‘On this Device’ for Android controller no longer supported

Starting May 23rd, 2023, the Sonos S1 and S2 controller for Android will no longer support the ‘On this Device’ feature for streaming locally saved audio files directly to Sonos devices.

As newer versions of mobile operating systems are released, it can sometimes change the way information is shared between devices, and this feature will no longer be compatible with newer versions of the Android operating system. 

While this feature will no longer be available in the app, we know local audio files are important to our listeners and we’ll continue to offer other options to enjoy downloaded tracks on Sonos, including:

• Streaming the catalog from a music service. There are more than 100 music services available on Sonos, many with several millions of songs. 

Some music services allow you to upload your own music files to a cloud storage service like YouTube Music for example, which allows for an upload of up to 100,000 files with a free account. Services that allow you to upload files to a cloud storage:

• YouTube Music

• Apple Music

• Deezer

• Plex

Streaming through music services or cloud storage allows you to access your music without your phone. 

You can play music files from your Android device to a supported Sonos product using Bluetooth.

• Setting up a Music Library share on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive. You’d need to have the drive available in your network when you want to play music, but your library would be easy to transfer to these devices, if it isn’t already on them.

• If you have a Sonos Play:5, Connect, Connect:Amp, Amp, Era 100 or Era 300 (with the Line-In dongle), you have a Sonos player with a Line-In connection. Using that Line-In, you can play music directly from any device connected to it, to any player around the house.

We'll continue to support everyone through this change, and will help you through the necessary steps to keep listening to your favorite tracks on Sonos.

@Deedee02 You could try Youtube or iBroadcast before doing anything rash.

They are free streaming services. 

It's set in stone.  The same thing happened to iOS users a few years ago, and it's not been changed back since.  Unfortunately for those of us who have to listen to them, the countless "or the bunny gets it" idle threat posts which arise have never really convinced Sonos to change their decisions.

Well that sucks as they are basically going to be very expensive paperweights.

There are many different ways to stream your own music, and streaming from the device was one of the most inefficient.  I've been streaming my own music since 2008, and I've never once used my Android devices as a storage for my music library.  So no, they aren't paperweights if you don't want them to be.

As I've got a 1T micro SD in my phone I have everything I want I'm one place on me whenever I go. When I hope in the car, at work and walking in the door at home. Why would I get another device to keep the same music? My wife has the same set up so we both now don't have access to our system. Frustrating and rather insulting from Sonos.