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Contributor I
Sep 26, 2026 8:41 PM UTC

Default room

Had same issue with Sonos as it starts with wrong room. Since there seems to be no option to assign a room as default,  I solved this issue with the next solution. Rename the room you want to be the default room by adding a 1 as prefix.  For example 'Living room' becomes '1 Living Room'. Do the same for your other rooms by using a 2, a 3 and so on. When finished close and re-open the app and notice the room that starts with 1 is now your default room. It works fine for me!

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kdowling
Sep 26, 2026 9:09 PM UTC

That’s one way to do it. Another way is to use the new feature available on the System tab and Pin the room your want as the default to the top of the list.

Sort products in the Sonos app

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AjTrek1
Sep 26, 2026 9:16 PM UTC

Sure that’s fine as far as listing your rooms. However as you can see on the Home Screen it always shows the last active room. If I choose to play something from Apple music it will  play to that same room unless I change it


 

 

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kdowling
Sep 26, 2026 9:20 PM UTC

This is how opening the app works now:

When you open the Sonos app, it automatically connects to the last room or group you were using. If that room or group is no longer available, or a significant period of time has passed without any playback activity on that room or group, the app selects a room based on your current Sort Order preference.

And if the current sort order has your preferred room pinned to the top, that’s the one selected, under those conditions.

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Ruud SmitAuthor
Contributor I
Sep 26, 2026 9:28 PM UTC

Hi AJtrek1, for some reason my system did not remember the last active room. May be there is a misunderstanding but as I said in my situation with only a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom upstairs it works for me.

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