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Contributor I
June 12, 2023
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Need help troubleshooting Sonos Move downgrade to S1

I have tried to downgrade my Sonos Move to s1 multiple times.  I follow the instructions on S2 to downgrade a product. The S2 app initially finds the Sonos moves and connects to it and then asks for permission to connect to Sonos moves temporary Wi-Fi network. I provide permission and then I get a notification that the app is unable to find Sonos move and suggest that I connected directly to my router via internet cable and try again (and the Sonos move does not have an Ethernet port). Very frustrating. 

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Grand Maestro
June 14, 2023

Try powering down all S2 products except the MOVE.

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Lyricist I
May 1, 2024

Yes same for me. Pass some hours to downgrade my Move to S1 ans the only thing working is to use a new account …

Lyricist II
May 17, 2024

I’m looking to downgrade and apparently they just removed the The option to downgrade in the app. Is there anyway to do it?

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Lyricist III
May 17, 2024

I’m looking to downgrade and apparently they just removed the The option to downgrade in the app. Is there anyway to do it?

No. The normal way is to reset the device and with a S2 app you can then choose to downgrade (after which the S1 can pick it up).

But… in the latest 80.x version the downgrade option is (temporarily) removed. And when trying with the older S2 16.1 version, it detect it’s not the latest and asks you to upgrade the app first before downgrading a device (which is pointless because the latest S2 app is missing that feature).

The downgrade option will be back in the S2 v80 but who knows when… (you might need to wait a few months).

https://support.sonos.com/en/article/downgrade-a-sonos-product-to-s1

Sonos app version 80.0
The ability to downgrade a Sonos product to S1 is temporarily unavailable, but will return in a future update.

Lyricist II
May 17, 2024

Thank you

Lyricist I
May 30, 2024

I have the same issue. I have a S1 setup and don’t want to upgrade. I just bought a MOVE because I know that it is S1 compatible. But can’t downgrade in S2 app, so can’t really use the product right now. 

Have anyone asked SONOS for a roadmap or prioritized list of fixing all these issues? 

Ken_Griffiths
May 30, 2024

I have the same issue. I have a S1 setup and don’t want to upgrade. I just bought a MOVE because I know that it is S1 compatible. But can’t downgrade in S2 app, so can’t really use the product right now. 

Have anyone asked SONOS for a roadmap or prioritized list of fixing all these issues? 

Not sure about the issue you mention, but there is a roadmap here…

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/the-new-sonos-app-and-future-feature-updates

Assuming you are referring to a Move (gen1) and not the Move (gen2) that you’ve purchased recently, I think in your case you are probably best to contact Sonos support to get the Move onto S1. Otherwise you might have to wait some time, or you can maybe return it, whichever is perhaps easier for you. 

Lyricist I
May 30, 2024

I have the same issue. I have a S1 setup and don’t want to upgrade. I just bought a MOVE because I know that it is S1 compatible. But can’t downgrade in S2 app, so can’t really use the product right now. 

Have anyone asked SONOS for a roadmap or prioritized list of fixing all these issues? 

Not sure about the issue you mention, but there is a roadmap here…

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/the-new-sonos-app-and-future-feature-updates

Assuming you are referring to a Move (gen1) and not the Move (gen2) that you’ve purchased recently, I think in your case you are probably best to contact Sonos support to get the Move onto S1. Otherwise you might have to wait some time, or you can maybe return it, whichever is perhaps easier for you. 

Thank you for the link Ken - very helpfull! :) 

I’m refering to the issue highlighted here: https://support.sonos.com/da-dk/article/downgrade-a-sonos-product-to-s1 that it is currently not possible to downgrade a product in version 80.0. (Yes I have a Move Gen. 1)

This means that I have a speaker that I can’t connect with the rest of my setup. I think that is a critical feature - to sync music between the speakers. As SONOS describes on this page, I should be able to use move gen. 1 on the S1 app/setup. https://support.sonos.com/da-dk/article/sonos-app-version-compatibility 

 

So when is this feature back, so that me and many others again can link our speakers in the same setup?

Ken_Griffiths
May 30, 2024

Thank you for the link Ken - very helpfull! :) 

I’m refering to the issue highlighted here: https://support.sonos.com/da-dk/article/downgrade-a-sonos-product-to-s1 that it is currently not possible to downgrade a product in version 80.0. (Yes I have a Move Gen. 1)

This means that I have a speaker that I can’t connect with the rest of my setup. I think that is a critical feature - to sync music between the speakers. As SONOS describes on this page, I should be able to use move gen. 1 on the S1 app/setup. https://support.sonos.com/da-dk/article/sonos-app-version-compatibility 

 

So when is this feature back, so that me and many others again can link our speakers in the same setup?

There’s no indication that the downgrade to S1 will be in the new Sonos App soon @RyanRJ, other than it was mentioned that the feature will be added at some stage - it could be days, weeks, or even months, I guess.

It’s why I suggested you get in touch with Sonos Support now, as they may have tools that can perhaps assist you to get the Move running on your S1 setup. Here’s the link to call them:

https://support.sonos.com/s/contact

Lyricist I
May 30, 2024

Makes sense @Ken_Griffiths 

I called the support but there was nothing they could do. However they were aware of the issue and the supporter I talked to promised the feature will return to S2 app. She was expecting a couple of weeks, which would be great! So im gonna keep an eye out for the next S2 update. 

Lyricist II
May 30, 2024

Definitely don’t waste your time calling them. I spent over an hour on hold today just to be told that it’s coming back in a future update to the app but at the moment there’s nothing that can be done.  Trust me, I push them because I have equipment that I can’t use