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May 28, 2025
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Sync volume when pairing

  • May 28, 2025
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When I’m already playing music on a Sonos speaker and add another one or a whole group, there is no option to quickly adjust/sync the volume for all speakers to the same level. I always have to manually adjust the volume in order to have the same volume on all speakers. I know that there used to be a function in Sonos app to slide to the left to mute them all an slide back to the desired volume in order to sync them all, but this does not work with the new app. There are other apps available for Apple Watch and Mac which support this setting. How can I sync the volume with the new Sonos app? Or please bring back this feature.

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Best answer by nik9669a

When I’m already playing music on a Sonos speaker and add another one or a whole group, there is no option to quickly adjust/sync the volume for all speakers to the same level. I always have to manually adjust the volume in order to have the same volume on all speakers. I know that there used to be a function in Sonos app to slide to the left to mute them all an slide back to the desired volume in order to sync them all, but this does not work with the new app. There are other apps available for Apple Watch and Mac which support this setting. How can I sync the volume with the new Sonos app? Or please bring back this feature.

That odd. I just tried it on my system, and all speakers went to zero when I used the “whole group” volume slider. Indeed, the app then offered a slider for each individual room in the group and a whole-group volume to facilitate that kind of system volume balance. 
 

Are you on the current app version? 

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Rhonny
Prodigy III
May 28, 2025

Each speaker has its own level. There is no way to sync them. You can slide the volume up and down for all speakers in the group to adjust proportionately, but if you want them all at the same volume, you need to adjust each one’s slider that appears when you move the main volume slider. 

(I find different rooms need different volumes anyway - one size doesn’t fit all, as one room has multiple speakers, one room stereo, another has single speaker - and equal volume can be too high in a room with hard floors or too low in a room with carpet and/or a sofa...)

nik9669aAnswer
Senior Virtuoso
May 28, 2025

When I’m already playing music on a Sonos speaker and add another one or a whole group, there is no option to quickly adjust/sync the volume for all speakers to the same level. I always have to manually adjust the volume in order to have the same volume on all speakers. I know that there used to be a function in Sonos app to slide to the left to mute them all an slide back to the desired volume in order to sync them all, but this does not work with the new app. There are other apps available for Apple Watch and Mac which support this setting. How can I sync the volume with the new Sonos app? Or please bring back this feature.

That odd. I just tried it on my system, and all speakers went to zero when I used the “whole group” volume slider. Indeed, the app then offered a slider for each individual room in the group and a whole-group volume to facilitate that kind of system volume balance. 
 

Are you on the current app version? 

    Rhonny
    Prodigy III
    May 28, 2025

    (I take it back then. Maybe it IS already/still there...)

      nik9669a
      Senior Virtuoso
      May 28, 2025

      (I take it back then. Maybe it IS already/still there...)

      I agree with your comment in your first reply above l though: different Sonos speakers (with their different amplifiers and speaker radiator designs)  and different room acoustics means it’s rare for one volume to suit all environments. 

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