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New Sonos app: Where are my custom radio stations?

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May 9, 2024
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Prior to updating the app, I had a number of custom streaming radio stations whose URLs I had painstakingly curated using the (old) TuneIn service.

After updating the app, where are they? Gone!

Does the new app have the ability to configure streaming radio by URL? Nah, I didn’t think so.

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NOYB2

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You can ad custom url’s in the TuneIn app, though I have not tried this.

While that worked in the old TuneIn app, there is no such functionality in the new one. I have tried this (happy to learn precise instructions if I just didn’t find the correct settings).

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12NRG75

I have recently discovered that SonoPhone (iOS) works with custom services on Sonos. The services need to be added via the Mac or PC portal/controller.

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chocolate eater

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The plot thickens with Tune-in. I’d reverted to using the windows PC app and selecting the custom station from the old tune-in app but yesterday i noticed that the old plug-in had disappeared from the list on the PC. (i thought it was something that i’d done so i just re-added it).

put the computer on today, went to select the custom station and found that the old tune-in app had disappeared yet again!. i’ve re-added it but they are really trying their hardest to get this old app away from sonos!

Are there no third party apps that control sonos and let you add a custom station?

A bit expensive option, but I use Homey Pro to do this.

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Isegrimm

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The plot thickens with Tune-in. I’d reverted to using the windows PC app and selecting the custom station from the old tune-in app but yesterday i noticed that the old plug-in had disappeared from the list on the PC. (i thought it was something that i’d done so i just re-added it).

put the computer on today, went to select the custom station and found that the old tune-in app had disappeared yet again!. i’ve re-added it but they are really trying their hardest to get this old app away from sonos!

Are there no third party apps that control sonos and let you add a custom station?

A bit expensive option, but I use Homey Pro to do this.

You can use Phonos Plus as well for this. It's free to download and its premium features can be unlocked for 0,99 cents. A bit cheaper 😉 and it let's you add radio stations using the old Tunein service, so it works similar to the Sonos desktop app.

I've also been using it to backup all of my custom radiostations from Sonos, just in case Sonos decides to remove them altogether.

For playing the custom stations from your mobile I'm using SonoPhone which is paid at 3,99.

I'm thankful that these apps exist, but the fact that I need them because the official app dropped these functionalities is saying much about Sonos and how their brand is not an obvious go-to anymore when looking for quality speakers.

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I'm thankful that these apps exist, but the fact that I need them because the official app dropped these functionalities is saying much about Sonos and how their brand is not an obvious go-to anymore when looking for quality speakers.

Sonos definitely was the obvious brand. When I wanted a new speaker it was the default. Unfortunately for many of us switching brands isn’t easy (well for me anyway) as I’ve spent too much on what I have. But I’m not buying any new Sonos hardware until this mess is fixed and even then will consider other options as I don’t trust them going forward.

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