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grudich
Contributor I
September 23, 2019
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Sonos App Makes Soundcloud Useless

After a year of using a set of Play 5's, the Sonos app with Soundcloud sucks. Soundcloud is all about music discovery and following threads of other people's likes and follows to find new music. That is not possible within the current framework of the Sonos app.

The current functionality is limiting to the point where I don't use Soundcloud anymore, instead just opting to play music through Spotify. Exploring soundcloud on the web through my computer speakers, and then switching to Sonos to play songs that I like is a joke considering I paid $1,000 for this setup.

Can we get an iFrame to the actual Soundcloud interface within the Sonos app or a real integration that allows me to play music form the Soundcloud web app? BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW DOES NOT WORK.
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      Airgetlam
      AirgetlamAnswer
      September 23, 2019
      Soundcloud would need to add the API that Sonos has already made available to all of their partners on the Sonos partners page, which several have already implemented. Unfortunately, Sonos doesn’t have access to the SoundCloud source code for their app to add it themselves.

      Perhaps you may want to contact SoundCloud directly regarding your dissatisfaction?
      Bruce
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      Airgetlam
      AirgetlamAnswer
      September 23, 2019
      Soundcloud would need to add the API that Sonos has already made available to all of their partners on the Sonos partners page, which several have already implemented. Unfortunately, Sonos doesn’t have access to the SoundCloud source code for their app to add it themselves.

      Perhaps you may want to contact SoundCloud directly regarding your dissatisfaction?
      Bruce
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        chicks
        September 23, 2019
        There’s a nice extension for the Chrome browser that lets you use the actual SoundCloud web site, while selecting songs to add to the Sonos queue and play them. It won’t discover your Sonos speakers due to some restrictions, so you just need to configure it with the IP address of the speaker you want it to play to (left speaker if a stereo pair).
          Ohada08
          Lyricist III
          January 7, 2020

          Yes I'm also really disappointed by the sonos app. I have lots of playlists on YouTube and soundcloud, but when I open up the playlists on the sonos app half the songs are missing. 

          Great sounding speaker but I always just have to use my echo plus instead. 

          Would not recommend a sonos speaker until they sort out the app. Or better yet just be able to use the original youtube/soundcloud/Spotify apps to control the sonos 

          bockersjv
          bockersjv
          Local Superstar
          January 7, 2020

          Yes I'm also really disappointed by the sonos app. I have lots of playlists on YouTube and soundcloud, but when I open up the playlists on the sonos app half the songs are missing. 

          Great sounding speaker but I always just have to use my echo plus instead. 

          Would not recommend a sonos speaker until they sort out the app. Or better yet just be able to use the original youtube/soundcloud/Spotify apps to control the sonos 

          So you’ve not read the thread then?  Try asking Soundcloud to offer this feature, the API is there for them to link into.   You can also use the Spotify app to control Sonos, as well as the Amazon music app. 

          Ohada08
          Lyricist III
          January 7, 2020

          Thanks for your reply 

           

          I have read the thread. Should I contact youtube and mixcloud aswell and ask them to add it too??? 

           

          So many people are comaining of this issue and the sonos app.

           

          Also does not explain why I can have (for example) 200 songs on my youtube playlist, I open this playlist up on the sonos app and there's only 70 songs there.

           

          I have use the sonostube app which I had to pay for. 

          Airgetlam
          Airgetlam
          January 8, 2020

          Sonos can only display the information given them by the third party streamer. If there’s 200 songs in your YouTube playlist, and you’re only seeing 70 in the Sonos controller, then there’s some reason that YouTube isn’t handing the rest of them to Sonos.

          Bruce
          Ohada08
          Lyricist III
          January 9, 2020

          Which is why I would not recommend a sonos speaker to friends/family 

          jgatie
          jgatie
          January 9, 2020

          Which is why I would not recommend a sonos speaker to friends/family 

           

          Why blame Sonos?  They couldn’t change it if they wanted to, it is wholly upon the services to change the UI. 

          Ohada08
          Lyricist III
          January 9, 2020

          It doesn't matter "who's to blame", the problems are there I would recommend sonos speakers for that reason.

           

          Sonos could easily make the speakers have Bluetooth function and that would solve these issues 

          jgatie
          jgatie
          January 9, 2020

          It doesn't matter "who's to blame", the problems are there I would recommend sonos speakers for that reason.

           

          Sonos could easily make the speakers have Bluetooth function and that would solve these issues 

           

          One would think you would quit Soundcloud instead of Sonos.  I don’t blame Samsung when my cable goes out.  If one wishes to get something fixed, threatening the party that can actually fix it is far more effective, is it not? 

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