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All speakers unmuting when I change the volume

Forum|Forum|24 days ago
September 11, 2026
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I can hardly believe I'm writing this, but the most recent app update has reintroduced a bug I complained about on here a year ago, and which was subsequently fixed.

https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-and-music-services-229131/mute-individual-products-6902079

I have all my speakers grouped together and mute/unmute them as I move around the house, because it's easier than grouping/ungrouping them. I don't want them all on all the time, as it disturbs my neighbours.

Following the most recent app update, my speakers now all unmute themselves every time I change the group volume (even if I'm turning it down!)

Why? How could anybody think this is a good idea? When will this unwanted functionality be removed (again)? More generally I am so sick of Sonos needlessly dicking about with things which work fine as they are. God knows if they want to change the app there is a long list of things which don't work properly - it's a dog's dinner.

It's clear to me that Sonos have learned nothing from the S2 app debacle.

Best answer by Mr. T

In the meantime, until this is resolved on Android, the muted grouped speakers will stay muted if you adjust the group volume using the (+) or (-) options, rather than sliding the group volume control.

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AjTrek1

l wonder if the feature you are missing was actually a feature at all. Meaning it manifested itself as a by-product of another actual designed/intended feature.

Huh? This works correctly on the iOS controller and not on the android controller. How can you come to that conclusion? Just think about it. You mute certain speakers in a group. You then adjust the group volume. You don’t expect the muted speakers to become unmuted. They don’t become unmuted when using the iOS Sonos controller. But they do when using an Andriod Sonos controller. And you think that’s an actual designed/intended feature?

Read my post again….especially the words preceding those you chose to target in your last sentence.

Inferring that the reason this works on iOS, but not android, was because of another (unnamed) design change, is bizarre IMO. So, it shouldn’t work on iOS, that’s just a lucky accident? It’s also an accident that it did previously work on both iOS and android? You don’t need to answer. I have nothing more to say on it.

Ahhh 😢

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User117655

Prodigy II

l wonder if the feature you are missing was actually a feature at all. Meaning it manifested itself as a by-product of another actual designed/intended feature.

Works on iOS then was fixed and worked but no longer works on Android…

It is either an iOS bug or an Android bug depending on what functionality is actually intended - a bug is a bug is a bug 🤷🏼‍♂️

Take your pick on which OS but functionality has a habit of disappearing/reappearing esp. on Android. Sometimes it is almost like Sonos have an incomplete/unreliable regression test suite 🤔

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Add to the "it is a bug" side of the argument this tidbit that really points to programmer error.

In the meantime, until this is resolved on Android, the muted grouped speakers will stay muted if you adjust the group volume using the (+) or (-) options, rather than sliding the group volume control.

Mr. T

Add to the "it is a bug" side of the argument this tidbit that really points to programmer error.

In the meantime, until this is resolved on Android, the muted grouped speakers will stay muted if you adjust the group volume using the (+) or (-) options, rather than sliding the group volume control.

I’m sure the same unmuting issue impacted on iOS within the last 2-3 months. Definitely saw that behaviour on an iPad fairly recently, but is no longer the case.

controlav

Lead Maestro

Try my Android app: “Phonos Ultimate” on the Play Store. It doesn’t do this.

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