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Having 3 gen 1 play 5s and a bridge and then some newer Sonos speakers like Soundbar, play ones, Roam, and beam - and having just moved - I’ll use at least 2 of the play 5s and the sound bar in a separate part of the new house and then the other newer ones in a different part of the house for surround sound mostly. 
 

I believe the older play 5s require the older version of the Sonos app. Am I able to have both versions of the Sonos app on my iPhone with the older version controlling the play 5s and soundbar and the newer version controlling everything thing else?

 

any suggestions on how to do the setups would be greatly appreciated. 
 

Both the S1 app and Sonos app are able to be used on the same iPhone.

The Play:5 (Gen1) are not capable of being surround speakers so you cannot use them as rear surrounds with a soundbar.

Did you have a Sonos setup at your previous address or have you just acquired all of the devices for the first time?

You might want to discard the Bridge and set your S1 system to use your wifi. The Bridge is often a problem due to it's age and hard to diag ose failures.

Thanks for the responses. I have a setup from the old house but they were all on the S1 app. I was using 2 of the Play 5s as a stereo setup in my office. And then the playbar as the tv sound and then another room had beam and Sonos Ones for the surround set up. 
 

sounds like I should use both the S1 app for the office - play 5s and then all else on newer Sonos app. I wanted need all speakers playing same music now as my office is physically in a separate area than the rest of the house. 
 

thanks!

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