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Bob_58
Contributor I
May 13, 2013 8:56 PM UTC

Have the Playbar automatically group back to previous group when TV playback is ended.

The PLAYBAR has the autoplay mode that will remove it from the group when audio from the TV is detected. After you are done watching TV and want to return to listening to music through All Sonos devices, you "must" manually add the PLAYBAR back to the group for audio playback. Why couldn't this be automated? If the TV is not on, the Playbar should be automatically grouped back to the previous group, as it was before you started watching TV. Maybe, a "default" setting that it can return to automatically.
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    jeroena
    Trending Lyricist I
    Jun 3, 2015 11:41 AM UTC
    +1 for me, sounds like a "need to have" feature to me.
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    Melsays
    Avid Contributor I
    Jun 3, 2015 1:34 PM UTC
    It really should be. Niles Audio makes switches that sense sources. When the source is shut off, it switches back. So the technology is there. 
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    dan847362
    Lyricist I
    Dec 6, 2015 3:41 PM UTC
    Agree, this is a basic feature that needs to be added and wouldn't be difficult to implement. Additionally, it should be able to change to the sound level it was when it was switched. I always have to turn the volume up when it switches to the tv, then turn it back down (or be blasted) when it goes back to the rest of the system. It should retain it's volume levels separately for TV and Audio mode.
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    weulsers
    Lyricist I
    Dec 26, 2015 4:50 AM UTC
    I absolutely agree, it should be a option to ensure that, if the TV is not on, the Playbar is automatically grouped back to the previous group, as it was before you started watching.
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    mvalpreda
    Contributor I
    Dec 29, 2015 1:55 AM UTC
    I just got a Playbar and have the same issue. Wife is going to get annoyed if she has to re-group the Playbar to our Play:1 and Play:5 'Home' group every time. She is very used to just pressing the play button on the Play:1 and there is music everywhere. Playbar replaced a Play:1 in the bedroom and I don't want to patch holes and take this back!
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    Phil J
    Lyricist I
    Jan 11, 2016 9:21 PM UTC
    Just got a playbar. Love it but the lack of this one feature means it is going back tomorrow. Can't understand why after so many years they have not included this obvious feature.
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    mvalpreda
    Contributor I
    Jan 11, 2016 9:28 PM UTC
    I took mine back and got a $90 Vizio sound bar and $25 mount that connects to the back of the TV (no holes in the wall!) and then just got another Play:1. $315 for that vs $640 for the PlayBar and wall mount. That plus my wife just presses the play button, music fills the house....turns the TV on and it just works.....priceless.
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    Xander054
    Lyricist III
    Jun 9, 2016 3:08 PM UTC
    Really hoping this feature can be added! It's a real pain to go into the app and regroup.

    Looks like it's been 3 years or more with no response from Sonos?
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    Ryan S
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    Jun 9, 2016 6:28 PM UTC
    We don't always make replies on request threads such as this one, though we do read them all and share with out development teams too. Since we don't publish a public roadmap we don't speak to what's coming in the future, but we love getting your suggestions. Thanks!
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      lphelep
      Contributor I
      Jun 28, 2016 9:48 AM UTC
      Adding my voice to the group :

      Having a Play:1 in the bedroom, I find it useless to have the soudn from the TV to be heard in the Bedroom.
      Having to group/ungroup the play:1 for TV and/or for Music is a shame ....


      We have a 1 to 1 match in term of configuration, so it should be pretty easy to develop/port on the Sonos Software, no ?

      Laurent
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