Sonos S2 app User manual
S2 app
Overview All your services in a single app—
Download the app on your mobile device. You’ll use it to set
up and control your Sonos system. If you’re upgrading from
the Sonos S1 app, you can remove S1 from your device after
you upgrade.
Note: Sonos products released after May 2020 are only
compatible with S2. If you have both older and newer
products, you can unplug your older products, or upgrade
them; or you can create two separate systems—one running
S2 with products that are S2 compatible and another running
S1 with products that are not. Learn more
Things you can do:
Discover and play music—explore Sonos radio, browse
and search for music.
Add music and voice services—keep your music together
and add voice for touch-free play.
Sonos playlists—save songs to a playlist so you can
listen to them anytime.
Play music anywhere—group rooms to send the same
music everywhere, or listen to different music in each
room.
Controls and buttons
1Room name See what’s playing or group rooms to
play the same music in more than one
room.
2Playback controls Start, pause, and stop audio; skip to
the next song or back to the previous
one.
Note: You can skip through content
by tapping or (available only
with certain services).
3Volume control Adjust the volume of a room, or mute
it. When two or more rooms are
grouped, you can adjust the volume
of all rooms in the group or the
volume for each room using its slider.
4Queue View and manage the songs you’ve
selected to play. You can add,
remove, and reorganize the songs.
You can also save a queue as a
playlist for easy playback the next
time. See Sonos playlists.
5Now Playing Shows what's currently playing in this
room or group of rooms.
6More information See additional options for the content
that’s currently playing, such as
setting crossfade and sleep timer,
adding a song to your favorites or to a
playlist.
7Room selector Choose where you want the music to
play.
8My Sonos A space to save and play your
favorite music and collections so you
always know where to find the music
you love.
9Browse Browse through music services, your
music library, and music on your
mobile device. When you find music
you like, start playing it in any room.
10 System
11 Search Search your content sources.
12 Settings Add music and voice services, set
alarms, and go to system settings.
See what’s playing in your rooms.
Group rooms to play the same
music in different rooms or
everywhere.
Love to fall asleep to music?
Sonos can shut off automatically.
From Now Playing, tap the song
title to set a sleep timer. Learn
more
Queue
When you play a song, it’s automatically added to your queue; you can also add songs to the
queue while browsing.
It's easy to save a queue as a playlist so you can easily listen to it again later. See Sonos
playlists.
Shuffle From Now Playing, tap > to
change the song order.
Repeat
From Now Playing, tap > to repeat
all songs; tap again to repeat the song
that’s playing.
Crossfade
From Now Playing, tap the song title,
then Crossfade to create a smooth
transition between songs.
Save
From Now Playing, tap > Save to
create a Sonos playlist so you can listen
to it again later. See Sonos playlists.
Clear
From Now Playing, tap > Clear to
remove all songs from the queue. If
anything is playing, it will stop.
Delete Songs From Now Playing, tap > Edit, then
you can delete songs.
Reorder Songs
From Now Playing, tap > Edit, then
touch and hold to drag the song to a
new location.
Play Now
While browsing content, tap (iOS) or
(Android), then Play Now to add a
song or album to the queue and start
playing it immediately. Anything that's
playing stops.
Play Next
While browsing content, tap (iOS) or
(Android), then Play Next to add a
song or album to the current location in
the queue and start playing it when the
current content finishes.
Add to End of Queue
While browsing content, tap (iOS) or
(Android), then Add to End of Queue
to add a song or album to the end of the
current queue.
Replace Queue
While browsing content, tap (iOS) or
(Android), then Replace Queue to
delete the current queue and replace it
with this selection.
Sonos playlists
Any queue can be saved as a Sonos Playlist in My Sonos. Playlists give you quick access to
your favorite music so you can easily listen to it again.
Content stored on your mobile device can’t be saved to a Sonos playlist because it travels
with you and isn’t always available to Sonos.
Create a playlist
Build a queue in the Sonos app with the songs you want to play, then from Now Playing, tap
> Save and give your playlist a name.
Add to a playlist
Edit a playlist
You can change the order of songs or delete them.
Music services and subscriptions
Stream from your favorite services. Sonos works with all the services you know and love—
Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Deezer, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Google
Play Music, YouTube Music, and many more.
To add a music service or change the services you have, go to > Services & Voice.
Upgrade to Sonos Radio HD. Enjoy ad-free listening, lossless audio, and access to
exclusive stations and artist content.
To subscribe to Sonos Radio HD or change the subscriptions you have, go to > Account >
Subscriptions.
From Now Playing, tap the song title, then tap Add to Sonos Playlist.
From search, tap (iOS) or (Android) beside a song you want to save, and select
Add to Sonos Playlist.
From My Sonos, tap a playlist, then tap (iOS) or (Android) at the top of the screen.
Select Edit Playlist.
Voice services
Use your voice to control your Sonos system with any voice-enabled Sonos product—play
and control content, turn the volume up or down, and more.
Note: Voice control isn’t supported in every country yet—this feature will be available as soon
as Sonos and a voice service launch together in your region.
Sonos Voice Control: control your whole Sonos system with hands-free ease and
unmatched privacy. Sonos Voice Control comes ready to use—it only takes a few
seconds to add when you set up your speakers. More information
Amazon Alexa: you’ll need the Sonos app and the Alexa app with the Sonos skill
enabled. You’ll make some changes in both apps during setup. Learn more
Google Assistant: you’ll need the Sonos app and the Google Assistant app. You’ll make
some changes in both apps during setup. Learn more
Siri: you’ll need the Apple Home app. Add your AirPlay2-compatible Sonos speakers to
the Apple Home app and then use an iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV to ask Siri to play music
(currently limited to Apple Music). Learn more
App preferences
Go to > App Preferences to adjust preferences and behaviors, like notifications and lock
screen controls.
Appearance Change appearance to light or dark mode, or set
it to default to the device setting. Learn more
Show Notifications (Android)
Allow the app to display notifications. This setting
must be on to use app shortcuts or lock screen
controls.
Show App Shortcuts (Android) Create shortcuts on your Home screen to quickly
get to your favorite content.
Home Screen Volume Control
(Android)
Use the hardware volume buttons on your
Android device to raise or lower the Sonos
volume. Learn more
Lockscreen Controls/Show Lock
Screen Controls
Control your Sonos system from the lock screen
on an iOS or Android device.
Enable Search History
Allow your recent searches to be saved. Data is
stored locally on this device and is not uploaded
to our servers.
Confirm Location When Sonos has been inactive for a while,
confirm where you want the music to play.
Room Detection Detect nearby speakers using the microphone on
this device.
Control from Other Devices (Android) Control your Sonos system in alternative ways.
Find My Apps
Allow music and content apps installed on this
device to appear when you’re browsing so you
can add them to the Sonos app.
Allow Pop-up Messages Allow pop-up messages so new products can be
found automatically.
Installer Setup
Settings for installers who regularly set up
multiple product at the same time.
Version The software version of your Sonos app.
Build The specific build number of the version of your
Sonos app.
Manage Android Settings / Manage
iOS Settings
Opens the Sonos app settings in your Android or
iOS device settings.
Reset App
Disconnect the app from your Sonos system so
you can set up a new Sonos system or connect
to an existing system on the same network.
Multi-product Setup—perform a single
firmware update for all new products after
they're added to the network.
System settings
Go to > System to view or change the settings for your Sonos system and connected
devices
Name Description
About My System
Shows all the Sonos products in your
system along with detailed information
including name, serial number, IP
address, software version, and more.
AirPlay
Shows the AirPlay compatible products in
your system and allows you to keep non-
AirPlay compatible products grouped with
AirPlay-compatible products for multi-
room playback. Learn more
Alarms
Set an alarm to automatically play music
at a specified time in a room or room
group. See Alarms and sleep timer.
Audio Compression
Allows you to override the pre-set and
choose if Sonos compresses the audio
when streaming Line-In. Sonos presets
the best Audio Compression level for your
system; this setting overrides the pre-set.
Learn more
Date & Time
Set the local date and time for your
system or set it from the Internet. You can
also specify whether you want the time
adjusted for daylight savings.
Name Description
Groups Create a group of products so you can
quickly select it by name.
Media Servers
Allows your shared Windows Media library
to appear in the Sonos app so you can
browse content and stream it to your
Sonos system directly. Learn more
Music Library
Manage the music library you have stored
on a computer or network attached
storage drive. Use a computer to set up
your music library. Learn more
Network
Switch your Sonos system to a different
wireless network or, if you have a product
wired to your router, you can change your
system’s wireless channel to try to reduce
interference.
Parental Controls Restrict access to explicit content. Learn
more
System updates
Sonos regularly adds new features. Set
your Sonos speakers to update
automatically in the background so you
always have the latest features without
interrupting your listening. Learn more
Name Description
Transfer System Ownership
Transfer your Sonos system to a new
account. You may need to do this if you
create a new Sonos account or if you’re
using pre-owned products that are still
registered to the original account. Learn
more
Forget Current Sonos System
Remove a Sonos system from your app
so you can connect to a different system.
This option isn’t available if the app is only
connected to one Sonos system.
Alarms and sleep timer
Alarms
Wake to music you love by setting an
alarm with a favorite song, station or
playlist. Go to > . Learn more
Snooze Alerts Want to stay in bed a little longer? Turn on
Snooze Alerts when you set an alarm.
Sleep Timer Love to fall asleep to music? From Now
Playing, tap and set a sleep timer.
Account settings
Your account allows you to register your products, receive updates, and provides a seamless
integration with content and voice services. Learn more
Change email Change the email address associated with
your Sonos account.
Resetting password Change the password associated with
your Sonos account.
Wake up to different songs, radio
stations or playlists on different days.
Have your favorite songs playing when
you come home from work.
Schedule Sonos to play for a few
hours every night when you’re on
vacation.
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