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markpro
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September 6, 2019
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Sonos Move Bluetooth and Grouping

Regarding the new Sonos Move, very curious to know if one could still group in other speakers when using the bluetooth connection option and presuming that the Move is also connected to Wi-Fi. Or is it a case of the bluetooth option being fully stand-alone, and the Move can not simultaneously use Wi-Fi and bluetooth?
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    melvimbe
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    September 6, 2019
    Regarding the new Sonos Move, very curious to know if one could still group in other speakers when using the bluetooth connection option and presuming that the Move is also connected to Wi-Fi. Or is it a case of the bluetooth option being fully stand-alone, and the Move can not simultaneously use Wi-Fi and bluetooth?

    It's the latter. You can't be in both bluetooth and wi-fi mode at the same time. If you are on wifi, you likely wouldn't need to turn on bluetooth, unless you're trying to play content that can't be streamed through Sonos under wifi (youtube, for example)
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    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    September 9, 2019

    No, in Bluetooth mode, it is a standalone speaker. It can not be "paired" or "grouped" with other speakers.That's a real pity as this functionality is currently available with other bluetooth speakers so you can have left and right channels to have proper stereo separation. Makes more sense for Sonos to do this, as they'd probably sell twice as many. Forcing 'Stereo' out of a single unit is so yesterday.


    Makes me wonder if this is a feature Sonos hopes to add in the future. It might be that the feature didn't make it through testing in time for this release. It could also be that it's more complicated to do when you throw auto trueplay into the mix.
    Danny
      Akuhne
      Contributor I
      September 10, 2019


      No, in Bluetooth mode, it is a standalone speaker. It can not be "paired" or "grouped" with other speakers.That's a real pity as this functionality is currently available with other bluetooth speakers so you can have left and right channels to have proper stereo separation. Makes more sense for Sonos to do this, as they'd probably sell twice as many. Forcing 'Stereo' out of a single unit is so yesterday.
      Makes me wonder if this is a feature Sonos hopes to add in the future. It might be that the feature didn't make it through testing in time for this release. It could also be that it's more complicated to do when you throw auto trueplay into the mix.
      I was reading more on the Sonos website and apparently auto trueplay is not available when the speaker is in Bluetooth mode, only when connected to Wifi.
      wayne86
      Lyricist I
      January 29, 2020

       Mmmm, Well I always have active wifi network…. But not always internet available so thats why I want to use bluetooth to connect and play directly from my devices or My customers….. so now my system is not so clever as I only get one speaker :sweat:

        editwiz
        Contributor I
        February 27, 2020

        Who from Sonos is monitoring this thread? Sonos Move Bluetooth Stereo Pairing is pretty standard in the industry.

        I two did not do my homework. I bought a second move for my Mother in Law’s funeral to support streaming audio from my Windows 10 entertainment NUC PC for a piece I put together to find out that audio will only work on one of the two speakers.

        I also attempted to move back and forth between the two speakers though bluethooth. One of the Moves works however when I disconnect it and then connect to the other Move that is being recognized by Windows 10 no audio. I have attempted to do this with my Ipad pro 11. Same Issue. The only way to resolve this is to reset the Sonos Move speaker and then rejoin it to the WiFi network. I can duplicate the issue by simply turning both Sonos Moves back on switch them both to Bluetooth. Broken again. Hmmmm….. Going to place a call with Sonos support Team.

          sferris44
          Lyricist I
          April 20, 2020

          Can I group my Move with the Spotify Connect option in my Sonos app? Spotify Connect is through my Control4 system.

          FDagher
          Lyricist I
          September 23, 2020

           

          No, in Bluetooth mode, it is a standalone speaker. It can not be "paired" or "grouped" with other speakers.

          That's a real pity as this functionality is currently available with other bluetooth speakers so you can have left and right channels to have proper stereo separation. Makes more sense for Sonos to do this, as they'd probably sell twice as many. Forcing 'Stereo' out of a single unit is so yesterday.

           

           


          Makes me wonder if this is a feature Sonos hopes to add in the future. It might be that the feature didn't make it through testing in time for this release. It could also be that it's more complicated to do when you throw auto trueplay into the mix.

           

           

           

          It goes without saying that having the bluetooth stereo pairing/grouping option without Trueplay would still be a better alternative to not having it at all. In a variety of scenarios, Bluetooth might be the only option to connect the speakers. It would be a great added value if this is taken into consideration for future firmware/controller app updates.

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