Updated July 17, 2019: Sadly, Sonos no longer supports setting up a system on Windows or on Mac with the Sonos Controller app. The application used below still exists and can be downloaded from Sonos support, but sadly only to listen to music. To set up a system you must now use the Sonos mobile app on either Android or iOS. Our pals at Android Central have a comprehensive guide on how to get going you should check out.
Mac: The Sonos app for Mac repeatedly prompts you to update. During an update, the Sonos app in the Applications folder of your Mac is updated. If you copied the Sonos app to another folder on your machine, such as your desktop, it will not update properly.
- For everyone in the house, and all their devices—smartphones, tablets, and computers. Now you’re ready to set up your Sonos and start streaming music.
- Step 2) You use the Mac's 'System Preferences.' , 'Sound' to select the sonos as the output for your sound. Now, play some music on your mac, and turn up the volume, and the sound comes out of your Sonos' instead of your Mac.
- How to set up your Sonos speakers using the Sonos Controller app for Mac Download the free Sonos Controller from the iTunes store and away you go! Launch the Sonos Controller app from your dock or from the Finder.
- Download Apps/Games for PC/Laptop/Windows 7,8,10. Sonos Controller for Android is a Music & Audio app developed by Sonos, Inc. The latest version of Sonos Controller for Android is 7.1.
Here, we walk you through every step to getting your new Sonos system up and running using your Windows 10 PC or tablet.
The first thing you need to do is download the installer for Windows. You'll find that at the link below.
Then follow these steps:
Sonos App For Mac
1. Install Sonos Controller
A process as straight forward as it sounds. Once you've downloaded the file linked above, open it up and follow the onscreen prompts as shown in these images. You'll be asked to dictate where you want Sonos to install on your machine, but once you've clicked 'Install' leave it a minute to do its thing.
2. Set up a new Sonos network
If you're reading this chances are you're setting up for the first time. However, if you're just new to using Windows to control your system, you'll see this box when you open up the app for the first time, too. The difference is you'll just click 'Connect to Existing System' and the app will find your setup on its own.
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The option above, 'Set up New System' is what we want here.
It's also important to note at this point that no matter how many units you're planning to install on your network, you can only add them one at a time. Once the system is set up it'll be a shorter process to add new players to it later on.
3. Choose your network type
This determines whether you're just going to be using your local Wifi network to connect the speakers together, or if you're using additional Sonos hardware to create a proprietary one. If you have a Sonos Boost or Bridge, for example, select 'Boost Setup.' But since we're looking at Wifi we're going to go ahead and select 'Standard Setup.'
4. Plug it in, but only the power
No, really. OK, you plugged it in straight away, but there's an additional reminder here. Power is good (of course) but Ethernet is less so. So if you went ahead and connected your first bit of Sonos kit up to your router with a cable, pull it out.
If you need to connect via Ethernet at any time, setup will prompt you to to so.
5. Wait for the green light
When you turn on your Sonos for the first time, in our case, a Play:1, you'll first see a white light. Then it'll go green. When you get the green light, hit 'Next' and you'll be greeted with something that resembles the image above prompting a specific button press. Do it right and you'll hear a 'bong' indicating success.
Then you just have to wait a little while for the app to connect to the player.
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Sonos Desktop App
6. Set up your Wifi network
Sonos requires a 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g network to operate. Providing you're good on this front, simply enter your local Wifi network details and hit 'Next.'
7. Designate a room
Since Sonos is a multi-room system, to help you distinguish where things are you can assign a room to each speaker. The dropdown box has a whole bunch of selections to cover pretty much every eventuality.
And that's it! You should now see something like the image above telling you that you've successfully added your first Sonos player. The system is now set up and from here you go forward and personalize as well as adding as many extra players as you want.
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While you can control your music's volume directly from any Sonos player, the Sonos app for Windows gives you full control over all aspects of your home audio. If you have more than one room set up, then you'll definitely want to take advantage of the options the app gives you.
Here's a quick look at what you can do:
How to control the volume with the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click and drag the volume slider to your desired level. It's in the upper left corner of the application window.
Can you feel the music rattling your eardrums? Be sensible with it, though. You don't want to make yourself deaf in your old age or annoy your neighbors too badly!
How to mute the volume with the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click the mute button to turn mute on. It's to the left of the volume slider in the upper left corner of the application window.
How to pause playback in the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click the pause button. It's in the middle top of the application window.
How to go back to the previous track or advance to the next track in the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
If you want to hear the next song in your playlist or if you want to go back to the previous song, the controls are in one place in the Sonos app.
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click the back button to play the previous track. The back button is to the left of the pause button.
- Click the forward button to play the next track. The forward button is to the right of the pause button.
How to turn on cross fade in the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
Cross fading is a neat effect for seamless music play. It 'fades' in the beginning of the next song while the current song is still playing to eliminate silences during playback.
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click the cross-fade button to turn it on. It looks like two horizontal lines with small circles on opposite ends.
That's all you have to do to experience cross fading. Now, you can listen to your tracks back-to-back in seamless continuity.
How to customize alarms in the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
Another cool feature of Sonos is the ability to choose alarms from any of the music in your library. Here's how you can customize alarms in Sonos:
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click Alarms. It's on the bottom left corner of the application window.
- Click the Add button.
- Click inside the time box to set the time for your alarm.
- Click the room selector, if you have multiple rooms set up, to select which room the alarm will play in.
- Click the Select button to choose the music for your alarm.
- Click on your choice in the displayed list of locations from where to pull your alarm music.
- Click the checkboxes to choose the schedule for your alarm. Your choices are as follows:
- Once only
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Click and drag the volume slider to your desired level.
- Click inside the duration box to select the duration of your choice for your alarm. Your choices are:
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 1 hour
- 2 hours
- No limit
- Click Done to finish setting up your alarm.
How to set a sleep timer in the Sonos Controller app for Windows 10 PC
Do you want to set your Sonos to automatically turn off after a certain period of time each day? You can do that by setting a sleep timer. Here's how you can do it:
Sonos App For Mac Computer
- Launch the Sonos app from your Desktop or the Start menu
- Click the Sleep Timer button. It's to the left of the Alarms button at the bottom of the application window.
- Click on the option of your choice to select it. Your choices are as follows:
- Off
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 1 hour
- 2 hours