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Troubleshooting Sonos on WiFi

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Can't Add New Sonos Device

This article is intended to get you unstuck if you are having problems adding a Sonos device to your existing system.  Firstly, this is with...
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Factory Reset: What you need to know

Sometimes, we just wish we could start over. Though if you’re considering factory resetting your Sonos devices, there are a few things you s...
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brawnyContributor I
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Adding speaker to S1 app update

I would like to add an older speaker to my S1 app. The option to add a device is not allowed without an app update. If I update, will my old speakers be supported?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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sistemasparadorContributor I
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How many sonos devices can I connect to the same wireless network?

Hello, I have a little question, How many sonos devices can I connect to the same wireless network?I have 30 SONOS Devices in this moment and I need to connect 6 more

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UKMedia
1 year ago
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bimfi122Contributor I
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Sonos Boost Not connecting

I have a SONOS system consisting of 4 Play:1 devices and a SONOS Boost device. These have all been working fine until I went from the typical WI-FI system on my modem, to a mesh system. I finally got the Play:1’s to work, but for some unknown reason, the boost will not connect. I have tried numerous times. After each attempt, It would say “Your mobile device couldn’t connect to your Boost. Make sure the Boost is connected to power”. I don’t know why it has to be so difficult! Everything is says to do is already being done!I have tried so much, that I don’t even think this Boost is necessary anymore. I thought I needed it to boost the wifi signal to each device, but not sure anymore

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buzz
8 months ago
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McBainContributor I
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pairing dissimilar speakers to achieve stereo?

Hello: circumstances allowed me to acquire a new Sonos 5 , to enjoy with a single One SL. I have one listening room. Can I stand the 5 vertically ( like one would if using two 5s to create stereo) and connect it to the SL to play stereo? Or am I asking  the system to do something it wasn’t designed to do? Is it preferable to have the single 5 in stereo configuration and just add the SL and use Trueplay to optimize the sound? Thanks for any advice!

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1 year ago
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MajorHurtinContributor I
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Sonos speaker/Echo speaker to make a group?

Any progress on having a sonos speaker combine with an Echo speaker to make a group?

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1 year ago
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ScoggyContributor I
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how do i make my 2 x play 3 and sub louder ?

I have 2 x play 3 and a sub in my dining room is there a way of making it louder ? 

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1 year ago
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msmelyssaContributor I
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Play:1 system cutting out

I have three Play:1 speakers and one Move on my system that has worked fine until recently. Now it just takes forever to start, plays for 2 seconds then cuts out, will come back for a few seconds and then cut out again. The only time is works is when I play the KUVO jazz TuneIN station. So random. 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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Andrew jlcEnthusiast I
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Network speed

HI,I have a mixed wired and wireless system across four rooms.  I note that the Access Point reports that the Play 5 that is directly wired to it is pulling the network speed down to 1Mbps as opposed to the rest of the wired system (Play 5s and a Beam speakers via switches) is reporting 1Gbps capable. Are Sonos network devices really that slow?  Andrew

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1 year ago
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SCFContributor I
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Sonos Arc & Subs keep disconnecting from WIFi

I have two Sonos Arc’s each with Subs in two rooms. Each time I launch the app and try to play music say from Iheart or anyone it says system disconnected. It says let’s find your products and then says it “we couldn’t find any products on” the wifi network. I keep having to restart the router, turn off the sonos products for it to reconnect. Once I get all four functioning and turn it off the next tie I open the app to play music again it says disconnected and won’t connect or play the speakers. I have to repeat the turning off and on of everything. Any suggestions?

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1 year ago
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p2monContributor II
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Connecting Sonos to Ethernet Network causes Speed Drops

Is there a network parameter that should be specified to keep Sonos Connects from causing network speed loss on my network? Whenever I connect a  Sonos Connect or Connect:Amp to my ethernet switch anything else connected to that switch sees a drop in network speed. Using Speedtest it drops from 300+MBS to < 10MBS. I have a Verizon router to a Unifi USW24POE, switch to a Unifi Flex Mini switch to Sonos, A laptop connected to the same Flex Mini will see speed drops as mentioned above. I see the same results using a Linksys switch at the end as well. Connecting the laptop to the second port on the Sonos equipment produces the same results.  I conduct the same test with a ZP80 and I do not see the same results. 

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buzz
1 year ago
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draimistTrending Lyricist I
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Autoplay for Turntable and a Pair of Fives

Hello, I have been searching and reading this forum and did not find any definitive answers. I have an old Sony turntable with an external preamp. Autoplay does not work, as many have stated. I have to always (re)select the Line-in as source. The consensus seemed to be around a pre-amp that is always on. That said, I just ordered an U-Turn Orbit Theory turntable with built in preamp. Has anyone had success with the autoplay on this or other U-Turn turntables with the built in pre-amp? Just trying to set my expectation. Yes, I have autoplay selected for the line-in and for that set of speakers (room).  Thanks in advance!  

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1 year ago
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Guy SmileyContributor I
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Sub disconnecting when streaming from iPhone

Getting really frustrated with my system that’s been faultless until now.  I’m playing music from my phone through Sonos and the sub keeps disconnecting.  I then have to toggle the sun off/on a few times to reconnect.  Sub is on WiFi.  

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Mr. T
1 year ago
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Amy BContributor I
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connecting Sonos with Eero (using sky main router)

Hi, my internet connection wasn’t reaching my extension so I bought the eero mesh system which works well…..apart from my sonos wont connect to my new eeros set up, it auto connects to my sky router and I’ve tried rebooting etc and doesn’t let me change.I spoke to sonos and they advised I need sky to ‘delete’ their WiFi in my house so I only have the eero system for sonos to connect to wirelessly but sky have said that’s not possible.I LOVE LOVE LOVE my sonos system so don’t want to change it but the fact I can only use it when I am close enough to my sky router to get signal is driving me madPlease help….I am not very tech savvy so might need things in simple terms🙏🏼 😊 

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timboo1968Contributor I
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Sonos Five Bluetooth

New Sonos five.  How do I put it in bluetooth connection mode to connect to it from a PC (instead of from Sonos App)? 

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1 year ago
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PhilimoContributor I
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Sonos Spotify / Airplay no longer visible

Hi I’ve been using Sonos + Spotify for 4 years and suddenly Spotify and AirPlay can’t see the Sonos speakers sonos app works fine and uses spotify just not the other way around. I’ve tried:update network in Sonos appRemoved and re linked Spotify soundcloud can’t see it as well so I suspect it’s airplay issue with Sonos.  iPhone can see my google nest and Samsung tv 

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1 year ago
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handman53Contributor I
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wont connect to wireless

my play 3 for some reason will not connect to my wireless internet it was working a few days ago now it wont work tried all what it tells you to do now it cant fine my sonos

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1 year ago
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Dcgman#1Headliner I
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Lost Connection

Sonos was working fine up until last night when we had a power spike/outage. My bedroom Sonos Play1 was playing last night when I heard a lot of clicking spike noise coming from my massage chair until I realized it was a power outage. We lost power for about an hour. I had to go back to sleep as I had to get up early the next morning (today) for work. While at work my wife messaged me that there was another power outage this afternoon that last for several hours. Power was restored when I got home 30 minutes ago. I went to play my music on the Sonos Play1 when there was no music coming from the pair of Sonos. I have several other Sonos products throughout the house and none when connecting to the wifi. I made sure I was on my wifi network. Still nothing. My Sonos Move was the only one showing a connection, but then it disappeared. So nothing is working at the moment. In setting it’s showing 0 on in Sonos System Info. My Move shows no connection. Any ideas? Do I need to unplug each Sono

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1 year ago
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Joe95yContributor I
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Songs not showing up in sonos app

New songs I have downloaded aren't showing up in "On This Mobile Device". I have checked and the sounds are also in my music folder on my Android phone. I haven't had to move and audio files before amd it's suddenly not showing my newly downloaded songs. They are downloaded as mp3 files. Need halp!

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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OleAvid Contributor I
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Sound drops out

Hi allBeen a part of the sonos family for quite a while, and only a few hickups, usually something easily adressable. Recently i’ve been experiencing music dropping out alot, usually 3-5 mins of “bad behaviour” followed by a fair bit of time with everything working perfectly.My setup is as follows:Playbar (RJ45 connected)4 Play:1 (gen2) (sonosnet)3 Play:1 (gen1* S2 compatible)1 Sonos MoveI have tried setting up a wifi scanner to see if theres intereference, but that does not seem to be the case, so im afraid one of my units is causing trouble, but i havent been able to pinpoint anything yet.I tried turning off all the “old” S1’s to see if that made a difference, to no avail. I sent a diagnostic report around one of the “bad times” #1774204207Hope you can help me get this solved. (Wife is very unhappy!)Regards Ole

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Corry P
1 year ago
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LagrangeContributor I
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Unable to set up sonos one

We've not used the sonos one for a long time but I can't set it up either wirelessly or wired to the router. 

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1 year ago
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BAGTAGContributor I
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Can only see one sonos device at the office, but we have 3 devices linked to one account

Hello,We have bought 3 sonos devices for the office. These devices are all linked to one account but only 1 is visible and usable on Spotify. We can see 1 other in the sonos app, but this won't work since we will all be using the same Spotify account. We are all on the same wifi and at my home systems, it works perfectly well. Is there some setting we are not seeing? Thank is advanced

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Jamie A
1 year ago
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GrecianContributor I
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Connectivity

I have Sonos SL One in 3 rooms. I don’t keep them switched on. When i want to use one, say in the kitchen, it doesn’t always connect. I run through the prompts, disconnect the router and sometimes the product works and sometimes it doesn’t. i have a good internet connection. Rather frustrating as generally happy with Sonos. Any tips?

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ShorehamDaveContributor I
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Pairing a Sub Mini

Hi,I bought a pair of Play 3’s six years ago to replace stereo system and use them for music via my laptop. I want to boost these and add more bass to the system.My question is simply this, will a Sonos Sub mini pair ok with the 3’s via the S2 app I use on my laptop?Many thanks in advance, Dave 

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Beat1965Contributor I
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Sonos Play 5 (Gen2) stopped commecting to wifi

Hello. I’m lost… I have Several Sonos products with zero issues.  Except one Play 5 stopped connecting to Wi-Fi after about 4 years of use  (2017 purchase) issues. Except one play 5. After two years one of my play 5 surrounds stopped connecting to wifi. I’ve tried re-adding this speaker, deleting and re-adding etc. Multiple calls to tech support haven’t been helpful. When I connected via LAN it works perfect and I can connect it as a surround speaker. The minute I try and set up wifi or disconnect LAN I lose audio.  Diagnostics as of 2/7/2023 @ 819pm CDT. Diagnostic # 1717621083wifi: 1g Metro Net Fiber running two Ubiquiti AP’s with one being about 6-10 feet away. Minimal packet loss and stable speeds of 300mb+ on heavy load days.  Sonos app and local routers and AP’s are up to date. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.  cheers 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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Stuart DammeryAvid Contributor I
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Constant Network Dropouts

Quick question To start, I am not overly technical. I’ve never had problems with the Sonos products or app or speakers in 10 years! BUT Since upgrading to the Australian NBN high speed internet I am experiencing constant drop outs / lag  in sound and control on a iPhone 13, along with the speakers all the time. Reinstalling the app works 90% of the time, but I have to do it a couple of times a week. • I have 260 mbps average wifi speed• I like to play 8 grouped speakers at once (usually)• Have tried wired and WiFi networks, same problem either way ( and changing channels) What am I missing? 

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UKMedia
1 year ago
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