No more TuneIn URL streams anymore, guess I am returning my two Eras :(

Sonos has stated all stations that are already working in the app will be moved to Sonos Radio and that they are working on a solution for this.

Major disappointment. Wifi connectivity and versatility is what sets Sonos apart, imo—and that includes direct url streaming. Being directly connected to the internet, Sonos’ reliance on third parties and workarounds has always baffled me. This is one of those things that should just work—natively.

I hope any fix comes soon. I am on the cusp of upgrading all smart speakers and this situation will send me down a different path. 

@enidcoleslaw13  and @Runjoey .  Exactly what is it you think is happening that gives you a problem?  I can’t help thinking that you have misunderstood something.  Can you point me to an announcement that clarifies this?

They are talking about the deprecation of TuneIn (Classic), as right now that is the only way to play custom URLs added to the Sonos system.

However TuneIn really has nothing to do with this feature, it was simply a place in the UX to expose user’s custom streams. The urls are still stored in the system, and Sonos need to add back some UX to list and play them.

Thanks for clarifying, @controlav .

In which case, my question to @Runjoey and @enidcoleslaw13 is “for which radio streams have you manually added custom URLs to your Sonos system?  If the answer is “none” then you are not affected 

@enidcoleslaw13  - even if your husband’s favourite station is affected by this (which I doubt), if he can play the station on a computer or mobile device then he can use Bluetooth to play to Sonos Era speakers..  So why would you do something as stupid as returning your Sonos speakers?

@Runjoey .  Sonos has always used URLs to fetch streams directly from the internet.  TuneIn has just provided a URL lookup facility.  Your post makes no sense.

Yes, they have always, but do they still? If the answer is yes, please provide the steps. I have been unsuccessful so far.

Hi.  First, apologies for the unnecessarily unpleasant tone of my reply, which I edited, but those changes “crossed” with your quoting of my reply.

Can you explain what exactly it is that you have lost, or believe you are going to lose?

While some independent radio stations will allow you to stream directly from a browser (and yes, that could be cast to newer Sonos models), many provide a stream-direct URL.  Previously, these URLs could be added to Sonos Favorites (or… may have been My Stations?).  Nonetheless, a mobile device was only used to control the speaker.  Once the music was playing, it was playing directly from the wifi signal.

I won’t pretend to understand what goes on under the hood, but TuneIn was required to add a URL.  In fact, Sonos’ own support still shows TuneIn as part of the setup.

TuneIn has dropped support and now this can’t be done:  https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/add-an-internet-radio-station-to-sonos 

I can cast to any bluetooth speaker.  I get it.  However, that is not what I want.  I simply like the idea of a corded electric speaker playing music without have to use electricity from a second device to support it.  Anal?  Maybe, but I like what I like.  It wouldn’t be so bad, but I used to be able to do this–and now I can’t.  (Again, we are talking about streaming a URL–I know there are tons of other music services available and I appreciate that.)

On the page where my connected services are listed (in the Sonos app), a simple “Add URL” button would be fantastic.  The interface would allow us to nickname the stream and access it with any of our other services. Or as 106rallye mentioned, Sonos’ may have something in the works in the ‘Sonos Radio’ interface.

I can still add radio station URLs to my fully up to date Sonos system.  What am I missing here?