Sonos alarm/clock - display the time

I would so buy that as well.

Yes Please!!!! I would buy a couple as well!

I'd buy one for each bedroom.  If you could throw in a small RF (longer range, can send commands to legacy sonos devices), hard buttoned, no screen remote as well with the following functions.

• 8 presets - can assigned via the app to favourites
• 4 zones - can switch which zone the remote can be used for (incl the legacy devices)
• basic track navigation
• volume

...that would be the cherry on the cake.

Come on Sonos after my original suggestion so many requests surely you can sort it out for us and send me one to test 🙂

An alarm clock is the missing link.

Here's what I did to have a Sonos player with a digital LCD clock.  This isn't for everyone, except for those people who said they'd spend whatever it takes to have this...

If you're using WiFi in your house, you can buy an older Samsung Galaxy 7.7 (or similar tablet) for around $100 - $150 now, and also purchase the Samsung desk charger for it.  The desk charger is like an "L" book-end (except with a bit more of a reclining angle on the long side obviously), and the nice thing about it is that the tablet can remain plugged into the charger base even with the tablet oriented horizontally on a table.

Next, you download whatever Android clock app you like that works as a Widget.  This is important because widgets are what run on the Android "desktop".  Also download either the Sonos con troller widget or another one written for Sonos (which I preferred because the Sonos one didn't look as good--no offense Sonos).  You'll want to reduce the brightness of the tablet's screen all the way down, and you might need another app to reduce it even further because depending upon the tablet, even the lowest brightness can still be fairly bright at night.  Also, you'll have to make sure you set your tablet to NOT go into screen saver, or power-saver (which shuts of the display).  If you can't prevent it from automatically turning off the display after a set number of minutes, there is another app in the Android store that you can run which prevents the screen from turning off

I have a Sonos Play:5, and I had the table slightly off to the right and in front of the Sonos so it didn't interfere with the sound.  The nice thing is that the tablet is completely customizable for what you want to see on your "clock".  I had a weather widget, a clock widget, and the Sonos controller widget.

Here's what I did to have a Sonos player with a digital LCD clock.  This isn't for everyone, except for those people who said they'd spend whatever it takes to have this...

If you're using WiFi in your house, you can buy an older Samsung Galaxy 7.7 (or similar tablet) for around $100 - $150 now, and also purchase the Samsung desk charger for it.  The desk charger is like an "L" book-end (except with a bit more of a reclining angle on the long side obviously), and the nice thing about it is that the tablet can remain plugged into the charger base even with the tablet oriented horizontally on a table.

Next, you download whatever Android clock app you like that works as a Widget.  This is important because widgets are what run on the Android "desktop".  Also download either the Sonos con troller widget or another one written for Sonos (which I preferred because the Sonos one didn't look as good--no offense Sonos).  You'll want to reduce the brightness of the tablet's screen all the way down, and you might need another app to reduce it even further because depending upon the tablet, even the lowest brightness can still be fairly bright at night.  Also, you'll have to make sure you set your tablet to NOT go into screen saver, or power-saver (which shuts of the display).  If you can't prevent it from automatically turning off the display after a set number of minutes, there is another app in the Android store that you can run which prevents the screen from turning off

I have a Sonos Play:5, and I had the table slightly off to the right and in front of the Sonos so it didn't interfere with the sound.  The nice thing is that the tablet is completely customizable for what you want to see on your "clock".  I had a weather widget, a clock widget, and the Sonos controller widget.


Hi Richard, sounds like a good setup, I would love to see a pic of it

I agree. An alarm clock should be the next SONOS product. It should be at a lower price point (99-149 USD) so parents would be willing to put one into their kids rooms or even the guest room. I know I would and buy 4 of them instantly :-)

The Sonos "clock" should be simple, sleek design, just a snooze button and volume controls and - of yourse an LED display for the time. Done.

Come to think of it I'd probably buy 4 myself. One for the bathroom, three bedsides.  As long as the price was in that 99-149 sweet range.

So I am not alone wanting this.
I have Sonos kit throughout the house except the bedrooms where we still use old clock radios BECAUSE WE NEED A CLOCK and don't want to waste a plug socket.

How about, instead of building it in and having a new range of products, put a simple interface on the back of the existing speaker models and design a small digital clock module to plug into it? Then it is not such a radical redesign of the speakers and the clock itself could go on top of the speaker or anywhere nearby within the interface cable length.

My ideal clock must sync the time with the internet (obviously) so no forgetting daylight saving, and be small enough to sit on a One or any other speaker, be in the same colour choices (Black or White), be designed to sit on top of the speakers if desired and look good, have a thin flexible interface cable so it can be placed next to the speakers if desired.

It would be great if it had a display that dims depending on room brightness (a simple photoelectric cell) so it is bright enough to see in the day but dimmer at night and have battery backup,.

I would buy at least 2 of these (and the speakers to drive them) and it looks like many others would do the same.
Come on Sonos this really would cost peanuts in design and would extend your product range use quite dramatically. Cheers, Dave