in the garden at 2 am. Ended up unplugging the play bar. Got really pissed off. After spending 1800 euros a fantastic piece of kit, I would love to be able to block anyone that would otherwise gain access to the sonos and act the mick with it, easily through the app.

Why did you give him your wifi password?

Got my Sonos bass and play bar for the house and really love the product. Had a party recently and one of my drunken friends kept wacking the volume up to full blast and thought that this was funny when he was standing out in the garden at 2 am. Ended up unplugging the play bar. Got really pissed off. After spending 1800 euros a fantastic piece of kit, I would love to be able to block anyone that would otherwise gain access to the sonos and act the mick with it, easily through the app.

Sonos requires access to your entire LAN. If you don't trust somebody to not clown around with your music, you certainly don't want them with access to your personal data. Modern routers almost all have a Guest WiFi for these situations. Keep your private WiFi secret and give the Guest SSID and password to your guests.