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Restriction on what YouTube music premium account will display in Sonos app

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April 26, 2026
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I had to power cycle all my Sonos equipment to correct a “ghost” song that would start random play at various times of the day and night on one of more of my Sonos equipment throughout my house. Doing that solved that problem, but have now encountered another issue, one that is a major problem for me.

I redid my connection to YT Music Premium, and have found that Sonos now limits the number of albums I can see for any given artist. A good example is The Rolling Stones who have over 100 albums related to them on YT Music, to around 20 to 30. This eliminates my ability to brows their catalog within Sonos; a major disadvantage when using Sonos. Sonos AI says to enter the album I want to hear, and when it appears, I will be able to listen to it when I want. If I knew what that would be I wouldn’t be typing this now.

According to all sources of information I see, including Gemini AI, this is not a YT problem. It is a limitation of the Sonos app.

I see similar posts about this dating back two years ago with the Sonos customer service person telling the person who posted the question that this has been passed on to Sonos engineers to correct. Clearly that hasn’t happened.

Message to Sonos tech support: Are you working to correct this? If so, when do you expect a solution? Do you have a work-around for those of us who want to brows an entire artist catalog? If no to all of these, I will begin searching for a Sonos equipment replacement.

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Airgetlam

Note that ‘Sonos Support’ doesn’t read these forums, only Sonos Moderators. If you want to speak to Support, you need to call in…although you’ll never reach a programmer or Product Manager.

Bruce

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WaugustAuthor

Avid Contributor I

Thanks. I knew that, and didn’t have much hope this will be acted on anytime soon, regardless. My message is more for the benefit of YT Music Premium account people who were hoping to access to their music on Sonos as I had done in the past.

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WaugustAuthor

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But I do have a question you might be able to answer. I see that the S1 app is being recommended for “older” Sonos equipment. All mine is between 3 to 5 years old. I had access to all my YT Premium catalog before with even older equipment I did not bring with me when we moved to our current location. Is switching to the S1 controller even an option for me, and if it is, do you think that would be a work-around for accessing an artist entire catalog?

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Check the support list for S1 and S2, you can use either version on your Sonos if it is supported.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/sonos-app-version-compatibility

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WaugustAuthor

Avid Contributor I

I will, thanks, Stanley.

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WaugustAuthor

Avid Contributor I

I looked at the list, but don't see a definitive answer. I think it's best to stick with S2 because all of my equipment runs on S2 now. I'm not sure that would be true of S1 or that it would solve the problem of not being able to access an entire artist catalog.

buzz

Which device are you using to run the SONOS controller?

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WaugustAuthor

Avid Contributor I

MacBook Air computer, Motorola Android phone, the primary device, rarely on an Android tablet. Same results in all cases, can no longer access all YouTube premium music. Approximately 20 to 25 albums maximum for most artists. The best example are the Rolling Stones. YouTube premium music list somewhere around 100 or more of their albums. I only see 20 to 25 of them when accessing YouTube premium music through Sonos. Previous research says this is controlled by Sonos, not YouTube music. I hate to lose this feature. I enjoyed browsing an artist catalog, selecting albums to play I didn't know existed.

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Have you tried any of the non-Sonos apps?

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WaugustAuthor

Avid Contributor I

I didn't know they existed, I have wondered. Can you send me a link?