Portable speakers

Help. I have a Sonos Roam - works brilliantly at home on home wifi, and I can Bluetooth my tv in my caravan.but I can’t get the roam to connect to my caravan WiFi - I have a tp link router in my caravan it would be preferable to use WiFi (connection, sync, quality)

Hi all.  This problems had plagued my enjoyment of my Sonos Move . Several helpful call to Sonos support and many BT Firmware upgrades made no difference to the temperamental connection to the Smart Hub - until today!I simply disabled the ‘smart search’ function on the 2.4 GHz page of the Hub and set it to the suggested channel (1). Now connecting and staying connect to the Sonos MOVE. I even have the Hub using mode 1. Does this work for others?

After the latest update. My roam stopped charging, battery drained and no way of turning it on to reboot. Besides trashing or replacing what are my options to get this to work? I've tried numerous high speed type c cables and watts. I've tried rebooting by holding down the power button for 12secs. When I plug in the roam the orange light activates for about 5-7 secs and nothing else happens.

Hi,I have bought 2 SONOS ROAM speakers. I am trying to set them up to play music in stereo. Or at least have sound coming out from both ROAM at the same time.Configuration:-Samsung Galaxy A3-Computer running Ubuntu v22.04 LTS, acting as a Wifi Hotspot, connected to internet through ethernet cableI am unable to get a SONOS system with both SONOS ROAM in...Below is the log of my trial. Any help welcome.Regards,Nicolas.[Android] Install SONOS app on Android 10 smartphone[Android] Clear Cache/Data for SONOS app[Android] Making sure no SONOS product is paired in bluetooth devices[SONOS ROAM 1] Factory reset => green LED blinking[SONOS ROAM 2] Factory reset => green LED blinking[PC] Start a Wifi hotspot while connected on internet through Ethernet cable[Android] Connecting to Wifi hotspot[Android] Configuring SONOS App as using mobile data and not Wifi[Android] Bluetooth disabled[Android] Wifi status shows the 2 SONOS ROAM[Android] Starting SONOS App[Android][SONOS App] Agree to terms

I have a 2 Roam system running on an Asus mesh wifi.  Worked great indoors but was having lots of drops when I’d move the speakers outdoors.  This was frustrating because the Roams insisted on connecting to the router, which was further away, rather than the nearby node.Long story short, I used the ‘Bind’ function in the Asus App force each Roam speaker to connect to the node instead and now it works great.  Note: it did give me a warning that the wifi signal at the node was poor so it may cause dropouts, however, this has not been the case and the node is clearly the better signal.  But that would explain why the Roams weren’t automatically connecting to the node instead of the router: the mesh ‘thought’ that was the better signal. In any case, this was such an easy fix to a frustrating problem that I wanted to pass along. cheers,Frank

I just bought a Sonos Move and had to take a flashlight and magnifying glass to get the pin number. You put microfont that is black on black and I’m not sure how anyone is supposed to retrieve it but I did and confirmed with a micro zoom photo.  When I try to go through setup it says the pin doesn’t match the FCC ID. This is an awful first experience for a premium product. 

I recently bought 2 roams with the main goal of pairing them to my outdoor tv. I wanted a Bluetooth speaker so I can move them around rather then have a fixed soundbar. First use worked well set up as a stereo pair however now the sound and voices are a few seconds ahead of my TV and I can’t seem to get them synced up again. I read about a tv dialog sync in the Sonos app but that doesn’t seem to be available for the Roam. Just looking for any other ideas outside of restarting everything. Thanks for the help!

I've been gifted a roam SL for my birthday, I'm pretty tech minded but cannot for the life set it up. I spoke to live chat yesterday but they were about much use as a chocolate fire guard.  Upon setting up the roam via the app, it goes through the discovery, the audio PIN but then it just gets stuck on connecting .I thought it may be issues with my mesh network so tried again connecting to my main router instead. I get to the same point again. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app, tried setting up a new account with a different email but still nothing. For something of this price bracket I expected more Any ideas on what to do? Or should I just admit defeat and send it back and replace with something more reliable Thanks

HiI have an Apple Superdrive connected to my iMac and frequently play CDs which I listen to through the iMac inbuilt speakers.  I recently purchased SONOS Roam speakers and I can play music stored on the hard drive through the Apple Music app and have it play through the Roams (and it sounds great!), but I can't get anything when I play a CD and expect to hear the music through the Roams.Any ideas?

My Roam stopped working and is under warranty. 5 weeks ago I called support and was told a replacement was in process. Long story short, I've chatted 3 times and called 3 or 4  times now. No replacement. No answers. Have any of you done something to get a better response? I love my equipment; 6 products so far. But this is my first experience with support and it has been abysmal. HELP!

In the UK, is there an additional charging cable for the Move better than any other?

I have read everything about trying to connect to xfinity WiFi. I understand not one word of it.  Seems the answer is to return the Sonos and buy Something else  Too bad I love all my Sonos products that work fine at my other house. But this house will have to find something new 

I have a Roam, two Ones and a Beam (the latter 3 are grouped).When I’m listening to Spotify (on any device) it randomly stops and starts playing on the Roam. This happens when I’m listening on another device on my network but also when I’m not even home and just listening on my phone or in the car. Always to the Roam, not any of the others.I thought it might be a Spotify issue so I logged out of all devices and then reauthenticated. Just after I did that it randomly started playing a podcast (I use Pocketcast). Shortly after I turned it off it played another spotify track. The tracks it picks are very random too - not songs I would listen to.I’ve checked my network and nobody has sneaked on without my knowledge. At any rate, it is playing my media, just not what I’m asking.Any idea what is going on?? 

I have a 12 zone Sonos system, wireless config, that usually runs trouble free. WiFi is provided by BT Whole Home Wifi extenders throughout the house.One of the zones is a Sonos Move that has performed flawlessly since I’ve had it.In the last couple of weeks it has started becoming very unreliable.  Typical behaviour is: - Add Move to Group (via either Windows Desktop or Android app) - Move shows as playing music in the group but no sound comes out - Attempt to remove Move from group:  App unable to connect to device, try again later - Manually turn Move off and then on again - Move sometimes returns to becoming responsive, sometimes not. At all times the WiFi signal where the Move is situated it showing as full strength on my phone. I have tried a full factory reset and re-adding to my system with no improvement. Has anyone experienced anything similar?  Got any helpful hints before I take this to Sonos Support?Many thanks.

I have recently got an Audio Technica blue tooth turntable that comes with a pre amp. I connect it to a Roam with a view to playing through my other Sonos products. this works to all rooms except the main one I want it to work on.The “living room” set up is an Arc, a sub, a one and a one sl. playback starts ok but will frequently be jumpy and then stop all together. the rear speakers will also disconnect and on occasion the “living room” disappears from the Sonos app completely. any thoughts on how I could fix this or is the arc surround set up just not capable of playing the output from the turntable?

Hi I brought recently a new Roam and had it set up in our house. it worked perfectly. Then I took it to our summerhouse to install it on the existing network there. This network already have a Sonos Play 5 installed.I followed the Sonos advise and had the Roam reset back to factory setting. Sonos Roam flashing green now and ready to install.Procedure:Sonos app is somehow able to identify the Roam and the Sonos app(Sonos2) suggest the steps which are followed;In the app it says “Add Sonos Roam”. I click Activate Lets add the Roam to your system. I click Continue App says: Making Sonos Roam ready. App work in progress... Error appear: We could not find any Sonos products on your mobile network, so we cannot configure Sonos Roam. Try again.I tried many times with same result. My Play 5 plays perfectly on the existing network. I have tried to restart my router as well.CheersDennis   

Hello All, I have done some research on this issue, without a definitive solution that I can find. I have two Sonos One (Gen 1) and one Sonos 5 (Gen 1) and I have been relatively happy with these for years (minus the 5 that drops from my list of devices often and I have to “discover” it again, but different issue). This week I was given a Sonos Roam and immediately my frustration went through the roof. I am a fairly technical individual so I figured I would get the New Sonos app and use the original app to control the speakers that can’t upgrade (that still works, no problem) and use the new app to control only the Roam. However, the new app insists on finding the Gen 1 devices every time, and then locks the program with the screen that states these products are not compatible with the New App and open the Gen 1 app. This happens every single time. Why can the new app not just ignore the old equipment and run the new ROAM all on it’s own, without discovering the old equipment. No matte

My Sonos Roam freezes up EVERYTIME it is left alone for a while. This is unchanged whether it's charging on its base, or in standby mode, or left on. After a few hours of inactivity, it becomes completely unresponsive. The lights are on and pressing the button creates feedback noises, but it doesn't actually do anything, and it shows it to be disconnected in the Sonos app. The only solution is to power it down completely and start it again. It connects and works fine then, but sure enough a few hours later, problem reoccurs without fail. This is extremely frustrating. A quick search revealed that this seems to be a widespread problem. There's a reddit thread on this with people praying there will be fix soon. It seems like it started happening about 2 updates ago. The latest update did not fix this behaviour. Please advise. I've had this unit for less than 6 months. 

I want my child to be able to browse my library. Can this still happen if they have their own account? Or do we need to register it to me to avoid problems accessing the same system/library? (I’m assuming playlists, stations, and recently played are all tied to accounts and wouldn’t be shared.)

Any idea why I can’t group these? Roam seems to be on Bluetooth while Arc is on WiFi   

Everyday I get the “unable to play selection” error and need to reboot the sonos move in order to play music. The app connects to the move but cannot play anything. Any advice on how to solve this annoying problem? (currently on verizon fios internet)  

Hi,I’ve had my Roam up and running about a year.  However, I let the battery run down and now the unit refuses to switch on.I charged the Roam back up by plugging in the cable. The light was solid orange the whole time while charging and now the light is off (which I assume means the battery is full?). I used the official Sonos plug (10w) to charge the unit.However, when I hold the units back on/off button down nothing happens and the speaker appears to be off still. It also no longer appears in the Sonos app so I’m very sure the unit is off.Is there anything else I can do? Is the unit broken?Any info would be great.Thanks

I’ve been through the factory reset and hard reset protocols and I can’t get it to turn on.  I have both the charging base and a USB-C charger and have tried multiple configurations of charging and button push-and-hold, all to no avail.  This happened once before and eventually I found a fix online but as of now I cant get anything to work.  I’m going to try Sonos support as well but as we’re going into the weekend I figured turning to the Forum might be my best bet.  Really want to have it working again before Memorial Day (Monday) here in the US.  Has anyone had a similar experience and found a fix?

I am a new Sonos owner. (Arc,Sub, Ones (2), and Move.I am slowly learning the system and how it operates with it’s mostly Wi-Fi technology.  I have a “Netgear Nighthawk” mesh system with router and two satellites.  The actual router is situated near the Arc.  I have a relatively small one story home, (1700 sq feet), with a decent sized back yard.  What I have learned, by trial and error is that I had to re-arrange my satellites and place one on the lanai to cover the Move which we use out in the back yard.  I have it set up temporarily, Just plugged in on a covered shelf.  I want get some inputs on how to set the satellite up more permanently.  Iam curious about how the bandwith puts out of the device, and height to place it on the lanai.  All suggestions gladly entertained.  Thank you!  

Hi all,So I purchased a Roam for the summer months outside and just realised it is not compatible with my S1 set up, all but 1 of my 6 speakers are S2 compatible I believe so assume if I replace my Bridge with a Boost 5 will work on new S2 set up? Appreciate any feedback, if the Boost is not the right approach then the Roam goes back to Sonos as my S1 system has worked great for 10 plus years with no problem so am nervous about tampering. Thanks in anticipation.Martin