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Having trouble with your Sonos system in any way? Ask your questions here, and receive answers from other Sonos owners. The more detail you can provide, the better.

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Timber1979Contributor I
asked in Speakers
Play:5 Gen2 with a S1 fw cannot upgrade to S2

Got a play 5 from a friend inside SOnos,the device info show as below:Sonos OS:S1Version:5.5After I initiated the device and include it by S2 (whatever iOS or Mac)I can do nothing but update it first.But! But! But! Failed every time with code 10(I can not find out the code 10 meaning from sonos support) Sonos engineer guess maybe the device using a test FW …which god can save me and the play 5?

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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JWLContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Sonos playing music by itself

I have a Sonos One and a Play:5 that I normally stream Apple Music to. Some mornings, but not every morning, the music is playing when we go downstairs. Our kids have previously streamed Spotify, but it is not active when this happens. I have submitted a diagnostic report (878087836). Is there a way that I can access this report? Any help appreciated.

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3 years ago
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Bick nickContributor I
asked in Home theater
loosing signal - sound is switching from Tv Speakers and beam every 2 seconds

Hello, My beam worked well for more than a year. Suddenly the sound is switching from Tv Speakers and beam every 2 seconds.  I installed the last version of the firmware. And nothing changed.  Does someone has an idea about what to do? thank you

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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ben watererContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Sonos System unresponsive

Hi.My sonos system has just stopped working with the app on iOS and Android.Can still control via Alexa strangely.I have Connect Amp in one room, beam, sub and 2 x play 3 in another, and Play 5 (gen1) in another.Have tried to update but keep getting errors.Have now removed the bridge, and plugged the beam straight into the router, System now cant find the connect amp. And both apps not working. Although, after disconnecting and connecting again, it will work just once.I have switched through all the sonos wireless channels.I have turned everything off, router, bridge, sonos speakers, and turned all back on one by one.I cant find any other ideas to try on here.Any help really appreciated!ThxBen

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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c.devicesContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Soundtrack Player won't authorize after recent update

We recently updated our Sonos system and now Soundtrack Player will not authorize in Sonos. We use Soundtrack to legally play music in our cafe, so it’s causing an issue that it won’t work anymore.

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controlav
3 years ago
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BelJonesContributor I
asked in Home theater
Connecting Beam without HDMI Arc or Optical

Just bought Beam and unable to connect to TV (LG 43LF510V) as the TV only has one HDMI which is being used for cable and does not have an optical outlet. Do I have any options that don’t involve buying a new TV? Thank you 

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J
3 years ago
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jack.laContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Starting over with my account.

I have used up both my email addresses. How can I clear the slate and start over with Sonos and make a new account?

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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TannlegeContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
S2 Play:1

Hi! Updated to S2-controller tonight. I have 2 Play:1. I can't get connected both of them. I tried the setup-process with the forst Play:1and the speaker was found, updatet and connected immediately. Everything worked fine. BUT the second speaker was not recognized from S2. Though I tried it vice versa in a new installation and  the second Play:1 was found, updated and connectet immediately. BUT now it wasn't possible to connect the first speaker additional, the one that worked in the former setup alone well.After reading here in the community i tried to reboot my router and both Play:1 and the S2-controller(restart of my Samsung SM J 600) but the S2 further on recognizes only 1 Play:1. What else can I do to solve the issue? Thank you! 

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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DavidP27
asked in Components and Architectural
Spotify working 10% of the time - losing connection or skipping tracks

This is really frustrating and I think has only been an issue since we upgraded to the new S2 app and removed the Bridge. We have a Netgear Orbi Mesh WiFi set up a Playbar, Play 1 and Play 3 across the flat.  Have tried the following:reset routerreset all Sonos speakersremoved and added the Spotify appchanged the router channel from auto to 1, then 6 then 11Playing from the Spotify app to Sonos is also patchy All other services on the Sonos app work perfectly. Is this a common problem?diagnostic 2106635247

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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lucrotContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
fail factory reset.

Hello During the procedure the led is blinking red/blue as it should. Instead of turning green at one point, it just keeps indefinitely blinking red/blue. I found nowhere information about this topic.What am I suppose to do?Thank you for contacting

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3 years ago
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Scarlett223Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
sonos wont play TuneIn Radio

I have recently changed Wifi and have updated Sonos so it connects to the new WiFi. Problem is that since the WiFi has changed, Sonos won’t play any of my TuneIn radio stations (BBC Radio so it is still active). I have rebooted my speakers and WiFi and still can’t get the radio to work.  I have a Play 1 and Play 3 speaker and same problem exists on both.  I can play Apple Music no problem. Help!

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3 years ago
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nginTrending Lyricist I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Connection Lost to Google and Amazon

Lately whenever I try to play songs, stations or anything from either the iPhone app or Mac app, from either Google Music or Amazon music, I receive an error messages. Either, “Unable to play [music] - connection to Amazon Music/Google Play Music was lost” Can’t add songs to my cue Amazon song was not encoded correctly My wifi connection is strong, so it’s not a home network issue. Please help.   Diagnostics number is 2075267838

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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MrShteeeveContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Stuttering Audio

Been having on and off problems with audio stuttering between 2 different Samsung TV’s, 1 HDMI Splitter and 2 different optical cables.Nothing seems to fix it, I can only assume there is something wrong with the Playbar, which for something of this value to start deteriorating after a couple of years seems absurd.Submitted diagnostics ‘1678552655’.Any help would be appreciated.Thanks,steve

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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DuddsyContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Apple Music curated playlists not showing up in search results

Hi All, This is getting a bit frustrating. In the past, when using the Sonos app in the search->playlists section I could enter an artists name ie Powderfinger and would get results such as Powerderfinfer Essentials, Powerderfinger: Next Steps etc returned. For a few days this has not been working. Now when I run a search it seems to me that any of the Apple curated playlists are not returned in the search results, however, other playlists which are presumably created by other Apple Music users do show in the results. Does anyone know if this is a Sonos or an Apple issue? I have tried deleting and readding my account to the Sonos app. Anyone else having these issues, or know of a solution. Cheers, Duddsy

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3 years ago
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jolove3Trending Lyricist I
asked in Components and Architectural
Sonos App and Apple Music

I can change song within Apple Music, the new song plays & also appears in iPhone Control Center & shows as playing in Sonos App. But if I change song within Sonos App, new song plays .. but, old song still appears in Apple Control Center.Sonos App does not play nice with Apple MusicBoth play songs correctly, but (1) only when I select with Apple Music does it show in Control Center and Sonos App(2) if I select with Sonos App, old song still shows in Apple Control Center

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controlav
3 years ago
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fididawnContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Sonos 1 Gen 2 Sounds Tinny

I have several Sonos 1 Gen 2 throughout my apartment. All of them work fine except one. The sound is very tinny—no bass, sounds like it’s half volume or something. I’ve tried Airplay and other WiFi sound but it’s the same. I’ve reset the speaker. No change. What’s up?  Bad speaker??

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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darbenots1Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
audio intermittently cuts out

I have a Sonos Sound bar and 4 x play5 speakers.I have a Orbi WiFi routerI have a Cat 6 to a HDMI extender to the TVSony TV I already swapped out the cable box and the extenders and the HDMI cables. My installer thinks it could be a bad Cat 6 wire. Any other suggestions? 

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3 years ago
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powerdogContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
non-responsive button with chime - Sonos Five.

Trying to set up my first Sonos, a Five, through my recent iPad running iPadOS 14. It sees my WiFI network, and the green/white light flashes. But there’s no response to the button press when it chimes.I have tried disconnecting/reconnecting power, rebooting the router, moving the speaker very close to the router, and connecting with Ethernet. Nothing helps. It seems as though the button isn’t working. 

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Paul A
3 years ago
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joelanderinrobertsonContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Delayed Playback on MacBook

I have a Sonos One SL connected to my MacBook Pro. When I use the desktop Sonos app, the music plays fine.  However, if I want to play a video, say using You Tube, there is a 30 second sound delay.   The only way around this that I have found is to change the sound to come out of my internal speakers, start the video, then click on the Sonos speaker and restart the video.   Any other ideas on how to play a video with sound through the speaker in a more efficient way?

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Krishma M
3 years ago
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StuffuTrending Lyricist I
asked in Home theater
Sonos Arc audio format questions

HiTrying to figure out how to get the best out of the arc and have a few questions.My Samsung TV lets me choose between PCM or Dolby Digital as audio format. From what I understand is PCM 2.0 stereo, so I should choose Dolby Digital instead?Also, when support for LPCM arrives, I still have to use Dolby/PCM since the TV doesn’t support LPCM, even if Apple TV supports LPCM? Meaning, is the tv a bottleneck here?Last, is bitstream an option as a possible update to the Arc in the future?thanks!

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Krishma M
3 years ago
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njsjlContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Adding a Sub 3 to my Beam has ruined WiFi in that room

Up until a week ago I had a Sonos Beam (wired) and two Sonos One SLs (wireless) different rooms in my house and experienced no problems with my wi-fi (>60Mbps speed test). Adding a Sub 3 and connecting it to my Beam has resulted in appalling wi-fi performance (<3Mbps) in the room they are both installed in.The Sonos Beam is wired to my home network with wi-fi , the Sub-3 is not. Wi-fi is enabled on the Sonos Beam. I have removed my home wi-fi network from System > Network > Networks (none are listed). About My System shows WM:0 for all devices and I they are using SonosNet.I have tried with all three available wi-fi channels in the Sonos app (1, 6 and 11).If I remove the Sub 3 from the Beam my wi-fi speed test returns to 80Mbps. If I add it again, the speed test goes down to less than 3Mbps.I’ve just run a test with all three channels. The results were: channel 1 1.08Mbps, channel 6 0.92Mbps, channel 11 - 2.63Mbps. I switched off the Beam and it returned to 66.1Mbps. Switch

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Krishma M
3 years ago
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Graham230968Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Sound Dropout Fixed - solution shown.

I have only recently started acquiring Sonos products, initially I just wanted a Bluetooth speaker, now a small fortune later I now have a pair of moves set up in stereo mode, and a home theatre consisting of a 55” Sony Bravia A*, an Arc Soundbar, two One’s and a Sub.Initially everything was easy to set up, but yesterday I had a nightmare trying to add the Sub, I managed it after a while and then started to notice the sound dropping out for a split second every 20 seconds or so which is not what you want really! Anyway I’m pleased to say that it’s now been resolved, all I did was reset my TiVo box.Hopefully this will help others who are experiencing the same problem.Graham

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Paul A
3 years ago
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MadgerocksContributor II
asked in Home theater
Issue with Play 1's when set up as surround sound with Playbar and Subwoofer

My two play ones have been working fine but recently stopped. I’ve reset  as individuals and then  a stereo pair and work fine but as soon as add them as a surround sound they stop working (no sound) and the revert to the green blinking lights. Can anyone offer any advice.

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3 years ago
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Mick GoldsteinContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Mysterious network

I would be so grateful if anyone can help with this. I can’t be the only person who has experienced it but I can’t find any documentation or discussion on it. I have eight Sonos speakers in a pretty small house. My Wifi is excellent near all of them. Quite often, speakers disappear from the network. I have to unplug them and plug them back in again or sometimes hard reset them to get them back on. I can usually get them back but it’s random and it can take a lot of tries. But here’s the weird thing. Every once in a while, I will open the Sonos app on my phone and it’s showing only the speakers that I thought were missing! In other words, they don’t just fall offline. They disappear to some mysterious other network. (I don’t have any other Wifi network in my home. This is all on the same network.) My phone app (and always my laptop app) usually shows the “primary network” but every once in a while reveals the “other network.” That doesn’t help me. Ultimately I still need to get my phone

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3 years ago
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rdschContributor I
asked in Speakers
Play 5 Gen 1 has no power.

I have a Gen 1 Play 5 that was working today. I added a new mesh wifi and was attempting to move the speaker to the new system. I unpluged the speaker during the move to the new wifi mesh. When I plugged it back in, it would not power up. No Lites on the unit and it no longer appeared on the old wifi system. I checked the power cord and used multiple good outlets with no luck.Are there any solutions to fix this speaker?

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Paul A
3 years ago
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