How can I get the app to switch to the currently played music?

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October 27, 2024
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Hi,

One of the main things I use the app for is to manage the grouping of speakers after I start playing music from Spotify, Plex or another source.

The original app always switched to the music currently being played, and I could just add any additional speakers I want to it.

It seems the new app does not recognize that music already is being played, and instead shows some irrelevant title when started.

When I click the icon in the bottom/middle in the new app,I see all speakers and the correct music playing per speaker, but when I click to add speakers, instead of adding them to the music being played, the app starts playing the irrelevant music displayed when it starts.

This is highly annoying and breaks possibly the most useful usecase for the app. It is mostly useless without the ability to manage speakers.

Any ideas how to achieve the original behavior in terms of being able to add speakers to already running music?

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Best answer by jgf3

I contacted Sonos support and a very helpful lady explained how I can change the controlling speaker for a playing stream in the new app.

Apparently you need to click on the pull-down menu next to the “Your System” title (the little downwards triangle”. That opens up a list of rooms, including one in darker colour that represents the specific room currently being managed by the app. In order to add/remove rooms for the currently played music, you need to select the room first that is the “controlling speaker” for that music.

If you follow this process everything works fine, still I have to ask why is it necessary to hide this very fundamental feature behind so many menus? The app should make this accessible in an easier way, and also it should default to the only playing stream, in the case there is only a single one.

To @Antifon ‘s point, this would be good for us that do not have mansions with multiple wings, that require multiple multi-room arrangements.

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I contacted Sonos support and a very helpful lady explained how I can change the controlling speaker for a playing stream in the new app.

Apparently you need to click on the pull-down menu next to the “Your System” title (the little downwards triangle”. That opens up a list of rooms, including one in darker colour that represents the specific room currently being managed by the app. In order to add/remove rooms for the currently played music, you need to select the room first that is the “controlling speaker” for that music.

If you follow this process everything works fine, still I have to ask why is it necessary to hide this very fundamental feature behind so many menus? The app should make this accessible in an easier way, and also it should default to the only playing stream, in the case there is only a single one.

To @Antifon ‘s point, this would be good for us that do not have mansions with multiple wings, that require multiple multi-room arrangements.

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John B

FWIW my wife and I actually live in a two-bedroomed apartment.

The suggestion that this functionality is hidden behind a load of menus bears no resemblance to reality. The “Your System” screen is more or less permanently displayed in minimised form, with just the currently controlled room or group showing. All it takes to see the whole thing is a flick up. From the “Now Playing” screen it needs a flick down and a flick back up.

But I wish you all happy listening!

buzz

Grand Maestro

For playback functions you may find the web controller more convenient. Go to play.Sonos.com.

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