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Why can't I add live radio stream urls to a Playlist?

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January 12, 2023
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Why can't radio urls be added to a Playlist?

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castallaAuthor

Local Superstar

My pls playlist plays but is only accessible via Musiv Library - Imported Playlists. The galaxy app only shows sonos playlists. Grrr.

At the moment, it looks as if its not possible to convert other playlist formats to sonos.

I've not had any reply from the app author...

I suspect the same issue will afflict the new IKEA symfonisk gen2 remote which has a playlist button. Sonos playlists only.

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

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castallaAuthor

Local Superstar

This could get complicated!

I'm using ZP Controller app on a Galaxy watch to control playback. This has Playlists as a category. It doesn't have a My Sonos category. So there's no way to control a radio stream without first starting playback via a sonos phone app.

Wouldn't it be possible to have named Playlist files with just one url entry, eg. NDR EINS.?

So Sonos should enable a function that makes no sense so the user of an obscure, 3rd party, unofficial watch app can work around the fact they don’t list My Sonos favorites? How about you write the ZP folks and ask them why they don’t support favorites?

I have contacted the app author.

Why be so argumentable and sneering about this?

Your first post can easily be interpreted as an expectation, rather than “I know what I’m asking for makes no practical sense, but I have reasons” Sort of like asking “Why won’t Sonos let me have 6 surround sound speakers?”

It makes sense to me. All I did was ask why it isn't possible to add a single stream url. For example, It's possible on LMS and on the Hiby R2 network player. I accept it isn't possible on Sonos as it now stands.

Thanks to all who replied in the spirit of cooperation.

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

melvimbe

This could get complicated!

I'm using ZP Controller app on a Galaxy watch to control playback. This has Playlists as a category. It doesn't have a My Sonos category. So there's no way to control a radio stream without first starting playback via a sonos phone app.

Wouldn't it be possible to have named Playlist files with just one url entry, eg. NDR EINS.?

So Sonos should enable a function that makes no sense so the user of an obscure, 3rd party, unofficial watch app can work around the fact they don’t list My Sonos favorites? How about you write the ZP folks and ask them why they don’t support favorites?

I have contacted the app author.

Why be so argumentable and sneering about this?

Your first post can easily be interpreted as an expectation, rather than “I know what I’m asking for makes no practical sense, but I have reasons” Sort of like asking “Why won’t Sonos let me have 6 surround sound speakers?”

It makes sense to me. All I did was ask why it isn't possible to add a single stream url. For example, It's possible on LMS and on the Hiby R2 network player. I accept it isn't possible on Sonos as it now stands.

Thanks to all who replied in the spirit of cooperation.

Your watch app should allow you to select a favorite. That is the correct answer. This is how I’ve seen it handled on other 3rd party apps.

Danny

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castallaAuthor

Local Superstar

This could get complicated!

I'm using ZP Controller app on a Galaxy watch to control playback. This has Playlists as a category. It doesn't have a My Sonos category. So there's no way to control a radio stream without first starting playback via a sonos phone app.

Wouldn't it be possible to have named Playlist files with just one url entry, eg. NDR EINS.?

So Sonos should enable a function that makes no sense so the user of an obscure, 3rd party, unofficial watch app can work around the fact they don’t list My Sonos favorites? How about you write the ZP folks and ask them why they don’t support favorites?

I have contacted the app author.

Why be so argumentable and sneering about this?

Your first post can easily be interpreted as an expectation, rather than “I know what I’m asking for makes no practical sense, but I have reasons” Sort of like asking “Why won’t Sonos let me have 6 surround sound speakers?”

It makes sense to me. All I did was ask why it isn't possible to add a single stream url. For example, It's possible on LMS and on the Hiby R2 network player. I accept it isn't possible on Sonos as it now stands.

Thanks to all who replied in the spirit of cooperation.

Your watch app should allow you to select a favorite. That is the correct answer. This is how I’ve seen it handled on other 3rd party apps.

It should but it doesn't.... It's the only app I've ever found for the Galaxy watch.

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

Ken_Griffiths

It should but it doesn't.... It's the only app I've ever found for the Galaxy watch.

Time (pun intended) …to change the watch then, maybe?

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castallaAuthor

Local Superstar

The only other watch app I've seen is Lyd for the apple watch. Don't have an iPhone, so that's a none starter!

Also, an advantage of the Galaxy is that it works without a phone having to be switched on.

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

Ken_Griffiths

The only other watch app I've seen is Lyd for the apple watch. Don't have an iPhone, so that's a none starter!

Also, an advantage of the Galaxy is that it works without a phone having to be switched on.

There are 3 or 4 Apps in the iOS App Store (attached), but I don’t possess a watch of any description to say if any of them work with stations/My Sonos tab.

buzz

Grand Maestro

To me it does not make much sense to have a radio URL in a Playlist because a radio URL is mostly a play forever event. Nothing in the Playlist beyond the radio station will play.

I suppose that there could be a case made for playing a few tracks before locking on to the radio URL. One such case would be to play a special wakeup track in an alarm, followed by the local news station.

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castallaAuthor

Local Superstar

To me it does not make much sense to have a radio URL in a Playlist because a radio URL is mostly a play forever event. Nothing in the Playlist beyond the radio station will play.

I suppose that there could be a case made for playing a few tracks before locking on to the radio URL. One such case would be to play a special wakeup track in an alarm, followed by the local news station.

Yes, for normal use. But this is a special case. I'd like to be able to use watch as an independent controller without having to fire up the S2 app just to start the stream.

Having said that, I created a sonos playlist which appears in the S2 app but not on the watch app playlist category. So maybe even the watch playlist is buggered in any case…

So, it looks like this has all been a bit of a wild goose chase. I'll email the author again and see if he can figure something out.

Thanks again for your suggestions.

It's the courageous bee's knees - all 6 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝. - - - - - Make Sonos Great Again - - - - -

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