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My current system comprisesA Play 1 A Play 5 A Connect A BoostThe new system will compriseAn Era 100 A Five A Port A BoostWhat is the best order in which to make the change?  Should I therefore make this change last. I want to spread the expenditure.  One criteria is to minimise the time I am using two apps.  The Play 1 will work with the S2 app, I believe.   Should I therefore makes the change to Era 100 last.  I am tempted to go in this order:-Connect to Port Play 5 to Five Play 1 to Era 100Any ideas?

HiIn a fiber-optic 300 mbps speeds home (2 adults audio stream constant, tv stream night, no need for fa$ter) with 10 Sonos speakers (beam 1 and 2, sonos play 1, sonos 1, move 1, two boosts, etc) I have a couple that drop often. Currently one beam 1st gen is ethernet-plugged to gateway (router) as Boost stop being recognized since the (controversial) launch of the new app. I’d like to put the Boost back to work and to assure that I am on Sonos Net. There is an old post related to the topic but everything seems new since new app (controller) started messing up (macOS -no search! and black background only, iOS don’t even ask me gotta update my phone just to make this work semi-right, ipadOS.. I was saving old app but was force-updated, darn, etc.)  Would you please explain how to switch to SonosNet in this Sonos’ app new world?With 30 minute holds for tech support and no refreshed tutorial on forum or YouTube using logical keywords to no avail. Feel free to detail here, where we can all

 Hi everyone,I'm reaching out to this community because I'm at my wit's end with my Sonos system. When it works, it's absolutely amazing – the sound quality is top-notch, and I've invested in quite a few of their products over the years. However, the reliability issues have become unbearable.For the past few months, even before the recent app update, I've been experiencing constant problems. Music often won't stream at all, it stops mid-play, some speakers refuse to connect, and sometimes I can't connect at all. These issues are making the system practically unusable, which is incredibly frustrating given the amount of money and effort I've put into it.I'm now considering alternatives to Sonos. Can anyone recommend a different setup that offers similar sound quality but with better reliability? I'm open to all suggestions, whether it's another multi-room system or even a different approach to home audio.Thanks in advance for your help!!!!

I have the Arc, amp and various Sonos speakers around the house. Linked to the system is an Innuos Zen Mini 3 which holds my music collection.All I want to be able to do is listen to my music while my wife watches the t.v. with her using the Arc.I have a Sonos Port which is not in use at the moment. Is it possible to achieve what I’d like to do if I use the Port, connect its output to something like an Ifi zen blue 3 transmitter. I then wirelessly link a pair of bluetooth headphones to the output of the Ifi giving me the freedom to listen to my music in an adjacent room or alongside her. Has anyone achieved this or have any other ideas? 

Hello,I am asking since the release and I am not getting a reply. With the new software update “In house”  local music services like Airsonic/Subsonic or Bonob do not work anymore.Can I get a reply from a Sonos dev regarding these questions :Will it be supported again ? https://github.com/simojenki/bonob/issues/174 Will the search function work on these services ? https://github.com/simojenki/bonob/issues/163 Will you give the possibility to add a custom image on the service instead of a dotted square ? https://github.com/simojenki/bonob/issues/174 Bumpitybump.I was forced to update my speakers and factory reset them, and now I can’t add services on the Android 16.1 app and Bonob does not exist on version 80.Can I get a developer to answer these three questions PLEASE or are you basically forcing me to sell my Sonos stereo system ?Is there anyone at Sonos reading this except the censors in the name of the “Code of Conduct” ?Moderator edit: Combined posts

Hi AllHoping you can helpWanting to upgrade my system to new Arc, sub and 2 x Era 300sI wondering whether it is better for real spatial / surround sound to mount the Era 300s on the wall - above and behind the couch, rather than on stands close to couch? It is quite a large room - approx 12m x 7mAm thinking of putting the Era 300s on the wall behind the couch (the wall is about 3.6m behind the couch)in the photos you can see the wall - with speakers would be attached above the glass balustrade at a height of about 2.4mI am also thinking of adding an Era 100 to the room setup above the dining table. So my question - wall mount the Era 300s? Or keep them closer to the couch on stands? Thanks!! 

Brand new user to Sonos. Downloaded the Sonos App to iPhone but was unable to use, as the button to accept terms of use button is greyed out. Have then downloaded Sonos App to iPad and been able to accept terms of use there and get started using new Sonos Roam. This is not ideal as wish to be able to use Sonos Roam when out of range of Wi-Fi in garden. Can anyone suggest fix to get the Sonos App working on iPhone so I can actually roam using my speaker. I have already checked/tried:Checking I am on latest version of IOS  Updating App by deleting and reinstalling  Deleting App rebooting iphone and reinstalling App 

Hello,Why doesn't the application show the alarm clock and sleep timer item on the Samsung S23+ (Android) phone?For Motorola Edge 30 Neo (Android), these items are displayed...Is it the app or Samsung's fault?Thanks P.

Advice please. I have a Beam 2 and 2 x One SL’s in my living room, which I use for TV and music. I am about to take possession of 2 x Era 100’s for my conservatory, just for music.  I would like comments on whether to put the Era 100’s in my conservatory, as my original plan, or put the 2 Ones there and bring the Eras’ into the living room with the beam.  Thank you 😎

Hi,    Anyone experience any changes withthier APP and System just by changing DNS in router? I basically changed out Spectrums DNS to Cloudflare and it killed the functionality of my app and system.Thoughts?Thx 

My current setup: den with TV → Ethernet to Port input → RCA output to 5.1 receiver DVD input2 other Sonos Amps running various other speakers, and 1 Arc soundbar (on a different room’s TV) on my household Sonos ecosystem.  I have the den TV connected to the Port to enable TV sound over all Speakers throughout the house. My question is can I add a Phono / turntable to the existing Port using RCA, thereby connecting into the 5.1 receiver and integrating into the Sonos system? I would essentially have 2 inputs into the Port that way.Or would the better solution be to remove the den TV ethernet connection to Port, connect the Phono into the input side of the Port using RCA, and then when I want whole-house TV sound, utilize the soundbar from the other room’s TV?  My den TV’s picture is not always sync’d with other rooms TV’s so I’d prefer to keep it as the main source of Sonos TV whole-house sound if possible, because it is most likely the TV that we will be watching.

Hi,I have no previously created zones, would just click speakers on or off as needed from the list. But now I do need to create a Zone. How to do this in the new app? I can’t find anywhere to create Zones and Zone names. From other comments sounds like I’m not the only one having issues with the new app so I don’t feel too stupid. Yet. I have (4) Ones and (1) Roam. 

Hi everyone, First, let me introduce my setup.- Hisense C1 Projector- Apple TV 4K- Sonos Beam Gen 2 - Connected on the HDMI Arc with a 2.1 cable. Since 3 or 4 days i'm experienced some sound delay. Here my experiments : I try only the Projector with Beam, no problem.I try only the Projector’s built-in speaker and Apple TV, no problem.And the full setup Projector, Beam and Apple TV, sound delay close to 1sec after the image appears. I discovered through these 3 tests that only the 5.1 codec was a problem. No sound delay in Stereo or Atmos. (I didn’t try Beam in Airplay but this is not a solution). So i asking please some help cause i’m in a dead end. In case its help, the delay became after i try the Sonos Ace with Beam. Maybe the next 1 or 2 day. Since my tests i remove the Ace from my Beam.

As I powered on my Move 2 (on battery) this morning, I noticed the status light did not illuminate as per normal (usually goes white when connected to wifi).  Nonetheless it IS on wifi as it quite happily responded to ‘Alexa’ and played a radio station, and I can also see it in the app.Anyone else?  Is this a new software ‘feature’ that came with some recent update?  If so have to say I don’t like it, as my Move sits on a shelf where the top of the speaker is not visible, and I now can’t tell when it is powered on and connected!

Trying to conect roam to de app to configurate for first time.After sharing the wifi pasword and so on it shows a message (the screenshot below) and closes the app. I try to folow the steps this message indicates, but the device stays forever with the white led and it’s impossible to conect it again. I have to restart it to redo the hole process to end up in the same point of the message.If someone does know something about it, i would like to hear itThanks! The message is in spanish, it says Sonos roam has been added, but it may not appear in the system, in that case hold the power button 5s to power off, and then, power it on to continue the configuration form the system config. 

Dear Sonos Support Team,I hope this message finds you well.I am writing to seek assistance regarding an issue I have encountered with the Sonos app following the recent update. Prior to the update, I had several playlists created within the Sonos app. Unfortunately, since updating to the latest version, I am unable to access any of these playlists.I have attempted restarting the app, rebooting my devices, and even reinstalling the Sonos app, but the issue persists. The playlists are crucial for my daily usage, and it is quite frustrating not being able to access them.Could you please provide guidance on how to resolve this issue?Thank you for your assistance and understanding. I look forward to your prompt response.Best regards,A.Matov

Hi everyone, I’m having trouble with my Sony TV and soundbar setup. The soundbar occasionally stops producing sound when switching between different HDMI sources. Initially, it would only occur when switching from an HDMI source like my gaming console to a streaming app. The problem was temporarily fixed by toggling the TV's sound settings from HDMI to TV speakers and back. However, now the issue persists even when watching content directly from the TV’s internal apps. Sometimes, after an episode finishes, the sound doesn’t come back for the next one, and switching the sound source setting resolves it. I’m using HDMI ARC and passthrough, and have verified that all settings are correct. Despite following suggestions from both Sony and the soundbar manufacturer, including disabling various power-saving options, the issue remains unresolved. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Could it be related to HDMI handshake issues?

Since moving to the new Sonos app I regularly get a message on my iPhone telling me that “wifi isn’t connected” when I try to use the app. Wifi however is connected and the system can be turned on through other phones (which also randomly get this problem at different times). The solution currently is to wait for a random length of time….. seconds to an hour….. before the app decides to connect me to my system. The previous app was rock solid for wifi connection. This app is really flakey. Does anyone have a solution or share this problem?

Since the latest awful updates in the IOS app, I can no longer save speaker name changes as the useless ‘Playing Now’ window blocks the Save or Done button. I am trying to rename the ‘Patio’ speaker to ‘Office’. No combination of swipes or slides appears to hide that thing. If I click the back arrow, (the only visible option), the changes are discarded.I do NOT have Homekit or Alexa linked. How can I rename speakers now?I have the latest Sonos S2 build 80.05.04 running on an iPhone 15 Pro Max and all speakers are updated to current software. 

I’m so lost  I’m looking to fill a 700ish sf studio with music as well as wireless mic connection, could I buy a Sonos Connect and run 2 play 1s off of it, would it play both the mic and the music? Is there any other option? 

My wife and I sometimes like to watch TV together after our son has gone to bed, but having the volume on makes too much noise in the house. Can we both wear our own Ace headsets and connect to TV audio via Arc at the same time?

So I needed to check my Music Library settings on my Android Controller App to respond to another post here. Opened the controller and the Manage menu doesn’t have a Music Library setting. Checked the About screen and the controller is exactly the same version as on another Android that is showing it with no issues.Tried a Controller device reboot and still the issue persists.The Alarm option is also missing on the problem controller. 

What happened?  Its worked fine since the day I got my pair of Era 300’s.  It was working as recently as last week (8-15-24).  Now I get lossless streaming but not Atmos on music I know for certain is Atmos in my library. I’ve restarted my Mac and my iPhone and the speakers and still no Atmos.  I’ve tried the trick where you move the S2 app scrub bar to get it to correctly show if its streaming Lossless or Atmos music but that doesn't do any good.My iPhone is running Sonos app version 80.06.03 installed on July 30.  The Era 300’s are both running version 16.3.1 (build 80.1-55240).

Hello: My Sonos One has not been connecting to the TV and Beam. Both are on the same network and found in the app.Any Thoughts? I tried the Chat feature on the website and that was a joke. Thanks!

Sonos Arc soundbar connected to LG HDTV, in use for over two years.  Within the past two months, when I play Spotify via iPhone to the soundbar, TV comes on with still pictures portraying the music (artists, album covers), or some unrelated screen saver pictures.  Prior to ths, TV did not energize, music simply played through the sound bar using Spotify.  I am unaware of any change that I may have made.  Would someone please coach me through What to check?  TIA