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December 14, 2024

Sonos and Windows

  • December 14, 2024
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So, I purchased a new home which had a Sonos set up - three wall speakers in three rooms hooked up to my router. I downloaded the Sonos app and it worked fine - until today. When I opened it, there was a message that an update was available and I had no options but to download an update. It would not allow me to do anything else or continue until I did the update. Until now everything worked just fine. All I ever wanted to do was play some music (usually a radio station) and nothing more. I know my TV’s will connect but the audio through Sonos is terrible compared to the basic TV audio so, just a radio in the background for the day. I do not use my cell phone for anything but making and getting calls and texting, even that rarely. My cellular data is not connected and I only use an internet connection rarely. Since I am the only one in the household that is even semi computer literate, having the software simply shut down because of a software update when I am not here is not acceptable as it means that the radios will work until they don’t so why bother with them, just put a radio in each room???

So my question is: is there other software that I can use to run the Sonos speakers or is there some way that I can tell the Sonos software that I do not require or want updates. Sort of, if it works, don’t fix it.

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controlav
Lead Maestro
December 15, 2024

Try my Windows app: Phonos Universal from the Windows Store.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.