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Play sound / audio from device / phone / tablet / computer

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The Sonos speakers should be able to function like a bluetooth speaker bar (I would have paid more for built-in BT if necessary for it) to allow playing audio wirelessly from a phone, tablet, or computer. For example, if I'm watching Netflix or Hulu or a local video file or playing a game, the sound should transmit over WiFi (or BT if it can't be done with WiFi for latency reasons) to allow it to be heard on the speaker(s). I have a ~$40 portable speaker that can do this, so why can't this $500 speaker do it?? I like the Sonos speaker, but I'm regretting purchasing it and will not be buying any more, when I can get a whole lot more functionality out of other options. It can't do the one thing I bought it for.

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jsoetaert

Lyricist I

I was given a sonos for my birthday as I expressed interest in it after hearing the decent sound somewhere. But how sonos is allowed to market these as speakers is a mystery to me. they are just a jukebox for your library and 3rd party streamers who made a deal with them. got around fixing it with airsonos for my mac and SWYH for my pc's but it still does not work for my iphone... and even then, it is a very cluncky and cumbersome patch. very disapointed...

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Stuart_W

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I was given a sonos for my birthday as I expressed interest in it after hearing the decent sound somewhere. But how sonos is allowed to market these as speakers is a mystery to me. they are just a jukebox for your library and 3rd party streamers who made a deal with them. got around fixing it with airsonos for my mac and SWYH for my pc's but it still does not work for my iphone... and even then, it is a very cluncky and cumbersome patch. very disapointed...

I sometimes wonder why Sonos don't have a required interview process to weed out unsuitable purchasers.

Quite how you've got the brass neck to have persuaded somebody to have spent the best part of a minimum £160 to £200 without even doing the bare minimum of research - what Sonos can and cannot do is easily discovered. And then claim that's Sonos' fault is actually beyond me.

Apparently what YOU want, and need, is a Bluetooth Mac speaker. Why didn't you ask for that for your birthday?

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Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2

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Coxwain

Lyricist I

I think its a fair point to make. For all the things sonos can do I am surprised you simply cannot stream an audio signal from your device (iPhone, android) using the sonos app. regardless of the features listed, this does seem like a minimal request.

Sonos is purchased or the high quality sound and robust playback features. Having your devices stream audio what ever the source might be is not unreasonable request of the product/company.

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Stuart_W

World-Class Superstar

I don’t entirely disagree. What I take exception with is those who spend. Lot of money without doing the basic research first.

They are two different things

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Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2

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MattSon

Lyricist III

I'm here currently doing my research before purchasing... I want to connect an old turntable to an amp and tv and speakers so I'd be willing to by the Connect:amp, the sound bar, and some Play1s but this thread has killed it for me. I definitely think Sonos needs a way for people to stream any audio from a phone (or any obvious/typical device) into the system or it's a no deal ?

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sheggie

Lyricist I

I too am disappointed with my Sonos speakers. I set them up in my bedroom and one of the things I wanted to do is play a meditation app from my iphone. Unfortunately this can't be done. It's a very limited product. Such a shame because the sound is good.

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Airgetlam

If you can wait a few months, Sonos will be releasing integration of AirPlay 2, which work to send a signal to a Sonos One, PLAY:5 Gen 2, PLAYBASE or BEAM, and hence can be grouped with any other Sonos speakers. Then you'll be able to send the meditation app from your phone to the Sonos, assuming the app can do AirPlay 2.

Of course, right now, you could connect the headphone jack from your iPhone to a Sonos device that has a line in, and play that. The PLAY:5 (both generations) and the pair of CONNECT devices have line in on them.

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