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April 6, 2026
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SONOS app on Macbook w/ Tahoe fails to find Sonos network until Local Network turned off on

  • April 6, 2026
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Since updating my Macbook Air to Tahoe [now at 26.3.1]  the SONOS app fails to find SONOS on my local network until i open  System Setting>Privacy & Security>Local Network  and then turn the SONOS app setting off and back on. This situation as occurred in with past updates and was eventually patched, but this time it seems to be taking a long time. Any suggestions for something I’m missing on my end? 

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Best answer by controlav

The “local network” option in MacOS is very poorly implemented by Apple (as it also was on iOS years ago). It loses the state after OS and app updates, it reports the wrong state, etc.

To ensure it is really on, you must always toggle its state. And remember to do this after every OS or app update.

Some Sonos apps (eg mine) actually detect when it is off and give a useful message. Other apps (eg Sonos official apps) just silently fail to find any devices.

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
April 6, 2026

It’s an issue with Apple’s implementation of local network permissions. You might want to ask them, as Sonos, as near as I can tell, is honoring the settings properly. If you do a search for this on the forums here, you’ll find a previous thread or two. 

Bruce
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    folio21Author
    Trending Lyricist I
    April 6, 2026

    Appreciate your insights, I searched the forums however my choice of terms was probably poor as little was returned. I’ll try posting on at Apple help and look for a response on their end.  

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      April 6, 2026

      The search function is poor, in my perception, but it has been discussed. I’d be interested in what you find out from Apple.

      Bruce
        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        April 6, 2026

        An external search tools often better than the one the forum offers.

        Use the site option below to just search here:

        site:en.community.sonos.com

          folio21
          folio21Author
          Trending Lyricist I
          April 6, 2026

          OK, so I now consulted my low/no paid IT department, ChatGPT and “they” promptly provided six steps to try.  #4 best suited my narrow technical capabilities. This seems to have fixed things, however time will tell.  Those affordable IT folks say I need not take this personally, it’s a feature others experience.

           

           

          controlav
          controlavAnswer
          Lead Maestro
          April 7, 2026

          The “local network” option in MacOS is very poorly implemented by Apple (as it also was on iOS years ago). It loses the state after OS and app updates, it reports the wrong state, etc.

          To ensure it is really on, you must always toggle its state. And remember to do this after every OS or app update.

          Some Sonos apps (eg mine) actually detect when it is off and give a useful message. Other apps (eg Sonos official apps) just silently fail to find any devices.

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