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Why is the Sonos Roam so horribly designed and difficult to use?

  • December 4, 2024
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Why is there one button that you have to press and hold for different amounts of time to do who knows what?  What does the white light mean? what does the green light mean? what does a flashing-blue-then-green light mean?  why is it so goddamn hard to use this piece of crap?

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  • Prodigy I
  • December 4, 2024

I think all Sonos speakers, except the Era 300, have a wonderful design and are easy to use and setup. The audio quality, while not true audiophile sound quality is superb for the small design.

Have a look at this page for what the lights mean.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/sonos-led-lights

Google is your friend… most of your questions can be answered on Sonos’ support site.

 

 


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  • Contributor I
  • December 4, 2024

thanks Pools, i have of course googled this.  pressing and holding the button on the back for various amounts of seconds works sometimes, and does not work others.  why one button? why not a pairing button? it is terribly unintuitive, and a quick google search let’s me know i’m not the only one with this feedback.


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  • Collaborator II
  • December 4, 2024

It’s the worst Sonos speaker I own. Also worst Bluetooth speaker. Frustrating to use. The one button thing is a pos.