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TheFrog
Contributor I
October 25, 2018

Sonos Beam, night mode schedule function

  • October 25, 2018
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It would be nice if we were able to schedule when the night mode and dialogue modes are on and off like when you set alarms.
We always use both modes in the evening and only dialogue during daytime. Now I have to turn night mode on and off every evening on my phone which is a little annoying to me. I would rather have them automatically turn on during specific hours and turn them off manually the few times I don't want to use them in the evening.
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    Keith N
    Keith N
    Sonos Staff
    October 25, 2018
    Hi there, TheFrog. Thanks for the post and sharing your feedback. I am happy to forward this topic along to the team for consideration and visibility. Do you think these settings should be on the Now Playing screen where Night Mode and Dialog Clarity can be found? Where in the controller would you like to see a feature like this?
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      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 25, 2018
      can it be done via IFTTT?
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        TheFrogAuthor
        Contributor I
        October 25, 2018
        Hi Keith N, thank you for forwarding this topic. I think the best place would be under settings>room settings(beam settings) >night/dialogue schedule.
        My first thought was that it should be underneath the alarm option, but in that case it would have to be greyed out or not visible to users that do not own a soundbar.
        The Now Playing screen should stay the same. Then you would have the option to override the schedule temporarily by simply hitting the buttons on the Now Playing screen.
        Example : My Beam is set to turn on Night Mode every day between 7 pm and 7am. Then if some day I want to watch a movie at 8 pm without Night Mode turned on, I simply uncheck it on the Now Playing screen.
        If I choose to leave Night Mode off, it will automatically turn back on the next day at 7pm and continue to follow the schedule.
          dojoman
          Lyricist II
          October 25, 2018
          Just got Beam and it's amazing how good it is for such a little soundbar, and I had to turn volume down many times because it can get very loud but is there a way to turn on night mode with Alexa? I found someone posted saying "Alexa, set night mode" but that doesn't work.
            TheFrogAuthor
            Contributor I
            October 25, 2018
            Voice commands are not supported where I live - yet. But even if it was, I would still prefer the schedule. The schedule would make it hassle free to the whole family. I could set it up and then my wife and kids wouldn't have to worry about it.
              dojoman
              Lyricist II
              October 25, 2018
              Voice commands are not supported where I live - yet. But even if it was, I would still prefer the schedule. The schedule would make it hassle free to the whole family. I could set it up and then my wife and kids wouldn't have to worry about it.

              Yes, absolutely I also prefer schedule where I would watch TV late into the night but wanted loudness in the daytime.
                Bassmachine
                Lyricist I
                November 26, 2018
                Today I bought my first Sonos Beam. i was impressed how easy the set up was. Well done!
                BUT it feels almost like an insult, that there is no night mode schedule function :8 So please make that product perfect and spent him a night mode schedule function...
                  Andrewnoob
                  Avid Contributor I
                  February 27, 2019
                  Hi there, TheFrog. Thanks for the post and sharing your feedback. I am happy to forward this topic along to the team for consideration and visibility. Do you think these settings should be on the Now Playing screen where Night Mode and Dialog Clarity can be found? Where in the controller would you like to see a feature like this?

                  Please include this in playbar/base set ups too.
                    Ravica3
                    Chromatic Producer I
                    April 21, 2019
                    TheFrog is not the only user requesting this. I've had my Sonos for a few short weeks and in the first couple of days I looked for an option like this.
                    I too would think it would be near the Alarms section or maybe even holding down the night button could activate a pop up menu with the scheduling options.
                    This feature is really really sorely needed.
                    Hopefully Sonos will do us right. I would think it would be super hard to do. (I'm no programmer though)
                    St00ve
                    Lyricist I
                    June 5, 2019
                    I want this feature too!
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