Is it worth borrowing an iPhone

Great, thank you very much.  Now off to get that iPhone.

In most respects the Apps are simply fancy remote controls and don’t store anything critical. Unless you are playing music stored on the phone or played through an App currently running on the phone, you could start the music, then uninstall the SONOS controller and the music will continue playing. Up to 32 controllers can simultaneously be active.

Definitely worth it! I am an Android user too and have a number of Sonos speakers around my house. I even bought a cheap second hand iPad for this very purpose (so that I can run Trueplay when ever I want) 

You just need to check on the compatibility of the iOS device if you did buy a second hand one.

I’d say it is well worth doing.  For one of my rooms it made a massive improvement, especially with the Sub tuning.  For the the Playbase the improvement was noticeable too.  For other rooms less so.

Note that the tuning is specific to where the speakers are placed and a change in placement needs a retuning that needs an iPhone again. 

Or, if the tuning does not suit the relocating, you can turn it off via Android.

Thanks everyone for your replies, I will definitely borrow an iPhone.

I’ve been looking at the various videos on how to use TruePlay and there’s a part where you walk around the room waving the iPhone.  The instructions say to walk around the whole room.  At our place we have the Lounge area, where the TV and Sonos is, which adjoins a Dining Room, which adjoins a Kitchen.

I’m assuming I would just move around the Lounge Area?

TIA

Try both, see which you prefer. It’s all subjective :)

We have a big L shaped area, for my ears just walking around the listening area gave me the sound i liked best.