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jloveless
Contributor II
January 11, 2017
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Trueplay and Android

  • January 11, 2017
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I have nearly $2000 of Sonos equipment. I love Sonos. Now comes Trueplay for tuning my Sonos speakers. What? Only iOS? Does anyone else here have an Android phone? I have used a Yamaha 4000 sound bar for years with speaker tuning and I love it. I really think Trueplay would improve my Sonos experience so I guess I better get an iPhone? :S:?
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    Best answer by jgatie
    The reasons for no Android is the number of different microphones on Android hardware, even within the same model line, makes it impossible to configure the Trueplay algorithm for every one. iPhone mics are standardized to just a few models. so the configuration is possible.

    Borrow an iOS device for an hour or so and Trueplay your system. All settings will still apply, and are able to be switched on and off, when controlled via Android.

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    John B
    April 4, 2019
    The mics on the Sonos one's I have are terrible at picking up my voice especially when they're playing music.
    I don't have a Sonos One, but the mic in my Sonos Beam quite often picks up a command intended for a much closer Echo Dot. I guess in that situation there is generally no music playing on the Beam.

    I have seen people on here claim that the Sonos mics are not sensitive enough, and others that they are too sensitive. I have no explanation for that!
      John B
      April 4, 2019
      Well, I suppose....different use cases, different room layouts, different house layouts, different volumes, different voices, different expectations.....
      wilwong829
      Enthusiast II
      April 11, 2019
      To be honest, the users may need to retune the speakers for some reasons... like moved them or reset them etc. Sometimes it's not easy to borrow an IOS device or to bother a friend for such thing. It will be great if there can be a solution for the Android users. Even it will be used for several times, I think a lot of people may rather pay for some 10 or 20 dollars instead of asking someone to borrow a device.
        Herr_Vlad
        Avid Contributor I
        May 17, 2019
        To be honest, the users may need to retune the speakers for some reasons... like moved them or reset them etc. Sometimes it's not easy to borrow an IOS device or to bother a friend for such thing. It will be great if there can be a solution for the Android users. Even it will be used for several times, I think a lot of people may rather pay for some 10 or 20 dollars instead of asking someone to borrow a device.

        +1
        redmonsoon
        Lyricist II
        June 28, 2019
        Is it possible for a simple software solution whereby android users can borrow an iphone to tune, export a calibration file, and then simply download it into android?
        buzz
        buzz
        Grand Maestro
        June 28, 2019
        Would users be prepared to take their Android to a dealer and have its microphone calibrated? Would they pay a fee for this service?
        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        June 28, 2019
        You could just borrow the iPhone to run Trueplay. Then you could toggle it at will using the Android device, I believe. You just can’t run the TruePlay process, but you can toggle it off and on.
        Bruce
        redmonsoon
        Lyricist II
        June 28, 2019
        You could just borrow the iPhone to run Trueplay. Then you could toggle it at will using the Android device, I believe. You just can’t run the TruePlay process, but you can toggle it off and on.

        Oh! Thx is tht so?! Then its not so much a disappointmt..:)

        But because u r nt so sure when u said "I believe.." haha. Can anyone else verify tht this is so? Thx
        Kumar
        June 28, 2019
        Yes, it is so, for sure. You can toggle Trueplay off via Android if you prefer the sound that way. Or, if you shift the speakers to another location, till you get a chance to retune via a borrowed iPhone.
        redmonsoon
        Lyricist II
        June 28, 2019
        Yes, it is so, for sure. You can toggle Trueplay off via Android if you prefer the sound that way. Or, if you shift the speakers to another location, till you get a chance to retune via a borrowed iPhone.
        Oh great! Thx
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