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Get help with your Sonos Roam, and Sonos Move

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Jables McAdooContributor I
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I Don't Think I Can Buy Sonos Products Anymore

I Don't Think I Can Buy Sonos Products Anymore - The reliance on the S2 App is just not acceptable for products at this price point.  To date I have a Sonos 5 Stereo Pair and a Sub working fine and being recognized by the app. I ordered a Sonos Move and and PreOrdered a Roam at the same time. As the Move arrived first, it would not be found in the S2 App - I jumped though all the troubleshooting hoops and still nothing...so I returned it in hopes that the Roam would work. Today is my birthday and the Roam arrived, same thing...completely dead in the water. There is no reason why these products cannot just connect via Bluetooth like the 1,000s of other competitor products out there. It’s mind numbing trying to wait on the S2 App to figure things out.  Once it gets to the WiFi part it chokes and takes minutes to try and connect and I have done all the required troubleshooting steps. I have wasted so much time on trying to get the Move to work that I don’t think I can justify the same thi

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MidFContributor II
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Can't group stereo-paired Move speakers with my gen2 Play:5

At my office, I’ve successfully set up and stereo paired 2 Move speakers and also wirelessly set up my Gen2 Play:5 to the same wifi network (both listed as WM: 1). I have no problems playing music on either the Move speakers or just on the Play:5. When I start playing on the Move speakers or the Play:5 and then group with the other Room, the Sonos app shows the little music playing bars on both rooms. But no sound comes out of the speaker(s) I just checked to be grouped. So, if I’m playing on the Play:5 and check to group the Move speakers, all looks normal on the Sonos 2 app but no sound comes from the Move speakers. And vice versa - start with the Move speakers, group with the Play:5, get no sound from the Play:5.I don’t know if this is relevant, but I think I read in some Sonos community thread that problems grouping with Moves could be alleviated by setting up the Move speakers on the 5Ghz band and maybe selecting a different channel. This is a little out of my depth, but I don’t s

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James L.
3 years ago
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cjha_Contributor I
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Setting up Sonos Move on multiple and accounts

Hi there, I've been having the hardest time setting up my sonos move. I have two sonos speakers (the SL one and sonos move) and two wi-fi routers. How do I add them both to the same account, so that when I switch to one wi-fi router, it automatically connects to the sonos system connected on there? Because currently the sonos move and the sonos SL One are connected to acocunts on separate mobile devices, but I'd like for these two accounts to be able to connect to both of these speakers. Every time I try to add product / join system for the Move it keeps buffering and the options to add accounts are grayed out even though I’m already connected to the appropriate router.  I'm outside of the service countries and I can't make international calls at the moment so I’d appreciate any/all help on here. Thanks!

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3 years ago
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danieljohnContributor I
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My Sonos Move cuts out every 5-10 minutes when using Bluetooth

Hi there,I bought the Sonos Move speaker primarily to use as a bluetooth speaker but I often have problems with it, especially when using Windows or Android devices. For some reason it doesnt happen as often with Apple devices.Basically the audio will cut out briefly for about half a second, and this happens at regular intervals of around 5-10 minutes. Can anyone help me with this? Is the speaker faulty or is there something that I’m not doing right? Any advice would be much appreciated. This is otherwise a great speaker. Daniel

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Tim myersContributor I
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How to connect WD mycloud Mirroe NAS to Move

I am setting up my new Move, it is the only Sonos device I have . My music collection is in a WD MyCloud Mirror, I am following the instructions to set up a library, using the IP address//path but the next option at the top of the page is and remains greyed out. I assume the MyCloud mirror is compatible as it is seeing the Move as a compatible device when I look in its manager.

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shermanscornerContributor I
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Moved and Need Help Reconnecting My System

Ok.  I just moved and am in a temporary place for awhile.  I only have access to two of my Sonos speakers on my system.  Play 1 and Roam.  I would like to use them through the Sonos App.  They were originally set up to use with a Boost that I do not have with me.  I have Wifi and just want to access my components that are with me over that WIFI.  I am unable to get anywhere with trying to do this.  Should I reset everything and start over?  I want to continue using this same account and not create a new one.  Any ideas?

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Tch1Contributor I
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Sonos Move and Orbi Mesh problems

I’ve been having problems with my Sonos Move disappearing from my Apps and really bad battery life.  I have an Orbi mesh Wi-Fi system and guessed that the problem might have something to do with the way the 2 systems integrated.  I was running without a wired connection so on the Wi-Fi rather than Sonosnet. I tried adding my Boost back into the system and reverted to Sonosnet and all my problems have disappeared.  Much better battery life and no missing speakers.  I of course rebooted everything to minimise the chance of any conflicts.  Interestingly the Boost is plugged into an Orbi satellite (based on central location) and seems to work fine.  I’ve added the post in the hope that it might help others.  

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ratty
3 years ago
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TwincamanAvid Contributor I
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Wired System and the app

I have wifi extenders so I’m using a wired system.  My Sonos Play 3 is wired directly and the 4 other speakers are scattered through the house.  When I add speakers to my playing system the app keeps telling me I have to wire a component directly but when I check, the Sonos 3 on the app it indicates that its directly wired.   Why does the app keep telling me to wire it?  And why do some speakers sometimes not play even when the app indicates the are playing?

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yearofthebeatContributor I
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Move cuts out when playing vinyl over Port

Hey there,I recently set up a Sonos system (four Ones, one Move, one Port) in a friend’s house that uses a router and access point for Wifi. Everything’s working great except when Port is leveraged for vinyl, then Move constantly cuts in and out, while the Ones and my powered speakers (fueled by Port) work fine. What’s weird is this doesn’t happen when all the units are leveraged for streaming. Move is happy to play along then.Sonos photo support suggested it’s because Move is likely connecting to the access point, while the rest of the system is connecting to the router. But I don’t understand why the same problem (Move cutting out) wouldn’t happen when streaming.I have increased Delay to Max and Compression (not ideal, but) to Automatic. This helped a little but the dropouts are still happening.Thanks in advance for any insight!

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franandsteveContributor I
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Sonos Move/Advice on UK Wifi Routers

Hi, I wonder if you can help.I’ve got a system comprising of 2 moves, an older Play 5, two Play 3s and a Play 1.Now I get quite a few skipping and buffering issues at the back of the house farthest from the Wifi router, that’s mainly where I use the indoor move (and wanted to use it in the garden as well).  I’ve also got a smart TV at the back of the house which I don’t get issues with actually.Sonos have advised me that the move needs to be 25-30 feet from the access point to give decent coverage and can’t connect to a range extender (which means I can’t actually use it wifi connected in the Garden).I’ve been along investor in sonos and love the products, but this feels like a proper limitation (and I understand it needs to connect to the primary Wifi SID and NOT use the Sonos net, so I’m guessing that also rules out a boost.  Does anyone else have such an issue - or can you suggest perhaps a Wifi router that works in the UK with a great (longer) range which is approved by Sonos ?Sorr

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Corry P
3 years ago
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IanClarkContributor I
posted in Portable speakers
Sonos Move won’t play anything via voice command

Hi, Alexa responds that it is playing something but nothing comes out.  I can play via the Sonos app fine.  I have tried with Spotify, tune in, Apple Music, Amazon music with no luck.  Very disappointed!

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Corry P
3 years ago
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MartinijiniContributor I
asked in Portable speakers
sonos move group issue

I can't group the move with other speakers, this message keeps popping up. All the other sonos speakers are connected to sonosnet. I have mesh routers, and thought i fixed it yesterday, was working for a bit. I think the problem is that it connects to one of the mesh nodes instead of the main mesh router, but mot sure. Anyone knows what to do?Thanks!

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LDGContributor I
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Captive portals

Hi Sonos, I have purchased a Sonos Move. I am currently based where I only have access to a captive portal network. Without sending the Move back to New Zealand is there any way I can enable the Bluetooth without registering the device?

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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RschotContributor I
asked in Portable speakers
Sonos Move disappeared from app, while it is playing a playlist

I have a Sonos S2 system running latest updates over a wired and wireless Unifi network. Speakers keep dropping from system. This morning I got 8 back up by wiring 2 to my LAN. The Sonos Move was difficult. I had to put it on a remote (wired) access point in the garden, far enough away from the other Sonos devices. I did a factory reset and re-added it to my network. All seemed find again. I put on a playlist and carried it back in the house. Now my Sonos Move is playing the playlist without any disruption, but the device is lost from the app.Sonos move is 30cm away from nearest access point and signal is great.I’m baffled and lost. Help. 

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Corry P
3 years ago
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JamesU2021Contributor II
asked in Portable speakers
Sonos Move - Audio Dropping from Arc

Have a strange issue with my Sonos Move.When grouped with my Sonos Arc and Surround the audio intermittently drops out/skips. When ungrouped and playing audio via the Sonos app i.e. Spotify or Amazon etc, no such issues. I’ve factory reset the Move and re-booted my router.Any ideas what’s going on?

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Corry P
3 years ago
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Erland SommarskogEnthusiast II
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Should I get a Boost or a Move?

I live an three-room flat, with two rooms towards the street where I spend most of my daytime, and kitchen and bedroom are towards the yard of the house. This is an old brick house from early 1900s and the walls in the middle of the the flat are thick.In my study I have two Play:3, a Port and a Sub, and the latter is connected to my WiFi router. In my living room, I have two Sonos Five. (So this is an S2 network.) I used to have my to Play:1s in the bedroom, but this has not been working very well. Not really surprising given the distance to the rest of the devices. (It’s the same for the phone. I does not get my regular WiFi in that room.)Right now I have moved the Play:1s to the kitchen which is directly from the opening in that thick wall and closer to the study. As I test, I tried the Port in the bedroom and that seemed to worked. The idea is that the to Play:1s can help to route the signal to whatever is in the bedroom.One idea is to get a Move to have in the bedroom or in the kit

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JOH 1Contributor I
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Move not on app.

Running a Sonos Move using Boost on a BT Home Hub 6 router. The Move shows a white light and is on my system on the Sonia webpage but has disappeared from app. Have done a factory reset , chatted on help chat service but can’t fix it. Any idea what the issue is? I run two Sonos speakers and a Sonos connect in the same room perfectly so not my WiFi, seems a Sonos Move issue....

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BillMRContributor I
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Can a Boost be mounted both Horizontally and Vertically?

Hello   A Boost has a mounting keyhole screw slot on its base so it can be (vertically) mounted on a wall.  I assume it can also sit flat on a desk or shelf (horizontal).  Is either type of mounting position better than the other. I  would like to mount my Boost upside down (horizontal) at the top of a garden door opening, to improve reception on my Move, when in the garden.  Am I ok or am I missing something.  BillMR

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Mike CaContributor II
posted in Portable speakers
Speakers Disappearing

Speakers disappearing from system.  No longer visible within Sonos app nor within Spotify airplay, etc.  Yesterday, I noticed it on my Android phone. Today, its on my iphone. It’s not limited to a speaker type as it’s impacted my Play 5 Gen2’s, many Sonos One SLs, Sonos One and Move.  Still showing on Playbar and 1 one SL.  Was there a new product release?  My home lost power 6 days ago for an hour, but never had any issues in the days following.  Sonos tech, please advise.   One other item to note, one the speakers no long showing up, actually still streams radio.  

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PancakeContributor I
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How do I get Move to connect to same GHz as the rest of the system?

Hi how do I get move to connect to same ghz as the rest of the system? my move keeps either disappearing or showing as offline on the app. It’s connected to the internet ok, I just can’t control it via the app. apparently, according to support the move is on 5ghz with the rest of the system on 2.4ghz. That’s as much as I understand I’m afraid. thanks  

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geekjitsuContributor I
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Sonos Port won't move to new WiFi network

I migrated all my Sonos systems (7 not counting surrounds/sub) to a new WiFi network.  The “connect 1 to a wired network” method only moved about half of my systems to the new network.  The rest I had to do a factory reset and then during set up they joined to the new network. The only exception is the Port.  After I reset it and go through the setup process, in which I join it to my new WiFi network, it will join to the new network temporarily, but after a few minutes it rejoins the old network.  I tried resetting the Port and leaving it powered off for a few days then setting it up, but it still rejoins the old network after a few minutes. I’m not at a point in my device migration where I can alter the old network in any way (i.e. can’t change SSID or password). Any ideas?8.5.7 

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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AffraeTrending Lyricist I
posted in Portable speakers
Sonos One will not play one particular album

Hi! I have a Sonos One (Gen 2) that is refusing to play the songs from a particular album that I recently uploaded into my Apple Music Library (so it is playing from cloud). All other Sonos devices (1 x Playbar, 5 x SLs, A Play:5 Gen 2, a Move and a Port) play the songs fine. The One was originally in a Stereo pair with an SL but when I remove the stereo pair, the SL plays the songs fine. It is just this One (non-SL)! I keep getting the encoding error message, when trying to play these songs on the One: I have factory reset, but to no avail? Any suggestions?

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OzGerardContributor I
posted in Portable speakers
Sonos Move not connecting to Boost

Does anyone know if sonos plan to update the move so it can connect to the boost.Seems absurd the the most portable device can not connect to the unique sonos wifi network while all other devices can.I specifically purchased the boost to fix the audio interuptions i was having with the move.Silly me, customer support have informed me that the move is an independent device.Strange that its not clearly marked on the box and that sonos advertise seamless connectivity and integration  

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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Glen Ashby yContributor I
posted in Portable speakers
Unable to group My Devices

HiI have used Sonos for years and have always been able to set up groups etc from my 9 speakers that I have - I have a picture of Sonos Ones, Moves, Play Ones & Play 3s plus a player and sub This morning I am unable to connect any into groups with the error message coming up saying “Unable to Connect to that Device”This is happening via my IOS App on my iPhone 12 - both of which are up to date i.e. no updates required and is also the same via the App on my MacBook I have rebooted the devices, rebooted the speakers, deleted the apps and reinstalled them & finally rebooted the wifi connection Any ideas anyone as I have been unable to find anything on the help pages here ? 

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Big PoppaContributor I
posted in Portable speakers
New WiFi hub

Hi have a new WiFi hub and have followed the instructions on the sonos help page to set up via move or through wired into the hub directly and neither has worked. Sonos Move fails at the point it says it’s opened its own WiFi and I need to click on this but nothing is showing up as an option on my WiFi list and then when you try the alternate option to set up via cable into the hub it isn’t finding the device I have plugged in. Any ideas to how to get me back up and running? thanks 

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