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Sonos room name changes

Remove the Sonos from the Apple HomeKit process. That randomly (well, it seems so) changes the names back to what they are in HomeKit. Once...
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Airplay Password

All of my Sonos speakers recently starting asking for an Airplay password even though I have the password requirement disabled in Apple’s ho...
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Lazy8oneZContributor I
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When using google assistant, playing spotify simultaneously in multiple rooms is not working.

One of the best features of sonos system is playing different music from the same spotify account on multiple Sonos speakers at the same time. When I use Google Assistant to start playing a song in a certain room, it works great. But when give a secomand command to play a different song in another room, it stops the already playing stream. I believe it forwards the comannd to Spotify, and not to Sonos. My setup is two Sonos play:1s, and android based assistant / google home app. I will get a google home mini, and a google home hub What am I missing?!

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jgatie
4 years ago
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Yankees411Contributor I
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Can I stream the same music through my Echo and my Sonos Beam at the same time?

I have my Beam set up in my living room, an Echo in my bedroom, and an Echo Dot connected (via aux) to a non-Sonos speaker in my kitchen. Is it possible to play the same music (e.g, on one Spotify account) on the Beam and the Echo devices at the same time? If not, is my only alternative to be able to stream music throughout my apartment to add more Sonos speakers to my ecosystem?

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jgatie
4 years ago
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paulie9010Avid Contributor I
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sonos and bixby

Is there any way to use sonos on the Samsung smart fridge with the Bixby built into it?

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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ChocolatejasContributor I
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Tradfri Gateway not finding sonos speakers

Initially purchased the IKEA Symfonisk speakers which worked great. Recently tried to incorporate the volume control from IKEA as well and have had nothing but frustration. Plugged in the TRÅDFRI gateway and it wanted an update to add the audio control device. Try to update the app and it say the gateway is already up to date…  Saw some chatter from 2018 that certain networks don’t play nice with the gateway. I have a prouser network set up with Ubquity products. I physically go to friends plug in the gateway to get it updated. Go home and now the IKEA app won’t find the any of my 8 sonos products. This has been a very frustrating experience. Anyone else run into this?

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4 years ago
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LulucasContributor I
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Permanently group Sonos One and Play 5

Hello, I own several different Sonos products. I recently purchased a Sonos One for the bathroom and grouped it with a play 5 located next to it in our bedroom.The grouping works, however if I use Alexa to control the Sonos one it only play on this device, but not on the play 5.Is there a way to avoid this and have the music play on both if they are grouped - and if not, why….?Thank you guys!

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Ken_Griffiths
4 years ago
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quipmasterContributor III
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Sonos Beam homekit automation

Hi Sonos Community, Does anyone know how to use apple home kit's automation feature for a Sonos Beam. I'd like to be to create an automation that play music at a certain time, or turn off the Apple TV at a certain time. My Sonos Beam is listed in the home automation but I can't do anything with it. The speaker icon stays greyed out. Any links to articles or videos regarding this topic are greatly appreciated. Luis

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4 years ago
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perneroContributor I
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Symfonisk remote stopped working with speakers

I have a playbar and two play:1’s. A few weeks ago I picked up the Ikea Symfonisk remote and it worked perfectly with my setup. Last night, my internet went out and my symfonisk remote wasn’t working. I went to set it up again and completed the setup succesfully through the ikea smart home app. However, the app still does not recognize my remote as a device. After successfully setting it up, the remote still doesn’t work and does not appear on the list of devices. I’ve tried disconnecting my account from the app, and also re- set up the ikea hub and the problem persists.

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4 years ago
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Boo RadleyAvid Contributor I
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Can no longer turn OFF Vizio TV with Google Assistant and Sonos Amp over HDMI ARC

I honestly don’t know if this is an Assistant problem, a Vizio problem or a Sonos problem but figured I’d post here since you all are such a great community.I have a Vizio 55” P Series 4K UHD TV hooked up over HDMI ARC to a Sonos Amp and controlled over Google Assistant (activated via Sonos Ones set-up as rear speakers)Until recently, I could turn the TV off and on via Google Assistant. Now, I can only seem to turn it ON. In both cases, assistant responds to the command in the affirmative but the TV doesn’t turn OFF when I say off.I suspect it could be the Sonos component because it responds that the Sonos TV Den Control is the one responding despite there being a Chromecast built-in to the TV also.I have confirmed CEC is enabled.  I can’t remember exactly when this started but it used to work perfectly well. I have tried hard rebooting the TV.Any other thoughts or suggestions?

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joshzimmermanContributor I
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How can I use Smartthings (the new app) to play a playlist?

So I recently updated to the new Sonos integration, per Smartthings' recommendation in their September 17th email. That is, I changed the 'type' to "LAN Sonos Player Websocket". This, of course, broke my existing scenarios involving Sonos, such as playing a white noise playlist when I turn on the "goodnight" routine. In trying to do something similar with the new app, I cannot find the setting to play a playlist (or any sound, for that matter) from any of my Sonos speakers. The only options available are to set the volume, or to mute/unmute. Does anyone know how to accomplish this simple task which was quite easy before? Thanks!

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4 years ago
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mattnunn1985Avid Contributor I
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Sonos Speakers in Apple Shortcuts App iOS 13.1

Has anyone managed to get Sonos speakers to show up as devices in the Shortcuts app? I have Sonos Ones and they are set up in the Home app, but they won’t show up as devices in the Shortcuts app so I can add them to scenes/automations.

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4 years ago
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mattnunn1985Avid Contributor I
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Using Apple Automations to Group Sonos Speakers

Does anyone know of a way to use Apple Automations to group Sonos speakers? I have set up the Automation shown in the image, which streams music from Apple Music to a Sonos One in my hallway. However, I want to add a step between Set Playback Destination and Set Volume that groups my Hallway Sonos One with my other Sonos Ones, therefore streaming the music to multiple rooms. Any ideas/help would be much appreciated.[img]https://uploads-eu-west-1.insided.com/sonos-en/attachment/7ce43b79-0d88-4053-aee8-824d16dda4bb.jpg[/img][img]https://uploads-eu-west-1.insided.com/sonos-en/attachment/7ce43b79-0d88-4053-aee8-824d16dda4bb.jpg[/img]

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4 years ago
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rlstumpContributor I
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Connecting Outdoor TV Sound To Two Outdoor Amps/Zones

Hi Community, I recently installed two outdoor zones (1 with in ceiling speakers in outdoor kitchen and 1 with two outdoor waterproof speakers attached to the house). I want to hook up the outdoor TV to the both Sonos amps/zones. The TV has the ability to connect via bluetooth but as we know Sonos runs over WiFi. My question is if it is better to run hard wires from the TV to the Connect Amps. If so, how can I get both amps wired together so I can play sound in both zones? If not, does it make sense to buy a WiFi to BT converter and connect that through the Connect Amps somehow and then connect to the TV via BT. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Rich

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4 years ago
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jeromemellorContributor I
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Removing the 'On this iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch' feature

I bought all my Sonos products so that I would have the simplicity of using my iPhone to play the tracks I had bought on iTunes through my Sonos in most of the rooms in my home. I could just take my phone out of my pocket and control my music. Apparently, no longer. You are now writing this off “because it’s unreliable”! It’s never been unreliable! You’ve just removed the ‘raison d’être’ for Sonos. A very expensive mistake for many customise myself.

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FoMcKContributor I
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Sonos Move iOS Home app Cannot Find Add Accessory

Hi there! Just setup my new Sonos Move, love it. Like all of the rest of my Sonos speakers (Beam and Ones) that I previously added successfully to the Home App (by adding New accessory - I do not have a code = I wait wait, it would discover and I could add). This process does not happen with my new Move. I have updated my iOS software to 13.1 and the new Home App, but it does not seem find the Move, and I have the Move successfully connected to my home wifi network. Would appreciate any ideas or help, thank you!

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4 years ago
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AAVS2012Contributor I
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Will Sonos Ever Add a 12 Volt DC Trigger to Connect, Connect Amp?

It's been several years that I have asked Sonos about adding a 12 Volt DC Trigger or Changing the Standby Light or Standby Voltage so that End Users with External Amplifiers can have a reliable method of turning on and off the external amplifier when not in use. Niles makes devices that can measure lights on devices that trigger the amp but Sonos light doesn't change enough when it's in Standby mode. Same thing with Xantech, SpeakerCraft, Furman and other companies that make similar control devices! I know I am not alone with this request, maybe if there is enough discussion here in the forum we can collectively get results!

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4 years ago
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Anonymous
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Chromecast Netflix to Sonos One

So, here's what I'd like to be able to do: When I'm streaming a movie/TV show to my TV via Chromecast, the audio plays through my crappy built-in TV speakers. I would like the audio to be played through my lovely Sonos One stereo pair instead. How would I go about doing that? Thanks in advance! Daniel

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mkenneyContributor I
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Sonos Move and HomeKit

Very interested in the Move speaker. I will buy when it comes with HomeKit / Siri. Any idea when that will be?!

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4 years ago
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dinasaurousrexContributor I
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Qlab with Sonos

Hello, all. I am curious if anyone has ever tried to use Qlab with Sonos speakers or app? I would like to be able to program some basic sound cue functions to play over 1 or 2 speakers using Qlab. Essentially looking to pre-program a volume fad up and fad out time, but need to trigger the action myself. [b]Anyone have experience with this?[/b] Thank you!

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4 years ago
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TChiefContributor I
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turn off alarm when i am away

How do I turn it off if I am not at home?

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bockersjv
4 years ago
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bobbelingContributor I
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Sonos 10.1 update breaking Savant Systems integration

Sonos! What did you do?!?! When is this going to be fixed? From Savant: Field Impact Notice Sonos Software Update 10.1 Causes Savant Integration to Become Inoperable Document Date: April 3, 2019 Document Supports: da Vinci 8.x, 9.x Issue Summary: On April 3rd, 2019, Sonos released 10.1 which causes Savant integration to become inoperable. Any Savant System running Savant Pro 8.x and later utilizing the Sonos service with a Sonos Play Speaker, Sonos Amp, or Sonos Connect will be affected. Endpoints utilizing Playbar, Playbase, or Beam are affected, although volume control for these devices is retained. Conditions Present: A Sonos Play:1, Play:3, Play:5, Connect, or Sonos Amp is installed and has been updated to 10.1. Unable to discover Sonos devices via System Monitor and Savant Studio. Sonos actions from the Savant Home Screen do not execute. Sonos actions from Savant REM devices appear to execute but no music is heard. Scenes containing Sonos will init

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snelldAvid Contributor I
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Echo show / Sonos One integration

Hi, I have 2x Sonos One in the kitchen. I am looking to buy a Ring Doorbell and add an Echo Show 5 to the kitchen which would replace an echo dot that is used as a bluetooth input only wired into a Sonos Connect. The only use I see for the Echo Show is to display the Ring Doorbell camera (and to act as the bluetooth input currently fulfilled by the Echo Dot it will replace). I understand that I need to ask Alexa to display the door camera, i.e. the show does not automatically display the camera when the doorbell is rung. As per the Echo Dot the show would have the microphone turned off. Can I ask Alexa to display the doorbell camera on the show via the Sonos Ones? Thank you

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4 years ago
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AndyCoContributor I
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Shuffle with IFTTT

Does anyone know if there is a way to trigger Sonos to switch on shuffle? I have a load of bedtime songs in a Spotify playlist and am using the new IFTTT integration triggered from a Smartthings simulated switch to launch the playlist but it would be great if I could get different songs every night

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Tab123Contributor I
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Lighting with Sonos

I have a sonos one and want to use the light feature, do I just buy a Philips hue bulb and sync it to the sonos? Or do I need something besides that. Never had anything like this before, and I'm a bit of a techno phobe

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Dr Ross.S
4 years ago
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Doug AmesHeadliner I
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Separating and re-joining stereo pair without breaking 3rd-party services

Ok, it's annoying that that every time you break apart a stereo pair and re-join them (e.g., to use one speaker temporarily as a portable elsewhere in the house), you have to re-do all the settings, including the room audio settings and the voice assistant settings (for the Sonos One). Looks like Sonos has had outstanding requests to restore settings easily "on the list" for at least 6 years. Or one could easily work around this issue by having a mono mode setting - guess what, also "on the list" for at least 6 years. But worst of all is that every time I separate the stereo pair or re-join it, all the 3rd-party services I use with Sonos, like IFTTT, Home Assistant, and Olisto think that the old speakers are gone and I have new speakers. I have to delete and re-establish the account link, then re-create all the applets and automations that I use to work around other silly bugs and limitations with Sonos services. It's an impractical amount of work for a quick temporary speaker move.

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melvimbe
4 years ago
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JustinNContributor II
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Possible to downgrade firmware so that Webcore works again?

I am using SmartThings and Webcore to automate a few things in my house. Before the latest firmware update I was able to use the status of my Sonos speakers in Webcore (eg "backyard switch is on") so that I could change the color of some interior lights (to remind me that music is on outside) and keep the smartlock on the door from automatically locking (we go in and out a lot to keep up with the demands of our 2 year old son). Sounds like the firmware update broke SmartThings/WebCore's ability to work with Sonos. I read that Sonos decided to change the xml schema in the zone data, which prevents SmartThings from identifying groups and players properly. Is there anyway I can downgrade firmware so that everything works again? I have no plans on using Google Assistant so Im ok losing "features" if this is possible. Thanks in advance!

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Master T
4 years ago
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