# Sonos on multiple speakers

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Created:** [September 13, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086 "2019-09-13T14:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Mlynnerup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mlynnerup/32/12404_2.png) [@Mlynnerup](https://community.homey.app/u/Mlynnerup)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/1 "2019-09-13T14:08:03Z")

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I’m trying to make a flow that plays a specific TuneIn radio channel on several Sonos speakers around the house. If I add each speaker as a separate card in the flow they do now play in sync (and they appear in separate groups in the Sonos iOS app)

 ![IMG_1608](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/4/4ddff1d7a0ed7fba36ce4b111f5637182b5773ec.jpeg)

Is there way to play a TuneIn channel (or any other source) in sync on multiple Sonos speakers (so they appear as one group in the Sonos iOS app).

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/2 "2019-09-13T14:27:54Z")

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Problem is is grouping which is not possible on Homey. The way I do it is grouping in the Sonos App and on Homey I mute those speakers I don’t want to hear. This way the group i made in the Sonos app stays.

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**Author:** ![tralle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@tralle](https://community.homey.app/u/tralle)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/3 "2019-09-13T14:53:54Z")

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I solve it like this:

WHEN  
Whatever trigger  
AND  
Whatever condition  
THEN  
Speaker 1: start radio  
Speaker 2: join another players group: speaker 1 (I have delay of 2 seconds on this one but not sure if it’s necessary).

With this the speakers are in sync.

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**Author:** ![Mlynnerup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mlynnerup/32/12404_2.png) [@Mlynnerup](https://community.homey.app/u/Mlynnerup)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/5 "2019-09-13T15:06:42Z")

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Problem with that is that the groups change all the time depending on where we want to listen to music.

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**Author:** ![Mlynnerup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mlynnerup/32/12404_2.png) [@Mlynnerup](https://community.homey.app/u/Mlynnerup)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/6 "2019-09-13T15:07:05Z")

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Great. But how do you join the speaker to another players group? I’m not able to find that option when I select a speaker in Homey…

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**Author:** ![tralle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@tralle](https://community.homey.app/u/tralle)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/7 "2019-09-13T15:10:52Z")

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/8 "2019-09-13T15:29:16Z")

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@tralle I don’t have that option. Which version do you use? Or is this a option for newer Sonos devices?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/1/1a23b798d5b82a4a5b4f02ee9a76ef2a4292d935.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mlynnerup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mlynnerup/32/12404_2.png) [@Mlynnerup](https://community.homey.app/u/Mlynnerup)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/9 "2019-09-13T15:48:42Z")

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I only use Sonos One speakers and I don’t have that option either…

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**Author:** ![Neuron44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neuron44/32/9492_2.png) [@Neuron44](https://community.homey.app/u/Neuron44)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/10 "2019-09-13T16:03:46Z")

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Grouping is possible in Homey in the way Tralle describes.

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/11 "2019-09-13T16:04:29Z")

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> [@Marcel\_Ubels](#):
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> I don’t have that option. Which version do you use? Or is this a option for newer Sonos devices?

This seems to be only available for older speakers, I have this function for the older Play-Bar and Play-3 speakers. I don’t have the line “Play an Audio Clip”, is only available for the newer generation speakers.  
(It’s not a mather off scrolling up your screen? )

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/12 "2019-09-13T17:41:01Z")

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Strange I also have the older playbar, play 1 and 3, but have for neither off them this option

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**Author:** ![tralle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@tralle](https://community.homey.app/u/tralle)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/13 "2019-09-13T18:06:27Z")

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I have this option on all my speakers; older and newer play:1s and a beam. Homey Sonos app v 5.0.11.

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**Author:** ![tlangelaar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tlangelaar/32/10980_2.png) [@tlangelaar](https://community.homey.app/u/tlangelaar)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/14 "2019-09-13T18:12:19Z")

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It might depend on the app version at the time of installation / adding of the devices. One could try to remove the devices and re-add them. More radical could be to remove all Sonos devices, uninstall the Sonos app, reinstall app and add devices again.

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**Author:** ![Mlynnerup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mlynnerup/32/12404_2.png) [@Mlynnerup](https://community.homey.app/u/Mlynnerup)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/15 "2019-09-13T19:13:14Z")

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I removed then Sonos app completely and re-installed it. That did the trick!

Thanks a lot.

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**Author:** ![Edgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Edgar](https://community.homey.app/u/Edgar)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/16 "2019-09-16T17:08:59Z")

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I tried this and it is working almosty nice…  
But the grouped speakers gets ungrouped time after time.

Any idea why?

The way Tralle explained doesn’t work for me, i also don’t have the option “join another players group”. So, i guess that the way you suggested is the only way.

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/17 "2019-09-16T17:32:49Z")

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I also have occasionally this problem. I had the most problems when watching TV. I had to change a setting in the Sonos app where my playbar was automatically ungrouped. After watching tv I have a flow that reacts when the tv turns off. In that case my stereo pair and kitchen box are unmuted and the volune adjusted.

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**Author:** ![Edgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Edgar](https://community.homey.app/u/Edgar)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/18 "2019-09-16T18:16:42Z")

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Ah thnx… i found the setting 🙂

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/19 "2019-09-24T15:10:57Z")

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Changed my settings. Deleted the Sonos app, restarted homey, installed Sonos again and added my sonos devices again. Now the grouping ability is added as possibility. I had to rebuild al my Sonos flows(therefore I waited a long time to do this). In combination with Logitech Harmony and Logic, grouping works better as before.

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**Author:** ![Mert\_Cicek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mert_cicek/32/47812_2.png) [@Mert\_Cicek](https://community.homey.app/u/Mert_Cicek)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/20 "2022-01-12T12:47:20Z")

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Guys im using Home bridge with homey cloud.  
By some reason homey dont sync my groups that i added in sonos. I also tried like Tralle descrpied but it didnt work. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Mert\_Cicek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mert_cicek/32/47812_2.png) [@Mert\_Cicek](https://community.homey.app/u/Mert_Cicek)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-on-multiple-speakers/18086/21 "2022-01-12T12:49:53Z")

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