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Multipoint between a Mac and iPhone doesn't work smoothly. When I have Spotify playing on my mobile and am simultaneously connected to the MacBook, I can't resume playback after taking off the headset. It pauses after 1-3 seconds, and I don’t hear a sound. I then have to first switch back to the MacBook sound in the sound settings tab on my Mac, then reactivate SONOS, and only then can I resume playback on my iPhone. Does anyone have an explanation? 

Hi Folks,Long time Sonos advocate here and, have to say, generally over the years I have found performance of the old S2 App to be flawless.  However, I installed the recent App update on Android about 3 weeks ago and since then, the performance has dipped.  Adding songs to playlists or, even making volume changes appear to take about 15-20 seconds to be actioned by the speakers.  I’ve uninstalled the App, reset my router and made changes to the 2.4 Ghz networks that Sonos recommend - all to no avail.  I am running 3 separate Room setups (but have done so for years) and in each case, performance is the same.  Last evening (as an example) I was adding music via the Sonos app from Spotify to my 2 x Play 3 Stereo pair and had to wait at least 20 seconds for the tracks to start playing.  In the end, I resorted to using the Spotify app directly and pushing the music to my Sonos speakers which seemed to be much better (but not perfect).I have a TP-LINK AX6000 router with Truespeed Internet (

I can not get pass the terms of use and license. It ask what country and I can put in USA but it will not scroll down or show any kind of button to move on. I have no access to 3 of my 4 speakers. Very frustrating.  Also I can not get through to a representative either through chat or phone.

When will I be able to downgrade the firmware on my old Play 3 from S2 to S1 please?

I have a Sonos Arc and Sub Gen 3. The Arc is connected to my Nexigo Aurora projector using HDMI eArc. The sound quality isn’t as good as when I play music from my phone via AirPlay. For example, a song sounds great on my phone even at half volume with strong bass. But when I play the same song through the projector, even at 80% volume, the sound quality is lower without life. Does anyone know how to fix this or suggest better alternatives?

Andy PennellPublished Jul 6, 2024  On May 7th, 2024, Sonos, the successful home-audio company, released a new mobile app. This had been hyped in the press and was going to make product setup easier and greatly improve the user experience. However, when the app was actually released, it was, and somewhat remains, a disaster. As a certified Sonos fanboy/hacker/almost-employee I'm going to try and explain what happened, as best I can based on my reverse engineering skills, honed over the last decade and more of creating independent Sonos apps. How The "Old" App WorkedSonos speakers have been the Gold-standard UPnP device since their creation. I remember around 2005 the lobby to Microsoft Building 50, which was the home of the Windows Media Division at that time, was completely full of boxes of Sonos devices. It was being used as the definitive test device for the engineers adding UPnP support to Windows.Every Sonos device on the network (which nowadays can be Ethernet, Wifi or SonosNet, t

Radio and Spotify keep cutting out. Suggestion is to change the network number but that is greyed out in settings. No clue what to do. Recent issue. 

Hi Sonos Community... Been frustrated for a few weeks... I have an Arc soundbar and Sub. The soundbar works great, although the sub does not work.  The sub is connected to my WiFi network (same as the arc). WiFi is enabled on the arc settings. I've deleted, added and redeleted the sub from the system. Have also reset both the arc, sub and my internet network multiple times.  Getting through to sonos via phone is Impossible. Any solutions? 

Most of my favourite radio stations disappeared from TuneIn and MyTuner this morning.Most of them are still there on the MyTuner website but not in the MyTuner list on Sonos.I am supposed to be able to add the streaming URL using the “add radio station” in the Sonos setup but it always returns “not encoded properly” when I try.Does anyone know what hapened? Have these streaming services fallen out with Sonos or have they removed loads of radio stations?

Since this latest update my system is terrible, will not connect to speakers then drops each speaker off and on whilst music is playing, true play and the EQ constantly resets itself and I contact Sonos support and just get an automated response email. Sonos I feel are at the forefront of music technology but they are miles behind on customer service. Staring to feel I wish I had never brought any Sonos kit. Does anyone else have the same issue or knows of a fix. 

hi, mi sonos one sl can`t update, I tried all ways to do that, i follow the advice on the sonos web but i cant update them, I need help for that, thanks

My Sonos One (Gen 2) speakers are not reliably connecting to my network after router was replaced. I have unplugged speaker, and plugged it back in. Using Sonos app on my iPhone, speaker is not found

So, most of my Sonos Favorites that were Tune-In stations are grayed out after the most recent updates (both iOS and now OS). Is there a way to avoid paying the Tune-In subscriber fee to regain access (for those that aren’t on Sonos Radio)?

Every time SONOS has a software update it kills my network attached or locally attached drives that contain my music - why do they do this crap?  Do you bother to even test before you release?

My subwoofer was previously paired with my ARC soundbar, but today it lost connection and stopped working. I tried pushing the side button on the subwoofer, and it would work for 5 seconds and then dropped. I removed the subwoofer from my arc and am trying to add it back, but now it’s not finding it. How can i add it back and get it to work again? Thanks 

Somehow the option to control the volume of the surround speakers in the system has disappeared in the current app. Is that just me?

Config: ARC and ERA 300 both part of a named group.Switching from TV to Music is easy enough and works flawlessly. Reverting back to TV is not so easy.On the home screen I select TV as a source and the ARC speaker does switch to the TV input but the ERA300 keeps playing the music. The only way I could find to get TV to play on the ERA300 is to go to the home screen, select the system name, press the TV audio play control and select the speakers and reselect the ERA300 click apply and it switches.Can’t understand why switching from TV to Music is a single click, but reverting back to TV requires a lot of clocks to accomplish what should be a simple task. IS there an easier way to revert back to both speakers playing TV as a source.

Hi I have an ATV 4K, sonos arc and LG C9.  Should I set the LG to Bitstream or PCM?

Anybody experiencing the issue where the song shown as playing in the app is actually the previous song to the one Actually playing?

I am well aware of the issues with trueplay tuning after the new update. I have a beam + 2 era300 and I am wondering if anyone from you got the same error message at the end of the first stage like me saying: “an error occurred and we couldnt tune Room. Please try again”…. I feel that all of you have other but common issues with trueplay and maybe my problem is of another nature…anyone with such message after the new update of the app?

Hi all. Any views on why, everytime I open the App, it takes up to 15 mins for Sonos to list “My Sources” in the App? Actually I’m not sure how long or when it appears but eventually it does.   My Sources being my NAS/Library.  Meantime it is playing FLAC files from the NAS. Ie. The ones previously in the queue.  I cannot add others.   & can you make “My Sources” the top, main and only option? I’m seriously on edge of flipping back to Blusound equiv and selling the Port. After all, it’s only ‘remote balance control’ that’s keeping it in place but I think I’ve had enough of the hassle. June update was supposed to fix this NAS access nonsense.  

Hi all... the Victrola seems to have good reviews, however I am unsure of the quality. Project told me straight out that wifi is less reliable but people have not said this with Victrola. So would the issue be that the Project T2 W is just not as 'modern' in it's setup?I am also curious about the cartridge quality:* Victrola - Audio Technica AT-VM95E or Ortofon OM5E* Project - Ortofon 2M Red

Sonos skips over almost all my songs. It doesn’t matter if they are “purchased” on iTunes or “matched” or any other “Cloud Status.”And, yes, I’ve re-authorized Apple Music, and de-authorized and authorized again, and reinstalled the (new and incredibly crappy) Sonos app on my iPhone, and done the same on my computer..And I’ve spoken to the Sonos phone support… and after talking for 15 minutes to someone who didn’t  even know what “Cloud Status” was — SONOS, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? THAT’S YOUR TECH SUPPORT? — I spoke to a “senior” tech person who said:“Yes, we know we have a problem. And our engineers are working on it.”(REALLY? AND YOUR TECH TEAM DOESN’T KNOW IT?)“And we will call you back and email you once it is resolved.”(THIS👆I SIMPLY DO NOT BELIEVE WILL EVER HAPPEN.”.IT IS TRULY STUPEFYING TO THINK THAT SONOS RELEASES APPS AND MAKES CHANGES TO THEIR SYSTEM THAT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH APPLE MUSIC. (It’s Apple-Friggin’-Music! It has 100M subscribers. WTF?).I’ve spent thousands on my So

I am trying to Connect a sonos One sl.  and i Get this message (see image below)it is connected but doesnt show in the app. When i unplug and plug again it just asks me to Connect all over again. i can however Play music directly from the Spotify app. It shows up as «unknoown room»  

I’m confused about how the Sonos Amp handles line-in for a 2x Amp setup for 4.1 Surround. I have it plugged in and it works, but I don't see the source level in the new app. Customer support says that both Amps line-in are disabled, but I thought it was just the Amp that is powering the surrounds. Does the source level appear in the old app? It doesn’t appear now.