Deleting use of iPhone and iPad playback

John B - simply wiring down what other people have written isnt helpful. Sarcasm isnt helpful. Your reply isnt helpful. If you have nothing helpful to contribute please leave the forum clear for those that wish to contribute
Why should you not be challenged when you say this had been done for no reason? I consider your post to be wrong and misguided and this is a public forum. You sre free to think the same about my contributions, but you aren't going to stop me posting.

Hi....you cant uninstall the fabulous stock bloatware without root... best bet is to go into system/apps/running and stop everything you dont want running... id also check cached apps in running/apps also... you could use watchdog to track and freeze the apps that you dont want to run.

I have 5 sonos devices with a fortune to most people and i was going to splash out on a playbar, now i think i may sell them all and get something that will not withdraw support for a perfectly useful and straight forward feature without any reason. Im appalled by this move

The reason was provided in this announcement thread. While I understand why you and others are frustrated by this, I think it's hard to conclude it's a stupid decision without being aware of the cost of continued development/support of the features, the volume of users who use the feature, the volume of users who are frustrated with the lack of stability in the feature, and possible delays in bringing out new features while continuing to troubleshoot this one.

Were you plan on getting a different soundbar that won't work with your existing Sonos products? If so, you probably won't find one that reads files off your phone directly, but will find some that have airplay and/or bluetooth. If you plan on replacing all your speakers, you're probably going to end up spending a lot more than the cost of a NAS.

. Sonos made a deal with them to force subscriptions?

lolol, were do people make these assumptions at?

Yes, this is all designed by Sonos to get you to spend money for a music service. 🙄

. Sonos made a deal with them to force subscriptions?lolol, were do people make these assumptions at?

Yes, this is all designed by Sonos to get you to spend money for a music service. 🙄
This is a dreadful decision by Sonos.

It fundamentally alters the capability of the devices (downgrades them, no less) and it is an act of bad faith.

. Sonos made a deal with them to force subscriptions?lolol, were do people make these assumptions at?

Yes, this is all designed by Sonos to get you to spend money for a music service. 🙄This is a dreadful decision by Sonos.
I cannot believe they will force people to use a streaming service.

i have several Sonos devices and the primary way I use them is to play music from my iPhone.

I am incredibly disappointed with this decision.

It fundamentally alters the capability of their devices (downgrades them, no less) and it is an act of bad faith.
How are you forced to use a streaming service? What about all the other suggested options?
Edit. Hang on, you have a Beam so can use Airplay.
And pay no attention to the rubbish spouted by @Warriors.

Assuming I am completely clueless regarding NAS , can someone point me to an article setting out how to move music from my iphone to a NAS and how to set that NAS to work within the network?
Thanks

No more party sharing? No more using Sonos in areas with no cell service or without using massive data.

no using Amazon music with 4 kids and 6 Sonos’ due to amazon’ limitations

we have invested a ton of money in Sonos. Going backwards is BS. What am I missing??

You are missing a PC, a Mac, or a NAS, by the sounds of it. All of those can store your music collection. You could also use an Android device.

Assuming I am completely clueless regarding NAS , can someone point me to an article setting out how to move music from my iphone to a NAS and how to set that NAS to work within the network?
Thanks

Those questions are best answered by the documentation that comes with whatever NAS you have or will purchase. I haven't used a NAS myself in several years, but I don't remember the process to be complex in any way.