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search on local nas not possible

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May 7, 2024
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Tje ne update is completely focused on streaming services, but many steps back if you use a local NAS with your own music. It is not possible te search anymore??

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Bumper

Missing features are coming back in the next few MONTHS. That is according to a response i had from Sonos.

I am amazed that a company can remove features, without telling anyone, and then give them no way to get those features back other than to hope, wait and pray that they will indeed return.

This is half finished Beta version. There are indeed some things i like and it looks a little fresher but for me it has ruined my user experience and i feel foolish for trusting in the update.

But local library search was never part of the new cloud search which was available for a long time in the old app. I hope I’m wrong but the talking

points the Sonos reps use when asked about this is use Plex or use the old desktop app. I guess we’ll see.

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gbhecht

Contributor I

Totally mind-boggling that there is no way to search the local music library on the web app.

What is the recommended method for people to get a request for this feature in front of the folks at Sonos?

Bumper

Okay, how dumb is this question?

I used to sub a FAST channel called Plex. After a brief search, it appears That also has functionality similar what you’re describing.

Is this the same Plex that you’re talking about? It’s been a piece of software all this time? imagined it was hardware.

or am I an idiot and it’s a completely different Plex?

Plex.tv - requires a Plex pass ($$$) to work with Sonos. Plex also requires some hardware to run on. Plex has a lot of added features that the Sonos library feature lacks. I usually use Plex Amp to cast to my speakers rather than the Sonos app.

Another option is to plug a WiiM or similar devices to a line in on one of your Sonos device. Use the WiiM or whatever to feed your music to Sonos that way.

But as more optimistic folks here have said maybe this will be added back and to wait it out.

bockersjv

Local Superstar

To be honest i can do without the local search. What is killing the user experience for me is the loss of playlists, the queue function and the alphabetic quick search on my iPhone. Scrolling through over 600 albums is now a ordeal to get to the albums at the and of the alphabet.

My trust in the company at the moment is shot, which is very sad.

Bumper

To be honest i can do without the local search. What is killing the user experience for me is the loss of playlists, the queue function and the alphabetic quick search on my iPhone. Scrolling through over 600 albums is now a ordeal to get to the albums at the and of the alphabet.

My trust in the company at the moment is shot, which is very sad.

Queue function needs to come back ASAP and hopefully will. We’ll see about the other things as the list of missing features is incredibly long. Seems like a daunting task for a company that moves pretty slow with development and has new hardware on the horizon, but we’ll see I guess.

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stevepow

Prominent Collaborator I

Okay, how dumb is this question?

I used to sub a FAST channel called Plex. After a brief search, it appears That also has functionality similar what you’re describing.

Is this the same Plex that you’re talking about? It’s been a piece of software all this time? imagined it was hardware.

or am I an idiot and it’s a completely different Plex?

Plex.tv - requires a Plex pass ($$$) to work with Sonos. Plex also requires some hardware to run on. Plex has a lot of added features that the Sonos library feature lacks. I usually use Plex Amp to cast to my speakers rather than the Sonos app.

Another option is to plug a WiiM or similar devices to a line in on one of your Sonos device. Use the WiiM or whatever to feed your music to Sonos that way.

But as more optimistic folks here have said maybe this will be added back and to wait it out.

The basic Plex Server is free as is the Plex app and PlexAmp. I have it all setup and haven’t had to pay a dime. The Server runs on almost any hardware that would be a NAS including desktop computers. I have it on my WD My Cloud NAS.

It does indeed enable search, but I get playback errors occasionally - and then I can click the song and it plays back fine. It’s a bandaid solution and feels like it.

Queue management is best done with SonoPhone or SonoPad or the old desktop app.

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