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SimonO_1
Contributor III
September 5, 2012
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Volume limit feature

  • September 5, 2012
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Add the ability to set a PIN protected volume limit per zone.
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    Best answer by Ryan S
    Hi everyone, starting today with Sonos 9.2 there's the ability to use the mobile controller for Android or iOS to set a maximum volume for each of your Sonos players. This setting is protected by your Sonos user account, so you'll need to log into the system to set it up. The whole volume bar will still go from 0-100, but 100% will now reflect what your volume limit is set to. This has the added benefit of being able to get more granular control of players at low volume, as the volume steps will scale up or down with the max volume.

    Feel free to play around with it and see what you think.

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    Grogster
    Enthusiast I
    May 31, 2013
    Tomas, I suffer only from your arrogance and patroning. The fact that you assert any potential parenting problem as a response to a feature request really shows arrogance. And I'm suggesting only what I already suggested. Feel free to re-read without prejudice and with self-reflection. Or not.
    Djoiner
    Contributor I
    July 8, 2013
    +1 feature request. Sonos are you listening to any of us?
    Hammelstrup
    Contributor I
    September 5, 2013
    Yes please. Really need it..
    DavidMMM
    Lyricist III
    September 8, 2013
    Not all Sonos users live in detached houses. Here in Europe in the cities many of us live in terraced housed and apartments and it is far too easy to accidentally run a bedroom at too high a volume, especially late at night after a glass of wine. Having annoyed my neighbours on more than one occasion now (accidentally) the Sonos system has sadly become a source of marital conflict and stress. Surely this is a feature something that could be added in a software update? I should add a PIN is not necessary for the purpose of preventing accidental disturbances; while I understand why parents would find a PIN useful I think that is addressing a separate problem and would possibly require more effort and user support.
    Ronald_19
    Contributor I
    September 8, 2013
    Our child mistakenly set the volume to max when using the tablet and had the first signs of tinnitus (peep in her ears)! Now the sonos system is not used anymore. Such a simple change in the software would make the difference. Don't even need the pin code.
      John_203
      Lyricist I
      September 8, 2013
      The weak response I got from tech about this was that the reason they didn't was because at 100% volume the digital output was pure. Well, put a (audiophile-pure) tag on 100% or a warning when you set volume limit. It's streaming music, there IS no audiophile grade! Nobody will care!
      Hammelstrup
      Contributor I
      September 9, 2013
      How can this still be under "Under consideration" ... ' Hate to crank up my Play:3 by mistake.. Specially the on in the bedroom...
      ØyvindAlsakerBalle
      Lyricist I
      September 20, 2013
      Please, Please, Please Sonos-Crew, give us the long waited per-player Volume Limit. This should be SO(!) easy for you to implement...
      jwr
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 15, 2013
      Dear Sonos, A year has passed since I wrote a post here. You've done nothing. Perhaps you don't realize how annoying this problem is for your users? Please see the attached screenshot for an example. This is my normal volume setting for my sonos components. Now, image how fun it is to turn down the volume in the Dining Room just a notch? Here's how it goes: "tap... nothing tap... darn, missed it again, tap... nothing. Well, I'll just slide the whole thing... BLAM BANG THE VOLUME IS NOW UP TO 50% because I couldn't get the slider JUST RIGHT." Please. The way the volume is set now significantly decreases the usability of your otherwise spectacularly good system. I won't repeat the arguments others brought up about accidentally setting the volume for the bedroom — they are valid, too. But for me it's more important to have a convenient way to set volume in everyday usage.
        SC_1
        Lyricist II
        October 21, 2013
        We need this feature
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