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Re-indexing a friend's system.

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July 30, 2022
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Hi,

I have a friend who hasn’t been able to re-index his Sonos system for 3 to 4 years. I believe his system is pre the S1/S2 split but did re-index in about 2018.

Of course the problem is he can’t upadate because the newer Sonos/iPad control point software needs his iPad to be updated which Apple have now stopped.

He can’t afford a new iPad, how can I get him past this?

I have a Sonos S1 system and an up to date iPad. If I connect my iPad to his network and then update his system (I presume I could) will that then prevent his ipad being able to play music at all?

Thanks for any advice.

Bob.

Music Library

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mightyoakbobAuthor

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Ken probably has the best idea. Get a new Amazon Fire 7 tablet or a refurb HD8. Just make sure it can run Fire OS 7 or higher. It wouldn’t break the bank, and would be fully functional as a Sonos controller.

Good advice and that also serves as a fall back position, if all else fails then he still doesn’t need a new iPad.

Thanks

Bob.

controlav

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Maybe @controlav could help you with this.

I sent him an email yesterday but have received no reply at all.

Bob.

To be clear SonoPad is not mine, I just recommend it highly to folks. Stefan is the author of that, but he is not on this forum, he has his own.

For an app to re-index the system it is a single UPnP call. Whether it works or not depends on the Sonos config, nothing to do with the app that asks for the re-index.

As others have said, it seems like the file share config needs updating, and that requires a current app to do.

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