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Contributor I
September 24, 2012

Keep device groups after power cycle

Allow device groups to be locked so that they don't split when power is lost to one or more devices and are powered back up.
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    Lyricist I
    October 22, 2013
    It would be great to expand this to remembering the playlist on that player to. This will work great in combination with the change to resume playback from the mute button
    Lyricist I
    December 7, 2013
    I second this request - keep device groups after power cycle. I have a Connect and 2 x Play 3s used in a group to handle my TV sound. Every time I turn the power bank off, the whole configuration drops and I have to reconfigure when I power back on.
    Lyricist I
    February 15, 2014
    I third this request.  I think this is a "very" important and needed improvement so that working with groups does not become cumbersome.
    Lyricist I
    May 19, 2014
    Yes, please! We live in a rural area that loses power a LOT. My computer doesn’t lose files on disk when the power goes out — why does my Sonos system lose group info? Very frustrating.
    Trending Lyricist I
    September 12, 2014
    In addition I would like the ability to quickly recall group configurations, because the order in which devices are added to a group is important for the play list that is associated with that group.
    Lyricist I
    September 24, 2014
    I would also like to see this feature added.  I have way too many devices in my home that need to be kept in a sleep mode, but still using power.  SONOS should consider this as a major issue.

    I have 6 devices, and is quite the pain to re-group and setup each time power is cycled.  Now it only happens when beyond my control, but I would like to make my home more energy conscious

    I have set my router to assign permanent IP Addresses in the DHCP settings based on the MAC address of each unit, so I know which device is getting which IP Address.  Retaining IP address should not be an issue, just needs to be stored somewhere in the system
    Lyricist I
    December 30, 2015
    So its the end of 2015 and this feature is still not there yet. Any update from Sonos side?

    I just got my first two Play1's yesterday. I really like them and setting the up was super easy. But because I just got them, I disconnected them a couple of times to find the best place and I was quite surprised that every time they lost they group setting. I did not expect that at all - that the reason I did not read up on this beforehand.

    Because we power-down most of our devices overnight, the Play1's would lose power every day, meaning every morning, it will not work any more as I expect it to work. So instead of just pushing a button to continue what was playing in the evening, I have to fire up some app, group the speaker together and select the radio station again...quite annoying, right?
    Stuart_W
    World-Class Superstar
    December 30, 2015
    So its the end of 2015 and this feature is still not there yet. Any update from Sonos side?

    I just got my first two Play1's yesterday. I really like them and setting the up was super easy. But because I just got them, I disconnected them a couple of times to find the best place and I was quite surprised that every time they lost they group setting. I did not expect that at all - that the reason I did not read up on this beforehand.

    Because we power-down most of our devices overnight, the Play1's would lose power every day, meaning every morning, it will not work any more as I expect it to work. So instead of just pushing a button to continue what was playing in the evening, I have to fire up some app, group the speaker together and select the radio station again...quite annoying, right?


    The speakers are designed to stay powered up all the time and go into a low power mode when no audio is playing.

    It is you switching the units off that is causing the "problem".
    Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
    Avid Contributor I
    December 30, 2015
    My components disconnect whilst powered up, let alone power cycling or switching off. It doesn't seem a robust enough feature.
    Stuart_W
    World-Class Superstar
    December 30, 2015
    My components disconnect whilst powered up, let alone power cycling or switching off. It doesn't seem a robust enough feature.

    That shouldn't be happening, unless you have a Playbar in a group and then turn the TV on in which case it will be removed from the group.
    Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2