S1 app
Overview
Overview
This original Sonos app can be downloaded on your mobile device to control your older products. Products released after May 2020 aren’t compatible with the S1 Controller app. 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.
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
1 | Room name | See what’s playing or group rooms to play the same music in more than one room. |
2 | Playback 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 |
3 | Volume 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. |
4 | Queue | 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. |
5 | Now Playing | Shows what's currently playing in this room or group of rooms. |
6 | More 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. |
7 | Room selector | Choose where you want the music to play. |
8 | My Sonos | A space to save and play your favorite music and collections so you always know where to find the music you love. |
9 | Browse | 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 | Rooms |
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11 | Search | Search your content sources. |
12 | Settings | Add music and voice services, set alarms, and go to system settings. |
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(available only with certain services).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 |
Repeat | From Now Playing, tap |
Crossfade | From Now Playing, tap the song title, then Crossfade to create a smooth transition between songs. |
Save | From Now Playing, tap |
Clear | From Now Playing, tap |
Delete Songs | From Now Playing, tap |
Reorder Songs | From Now Playing, tap |
Play Now | While browsing content, tap |
Play Next | While browsing content, tap |
Add to End of Queue | While browsing content, tap |
Replace Queue | While browsing content, tap |
to change the song order.
to repeat all songs; tap again to repeat the song that’s playing.
to drag the song to a new location.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
- 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.
Edit a playlist
You can change the order of songs or delete them.
- From My Sonos, tap a playlist, then tap (iOS) or (Android) at the top of the screen. Select Edit Playlist.
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.
Voice services
Use your voice to control your Sonos system with any voice-enabled Sonos product—play and control content, turn the volume up and down, and more.
Go to > Services & Voice to get started.
- Amazon Alexa: you’ll need the Sonos app and the Alex a 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
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.
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.
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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. |
System settings
Go to > System to view or change the settings for your Sonos system and connected devices
| Name | Description |
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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. |
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 |
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
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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 |
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. 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. |