Speakers

Get help with your Sonos Era, Sonos One, One SL, Play:1, Play:3, Play:5, Sonos Five, and IKEA Symfonisk.

  • 2,930 Topics
  • 15,065 Replies
F.A.Q.

Troubleshooting Sonos on WiFi

  • 19
  • 92
Edward R
Edward R
started this topic

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...
  • 1
  • 0
Edward R
Edward R
started this topic

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...
  • 5
  • 6

2930 Topics

M
Martin_63Avid Contributor I
asked in Speakers

No Pause button when music plays

Hello,My Sonos devices are S1 and therefore I use the Sonos S1 app.I sometimes experience that the Play button does not change to the Pause button in the Sonos app.This means that I can't pause/stop the music in the Sonos app.It happens on both my Windows 10 PC and on my Android smartphone.The Sonos app is updated on both my PC and my smartphone. Could it be a bug in the Sonos app?Thank you in advance.

4
M
1 year ago
M
mirionContributor I
asked in Speakers

Problems with new Sonos system wifi connection

System installed by Best Buy Geek Squad 30 days ago.Arc Soundbar connected to eArc HDMI port on TV.Router is line of sight 9 feet to Sub and 20 feet to Era's. (See photo below)They had difficulty connecting the sub when initially installing the system and it did not stay connected very long after they left. I got it reconnected a few times but now it will not connect at all. Spoke to Geek Squad rep that installed it and she thought maybe it was a bad Sub and suggested she would bring a new one out when she comes here in a week. Instead I went to store and exchanged mine for a new one. Brought it home, hooked it up per manual and still nothing and now one of the Era 300's doesn't connect. I did get a message that a “Factory Reset” is required after hooking up the new sub but it also said that this should only be used for a change of ownership so I decided against it for fear of wiping something out. I have gone through the "Add New Component" several times now and it recognizes that the

2
M
2 months ago
K
KuzmaSN44Contributor I
asked in Speakers

Sonos x Ikea symfonisk bookshelf unable to connect to my sonos account

I got a sonos x ikea symfonisk, when I downloaded the app and almost set up the symfonisk, I was meeted with an error saying that my sonos device could not connect to my sonos account. Can somebody please help me?

1
106rallye
1 year ago
H
HollufContributor I
asked in Speakers

Problem connecting Play:1 to new wifi

I have changed the wifi settings in my home, which means that the wifi has changed name.Now I am trying to connect my Play:1 to my new WiFi.I can complete all the steps in the Sonos-setup-guide. The Play1-loudspeaker starts to make a sound etc. In the next window in the setup guide the texts says something like:“Lets now connect Play:1 to your Wifi: [The name of my WIFI here]In the next window I enter the password to my WIFI.I am 100 percent certain, that I enter the correct password. But still I get the message: “An error occurred connecting to [The name of my WIFI here]Do you know, what might be going wrong? And how I can fix this problem?Thank you very much in advance.Best regardsJakob

4
Ken_Griffiths
4 months ago
I
It's Always BrokenContributor I
posted in Speakers

What happened Sonos? You used to be beautiful. Time to try another system...

Sonos worked fine for us for years but, for some reason our Sonos system pooped the bed several months ago and is, unfortunately, unfixable.  Why Sonos tanked we cannot say.  Sonos seems no longer to be able to maintain their own, simple tech.  It’s slipped away from them. There is no way we have the time to be on the phone with Sonos each time there is a problem, and there is no way Sonos will help figure out the big picture.  They can address why our speakers disconnect each time it happens (which is each time we try to use Sonos), but they can’t tell us why it happens every day, nor fix all the other problems we have with the app every day (play button doesn’t work, everything grayed out, spinning wheel, music continues to play after Sonos quits and many more)So, it’s clearly time to cut our losses, sell the system on eBay and try something else.What is a good alternative to Sonos?  Being able to use Spotify is critical.

10
melvimbe
6 months ago
W
WilliamAPContributor I
asked in Speakers

Play 1 speakers on S2 app

Sonos support is telling me I can't currently control my Play 1 speakers with the c2 app (which I need in order to add a new Sonos sub).  This totally contradicts their online compatibility list.  Can anyone confirm this or provide more info? 

6
Corry P
7 months ago
D
DavidgibletteContributor I
asked in Speakers

Problems with SONOS One SL

I recently updated to apple iOS 16, and ever since then my Spotify app will ONLY connect to my Sonos speaker if I use AirPlay. Before it allowed me to connect by selecting device. This worked way better for me as I could play music in my daughter’s room while being able to hear audio on my phone (on IG, or YouTube) without interrupting her music. But now since I’m forced to use airplay I can only play music or my YouTube audio will push to her speaker. anyone else seeing this issue? Any fixes? We tried updating the Sonos software but it keeps saying “error code - 800” 

1
J
1 year ago
S
skidsTrending Lyricist I
asked in Speakers

Sonos Play:1 & 3 - causes internet connection loss

Hi, I have a Play:3 and 3 x Play:1, originally connected via wifi but we have recently changed our router and ISP. Initially, we would get repeated internet dropouts but there was still a wifi signal present. By a process of elimination, we figured that the Sonos was causing the internet dropouts so I connected a single Play: 1 via ethernet then turned the power back on to the others. For a while this was ok but quickly we lost internet connections again whilst still maintaining a detectable wireless signal. Can someone please point to some help somewhere with a simple to follow set of instructions as to how I can solve this as at the moment, I have several hundred pounds worth of Sonos that is useless to me.Thanks.

15
S
10 months ago
P
PickettiContributor I
asked in Speakers

sono amp and Multiple speaker

Hi,  I have a Sono amp with two wired ceiling speakers.  I want to add two Sono speakers to the outside area to play the same as the kitchen speaker.  However I only have one wire to the outside.  Is it ok the wired the two outside speaker in series and if so do I need any extra devices.Thanks for an6 advice

6
Stanley_4
4 months ago
G
Gavin1958Contributor I
asked in Speakers

stereo or mono

My two Sonos Era100 speakers are at opposite ends of my lounge/dining room and have automatically defaulted to be a stereo pair but I understand I can make them mono. How do I do this? Thanks

4
G
10 months ago
W
WoodlandkContributor I
asked in Speakers

Speakers no longer connect wirelessly

My Sonos speakers have recently developed a frustrating behaviour, made worse after a Wi-Fi network change.  My Sonos app will no longer find my speakers wirelessly stating ‘unable to connect to Sonos’. So I follow the instructions to setup the wireless network - and all speakers show when I set up a wired connection. But following a successful wireless  setup, the speakers immediately drop off the app when I disconnect the wired connection. This is repeatable behaviour. I have also deleted the old Wi-Fi network from my system configuration.  I have 2 Play3 speakers, Soundbar and all updated software afaik. I’m running the latest Sonos app on up to date iOS.  Can anybody help please leaving a speaker by the router isn’t ideal. Thanks. 

5
Corry P
3 years ago
P
P DiddyAvid Contributor I
posted in Speakers

AM Lossless Audio to Stereo Paired Play 5’s using iPhone connected via Line-In

Hi,I’m aware that you can listen to AM lossless via ATV but I’m wondering if you can also listen to lossless audio through line-in? I have my TV set up as beam with sub and surrounds but the majority of my music listening is via stereo paired play 5’s (considering whether to move sub to join them). I’d like to listen to AM lossless and wondering if iPhone connected to one of the play 5’s via line-in with ‘uncompressed’ selected in audio compression settings of Sonos app is the way to go? Thanks! 

5
106rallye
1 year ago
J
jonzy63Contributor I
posted in Speakers

Only white flashing on Play 5 (first gen)

I have a Play 5 (first gen) that is not being recognized in the app. I’ve power cycled the Play 5. No luck. I’ve power cycled my wi-fi router. No luck. I’ve connected it via ethernet cable, no luck. I cannot get it to respond in any way and all it does is flash white. I also made sure the updates were performed. Still, all I have is a Play 5 that does not get recognized in the app. Any suggestions?

3
Airgetlam
1 year ago
J
JimmyrjamesContributor I
posted in Speakers

Product not found after router powered off

Hi, I’m hoping someone can help.  Every time I have to reset the router for some reason, (ie a power cut or having to turn off the supply to do some work on the house etc)  all of my sonos products come back on the network and app, except for one. I then have to factory reset this individual speaker (play1) and then reconnect it to the network, sometimes this works, but other times it says product not found and won’t reconnect. The Alexa on this speaker still works and it plays things using voice, but it isn’t anywhere to be seen in the app! I guess this is a network issue, but why is this continually happening, any support would be most grateful, thanks. 

10
J
3 years ago
J
Jon CrossleyAvid Contributor II
asked in Speakers

Use of Era 100 away from wifi

Once set up on WiFi at home, can Era 100s be used with Bluetooth only away from home?  I’d like to take to a child’s party location where there is no WiFi accessible.Can two still be paired or does that rely on them communicating over WiFi? Thanks

1
ratty
5 months ago
R
Rick SchottenfeldContributor I
asked in Speakers

moved out of house but left sonos products linked to my account

I sold my house and the buyer took some of the sonos gear. I dont have access to the system anymore and want to delete them from my account and music services. How do I do this?

1
Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
B
bwhite0Contributor I
asked in Speakers

S1 to S2 upgrade - connection issues

My Play 5 (Gen1) died and I replaced it with an Era 300 which means I had to upgrade my entire system (10 other sonos units) from S1 to S2.  I have 2 main issues since upgrade to S1: 1) the various sonos units appear and disappear from the S2 app randomly.  They may show up on the Sonos window app and not on the iphone app.  They may be playing music but not show up at all on the iphone mobile app.  Sometimes I will get them all into a group and then they will de-group themselves.  2) When I do get all the sonos units grouped together and playing a song, the music will randomly drop and then rejoin from different units multiple times during the playing of a song, almost like someone is flicking an on/off switch to various units throughout the house during the song.The S1 setup ran flawlessly for years and I have not changed anything on the wifi/router setup, just updated from S1 to S2.Does anyone have a solution or advise?Thanks!!

9
Stanley_4
3 months ago
J
jrobertsz366Contributor I
asked in Speakers

Why is your s/w so bad?

Why is your s/w so bad?  I have 3 sonos1.  I just bought 3 sonos sl.  I connected one of the sonos sl and now I don’t see the sonos 1 on my app on my iphone.  I just see the new sonos sl.  what happened to the other 3 sonos 1 and why I cannot see them?  Also, I have the reverse problem on my mac, where I see the sonos 1 devices but not the new sonos sl device.  Fix this **stuff**!  Who has the time to trouble shoot your crappy s/w after paying premium price for these devices?*Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.*

9
buzz
1 year ago
M
MadraruaAvid Contributor I
asked in Speakers

is sonos one or era better?

I want to add a stand alone speaker to my zoned system. Can I add either of these speakers to my other zones which are amp to ceiling speakers? Secondly which is better? thanks. 

1
Ken_Griffiths
5 months ago
F
FalaschiContributor I
posted in Speakers

Era 300, Arc and Sub gen 3 max bit depth and sample rate?

Hi there!  I just bought a pair of eras 300, an arc and a sub gen 3. I was wondering: What is their maximum bit depth and sample rate?? i asume that 24 bit for depth, but what about max sample rate? does anyone know? couldn’t find that technical info anywhere. Cheers!

4
jgatie
11 months ago
F
FedZwaContributor I
asked in Speakers

Play:1 and Play:3 not recognised in new S2 setup

 I recently moved and decided to invest in 5 new One SL speakers. I also took my old system with me, consisting of two Play:1’s, a Playbar, a Play:3 and Play:5. The system was running on S1 because of the old Play:5. I am ditching the Play:5 because I want to move to the new S2 system. I tried to set up the new system by plugging the old Play:1 with an Ethernet cable in the modem. The S2 app told me to switch to the S1 app. I disconnected the Play:1 and used the One SL instead. This worked well, I managed to set up the One SL’s in the new S2 app, and those speakers work. But now I want to add the Play:1’s, the Playbar and the Play:3. But the problem is that the S2 app now suddenly cannot find them. Is there any way to make those speakers visible again? 

2
F
2 years ago
B
BernieHContributor I
asked in Speakers

Beam failing to register via the Sonos IOS app

When I go into the Sonos app my device shows as “Not Registered” and therefore I cannot change anything.If I try to register it and follow the process it gets to “Linking your Beam to your account” and then tells me there is a problem linking and would I like to try again; this is ongoing…If I log into my account via a web browser, I can see the Beam device in my account.HELP!

1
Airgetlam
1 year ago
D
DavepurdyContributor I
asked in Speakers

use system in two locations

I have a system in my house with 4 play5 speakers and 5 play3 speakers and want to use one of the play3 speakers in my second home using the same play list and the same mobile iphone. Can this be done and if so what do i need to do.

7
Airgetlam
1 year ago
D
dmetContributor I
asked in Speakers

Newbie help for arc connected to LG OLED TV, using eero system

My ARC soundbar, Two One Gen 2 speakers and Sub Gen 3 have been set up as sourround sound on my LG Oled tv for a year using a panosonic router and eero system and has worked great. Now one of my One speakers is not working after a power outage. I’ve tried several time to connect but doesn’t play from my tv. Through the app it showed I had two systems one with arc, sub and 1 One speaker. The other system with 1 One speaker. I talked to support and was told to contact eero because this system only supports 2.4 GHz this was agter walking me through trying to connect the speaker and it seemed the speakers responded but did not connect to the other system or play music. This seems like a simple issue to figure out. I kept trying different fixes. Now I have 2 systems  and connected the two One Speakers and the sub they can play sonos radio, but are not connected to the arc or play surround sound from tv. Also I did see on this forum that my sonos equipment should be compatible with 5 GHz. An

3
melvimbe
11 months ago
M
marshpikeContributor I
asked in Speakers

Airplay connection issues

Cannot get apple airplay to connect with a new sonos 1SL on my M1 Imac 

3
Airgetlam
1 year ago
Terms & ConditionsCookie settings