Using Sonos Beam 2
So all audio to a Sonos speaker must go through the Sonos app, no exceptions. No Sonos app, the speaker makes no noise.
Use the Sonos App to launch Pandora as a test to get some sound.
Close Pandora and Sonos apps music keeps playing,
Close all apps, speaker keeps playing. Turn off phone...speaker keeps playing.
Uninstall Sonos App and still cannot turn off speaker.
Turn on phone and start Pandora, Pandora says that another device is actively logged on my Pandora account. Music plays independently and simultaneously on both phone and Sonos speaker.
Reinstall and start Sonos App and it will not connect to Beam 2 speaker, asks for GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth to be turned on, and still will not connect. Music keeps playing on speaker with no ability to control it from any device.
Finally pull the power plug to stop the music and turn off the speaker since there is no power button?
What is with the Sonos Beam 2? Never in my life have I had an application hijack an App and then I have no control over it? The Sonos App and Beam 2 appears to offer no control even though it takes control of your applications. Very concerning hardware and software.