Control Sonos Via Spotify App

Sometime I start on Spotify, especially if I’m looking for a specific playlist or something, then switch over to Sonos for control. The best part of the Spotify app for me, is when listening to Spotify outside on a bluetooth speaker, it’s easy to just switch to the Sonos speakers when I go in the house and just keep listening. SONOS - be able to control SONOS via Deezer App instead of SONOS App. 6 months ago 14 April 2020. Missing feature that Spotify has: choosing Sonos wifi speaker directly from Deezer iOS app. Currently you need to use Sonos app to play deezer on your Sonos wifi system. Neither you, Tidal, Apple music, google music, just spotify can control.

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Sonos has enabled voice control of Spotify via its Alexa-powered devices. The Alexa app now offers a choice of Amazon Music, Pandora or Spotify as the default service. That means you can simply select Spotify as the default and say,” Alexa, play Taylor Swift,” for example, and the speaker will play a playlist of Taylor’s most popular tracks on Spotify. Unfortunately, Spotify doesn’t support streaming from free accounts on a Sonos. As we all know, Spotify is the most popular music streaming service in the world and Sonos is one of the top brands of smart speakers. Here we will show you how to get them to work together with or without Spotify premium account.

Method 1: Play Spotify music on Sonos with Premium account

To use Spotify on your Sonos speaker you need to download and install the latest Sonos update.
Step 1 Setting up a Spotify account on your Sonos.
Open the Sonos Controller app on your smartphone, tap the “More” option, and then tap the “Add Music Services” entry. From the list of services, choose Spotify. On the Add Service page, tap the “Add to Sonos” button, and then tap the “Connect to Spotify” button on the next screen. The Spotify app opens on your phone and passes your login details to the Sonos app.
Step 2 Controlling Spotify on your Sonos directly from the Spotify app.
Open the Spotify app and select the song, artist, or playlist you want to hear. Tap “Devices Available” to see a list of all the devices currently connected to your Spotify account. Select your Sonos from the list and whatever you were listening to on Spotify starts to play on it.

Method 2: Play Spotify music on Sonos without Premium account

Since streaming music from Spotify to Sonos is not available for free account, you need to download Spotify music first, then add them to Sonos. To download Spotify songs without Premium account, we recommend a professional Spotify downloader and converter — Boilsoft Spotify Music Converter. It allows you to download and convert Spotify songs/albums/playlists to MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC with all original tags and 100% lossless quality.
Step 1 Download and install Boilsoft Spotify Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

Step 2 Drag and drop Spotify songs, albums and playlists from Spotify app to the interface directly. Or copy&paste the link of the song, album or playlist. And then click the Add button.

To copy a playlist link, right click the playlist corver or title and choose 'Share' - 'Copy Playlist Link'.

All songs in the playlist will be checked by default, you can uncheck the ones you don't want to download. Or add more playlists as you like.

Step 3 Boilsoft Spotify Music Converter supports MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC format. Click the Options button to change output format or output folder if you need. You can also change bitrate, samplerate according to your needs.

Step 4 Click the Convert button to start recording Spotify music to the format you choose. .

After conversion, you can find all converted songs by clicking the History button.

Step 6 Open Sonos app on your computer. From the “Manage” menu, select “Music Library Settings”. Click + (plus) on a Mac, or “Add” if you are using a PC. Import the converted Spotify songs. Then you can listen to Spotify songs on Sonos. .

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November 17, 2017

Yes, that is possible. Here is how it works:

1. Spotify

While you’re listening to music in Spotify on the Nativ Vita, select “DEVICES AVAILABLE” to connect to a Sonos room or room group.

Note: For the Sonos devices to show up in Spotify under “DEVICES AVAILABLE,” you will first need to link your Sonos products to your Sonos Account by opening the Sonos app on your Smartphone or computer and tapping on the More tab > Settings > My Sonos Account and following the on-screen prompts*.

How do I control Sonos from Spotify on Nativ Vita?
From Spotify’s Now Playing screen on the Nativ Vita, tap on “DEVICES AVAILABLE”:

Then select a Sonos speaker or group to play to and use Spotify as you normally would:

*I don’t see my Sonos speakers listed in Spotify on the Nativ Vita.
Your Sonos system and products will need to be linked to your Sonos Account. Once complete, the Sonos speakers will show up under “DEVICES AVAILABLE” in Spotify on the Nativ Vita.

To link your Sonos products to your Sonos Account:

Using the Sonos app for iOS or Android: From the More tab, tap Settings > My Sonos Account and follow the on-screen prompts.

Using the Sonos app on Mac or PC: Select Help > My Sonos Account and follow the on-screen prompts.

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For more details please visit the SONOS support page.

2. TIDAL

How do I control Sonos from TIDAL on the Nativ Vita?
You can control Sonos directly from TIDAL on the Nativ Vita by tapping on the Cast icon on the Now Playing screen in TIDAL.

Launch TIDAL on your Nativ Vita.
Go to the Now Playing screen.
Tap the Cast icon and select your Sonos speaker or group.

How can I group rooms using TIDAL?
You can create and edit groups directly in TIDAL by tapping Edit next to the Sonos room or group.

Launch TIDAL on your Nativ Vita.
Go to the Now Playing screen.
Tap the Cast icon and tap Group next to the room or group you want to edit.
Choose the rooms you want to group and tap Save.

What bitrate and format does TIDAL use for streaming?
TIDAL HiFi – Lossless FLAC 16bit/44.1kHz.
TIDAL Premium – AAC 320kbps

What is the recommended internet bandwidth to stream high definition audio on Sonos?
5 Mbs is the minimum broadband speed required to stream FLAC from TIDAL on Sonos. If streaming different FLAC music to multiple speakers, we recommend a higher broadband speed. This requirement can vary based on your internet usage (large file downloads, gaming, video streaming, etc.)

5.0 Megabits per second – 1 FLAC stream
7.5 Megabits per second – 2 FLAC streams
10 Megabits per second – 3 or more FLAC streams

Are there any streaming limitations?
Yes, you can only stream to one Sonos household at a time, but to as many players or grouped players as you wish.

Known Issues

If you change your password on TIDAL this will not terminate playback functionality on the Sonos System at this time.
Streaming to more than one Sonos household will cause an error message that the connection to the service has been lost, instead of advising that the stream limit has been exceeded.
If a blank playlist is created on TIDAL it will also appear as a blank playlist on Sonos.
When searching TIDAL content from your Sonos Controller, results may not appear unless the entire word or artist name is typed in. Partial search is ineffective at this time.

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