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What formats can I play on Sonos?

Sonos can play upto 24/48See Supported audio formats
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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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Corry P
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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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PissedthehelloffTrending Lyricist I
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The new Sonos S2 App Sucks

The new app is terrible.   I think my experience is worse because the app update happened during our move into a new house, new network, new ISP, etc.   I have  deleted my Sonos app, Sonos account, reinstalled the app, set up a new account, factory reset all devices a dozen times, tried 2.4 GHz, IoT onboarding, etc, etc, etc.  I can see the devices all connected to my Wifi, but none appears in the Sonos S2 app on my system.   I was able to get the ARC to finally appear on a wired ethernet connection, but disappears when I unplug and go wireless.   I might be able to run a switch at my TV to connect TV, ARC and Sub wired, but Sonos should fix their issues.I think the best thing I can do right now is file a warranty claim on my Platinum AMEX since Sonos will not respond to Support emails.   I don’t have hours to spend on the phone on hold since apparently their help desk is overwhelmed with customer issues.   I have already wasted hours trying to set up the Sonos.  I installed at least a

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AustinJerryEnthusiast I
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A huge step backward--what are you guys thinking?

Is the new community your idea of an improvement? It is anything but an improvement. Several important threads I started have lost content. When I try and type a response, I can't see the entire response I am creating--it only allows me to see a couple of lines at a time. I am a long-time Sonos user, and I feel that I have been slapped in the face. Sonos no longer has my endorsement.

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MattyJakeEnthusiast II
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**Class Action Lawsuit** We all deserve to recoup all hardware investment

If ever a situation called for a class action lawsuit, this is it:Company sells customers expensive, multi-unit hardware systems Tethers customers to a software ecosystem to use them effectively Dramatically changes software into an auto-update environment Unsuspecting customers lose access to extensive, core media sources and features that significantly diminish the value of their expensive hardware and/or make it untenable for usage they had every reason to believe they would continue to have Customers wishing to continue meeting these essential needs forced to sell Company hardware that they had no intention of doing at a loss and buy competitor hardware. Pattern of behavior by Company indicates that choices made to remove said functionality were part of an intentional, plan to damage the product experience of many users in favor of others.Seriously. This would be like selling someone a car and then updating the operating system so that the steering wheels was controlled by AI inste

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cpalmer74Prominent Collaborator I
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Interested in class action against sonos?

Insofar as ways to move forward, might we be able to get a little team of lawyers together to pressure the board to respond to our concerns?  

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AmorFatiEnthusiast I
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Class Action Lawsuit re New USELESS App Class Action Lawsuit

Whomever is interested in joining a class action lawsuit Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

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FtkContributor I
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Considering leaving Sonos entirely?!

After two and a half years of owning the five I’m considering leaving Sonos entirely. I’ve found the app and the five speaker both to be problematic. The five speaker regularly disconnects, every 3-5 weeks it will disconnect (no internet change, no physical change in the environment where the speaker is) and it will not work for about a week and then it will suddenly work again. Resetting, factory reset, sometimes not always, works. Then go to the app - which is the first step in diagnosing why the speaker isn’t working. The app itself I have a tonne of qualms with. Every time I open it a new section is greyed out or simply unusable. Every time I have this issue I have to look online and I see numerous other people having issues with Sonos functionality as well but its all over the place - archived answers from years ago etc. We’re looking to outfit our house with a complete audio solution in 2 years, I bought the five to “test drive” sonos as a company and tbh I have been defending so

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Matthew UKContributor I
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Ace Headphones - no system integration !!

No integration with my Sonos system !!!!!!!We’ve all been waiting for headphones we can add to our Sonos systems like any other Sonos speaker product.These new Ace headphones are just fancy bluetooth headphones - no better than Sony or Bose.First the app upgrade disaster and now headphones that won’t work as part of an existing Sonos system.Ridiculous!It’s a “no purchase” from me! 

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Can Sonos Recover From This?

So it has been about two days since the launch of the new Sonos app. Judging by the number of negative posts on this community forum and on the Sonos subreddit, I think it is pretty safe to say that the app launch has been a pretty massive failure.This is a very critical moment for Sonos. The Sonos app is the core of their ecosystem. I can imagine tensions are running high at the Sonos headquarters as they try to figure out what went wrong and how they need to respond. A moment like this can sometimes be the beginning of the end for a company and Sonos knows this.Consumer trust is the most important thing a company needs to remain successful and to grow. Sonos dropped the ball with the new app and has lost the trust of many new and loyal customers. And the timing cannot be any worse with the upcoming release of their new headphones.So what does Sonos need to do next? What kind of response would ease your anger and frustrations? How much time are you willing to give Sonos to bring back

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MikeDave06Contributor I
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Nouvelle version Sonos - Catastrophe

Cette mise à jour de l’application Sonos est une véritable catastrophe.Le réglage du son ne répond plus, les alarmes ont disparue, j’en passe et des meilleures.D’une manière générale, plus le temps passe, plus la qualité du service diminue et dysfonctionne.Autrefois, l’application pouvait être utilisée intuitivement par n’importe qui. C’est terminé. Tout est devenu incompréhensible.J’espère que Sonos va réagir rapidement.Je pense qu’on va voir énormément de matériel d’occasion à vendre sur Leboncoin et sur eBay… 

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My great Vinyl dilemma: the line in source level Bug and sonos lack of response

So I am ecstatic over using a new play 5 gen 2 as my sweet little hi fi compact setup in my bedroom for playing vinyl and digital there.  sonos does a better job translating vinyl to the digital realm and back than any other sub $1000 system.  I bought and returned a few, including the Bluesound.  play 5 gen 2 a BIG step up in SQ.   But I now have a 2 month problem that Sonos is aware of and won’t fix.  my turntable has always had better than cd fidelity at source level set to level 9.  well now level 9 is with a bug and won’t work.  levels 1-8 work fine, but at a cost of lower fidelity from the digital volume reduction, making it pointless to spin records.  yes, level 10 is still operative, but only if you select 9.  selecting 10 leaves you at the last level you were on.  thus 9 is now skipped altogether.  the end result is if you toggle from 8 to 9, what is really happening is (listening) you are going from 8 to 10.  closing app and reopening verifies all this. why the big deal?  bec

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Sonos app crashing and showing rooms not connected but are.

So I’m watching a Dolby Atmos movie and all is good. I happen to open the Sonos app and see rooms that say not connected and has the red dot by each. So I go to open a room that says no connection on the app and the app crashes to the iPhone Home Screen. Also, one of the rooms listed as not connected is my main tv room. But, I never lost any sound from the Arc, sub, or Ones and watched the entire movie with no interruptions.Then the bathroom room disappears on the list of my system , and two kitchens appear. Then tv room appears twice listed. Never happened before. Wondering if it’s the same on my iPad. Ideas?  

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ThomassEnthusiast I
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Forced APP update following latest Desktop Controller update (Build 80155014)...

What on earth have you done now? My Windows Desktop Controller indicated an update and I carried this out and assume it’s made some firmware changes to my speakers and now I can no longer use S2 16.3 app as it just states this with no functionality: I have retained using the old app as IT ACTUALLY WORKED unlike your failed new 80 version.HOW DO I CONTINUE USING MY SYSTEM AS I WANT TO WITHOUT LOSING ALL FUNCTIONALITY???

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Sonos S2 ReFresh (80.00.08) Perceived Issues_Don't Signal the End of Your Sonos Enjoyment

HelloOK…call me a Sonos Fanboy or whatever you like. I’ve got thick skin and I’m not worried about someone showing up on my doorstep to press a point. 😂That said I have one word of advice regarding the recent S2 refresh (80.00.08) and your valid concerns regarding missing features and that is to CHILL.I say that as I’m confident that the majority of your concerns will be addressed and/or resolved. You’ll notice that I said “the majority” which by statement means that some concerns will not. It would be nice if the final roll-out is 100% positive to everyone’s liking; but in reality that’s most likely not going to be the final outcome.With any software and/or OS change some attributes/features will improve, change or be removed. The ones that are removed are hopefully replaced by something better.It goes without saying that everyone in the Sonos-sphere has a cell phone or tablet…otherwise you wouldn’t be able to use Sonos. Take a moment to think/recall if the OS on those devices are th

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TOnyzContributor I
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Error 913 after "update" causes major headache.

Let’s cut to the chase. I paid a LOT of money on several SONOS products. When it works its great! BUT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!!I know no other company of hi-end product that periodically issues updates that F something up - seriously.SONOS…. GET your act together. This is NOT good. In fact it highlights the fact that something is really WRONG with your update procedures and/or testing.I, like many others, use the library every day on a secondary HDD in my computer. Now, suddenly, it’s all gone. How incredibly frustrating this is. It’s not the fact that this is so bad (which it is...) but that this isn’t the first time a major screw-up has happened, and the worst is the WAIT until you decide to get your techs off their assess and issue a FIX - real quick! No, I’m not being overly harsh,…. I’m just a customer who wants some decent stability and QUICK resolutions when something goes bad…. is THAT too much to ask???

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tsdsContributor I
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horrible update to app

sonos what have you done ? the app was working fine - now a nightmare no group volume can’t shut music off in one room no sleep timer very very disappointed  

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derekdaviesContributor I
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complaint about the End of Software Updates

I am absolutely incensed by the shear insensitivity and blatant Marketing effort under the guise of ‘End of Software Updates’ This is totally unjustified - the amount of software involved is minute compared to something like MS Windows and they manage to support £100 products for 10 years and TVs last just as long. My Connect:Amp is probably only a few years old and cost £400 and now you want me to upgrade for an insulting and derisory 30% off a hugely inflated price of £600!!!!!!!!!!! I will NOT Upgrade and will now be actively looking for alternative products especially as it now obvious you are going to do this to all my other products in the expectation of dubiously getting even more money from loyal Sonos owners. Until this moment I held your Company and products in high regard, now I am appalled by your behaviour and will NEVER buy any more. You greedy b*******s have shot yourselves in the proverbial foot. I dare you to publish this.  

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nickwilsdonContributor I
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How to determine the end-of-life (EOL) for each Sonos product?

Now that Sonos have announced that their products have an end-of-life (EOL), sometimes in as little as 5 years from purchase, can they please clarify their expected EOL projections for all products? Classifying them as “modern” or “legacy” does not help and is far too simplistic. Products can move status overnight without warning. It would be useful to know that a Sonos product bought today for several hundred pounds is expected to be viable for, say, 5yrs. If Sonos wishes to be a software company, they will need to embrace a more mature approach to this issue, and offer an SLA within each product sale to set customer expectations. For example, the Windows 10 support life-cycle has a five-year mainstream support phase that began on July 29, 2015, and a second five-year extended support phase that begins in 2020 and extends until October 2025. Microsoft manages this level of expectation management and costs a fraction of the cost of a home speaker system. 

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AWD-901Contributor I
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New app is terrible

Don’t upgrade to the new app! The UI is not intuitive and functions that I used, like the sleep function are gone. It’s difficult to play from a streaming service. Couldn’t believe that things could get worse, but they have. The first few years of using Sonos were great, but the last couple of years have been plagued with problems. Don’t understand how they expect to sell products when the app is so flaky and you need to use it to play anything. They should have done more user testing before going live.

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Investigating my wonky groups

After deciding to sacrifice my unused Sonos speakers to the upgrade gods, it didn't take long to run into an issue.Playing back music, I had repeatable on demand issuesIf a group contained 4 or more devices, there is a delay of up to 12 seconds or music dropping in and out during the first 12 seconds on all devices except the group controller when starting music or changing tracks. By devices that includes a sub and/or stereo pairs, not 4 sonos rooms. Changing group members in the app gets slow after the above and playing music. Track progress starts getting jumpy, cloud api calls take longer.I have spent some time investigating and think I know what is causing my speakers to have issues while grouped, which also introduces random app behaviour, cannot contact messages, slow responding. More often than not, once the controller gets into a state it doesn't recover and requires fully closing and reopening to return to normal.Why I didn’t instantly assuming it was my networkFor the past 3

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robokittyEnthusiast II
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Is it true that sonos is getting rid of support for one's own music library?

It seems hard to believe, but that seems to be the unanimous “rumor” here. I am hoping it’s just because the implementation in the new app immature, and that maybe some time in the future this will work again.But, could Sonos comment? Is the support for playing from a music library going away?

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ElovarunTrending Lyricist I
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terms of use

Opened app this morning and cannot do anything until I accept new terms of use. They don’t bother to summarize what has changed and I cannot find the previous one of course. don’t usually read these but such is my level of trust now I read it all. Mostly looked ok but this clause seems to shut the door to any complaints about any changes they make. This is appalling. Does anyone know if this clause is new?Software Updates. Sonos shall have no obligation to provide any updates or upgrades to any aspect of the Product(s) or Services. Sonos, at its discretion, may make available future Product Software Updates. In the event that Sonos does provide such update or upgrade, such updates or upgrades and any related documentation shall be deemed the Product(s). The Product Software Updates, if any, may not necessarily include all existing software features or new features that Sonos releases for newer or other models of Product(s). The terms of this Agreement will govern any Product Software U

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mwisemanEnthusiast II
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New Spam

I suspect these aren't legitimate. ;) Links removed by Moderator. and more...

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Trad99Renowned Enthusiast II
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Please can we go back to the old app

I’ve been struggling with this new app for two hours now. So many things are missing or difficult to use compared to the old app. Please, can you continue to make the old app available for people who still prefer to use that one. I was fine with that app, and would like to revert to using it. Please give us a way to do that.

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KirbydogContributor I
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who are sonos competitors i can change to

Done with sonos. Someone tell me who i can use instead. There must be competition that teats customers fairly. 

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