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Mr. T
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What formats can I play on Sonos?

Sonos can play upto 24/48See Supported audio formats
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AjTrek1
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Sonos Pro Tip: Upgrading/Changing iPhones

HelloI had meant to post this 3 years ago when I upgraded to my iPhone 12. Well the time has come to upgrade to iPhone 15. The best way to m...
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PailreitherContributor I
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Sonos ruined my experience forever

I’m incredibly disappointed and frustrated with how Sonos has completely ruined what used to be a great product experience. Despite the constant reassurances that things would improve, it’s just not working. I recently spent another $3,000 on Sonos speakers, and I deeply regret it. The app is constantly crashing, forcing me to update back and forth, and even then, nothing works properly. When I travel between my homes, the system simply doesn’t function as expected, which is incredibly frustrating. I wanted to relax, and now, instead of music playing seamlessly, my phone shows it’s playing on the Move, but the sound is coming from my iPad. This is beyond unacceptable. The CEO of Sonos should resign immediately, and honestly, Apple should buy the company and fix it. Sonos used to be an amazing product, but now, despite all the promises, the software is trash, and nothing works. Starting with the decision to make things not backwards compatible, it has been a disaster ever since. Please

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GuitarSuperstarLead Maestro
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Sonos CEO Patrick Spence Steps Down

What are everyone’s thoughts on this? I believe it is a good decision that will help regain the trust of current and potential users.https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/13/24342179/sonos-ceo-patrick-spence-resignation-reason-app

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Chuydawg1Contributor I
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Amazon Music streaming not stable while playing on Sonos system

DECEMBER 2024:  AMAZON MUSIC NOT STABLE ON SONOS S2 App/System.  Amazon Music SKIPS, STOPS PLAYING AND SKIPS TO NEW SONG IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG when playing on the Sonos App. à So, I have had issues with Amazon Music playing on my Sonos system for about 2 months now. While streaming Amazon Music thru my Sonos App à  All my speakers cut in and out (stop playing), and switch songs in the middle of a song.  I’ve tried everything known to man to correct this including everything the Sonos community has recommended.  So last week, I gave in and called Sonos Support and after waiting 45 minutes to talk to someone, lucked out and got a nice and intelligent Support Agent.  We worked together on all aspects of the system and ended up:  1.  Removing my Sonos Boost (found out that I don’t need it anymore), 2.  Moving one of my newer SonosOne Speakers next to my Wireless Router (wiring it directly into the router).  This newer SonosOne speaker (wired into my router) now serves as the main control

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Corry P
Corry PSonos Staff
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Your feedback on the new Sonos App

Hi EveryoneWe moderators of the community - @Corry P, @Jamie A & @Sotiris C. - wanted to take an opportunity to explain some of what is currently happening on the community.First of all, we value all the feedback you are providing about the new Sonos App. We hear you. Feedback is coming in fast and thick, however - for understandable reasons - and to be frank, we are having trouble just keeping up with it all. For this reason, some topics that have not yet been replied to will go unanswered. We will, however, do our best to amalgamate some of these separate threads into bigger, related threads (such as one big thread for Alarm complaints and another for Queue Management) to be answered en-mass. The threads that are feedback on other aspects of the new app will be merged with this post.Threads that describe issues such as missing rooms and app crashes (those that are not just feedback, in other words) will be answered, as will threads not relating to the new app in anyway, but these

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UhhhContributor I
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sonos stops working about every 5 minutes

Ever since I downloaded the new Sonos app, the whole system is practically useless. The music stops playing randomly and you have to turn it off and re-open the app and push play again… only to find in about five minutes the whole thing shut down again.What’s the problem Sonos? This shouldn’t be difficult. I’m at the point where I simply need to get rid of the system and start with another one.

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CaptainEOTrending Lyricist I
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Customer Service … in about a week!

Just contacted Sonos and got this reply. Is 7 days an acceptable amount of time to receive a reply from customer service? This is ridiculous. Don’t title you’re email, “We’re here for you,” when you’re clearly not. 

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Ntimid8r51Contributor II
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No help from Sonos on ESCALATED CASE

6 speakers.  Sonos app won’t connect to my music library.  Speakers won’t stay labeled and sometimes music bounces from one speaker to another.  I called support on 12/30/24 and was told I would be contacted for an appointment with tech support.  No contact yet.  Since that date I have chatted and phoned Sonos several times but no one will help because the case is escalated and yet I have no solution or contact from them.  I have also contacted the NY Times regarding their review of Sonos speakers from 2023.  I think they should publish all the problems that are occurring since the “update” of May 2024.  

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StreunerContributor II
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A possible solution for iTunes users with HFS / AFPS formatted drives

Hello.As described here:and here:I faced troubles since last year to make use of my local library stored on an external drive connected to my Mac OS Mojave iTunes (not Apple Music) server. I followed all available hints to no avail. Sonos S2 stopped indexing my local library although the external drive was configured as “NAS” or “networked drive”. The indexing progress stopped after 20 up to 40 minutes moaning about the drive “not being available anymore” - although exactly this volume still was available to my complete home network.I followed many hints stored in this community and also external hints, had a very long and very useless phone call to Sonos and ended up with mail support only providing the same help documents that also were stored in here but were not of any use. The Sonos support was a complete waste of time.Nevertheless I found some sort of solution myself. Using an old QNAP NAS (and several other configurations and devices...) gave me a the hint for a possible (and me

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Jamie A
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rweiner
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Adding to Spotify playlists

When trying to add a track to a Spotify playlist, the Sonos app shows lists that other people created. I added them to my Spotify playlists, but I can't edit them. It would be great if these "locked" lists didn't show up during the Add To Playlist dialogue. (They don't show in the native Spotify dialogue.) 

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NofakngoodContributor I
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bluetooth to era300 as surrounds

My set up is an arc, sub mini and era 300 as surrounds, plus a play one in two other rooms.  I think k it would be good to be able to use the era300 as Bluetooth receivers even if in surround mode. I have no way to play from my record player in the living room but the room is full of Sonos speakers! Could the surrounds not receive a Bluetooth signal and distribute it to the other speakers on the network. They could continue to work as surrounds just a suggestion

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DavnosAvid Contributor III
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Perfect option for Classical and Jazz

For those interested in classical and jazz music I would recommend a free trial to the Presto Music streaming app currently £10.99 a month. Their extensive database is professionally organised and can be air-played to Sonos devices via a superior iPhone or tablet interface. Many of their streams are available in hi res. for those with other high end equipment. 

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youngquiststeveContributor I
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sonos is bull**** now

I’ve got $3600 worth of Sonos speakers and I can’t freaking them half the time without a bunch of bull****. And when you call, they don’t give a s***. We should all have a class action lawsuit against their ass because this is tired, bulls***Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

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RiverBoundContributor I
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Sonos Service

Both my speakers didnt work correctly.  I called Sonos because I thought having 2 speakers out it probabvly was the amp. I worked MANY hours, doing diagnostics, etc and in the end I was told I needed a new amp. Sonos gave me a 30% off code to use.  After sending my old amp back & receiving my new amp my system still didnt work?  I called out Best Buy & they diagnosed I need new speakers. I called Sonos back to get my money back for the new amp i didnt need.  I also asked if I cud get my old amp back.  Cant get it back.  I went thru 4 ppl and in the end they say they realize it was Sonos’ fault, but they cant give me my $500 back.  Really?  Even after admitting it was Sonos’s fault????Id like to know if other customers had a similar experience. Sonos admitted they were wrong and shud have gave me my $500 back and retrained their customer support personnel to diagnose more thouroughly.  Now I am EXTREAMELY pist off and have wasted a LOT of time !!!I use to talk highly about Sonos

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BigFoot57Contributor I
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Is there a market for used sonos equipment?

I am worn out from 7 months of my sonos system not working. I own 8 speakers and have decided to try sell them and use another system for wireless music in my home. Any ideas? Hate to trash them but…Stephen

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KlophidianContributor I
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all of my sonos products have disappeared from the app

I bought 3 speakers back in 2015, then the ray about a year ago. I'm currently fighting through your company’s bulls*** to downgrade to the s1 controller but have discovered the ray doesn't work with it. Your app is awful, I has zero issues 5-6 years ago. I'm never buying another product from you guys again and will wholeheartedly not recommend your product anywhere and discourage everyone from ever purchasing it. I hope your company goes under. What a damn shame.  Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

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MNH56Contributor I
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I moved from the US to Italy, I've tried to change my address but am not allowed to using the web.

I moved from US to Italy.  I have had continuing issues try to get my sonos set-up.  I have easily spent over 24 hours on getting three speakers on line and getting access to my musice services (Sonos 1, Play 1 and 5). I use Alexa voice service, and when I speak, Alexa acknolwedges me, and responds when I ask her to play music, but will not / cannot playback music...no matter how many times I ask. One of my speakers (Sonos 1) must be hard-wired connected to the internet rounter or my system will not work - this is frustrating as I do not want a speaker where the modem/rounter is located. Do I have to change my address?  I understood that I should change my address since I moved from the US to ITA, and using the website I have tried to edit my address in the “My Account” section, but the state and country are grayed out and I cannot edit them.  

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G-MoneyContributor I
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Sonos Playlist - Gone and NOT HAPPY!

I just wiped out months and months of a specialized play-list by listening to a useful idiot L1 technical support ding dong doing a hard-reset.  Play-list is gone and this is the answer to Sonos self-inflicting the update to their app months ago where they brought everyone to their knees?  This is so wrong and I’m so upset right now as it would appear that when one does a hard-reset, everything related to your saved Sonos play-list is gone!  I’ve escalated to an L3/L4 to hopefully recover, but it sound like I’m screwed!!  Thank you Sonos for not helping!!

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GaleOContributor I
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Unbelievable Experience with Return Order Shipping Label

I purchased a Reburb Sonos Arc back in November during black friday. Received the unit first week of December and immediately had issues with setting it up. Called tech support twice to go through the steps in resetting the unit but nothing worked. I was offered a replacement unit and was provided with a RO# on December 11. I still have not been able to get a shipping label from them. Called in at least 5 times to support and everytime I was advised that the case was escalated to another team and would hear back 24-48 hours later. It is January 6th and a return shipping label has still yet to be sent to me. Unbelievable. I’ve completely lost confidence in the brand and the service team at this point. I no longer want the unit and requested for a refund of my money and was told I need to speak to a customer rep instead. Waiting another 24-48 hours to hear back for my “escalated” case...

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inthedrinkContributor I
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Sonos S1

This might be a silly question but as an owner of a bunch of original equipment who started looking at upgrading even though I’ve always been fine with what I had, why not double down and buy more of the older used equipment that can be had for a song?  Obviously there’s risk to age, who you’re buying from, etc but the risk seems worth the reward.  I’d love to hear reasons why this doesn’t make sense.  

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FedUpAfter20YwarsContributor I
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System wont turn off-ever

We have the amp,wall speakers and ceiling speakers and Sonos 1,3&5.we turn it on and most times it hooks up and we can use it.big problem when we come to switch off.It never connects.we try to disconnect WiFi to no avail.It stays on all the time we are out of the house and sometimes 24/7.will Sonos ever sort out the problems?

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VonRehbergContributor I
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Sonos Usage Statistics

Hey guys,Unlike a bunch of people here in this community I'm happy to not have experienced any issues with my Sonos system that got introduced with the bigger update in May. In fact I'm pretty satisfied with my system and I've been a Sonos user for over 11 years now. When Sonos removed the "analytics" feature about 4-5 years ago, I saw some people complain that it was gone, so I decided to bring this feature back when I have time. So here it is. Feel free to register and check it out: https://audio.reportCurrent scope: Measure and visualize your sonos usage Compare your usage to the community (not the sonos community, but people registered with the service) Display recently played tracks (my wife was constantly asking questions about songs that I played days ago, so this one is for the ladies) Send weekly summaries In case you have any feedback, feel free to reach out to me. In case you wonder about my motivation, you can read my FAQs on the website mentioned above.Cheers,Joschi

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CranalopContributor II
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Does Sonos use QUIC the protocol? - possible fix for sonos app issues.

So recently I have been having issues with my Discord app on Mac. My phone app worked fine, but the Mac app was constantly crashing on loading and failing to update with a really obscure QUIC_PROTOCOL_ERROR and Google searching wasn’t turning up any results for a fix. All results referred to Google chrome itself, but not third party applications using QUIC. No matter what I tried nothing was working. After digging into QUIC and how it relates to UDP network packets, (faster handshaking for Web 2.0 applications) I went into my router (DrayTek) firewall settings and I had something called ‘UDP flood defense’ enabled. I disabled this, and immediately my broken discord app started working. On the router settings page it has the advisory text ‘enabling UDP flood defense option may affect UDP services like NAT-T VPN, DNS, VoIP. Well I’ve just proved it definitely affects QUIC! The reason I’m posting this related to Sonos, as Sonos is going down the cloud Web 2.0 infrastructure route with spe

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AjTrek1
AjTrek1
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Happy New Year_2025!!

To All…..May 2025 be your gateway to fulfill your dreams and wishes now and beyond…. *   * Oops...I did it again...this is not a question. I guess my dream/wish should be more accuracy when posting 😂

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Pam2430Contributor I
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help

Thinking about junking my Sonos and buying something like JBL that is easier to use and is more compatible with the way I want to use it. Is there anywhere I can post for sale. It’s time for me to call it a day with Sonos.

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RadioGuyChrisContributor I
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"Unable To Play Sonos Radio, It's Not Endoded Correctly"

I’ve been getting the “Unable to play X, It’s not encoded correctly” message while playing songs from Apple Music and saw that it was because some of my older songs have DRM and there’s nothing Sonos can do about it.  That makes sense.  What doesn’t make sense is that this message popped up on Sonos’ own audio product.  “Unable To Play Sonos Radio, It’s Not Encoded Correctly”.  This makes no sense at all and tells me this whole problem is with Sonos and not Apple Music.  Can a fix for this be on the way?  Please?Using the Sonos app on an iPad.

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Airgetlam
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