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freddy 224
Trending Lyricist I
October 12, 2020

Restrict access to mobile storage

  • October 12, 2020
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Is it possible to stop controller access to music stored on my android phone. 

And play only music stored on my pc?

At the moment sonos seems to pick up anything stored on my micro sd card on my phone. 

I would rather it didn't. 

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John B
October 12, 2020

Hi

 Sonos will pick up music stored on your phone if you choose the source to be 'on this mobile device '

If you choose Music Library it will play music stored on your.PC (assuming that it where your Miusic Library is pointed).

Tbh I am a bit puzzled by your post. This is already totally in your control. 

    freddy 224Author
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 13, 2020

    So I let others access my phone controller to select music, (stored on laptop) but also have my personal selections stored on my phone micro sd which I want kept private.

    Perhaps I should ask if its possible to remove "on this mobile device" option? 

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    October 13, 2020

    No, that’s a permanent option in the software. You don’t have to select it, though. It just can’t be made to disappear. 

    Bruce
    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    October 13, 2020

    Get an old-ish iPhone and give that to the “others”, it won’t have the “on this mobile device” feature. Or for that matter get another Android device which obviously wont be able to access your files on your phone.

    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    John B
    October 13, 2020

    So you lend them the phone to play music on your system and you're not there to 'police' what they do?

    freddy 224Author
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 13, 2020

    Yep. 

    But the question I asked is still the same...…

    Can I stop sonos seeing music stored on my mobile phone.? 

    Smilja
    Smilja
    October 13, 2020

    @freddy 224, Only those to whom you hand over your phone, are able to see and play your music files stored on your phone. Switch off your phone, and neither you will have access to these tracks.

    »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
    John B
    October 13, 2020

    Yep. 

    But the question I asked is still the same...…

    Can I stop sonos seeing music stored on my mobile phone.? 

    OK. In that case the answer is still the same. No.

    Of course they could download the app onto their own phones. That would mean giving them your WiFi password  of course. But if you trust them with your phone...

    John B
    October 13, 2020

    Actually, maybe yes. In the app Settings on your phone remove the storage permission from the Sonos app.

    Edit. In fact that isn't so good. It is easy for anyone on your phone to grant permission again. But if you already trust them not to completely screw your phone up when you hand it over …

     

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