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Contributor I
February 10, 2024
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SiriusXM channels unavailable/greyed out and not available

  • February 10, 2024
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Yesterday the Sonos iPhone app prompted me to reauthorize my SiriusXM account. I did and ever since then all of the SiriusXM channels are greyed out and unselectable to play. I tried deleting the service and readding. No luck. I tried the Sonos iPad app and I’m experiencing  the same issue. 
 

If I go into the SiriusXM app and connect to my Sonos via AirPlay, it will work, which is my workaround for the time being, but it’s extra steps and annoying. Is anyone else having this issue?

 

I have the play bar, two sonos ones and the sub. 

Thank you.

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Best answer by BlackDot

Hi everyone,

I’m having similar issue with my SiriusXM account on Sonos. Here’s what I was experiencing and here’s what I did to resolve it. 

 

TL;DR

Remove your SiriusXM profile (not just re-authorize) from the Sonos app and re-add it. Make sure when re-adding your profile, you select the right SiriusXM Plugin - US for US account or Canada for Canadian accounts.

 

Issue:

Some of the SiriusXM stations are greyed out when trying to select them to play within the Sonos app. For me, this was many of the rock / alt rock stations, and chill stations. All these stations still available in the SiriusXM Mobile app and I can use airplay to sent to my Sonos system even though it’s not convenient. Re-authorizing the account did not resolve the issue. 

 

Solution (for me):

Remove your SiriusXM profile (not just re-authorize) from the Sonos app and re-add it. This solved the problem. Why? Previously there was only one SiriusXM plugin to the Sonos app. Now there is SiriusXM plugin for US based account and a separate one for Canadian accounts. Since I have a Canadian account, I needed to re-add the plugin using the ‘SiriusXM Canada’ option. Doing this immediately solved the issue (which started about two weeks ago). Re-authorizing doesn’t help when you have the wrong plugin installed. This is why you need to fully remove and re-add.

 

Hope that helps!

31 replies

Lyricist II
July 24, 2024

Hey Cruisinbound, are you talking about the phone app?  I have Sirius on my phone, I can’t get it on my Windows PC.  

Good point. Yes iPhone app