Playing Music
Make a selection from the Sonos music menu on your mobile device or from the MUSIC pane on a Mac or PC.
Radio
Sonos includes a radio guide that provides immediate access to thousands of free Internet radio stations and broadcast programs. You can easily find radio stations from all over the world—music, news, and variety programming, including archived shows and podcasts.
To select a radio station, simply select Radio and choose a station.
Music services
A music service is an online music store or online service that sells audio on a per-song, per audiobook, or subscription basis. Sonos is compatible with several music services - you can visit our website at www.sonos.com/music for the latest list. (Some music services may not be available in your country. Please check the individual music service’s website for more information.)
If you are currently subscribed to a music service that’s compatible with Sonos, simply add your music service user name and password information to Sonos as needed and you’ll have instant access to the music service from your Sonos system.
To add a music service, touch Add Music Services from the Sonos music menu.
Select the Sonos-compatible music service you would like to add.
Select Add Account, and then follow the on-screen prompts. Your login and password will be verified with the music service. As soon as your credentials have been verified, the music service displays on the Sonos music menu.
Free music service trials are available in some countries. (Please check the individual music service’s website for more information.) If there is a music service trial visible on the Music Services menu, simply touch it to select. Touch Add Account -> I’m new to [music service], and then follow the prompts to activate the music trial. After the trial period is up, you will need to subscribe to the music service to keep the music playing.
Local music library
The Sonos system can play music from any computer or network-attached storage (NAS) device on your home network where you have shared music folders. During the setup process, you are guided through the process of accessing your local music library (such as your iTunes library). Over time, you may wish to add or remove folders from this list.
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To make changes to your local music library, select the Settings menu from a handheld Sonos controller and then choose one of the following options:
To add a new music folder, select Manage Music Library-> Music Library Setup -> Add New Share.
To remove a music folders, select Manage Music Library -> Music Library Setup. Touch the share you wish to remove and then select Remove.
The Sonos system indexes your local music so you can view your music collection by categories (such as artists, albums, composers, genres, or tracks.) If you add new music, simply update your music index to add this music to your Sonos music library.
To update your music library, select Manage Music Library -> Update Music Index Now. If you’d like your music library to update automatically each day, select Schedule Music Index Updates and then select an update time.
You can select and play music and podcasts stored on any iOS device that’s on the same wireless network as your Sonos products. Playback is perfectly synchronized, in any or every room of your home. Simply choose On this iPad, On this iPhone, or On this iPod touch from the Sonos app on your iOS device to make audio selections.
Wireless playback from Android devices
You can select and play music stored on any Android device that’s on the same wireless network as your Sonos products. Playback is perfectly synchronized, in any or every room of your home. Simply choose On this Mobile Device from the Sonos app on your Android smartphone or tablet to make audio selections.
Google Play Music (Android devices)
You can play music to your Sonos system directly from the Google Play Music app on any Android device. This feature is available for both Standard and All Access Google Play Music customers.
To play music directly from the Google Play Music app to your Sonos system, you must have both the Google Play Music app and the Sonos Controller App installed on your mobile device.
Simply open the Google Play Music app and connect to a Sonos room or room group to start the music.