Most individuals are attracted to Sonos due to its extensive audio streaming choices. However, it is also possible to play personal audio files on Sonos through line-in, Bluetooth, AirPlay, and network-attached storage (NAS). Android users have enjoyed an additional option for a long time: effortlessly playing locally stored audio files on their devices at optimal quality across the Sonos system. Unfortunately, this last option will soon be discontinued.
Sonos has recently updated its website with a notification stating that starting from May 23rd, 2023, the ability to directly play audio files on Sonos using the “On this device” menu in the Sonos app for Android will be removed. The company advises customers to either upload those tracks to a streaming service (with YouTube Music being a recommended option) or establish and operate a NAS solution if they wish to continue playing local files on their Sonos hardware.
Interestingly, the timing of this change is likely coincidental, although Sonos and Google are currently engaged in a legal battle regarding patent infringement. However, it is probable that the “on this device” feature was utilized so infrequently that the company deemed it unnecessary to maintain. Sonos eliminated a similar feature on iOS three years ago, citing that the original design of the feature became unreliable with newer versions of iOS and that the company’s support for AirPlay rendered it redundant.
The rationale appears to be similar for Android. According to a Sonos representative on the company’s support forums, “As newer versions of mobile operating systems are released, it can sometimes alter the way information is shared between devices, rendering this feature incompatible with the latest Android operating system.”
With numerous Bluetooth-enabled speakers now available in the market and the recent addition of line-in playback to the Era 100 and Era 300 products, Sonos seems to believe that it has covered its bases concerning local files, even if direct streaming from an Android device is no longer possible. It’s worth noting that you can still play music via Bluetooth to a Roam or Era speaker and subsequently transmit that audio to other Sonos speakers within your system. However, if preserving audio quality is a priority, utilizing the line-in option or a NAS drive are your best alternatives.
Sonos will stop playing local files on Android devices
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