Sonos now plays iTunes music and podcasts directly from iPhone

Posted on December 3rd, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Cool Music News, News, Products, Tips & Tricks, Worldwide

Music has never been more portable, or more available. Our favorite tracks and artists are rarely further away than our pocket. And the music we have in iTunes® sometimes never leaves our iPhones, which is exactly why we’re stoked to share the latest update to the Sonos system.

Sonos now plays your iTunes music and podcasts direct from your iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod touch® anywhere there is a Sonos speaker or player. Simple, clean, and seamless.

If you have iOS 6, you can reach your iTunes music in three quick steps:

(1) Update your Sonos software and your Sonos Controller Apps via the App Store to Sonos System Software 3.8.3

(2) Ensure your iPhone is on the home wireless network, then launch the Sonos Controller App.

(3) Go to the main music menu.

Boom. You’ll now see all of your iOS devices’ music, playlists and podcasts all available as a music source under “This iPhone/This iPad/This iPod.”

The music you love in HiFi sound as you’ve come to expect from Sonos.

For more details, visit Sonos.com. For support, visit Sonos Support.

Have iOS 6 and Sonos? Get started! Find free music on iTunes here.

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  • Paul Williams

    Android?

  • David Hale

    Does this need an Airport express plugged into a Sonos unit to work? Will this be something that you could do from on a Mac as well?

    • A.

      it works without Airport express :)

  • Hilke Heremans

    Excellent! This is exactly what I was hoping for!

  • Londonguy

    Why was the application not updated for the iphone 5 display at the same time?? Thats very annoying… Is this update coming soon?

    Cheers….

  • Londonguy

    David you dont need an airport express.. This update is actually really amazing thanks guys.. Now just that iphone 5 support please … :)

  • Ari Margolis

    Excellent update!! Way to go Sonos! Finally… we have been waiting for this!

  • Chris

    Nice, what about Windows?

  • Genet

    Bravo, Sonnos revolutionne une nouvelle fois la façon d’écouter sa propre musique et reste ainsi le meilleur system Hifi au monde. Merci Frederic Genet Architecte d’Intérieur

  • http://twitter.com/twentworth12 Tom Wentworth

    Doesn’t seem to show iTunes Match songs?

    • http://www.sonos.com/support Sonos Support Team

      Hi Tom, yes, the content has to be stored locally on the i-device in order for Sonos to be able to stream it. If you continue to have any issues or questions, please contact our Support team at http://www.sonos.com/support. Thanks.

  • Matt

    Awesome! Now I can get rid of that Airport Express!

  • JJ

    Does this support aiff, or more specifically what file types are supported?
    Thanks

  • richard

    B

    rilliant. We have iPhones and iPads, but are graduating to Android. We’ll enjoy using this function on our Apple units for now, and when you add same support for Android will grab another couple of Sonos units.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Trevor-Horton/100000744831484 Trevor Horton

    Thanks. You responded to user requests and gave us new control over podcasts! Really smart and innovative way to solve a problem for ios users. Now to get another Play 3 for some other rooms…

  • Chris

    MP3 and DRM-free AAC files from iTunes are the formats. No Airport Express needed, just an iOS device running version 6 and current Sonos firmware.

  • Hubsi

    What do you mean with Android? I`ve never seen a Android Phone, where Itunes is on Board…

  • everes7

    Will Sonos ever support streaming music from other iOS apps (e.g., Spotify) directly from the iPhone to my Sonos system?

  • Aforever

    I just updated, and I just wanna thank you, this is exactly what Sonos was missing you have made one man happy, looking forward to enlarge my system

  • Huw

    I want to play my audio books which appear under my ipad in the sonos player but it says the file format isn’t supported. These are ‘audible’ audio books but were purchased via iturnes or amazon directly. I don’t want to purchase an audible subscription. How can i listen to these audio books on my sonos? Thanks in advance for your help.

    • http://www.sonos.com/support Sonos Support Team

      Hello,

      Unfortunately you would need an Audible subscription to listen to audible content through Sonos. You can read more about Audible and Sonos on: https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/223/kw/audible

      • HPW

        It seems that it’s the same audible file that is downloaded on my home PC that is downloaded to my iphone. So why can’t your new IOS app be engineered to play the file using my iphone. I have already authenticated my Audible account on my home network. This would be a great enhancement. I could be listening on my iphone in the car as I always do …. Then I could easily pick it up when I was in my home and listen on my Sonos system.

        • http://www.facebook.com/mahnie Mani Sheriar

          YES! Can we please get this support?

  • garygarry

    what about Mixcloud, Soundcloud etc? I have so much ‘stuff’ on those sites that I’d love to be able to stream

    • Andres

      We need to get these services on board ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://kvz.io/ Kevin van Zonneveld

    ermahgerd

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5UFI4H2DF7MUNOAYCS53KDVKDM alan

    If I now upload my iTunes library to the cloud, can I stream it using this new functionality with an iPad?

  • Elektrobix

    Since the update my sonos system randomly stops playing. Not just iPhone playlists but ones stored on nas and Internet radio too.

  • http://www.facebook.com/marc.ledoux.56 Marc Ledoux

    I want my sonos speaker to be able to stream music that is coming out from Itunes on my computer. I already ran cables everywhere in my house and the sonos speaker is where I couldn’t do it. I want the sonos to play the same music as all my other rooms are playing.

    • http://www.sonos.com/support Sonos Support Team

      Hello Marc,

      You can take advantage of the line-in port on most Sonos devices (The PLAY:3 is the only one without a line-in connection). You can connect the analog out-put of your computer to the line-in on a Sonos device. This would allow you to play all sounds coming from your computer to any and all Sonos devices.

  • Ed

    Doesn’t work with all songs. I’m getting an unable to play message on two songs on an album. They are obviously the two I really want to listen to! It’s a brand new download so shouldn’t be a drm issue. Any ideas? I think they are tracks you can’t download individually – you need to buy the album to get them if that’s any help.

    • andrew moore

      I’m having the same issues!! Sonos: What is the fix ?? U can correct the problem on your iTunes on a PC or MAC, but not the saved iTunes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod. If you right click on the song that is having the problem in iTunes, then select “Create AAC Version” this will solve the problem on your PC, but it won’t convert to your hand held.

      • http://www.sonos.com/support Sonos Support Team

        Hello,

        The tracks cannot have DRM protection on them or end in .m4p (Protected) file extension. Sonos, like many other music players/devices, will ignore .m4p files as they are typically DRM protected. I would suggest syncing your iDevice with your computer again to make sure the songs that are on your iDevice are not DRM protected. Sonos will pick up any song that is in the supported format.

    • andrew moore
  • ILOVEMYSONOS

    The missing feature I was waiting for!

  • alex lee

    This really doesn’t work as advertised. I followed the steps above, plus dozens of other FAQs on the subject, and I simply cannot get the sonos controller on my iphone to see the songs that are on my iphone. Very frustrating.

  • http://www.philschwarzmann.com/ Phil Schwarzmann

    No support for the Mac OS X app?

  • Sharon H

    My Iphone 5 only plays one track at a time from my playlist – the screen goes dark and it finishes the song its on but no more. The Ipad does the whole list no problems. Been through settings but can’t find the problem. If I’m in music on the Iphone it plays the whole lot on the phone, but not in the Sonos App. Driving me mad!

  • Grant

    Great idea. Is this also the case for nexus 4 or galaxy 3?

  • Mike

    Hi, I could play my music library directly from my iphone but since changing to Android with Samsung S3 i can no longer do this?

  • Tom Train

    Sorry, but I can’t see “This IPad” under the main music menue. It works only with my IPhone. But I want to use my IPad too. Can you help me?

    • http://www.sonos.com/support Sonos Support Team

      Hi Tom,

      If you use iTunes Match, make sure that the music is actually downloaded onto the iPad. iTunes Match will display all music in your iCloud library but in order to play on Sonos, it needs to be on the actual device. Tap the cloud icon next to the song or album to download to the device before playing on Sonos.

      If you’re still not seeing the option, also make sure that the iPad is running iOS 6 or higher. You can also get in touch with us here: http://www.sonos.com/support and we’ll be happy to discuss this in further detail over the phone.

      Regards,

      Sonos Support

  • Peter

    What’s the status of the possibility to play music direct from an Android smartphone through Sonos, that’s the only missing link in my setup.

    Regards,

    Peter

  • Dennis

    Hi is this feature still active with sonos app v.4 I have no way of playing directly from my iPad or iPhone anymore?? Any idea why?

    • http://www.sonos.com/support Sonos Support Team

      Hello Dennis,

      No, that feature was not removed from latest SONOS Controller. If that music source is gone and or has stopped I would recommend contacting SONOS Support by telephone so they can look into this further. You can also look over the attached SONOS Answer to make sure that no steps are being missed for the streaming, and all the files are in the supported format. I will attach that answer and the link to reach SONOS Support by phone. Thank you very much and have a good day.

      Wireless iTunes Playback from the iPhone, Ipod Touch, and iPad:
      https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1852/kw/idevice Wireless

      http://www.sonos.com/support

  • JB

    Is there a way to do this with an iPhone 4s, running version 5.1.1 (9B206)?

  • Matt

    Not exactly true. What a pain…You have to import all your itunes music and you cannot play it continuously (i.e. you must pick the song click it and then add it to the the sonos queue). Unless there is a way around this, my sonos is going back to the store tomorrow. The way sonos advertises this you would think it would work seamlessly with itunes