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Can my wife play here's own music while I'm playing my own in livingroom? All speakers on the same network 

Hello guys,I tring to make google assistant work on my parents system (on there tv beam gen1 + 2 one sl)We live in Israel but I changed yesterday my account which link to the system to the US and tried with UK also but nothing showing up on the app.Can't add on sonos app, on google home i can link my sonos account.I wanted to purchase the beam 2 for myself but the assistant is make ot or brake it for me.Any idea why after a day it doesn't shows up?

The ‘All Music’ folder tracks on my Synology NAS are in alphabetical order. Today when I tried to play it through my Sonos, the order was no longer alphabetical, more like random. How do I control this?

My wife’s MacBook name has changed since we added her music folder to our Sonos library. So when we tried to play music it was not found.  So I added her new music folder to the Sonos library and removed the old one, and everything appeared to have updated.  However, when trying to play a track from her library we get the same error - it is looking for the track in the old location.  How do you get Sonos to look for the track in the new updated library?? Thanks

I have upgraded from original Sonos to new generation Sonos 2.  My old system connected to a wi-fi connected hard drive (Western Digital MyBookLive). I am trying to add it to the new system, but am having trouble.  I have the IP address for the hard drive, but the app requires me to enter a file path.  But I cannot figure out what the file path is.  When I enter the description of it as it appears in the settings for the Sonos 1 (which still plays from the hard drive), it says that file doesn’t exist.   Spoke for hours to Sonos tech support, but couldn’t figure it out.  Tried file explorer in Windows, but can’t see it.   At a loss.

Hii have a lg c2 television a arc,sub, and 2 ones for surround.can I only get atmos from the television apps?as there is only one earc port on tv and Sonos arc, I take it I can’t get atmos from Apple TV etc without some kind of splitter?cheers

Hello,I have a Sonos beam and I have all my music stored locally on my computer. Everything is working great. However I wan’t to know the type of file that is currently playing, I am using my phone (s2) app to control and play everything. I have some doubles in say mp3 and flac and would like to know which one I am currently playing. Am i missing something as I can’t see any way to show this information.Thanks in advance

Dear Sonos community,Let me preface by saying that I have searched this website as well as the vast space that is Google and the rest of the web to find out if anyone has had my problem. I couldn’t find anything. I keep wondering if I’m searching for the wrong thing – so if my question has been discussed already, I apologize.My setup: I own a LG TV, an Apple TV 4K and a Sonos Ray. I use only the Siri Remote to turn on the TV and use the Apple TV, I never enter LG’s interface.I connected the Sonos Ray through this instruction on Sonos’s site to my TV (the section which says “Optical or optical adapter”)My problem is: When I change the volume, both the Apple TV’s and the Sonos Ray’s status light will “light up”, indicating that volume has in- or decreased. Also, on the TV there is an interface indicator which shows Plus and Minus signs, telling me if volume has de- or increased.But sometimes, when I hold the remote wrong (or the front part is covered by my leg or something), and increase

I purchased a Sonos Beam and two One SLs last week. I noticed that the backlight is not illuminated on the volume up/down and play/pause buttons. I have verified on the Hardware>Touch Controls setting is enabled on all 3 speakers in the Sonos app (iphone). I have also checked that all speakers are up to date with the latest software and rebooted each speaker.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

Simple system: We have two Sonos Ones in separate rooms/zones, but the app will only recognize one at a time, not both simultaneously. It used to, just trying to get it back. Same router for both, same Sonos profile and app. Any tips appreciated, thanks. Ferris.  

I purchased a home that has an HTD MCA-66 with CAT5 cables running to every room. I have 6 zones, each with the corresponding HTD wall volume control.The HTD has a 4 pin Phoenix connector AND a corresponding CAT5 connector for each zone.I’d like each speaker pair in each of the 6 zones to operate separately via a Sonos Port (one Port for each Zone).Question: Where am I hooking the RCA from each Sonos Port to? Audio in on the MCA-66? Or do I set it up as a sub zone within each zone? Can I remove and bypass the wall power and volume controls and only use Sonos for everything? Lastly - how can I make the speaker pair in my living room operate as RL and RR for surround with my Sonos Playbar? Do I need a Sonos Amp for that? Or would one of my Sonos Ports suffice?Thank you for your help!

Hi.For some unknown reason my Play 1 and Play 3 are upgraded to S2.And therefore incompatible with my Sonos 1 system.I have tried to follow the downgrade instructions:Factory reset, install S2 app, support->downgrade. App finds the speakers on my network, but when I then confirm to do the downgrade, it fails with the reason “ We couldnt find any Sonos-products on “networkname”, so we cannot configure Play3” Same situation with the Play1.Any ideas?BR,/Lars

I’m in Sweden. Currently I can hear BBC Radio on Tune-in, but the broadcast is interrupted now and again with a warning that broadcasting will end in 2023. I’ve been in touch with the BBC who tell me the following:The BBC uses several streaming technologies to deliver BBC Sounds. One of these is called Shoutcast which the BBC will stop using by mid-2023. We recommend that if you hear the message advising of the change, to follow the advice and get in contact with the manufacturer. It might be possible for the device to be updated to use another of stream technologies that we will continue to use (HLS and DASH).Shoutcast is an older streaming technology and many connected radio devices in the UK no longer use it for BBC streams. Ending support for Shoutcast will enable us to focus on HLS and DASH - the two most popular technologies currently used. As well as delivering better value, it will allow us to understand more on how our content is consumed. This forms part of our strategy for B

Setting up sub, 2x one SL, and beam. I’m able to connect all the devices in the same “room” except the beam. Each time I reset the device and select the same “room” as the other devices it creates its own new room. Why can I not get all the devices set to the same “room”? 

I have a Sonos 5 and two 1’s that operate on the Sonos 1 App.  I just purchased the Arc soundbar.  Are they compatible to play TV and streaming audio?

Hardware/Software:    Windows 11 with all updates installed, S1 controller, Sonos ZP80, Buffalo Linkstation live 1TB NAS Network Profile Type: Private (VPN via high-speed Wi-Fi - No ethernet access to router) Connectivity:              ZP80 connects to my VPN via Wi-Fi and the two ports from the ZP80 run ethernet cables to a desktop mini and NAS I was able to play music from my NAS, with the above connectivity till about Sept/Oct 2022, when a windows 11 update caused the NAS to disappear.  This has now been fixed and I'm once again able to see my ancient 2010 Buffalo Linkstation Live (LS-CHL-V2 series) NAS.  Advanced sharing settings and SMB settings under windows features have all been checked by Sonos and all look fine and I’ve also posted screen grabs below. When I try and add my NAS share in the S1 Controller I get the following error:S1 -> Manage tab -> Music Library Settings -> Add -> Networked device -> Browse and select NAS and share from Network tab -> OK -&g

My setup: ARC + 2 x oneSL (surround.)  My ARC is defined as a Speaker in Alexa.  It is not in the same group as the Echo.When watching TV, if I say ‘Alexa turn on lights’ - it does - and provides audio feedback via Echo speaker.  BUT, then the sound coming from ARC goes and stays very low for ~15 seconds before returning to normal.  If I say ‘Alexa stop’ during this period, the volume pops right back up.  This seems to happen if the music is coming from the Echo as well (though, in this case, saying ‘echo stop’ actually stops the music too.)My Echo is located behind my head, close to me, and it is the one that answers - not the Sonos speaker, when I talk to it.  Alexa audio playback happens, as desired, on the Sonos.Thanks for any and all assistance in fixing this uniquely annoying issue.

My new sub mini will not work with either of my beams with surrounds added or on their own, but if i remove the surrounds and set up as a stereo pair and add the sub it works fine :-( very frustrating, have tried removing, and reinstalling, resetting and hard wiring but no change 😭 any help greatly Appreciated 

So I’ve had my Sonos home theater setup for over 10 months using an ARC, 2 Play 5 Gen 2, Sub Gen 2, and Sub Gen 3.  I am using a Sonos Boost for my Sonia Network and had been perfect for 10 months but last week got disconnected for no reason, and when tying to reconnect the Play 5 gen 2 pair the setup wizard connecting them to the ARC and subs will time out saying it didn’t connect.  When I go to look at my system it will no longer show the Play 5s and it will indicate I have surround speakers hooked to the ARC yet they don’t play any sound and the room with the ARC will show (ARC+Subx2+??) so I remove the surround speakers from the ARC and try to connect again.  I have reset all speakers and started from scratch but still cannot get my Play 5s to connect to my ARC as the surrounds.  I have had Sonia for over 8 years with no problems and even upgraded my speakers.  I have 4 Play 1, 2 Play 5 Gen 2, 1 playbar, 1 ARC, and 2 Subs Gen2.   if anyone knows how to get this fixed and hooked up

For the past week, I have been unable to add tracks to a queue from any service, Amazon, Spotify, etc. I receive no error message. Nor do I have the dropdown that allows me to Play Next. My mac and Sonos S2 software is up to date. I’ve tried rebooting my mac and my roam, with no success. I’m hesitant to reboot my router because my Sonos system seems to be functioning properly. Previously, I was able to add tracks to my queue and create playlists. However, I can’t do that today. Any advice?

Is it possible to set up a network for the first time without a smartphone or iPad?My parents have a MacOs Laptop, but no smartphone.  

I am trying to add the Apple Music library on my MacBook Pro to my the Sonos 2 app on my iPad. I keep getting the error message “There is no share users on the computer ...” What does this error message mean, what settings do I need to update on my MBP, what are the required values for the fields in the Share Info box? I have \\MBP name\users\my account name\music. I am running the latest versions of Sonos app, Mac O/S, iOS

I have an S1 system that has been working fine until a week ago. We have all old products, except for a new play 1, which is also on this system.A week ago all the android controllers and the ipad controller stopped finding the system. However the computer desktop app and the old CR200 still find all of the rooms easily. All divices are on the same network. Th Samsung tablet, ipad and android phones are all on the same network as the computer. I have tried the computer hard wired and wireless and it works fine on both.I have hard wired the Play 1 straight to the router and they still won’t find it.The various messages I get are:Unable to connect to Sonos. Learn moreSonos not found on this wifiWe can’t find sonos on your networkWe didn’t find any products connected to your router.I have tried all of the instructions on the various controllers and none of them do anything. On one occassion I got the Samsung tablet to find the hard wired play 1 and when I pushed done it goes back to- conn

Is anyone else unable to play BBC radio via Alexa assistant on their Sonos speakers? It keeps asking me to link my BBC sounds account and I've tried disabling and enabling it again and again and no improvement. 

Just tried to use Trueplay Tuning on my Arc system and I got the message regarding it is not yet supported on this iPhone. I have the iPhone 14 Pro. I assume a software update will be coming soon for Sonos similar to what happened with the iPhone 12.  Less of a question and more of a PSA