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Contributor I
April 4, 2013

Virtual zones

  • April 4, 2013
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As per my 8 year old thread - http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=14604 I would like virtual zones - for example, an upstairs zone or downstairs, or outside so I can quickly get the music I want to the areas I want.
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    nicka99
    nicka99
    Local Superstar
    August 11, 2015
    Nice find - shame there is no Android equivalent

    I haven't tried on android but I read that Macronos now integrates with Tasker so some more automation is possible but I'm not sure how far you can go with it.
    Check out https://sites.google.com/a/youtec.dk/macronos/home/tasker-locale-plugin
    royn
    Lyricist I
    August 13, 2015
    +1... I have a 20-zone install. Playbars, Connect:amps, and Connects throughout. I need to suplement an external area with a couple of play:1s which I already have, and another area with a pair of play:5s... however its a pain as I cant have them be "part" of the connect:amp zone automatically... i need to add them everytime....
      Beat R.
      Lyricist I
      August 19, 2015
      Sonos launches new software versions with absolutely irrelevant changes rather than worrying about features desired for years.
      1) set up several groups
      2) do not lose group settings when disconnected from power
      3) volume adjustment per speaker (e.g. in EQ)

      It looks like that no more than one person is working in software development, but many in the marketing ...
        upstatemike
        August 22, 2015
        Development prioritization at Sonos has always been a mystery. Super niche areas like the Spotify interface or the option to downgrade from Sonosnet to plain Wi-Fi get top attention while items such as virtual zones and persistent groups that would benefit a huge majority of users continue to be ignored.
        Local music library with carefully constructed playlists - no shuffling!, Integration with Homeseer Automation, No touch screen devices, No streaming services, No Apple products ever
        Huntjoranx
        Lyricist I
        August 25, 2015
        +1

        Has someone somewhere found an official response why this hasn't been developed yet?
        nicka99
        nicka99
        Local Superstar
        August 25, 2015
        Development prioritization at Sonos has always been a mystery. Super niche areas like the Spotify interface or the option to downgrade from Sonosnet to plain Wi-Fi get top attention while items such as virtual zones and persistent groups that would benefit a huge majority of users continue to be ignored.

        I wouldnt call the Spotify Interface 'Super Niche' - Spotify has the largest premium (paid) subscription user base of any music service in the world so Im sure it must represent a pretty large section of Sonos customers. The native Spotify interface has moved on massively in the last 2 years yet has stood still on Sonos so many features are unavailable. The ones in beta are still only a step in the right direction towards feature parity but any progress is sure to help sales.

        However, I would agree with you about the rest and prioritization being something of a mystery. Its a shame the 'Ideas' voting concept has been dropped from this new site. It was the only way to gauge the weight of user opinion and now we have to trust sonos alone to decide where to steer their ship
          juni
          Lyricist I
          November 10, 2015
          Any news on virtual zones within 6.0 ?!
          nicka99
          nicka99
          Local Superstar
          November 10, 2015
          Any news on virtual zones within 6.0 ?!

          nope. nada.
          The LHC
          November 10, 2015
          Why would there be? Sonos have resolutely ignored this request, they're hardly likely to just spring it on you with no previous indication that they were working on it (such as a beta program).
          Flemming_1
          Contributor I
          December 18, 2015
          still looking for this and still no answer from SONOS 😕
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