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mwyllie
Contributor I
June 17, 2019
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Why is Sonos discontinuing support for iOS devices?

  • June 17, 2019
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Disappointed when I received this message when starting the app to play from my iPad. Not interested in having to pay for a service to stream from my music collection. What’s driving this decision? Note - creating an incentive for me to search for another music solution in my home. Can’t begin to describe how unhappy I am. Have been so happy with Sonos and bragged about the system to friends. That sounds like I’ll have to do a 180. Any one else feeling the same?
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      Best answer by melvimbe
      This announcement thread should answer your questions about why the change is occurring.

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      withnail69
      Avid Contributor I
      June 17, 2019
      Kind of.. Is all your music on your ipad? Where is your music physically stored?
      melvimbe
      melvimbeAnswer
      June 17, 2019
      This announcement thread should answer your questions about why the change is occurring.
      Danny
        Misfit
        Enthusiast II
        June 17, 2019
        They are NOT ending support for iOS devices.

        They are removing a feature - playing from "on this device"

        Big difference.
          mwyllieAuthor
          Contributor I
          June 17, 2019
          That feature was huge. Yes - all my music is storied on iPad and iPhones. As well have stored music on my iMac but have not been able to get the app for the iMac to work with my Sonos One in the bedroom - not my two Sonos Playbars.
            Airgetlam
            Airgetlam
            June 17, 2019
            Setting up Sonos to work with your iMac is a one time thing. You set it up, it will then work on all of your speakers.
            Bruce
            Airgetlam
            Airgetlam
            June 17, 2019
            In fact, here is the FAQ on how to do so.

            https://support.sonos.com/s/article/257

            Makes life much better, IMHO, and saves on battery power on the iOS device. I used to have it connected to my MacBook Pro, but have subsequently moved it to an NAS.
            Bruce
            Mhpage
            Lyricist I
            July 21, 2019
            This is bull.... it's like telling me that the expensive DVD player I bought has now decided it won’t play my dvds, and I have to start streaming all my movies. I have literally several thousands of hours of music on iPhone and iPad. Much of which is not available on streaming services even if I wanted to pay to subscribe to music I already own, and I don’t have an IMac. You sold me a very expensive set of speakers for my music collection, and then decide I can’t use them.
              Airgetlam
              Airgetlam
              July 21, 2019
              You apparently haven't read the thread that melvimbe linked to, in which there is a free solution offered, amongst others.
              Bruce
              jgatie
              jgatie
              July 21, 2019
              This is bull.... it's like telling me that the expensive DVD player I bought has now decided it won’t play my dvds, and I have to start streaming all my movies. I have literally several thousands of hours of music on iPhone and iPad. Much of which is not available on streaming services even if I wanted to pay to subscribe to music I already own, and I don’t have an IMac. You sold me a very expensive set of speakers for my music collection, and then decide I can’t use them.

              Nobody is forcing you to purchase a streaming service. You can easily play your library from a PC/Mac, Plex, an NAS, or a free Google Play Music account. And if Sonos were really trying to force you to pay for a streaming service instead of being on the bad side of an Apple iOS update, it would be highly ironic because A. They don't make any income from services, and B. They kept the ability to play tracks on Android devices.
              nik9669a
              Senior Virtuoso
              July 21, 2019
              This is bull.... it's like telling me that the expensive DVD player I bought has now decided it won’t play my dvds, and I have to start streaming all my movies. I have literally several thousands of hours of music on iPhone and iPad. Much of which is not available on streaming services even if I wanted to pay to subscribe to music I already own, and I don’t have an IMac. You sold me a very expensive set of speakers for my music collection, and then decide I can’t use them.

              I don’t think that’s a very accurate analogy.

              But anyway: Have you read any of the other threads on this topic? So many solutions available: a Google Play Music account, an Android device, or an NAS device for example.
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