2 days ago It’s adding complexity (management of two apps) to a situation that didn’t have it previously, all because Google (or Sonos) won’t add Sonos support. Sonos speakers missing from YouTube. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Spotify is all the music you’ll ever need. Listening is everything - Spotify. I just did a Sonos system update. I used to be able to play music on Spotify, then close the app or turn WiFi off on my phone and it would carry on playing. Now if I close the app or disconnect, the music cuts out (as if it were a Bluetooth speaker). Any way around this?
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- As announced earlier in the year, Sonos has rolled out new features focused on Spotify integration. Assuming you use Sonos speakers in your home, you can now use the Spotify app to control them dir.
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As announced earlier in the year, Sonos has rolled out new features focused on Spotify integration. Assuming you use Sonos speakers in your home, you can now use the Spotify app to control them directly. It’s a nifty function, but it’s launching in beta, meaning it’s still a little rough around the edges and signing up can be a little confusing.
You’ll sign up for the beta through the Sonos iOS or Android app. Tap “Settings” and then head into the “Advanced Settings” submenu. From there, select the “Beta Program” option and then hit the “Join Beta Program” button that pops up.
Once that’s done, you’ll be ready to control your Sonos speakers through your Spotify app. This feature is only available to Spotify Premium users, so you’ll need to shell out for a subscription fee if you haven’t already. Using the Spotify app, you can send whatever song you’re playing to any of your Sono speakers, letting your music follow you through the house without a bunch of app switching.
When you’re on the Now Playing page in the Spotify app, you’ll see the speaker you’re currently listening on listed below the play controls. Simply tap that to summon a menu that shows available speakers. From this page, you’ll be able to switch to another speaker without jumping over to the Sonos app.
You can also use the Spotify app to group speakers and play music through the entire house. One of the coolest aspects of this functionality is that it allows your friends to play their music over your speaker system through their own Spotify app. There’s no need for them to download the Sonos app either, which makes it relatively easy for your friends to join your music party.
80s smash hits spotify download. It should be noted that this functionality also works when you’re not connected to WiFi. While this feature might not have many uses, there are a couple of instances where it could come in handy. For instance, you can use this function to ensure that you have music playing the second you walk in the door. If you’re the type to play tricks on family members, we can see it having a few applications there as well.
There’s no word just yet on when this Spotify feature will move out of beta, but it seems close to final as it is. That could mean a relatively quick shift into a full release, assuming testers don’t uncover a bunch of bugs while it’s in beta. If you have a set of Sonos speakers and you’re a Spotify Premium subscriber, give this functionality a spin for yourself.
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Add Spotify To Sonos
Spotify and Sonos just made it possible to control Sonos speakers directly from the Spotify mobile app. This new integration was released today, and this blog post clearly explains how to get it all running.
The only way to get Spotify to play through Sonos speakers in the past was to use the dedicated Sonos app, but that app doesn’t have access to all of Spotify’s features. Plus, if you got good at navigating your way around the Spotify app, it was jarring and unpleasant to be forced to use the Sonos app at home.
How to get the integration working
When I tried to get this running with my iPhone 6S and my Sonos Play:5 speaker, I mistakenly first opened the App Store on my phone and looked in the “Updates” section, assuming there would be new versions of Spotify and Sonos to download. To my surprise, there were no updates to be found.
I figured perhaps my phone had already downloaded the new apps and updated them, so I launched Spotify to see if I could send music to my Sonos speaker. Spotify old version android apk. I played a song on my phone and looked around for a way to send it to my Sonos, but I found nothing.
Then I realized that I likely needed to update the software on the Sonos speaker itself. So, I launched the Sonos app and immediately got a notification in the app that there was new software to download and install. This was the crucial first step I had missed.
Here’s what you need to do:
- Launch the Sonos app on your mobile device.
- Tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the upper left corner.
- Scroll to the bottom of the menu that pops out from the left, and tap Settings.
- Then tap Online Updates from the Settings menu.
- At this point you should see that the new Sonos 7.0 update is available. Tap the red CONTINUE button to begin downloading the update.
- The next screen informs you that the update takes a few minutes to complete. It did indeed take a few minutes.
- The next screen (seen above on the far right) tells you that you can control Sonos from Spotify if you “Set up a Sonos account.” I found this odd, since I already had an active Sonos account, but, I came here to for this feature, so I tapped the red SET UP SONOS ACCOUNT button anyway.
- The next screen said “WHY DO I NEED A SONOS ACCOUNT? A Sonos Account lets your Sonos and Spotify apps work together securely and reliably. You’ll use it to manage and expand your Sonos system – both in the app and on www.sonos.com.” Okay, I guess. Just tap NEXT in the bottom right corner.
- The next screen will have you confirm your email address. Do it.
- Not surprisingly, the next screen tells you to check your inbox for an email. I did this, and an email showed up shortly afterward with a button to create a password. Press the Create a new password button in this email.
- Pressing that button brings you to a page where you can create a password. Create a password and move on.
You now have the ability to pull up songs using the Spotify app on your mobile device, and then send them to your Sonos speakers. How is this done, exactly?
Control Sonos From Spotify
Follow these steps:
- Launch the Spotify app.
- Find a song to play. If you don’t know what song to play, I recommend “Stick Figures In Love” by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks.
- Tap on the song to start playing it.
- Once it’s playing, tap on the name of the song and artist in small type near the bottom of the screen. This area is circled in the image below on the far left:
- Tapping this tiny type brings you to another screen with tiny type at the bottom that you need to tap. So, do it. Tap the tiny words “Devices Available” at the bottom of the screen. This area is circled in the center image above.
- Lastly, tap on the name of the Sonos speaker you want to play it on. I only have one Sonos speaker and it’s named Living Room. You can see it circled in the image above on the left. Note that it does not say Sonos. Lovely. This last screen is also where you need to be to control the volume of your Sonos speaker.
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If you tap the three dots to the right if your Sonos speaker on that last screen, you access the controls to send the music you’re playing to other rooms you may have Sonos speakers in. You can also group speakers on this screen.
Welp, there you have it. I wish the volume control was in more places than a screen that’s buried several taps away, and it wish you didn’t need to tap on words that are so tiny even millennials need bifocals to read them, but, I’m still happy this integration exists. :)
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