Help: Make Play:1 and Symfonisk Always Group Together

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
August 28, 2025
13 replies
216 views

Hi, I have two speakers: a Play:1 (wired to my router) and a Symfonisk Bookshelf (wireless). Both are on the same Sonos system and I can group them manually, but I want them to always play together by default, whether I start music from the Sonos app or the Spotify app on iPhone.

I’ve tried looking for the “Group on Autoplay” or “Group with…” options in Settings, but I can’t find them in the current Sonos app. Can someone explain the exact steps in the latest app to make grouping persistent, or confirm if this feature has changed/been removed?

Thanks!

This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.

Best answer by bockersjv

There is a tool for this called Zones. Unfortunately it does not work with Older speakers such as the Play 1 or any Symfonisk speakers. Your only solution is grouping which you are already doing.

edit: A bit slow in responding so answers above apply!

Show previous replies

jgatie

Thanks for the explanation. But how does this relate to my question: "Why did it work for this guy and it won’t for me even though the same speakers are involved?"

If you are playing through the Spotify app, you may be using Spotify Connect rather than Airplay. Grouping rooms have different requirements/results depending on what method you are using.