Sonos no longer support IOS streaming

You can still select and play music that is stored on a computer hard drive from your iPhone. So, no need to run to the computer to choose what to play.

You have a Play:5 so could plug in a Bluetooth receiver and play to it from any paired device.

A PLAYBAR is not AirPlay 2 capable.

Oops. You’re right of course. It’s the Playbase that’s Airplay capable.

I'm sorry but I can't believe this thread is even still a thing.

If your Sonos speaker supports Airplay 2 then use that. If your Sonos speaker does not support Airplay 2 then either store your music on a NAS drive or upload it all for free to Google Play Music or pay for an Apple Music subscription which includes it.

All these options are far superior than the play from iPhone option in the Sonos app, especially the NAS drive and Google Play/Apple Music options which will actually allow you to use your iPhone as a controller instead of the source device and therefore have a much more reliable method of streaming which isn't dependant on your phone's wifi signal or battery life.

I'm sorry but I can't believe this thread is even still a thing.

If your Sonos speaker supports Airplay 2 then use that. If your Sonos speaker does not support Airplay 2 then either store your music on a NAS drive or upload it all for free to Google Play Music or pay for an Apple Music subscription which includes it.

All these options are far superior than the play from iPhone option in the Sonos app, especially the NAS drive and Google Play/Apple Music options which will actually allow you to use your iPhone as a controller instead of the source device and therefore have a much more reliable method of streaming which isn't dependant on your phone's wifi signal or battery life.

Others can't believe they now can't stream music and podcasts from their phone like they have since they bought their speaker(s). This was a superior experience for them. You clearly don't want to be dependent on your phone, they clearly do.

Sonos to keep its customers happy simply by providing a cheap Airplay2 bridge. I’m sure it is not beyond them to provide this piece of hardware. I’m happy with my set up and don’t wish to add another speaker. It was already a significant investment in Sonos

Bridge, Playbar 2, Two Play:3’s, Sub

Well I can't see that happening, if you've ever worked in any electronics product development you would know the massive amount of work and lead time this would take, for such a niche product too. All but one of Sonos current speaker range offers Airplay 2 so there would not be a bright future for such a product. And as discussed in this and the countless other threads on this, there are alternatives,

I did see a Raspberry Pi solution too. That would be quite cheap
https://www.mitchellbusby.com/2018/06/09/airplay-sonos.html

Thanks. Fully understand where you are coming from. Obsolescence is the risk of the early adopter, and I was conscious of the risk. However, it does reflect poorly on Sonos that they are willing to lose the goodwill of the early adopters who took a risk on their untested and proprietary system. They choose a deliberate (and possibly cynical) path to try and sell more hardware.

However, now that their equipment is now no longer aty the cutting edge, it frees me to again adopt something new and more forward in terms of technology. I'm an early adopter after all.

Devialet, here I come. Thank you Sonos for the prod. I was procrastinating until now.

l do think you are being insulting to the developers at Sonos. They tried to offer a feature that was available from Apple and got caught when Apple decided to concentrate on airplay. They were not the only manufacturer to get caught out by this, but at least they offered options. To think this was a deliberate ploy is disingenuous.

Good luck with the deviant stuff, all fur coat and no knickers was the best quote I’ve heard about them.

Has anyone found a solution to the iOS streaming issue?

Because I use the Sonos to stream music that I created into my meditation studio, it's a work issue! So, I invested 4+ hours yesterday on the Sonos workarounds. And after midnight, here's what I found...

You can stream from your iphone using Apple Airplay.

Pick track. When it starts playing, touch the name of the track that shows at bottom of screen. The track window maximizes, and you'll see the airplay icon uner the volume controls. Click that and you'll see the list of compatible devices, inc. Sonos speakers. BUT Sonos won't show up, unless you've got "at least one Sonos One in your system" - or others on their list, which all seem to be robot enabled.

FYI: Sonos has four workarounds for streaming from iOS. I had these results (windows8 plus)...

1. Apple Air Play. Not available for Sonos Play:1 speakers. Need to buy a Sonos One ($199), to make all your other Sonos speakers work.
2. Upload your tracks to a streaming music service. In the Sonos app, Apple Music shows: Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists, Compliations, Recently Added. Great. But click on any catgory, and it only lists 10% of the music in my iTunes library. And, It doesn't show the music I created - which is already in my itunes library and playlists. If you are a maker, you cannot stream the music you created.
3. Stream from an online music service’s catalogue. The music I uploaded to SoundCloud playlists don't show up in the Sonos App. Just shows error message, "you haven't set-up any playlists yet."
4. Play your tracks to Sonos from a Mac, PC, or NAS drive. Windows 10 PC downloaded okay. But, again, SoundCloud playslists don't show up. And, Itunes playlists don't show up - just a list of all the individual songs purchased from Apple. My original music and playlists - unavailable.

My last hope is #1. Run down to Best Buy today. Buy a Sonos One. Hope my sound system works again.

@thekell

The best option for me has been a free Google Play Music account. You can upload up to 50,000 tracks for free, and your iTunes created playlist transfer as well! Since this is a cloud based account, you can access all of your music from any device that you log into, anywhere you are. It has worked exceptionally well for me, and is a much better solution than playing music stored on your phone for many reasons.

Pros:

1. Doesn't drain my phone battery.
2. My music doesn't take up valuable storage space on my phone.
3. Doesn't stop playing when I walk out of range. I can start playing music in the house, and leave. The music keeps playing for my wife.
4. No more cut outs in music when my phone sleeps.
5. My entire family has access to our whole catalogue, as opposed to my phone being the only source of our collection.
6. If you buy more music on iTunes, or make playlists, you can set the Google Music Manager to update automatically.
7. Even your rare or personally recorded tracks will upload and play just fine.

Cons:

1. You must set this up from a computer, not from your phone.
2. You have to set up a Google account, and provide a credit card (The card is only charged if you purchase tracks from Google. Storage of personal uploaded tracks and playlists is free).
3. You must have a cellular or wifi connection to play your tracks.
4. The initial upload is painfully slow, but it eventually will match your iTunes.

I probably missed a few things, but hope this helps.