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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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    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 6, 2016


    Is preservation of groups after power cycle included in the beta?


    Sorry, you seem to think my answers are useless and off-topic. You should probably stop asking me questions if that is the case.


    Let's take a step back here guys, no need to start taking shots.

    One of the major requests around power cycling has been not to forget the queue or what a player was doing. This thread mentioned that issue as well as the players dropping group when they lose power or their IP address.
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    Lyricist III
    September 6, 2016
    I can't seem to find the question. What was it?
    Lyricist III
    September 6, 2016
    So let me get this straight. We get the same song, but only on one speaker?
    jgatie
    September 6, 2016
    Which has nothing to do with the issue of groups being lost on power cycle. But thanks!

    But it does have to do with the post which requests "It's 2016...Why in the world do I need to reassign a radio station to each of my players after a brief power loss." I was only replying to state that.
    September 6, 2016


    Is preservation of groups after power cycle included in the beta?


    Sorry, you seem to think my answers are useless and off-topic. You should probably stop asking me questions if that is the case.


    Correct, your answers in the other thread were useless and slightly off topic. You aren't a moderator so I will continue asking questions as I wish. I don't think you have a filter to stop answering so I bet you will respond anyway.
    September 6, 2016


    Is preservation of groups after power cycle included in the beta?


    Sorry, you seem to think my answers are useless and off-topic. You should probably stop asking me questions if that is the case.


    Let's take a step back here guys, no need to start taking shots.

    One of the major requests around power cycling has been not to forget the queue or what a player was doing. This thread mentioned that issue as well as the players dropping group when they lose power or their IP address.


    Who is this directed at?
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 6, 2016
    Man... Sonos is really bad at fixing things or actually fulfilling requests.

    We're always working on issues and updates to improve Sonos. We know that we can't fill all requests and that not every one of them is going to happen, but we try to keep pushing Sonos forward into being the best it can be. The latest beta includes a lot of changes to how Sonos plays music and we got a lot of feedback around how it works and how it should work.

    Player groups are temporary by design, but this is an interesting request which may happen in the future. We don't have any news to announce about it though, so I can't let you in on if it's planned or not.


    Who is this directed at?

    It's a reminder to everyone to keep it friendly here. There are better ways to tell someone their replies aren't what you're looking for than saying they're "useless", especially when they're trying to help. Just like there's never a need to call out someone as a troll or be obtuse and focused on semantics.

    Also, we can all often use a reminder that there's no need to get upset here when we're all just trying to enjoy Sonos and music.
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    September 6, 2016
    Silent deleting of posts.
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 6, 2016
    Silent deleting of posts.

    The last post violated our terms and conditions so I had to remove it. I private messaged you about it and would be happy to discuss there. We try not to censor or delete anything here unless it's necessary.
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    Contributor II
    December 8, 2016
    We had a 5 minute power cut last night. I have 5 Sonos devices and they all ungrouped.
    The scenario is then that the wife gets up and presses the button on one of them to start up the last played, which is usually a digital radio station - she is greeted with a flashing red light - we both know how to put it right, but starting up the Sonos app on your phone, regrouping and selecting the Radio station again in my opinion should be an uneccessary step.

    It is really the only annoying feature of the Sonos system that I would like to be fixed.