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davidarmour
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October 29, 2021
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Software

  • October 29, 2021
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I have currently x 1 Sonos Play:5 (Gen 1) and three Sonos Play:1s all of which I cant use with the new software and cant paly things like BBC Sounds or Airplay. 

If I was to get a new Sonos IE the portable one can I use the New Software and play say BBC sounds through this and through the other older speakers?

David

 

Moderator Edit: clarified current models owned.

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Best answer by controlav

Your Play:1s will work fine with the S2 software, only your Play:5 will be left behind on S1.

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el rubio
el rubio
October 29, 2021

what do mean by new Software? the Sonos App and on which device?

 
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controlav
controlavAnswer
Lead Maestro
October 29, 2021

Your Play:1s will work fine with the S2 software, only your Play:5 will be left behind on S1.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    el rubio
    el rubio
    October 29, 2021

    on iOS you may opt for SonPad for Sonos which lets you control both S1 and S2 compatible devices

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    davidarmourAuthor
    Contributor II
    October 29, 2021

     

    what do mean by new Software? the Sonos App and on which device?

     

     

     the new sonos sofware which my devices are not compatable with

     

    nik9669a
    Senior Virtuoso
    October 29, 2021

    Do you mean the S2 app, released quite some time ago? It certainly isn’t new. 
    If you read the System Requirements for new devices such as the Roam you’ll see they are S2 compatible only. 
    Your S1 and S2 devices will still work. And streaming services offer many stations including those from the BBC. 

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    October 29, 2021

    However, The BBC has chosen not to allow any BBC Sounds to be streamed by anyone else, and only allow access from within their own app. This is why the only current way to get BBC Sounds streams to any other device that can’t run the BBC app, including Sonos, is to use something like AirPlay 2. 

    Bruce
    el rubio
    el rubio
    October 30, 2021

    @Airgetlam now I am a bit confused because I play without any problem BBC Radio 6 with TuneIn on my Sonos devices abroad (from UK)

     
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    John B
    October 30, 2021

    @Airgetlam now I am a bit confused because I play without any problem BBC Radio 6 with TuneIn on my Sonos devices abroad (from UK)

     

    Bruce was referring to the BBC Sounds radio-on-demand app, not live streaming of BBC radio stations, which is fine.

      el rubio
      el rubio
      October 30, 2021

      thanks for this clarification @John B 

       
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      John B
      October 30, 2021

      Rather off-topic, but now that we are talking about BBC Sounds…

      The BBC is now allowing the BBC Sounds app to be installed on many brands of TV and on streaming devices such as Amazon Firestick and Now TV. For anyone with a Sonos HT device (Beam etc) this provides a route in to your Sonos system for BBC Sounds. You can listen on other speakers by grouping them.

      Edit: For iOS users, Airplay is the easiest way to play BBC Sounds on Sonos, as mentioned by Bruce.

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