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RobbertM
Contributor II
January 26, 2025
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Sonos app MacOs not working after upgrade

  • January 26, 2025
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I have a Sonos System with a oneSL and an Amp. Controlled via Android and my laptop with MACOS. Now I just upgraded tot MACOS 15.1 and Sonos can not find my system anymore.

Firewall is On, but Sonos App and SonosLibraryServer are both allowed incoming connections as said in the instructions.

Setting the Firewall off, does not solve the problem.

Off course the system is there, my androids are still working.

Please advise.

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    Best answer by controlav

    MacOS has a new option that Sonos docs (and support) seem unaware of: “Local network” permission needs to be granted to the app for it to see anything on your local network.

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    RobbertMAuthor
    Contributor II
    January 31, 2025

    Dear all, again: thanks,

    Well, yeah: local network permissions is also on.

    But miraculously: today it is working again.

    So in total: 4 places one has to adapt it’s systems settings to accommodate Sonos. I think, this should be done by the app, automatically when installing. And if not: then provide better instructions, it is all very difficult to find.

    After the mishap in the app with a local library, this is again not good at all.

    Luckily, the hardware is working fine and also the android app.

    Have a nice day.

    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    January 31, 2025

    Dear all, again: thanks,

    Well, yeah: local network permissions is also on.

    But miraculously: today it is working again.

    So in total: 4 places one has to adapt it’s systems settings to accommodate Sonos. I think, this should be done by the app, automatically when installing. And if not: then provide better instructions, it is all very difficult to find.

    After the mishap in the app with a local library, this is again not good at all.

    Luckily, the hardware is working fine and also the android app.

    Have a nice day.

    Regarding the “Local network” setting, Apple do not allow apps to set it (for security reasons) nor to read its value (because they enjoy their customers experiencing pain). The theory is that the first time the app tries to access the local network, the OS asks you to give the app this permission. This theory is the same on iOS, but it has the exact same problems: it doesn’t always ask, and in the case of OS or app updates, sometimes the setting is lost and the app quits working, in a very unobvious way. Also if people decline the option then they will never be asked again, and the app will never work.

    If Apple allowed apps to at least determine if the setting is on or not, it would really help apps like Sonos, but they refused to when it appeared on iOS and continue to refuse to today on MacOS.

    And yes, I am bitter and twisted about this setting, and have been since its introduction.

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