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goldenfish67
Contributor I
January 27, 2020

Switch off WiFi and Bluetooth PERMANENTLY from Sonos One

Hi All

 

I have a very quick and simple question:

  • Can I SWITCH OFF the Wifi and Bluetooth PERMANENTLY from my Sonos One?

I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.

 

Thanks in advance

N

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    fischershaw
    Trending Lyricist I
    November 25, 2020

    I just installed 16 Amp devices, and with the latest f/w, bluetooth is definitely still turned on after installation. This is not a good thing, since bluetooth uses the same 2.4GHz frequency as 802.11, and yet does not follow any of the traffic control of regular wifi. It is like a very rude neighbor, and definitely should be disabled after setup is complete.

    One wonders if this contributes to the wifi issues that the majority of my Amps experienced when relying on wifi. They are all in a rack, with an AP a couple feet away, and yet continuously dropped off the network. Fortunately I was planning on connecting them to my switch anyway (yes, in daisy chained groups of 4, with line-in devices on each Amp closest to the switch).

    Tlawler28
    Lyricist I
    December 15, 2020

    Bluetooth is only active when setting up.  WiFi can be turned off in the settings menu:

    How to disable or enable WiFi on your Sonos players

    Wrong.  Bluetooth is always on even after setup

      Tlawler28
      Lyricist I
      December 15, 2020

      I just found out by accident that the Sonos One has Bluetooth enabled permanently (both speakers in my bedroom were found by my phone when I turned on Bluetooth and scanned for available devices) Although I’m not afraid of EMF, I don’t need 2 EMF emitting devices next to my bed. I replaced the Sonos One speakers with the Sonos Play:1 which I had no longer used.

      In my opinion there is no need for an always on Bluetooth device in the Sonos One. I can control the speaker via voice or the Sonos desktop app on my PC or Mac. Even if I had Wifi turned on and wanted to control the speakers with my phone, I could do that via already available Wifi – no need to add more EMF sources.

      I had decided to purchase the Sonos Ones because they were the only smart speakers which could be used with a wired connection and had Alexa Support. Had I known that Bluetooth is always enabled, I could have bought Amazon speakers for less money. Unlike Amazon’s or Apple’s speakers, from which is known up front that their devices work with WLAN only, I feel mislead by Sonos – no mentioning of always on Bluetooth on their web side’s product description or Amazons, where I bought the speakers. At least I didn’t see any notes.

      I’m thinking about selling my 2 Sone Ones. And I think I will invest no additional money into Sonos products. Their rivals speakers are getting smarter and are cheaper. The Sonos USP is gone for me with always on Bluetooth.

      I consider Sonos’ behavior in this matter disrespectful to their customers health. We simply don’t know yet how the long-term exposure to today’s massive EMF exposure will affect ones health over 50 or more years.

      Can the Sonos One  product owner/manager please comment on whether Bluetooth can be turned off in the future. Thanks.

       

      I agree. Unethical and unhealthy for Sonos to not allow bluetooth to be turned off.  I will not buy another Sonos speaker again and will tell everyone that i know not to buy sonos speakers due to them being unhealthy.  Why have an ethernet port if you can't turn off both the wifi and the bluetooth?

        fischershaw
        Trending Lyricist I
        December 15, 2020

        It is possible that they are using some low-end bluetooth chipset that does not allow itself to be disabled.

        AlexaLover
        Lyricist I
        January 8, 2021

        I also found that bluetooth is always on. I bought the Sonos One primarily because I wanted to avoid the EMF radiation of Wifi-only devices like the Echos. Sonos, please respond whether there is/will be a solution.

          jgatie
          jgatie
          January 8, 2021

          Hi All

           

          I have a very quick and simple question:

          • Can I SWITCH OFF the Wifi and Bluetooth PERMANENTLY from my Sonos One?

          I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.

           

          Thanks in advance

          N

           

          WiFi, yes.  Bluetooth, no.  

          jbird1
          Lyricist I
          February 13, 2021

          Has Sonos provided an update to disable the bluetooth module?   There is no need for it to be always on, especially considering you can’t even use the feature anyway.  Thinking of buying Sonos One but waiting for this update before doing so.  Thank you.

          Airgetlam
          Airgetlam
          February 14, 2021

          To this point, no, they have not.

          Bruce
          106rallye
          106rallye
          February 14, 2021

          Yes, you can use the feature - you use it when you set up the system. It is just not used for music.

          You could buy a Gen 1 One or a Play:1 - bit speakers do without bluetooth.

          mrmusic
          Lyricist I
          May 5, 2021

          Agreed that bluetooth is always ON as measured with an RF meter emitting ~200uW/m2 continuously after initial setup which is totally unnecessary. The fact that it's bluetooth LE is irrelevant.

          My workaround is to wrap my Beam with RF shielding metal thread material and it lowers the level to ~3uW/m2 which is acceptable to me.  The bluetooth antenna seems to be in the middle of the Beam near the buttons. The issue with this is that you need to cover the touch buttons with the RF shielding.

          I have some One’s outside wall mounted and it's not really practical to cover these.

          Next, I plan to pull them apart and either a) cut the bluetooth antenna or b) shield internally.  If anyone has circuit diagrams please yell out.

          To SONOS product engineers, this is a simple fix in your next hardware build.  Just add a physical on/off button for WiFi and bluetooth please, rather than driving a growing number of electrosensitive people away from your great products.

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