Sonos is rolling out the new bridge-free software in Beta first. For them (and for everyone already using a bridge), the bridge should continue to work just as it always has. Sonos notes that while their new setup should work for most people, folks with particularly big homes (or homes with walls that like to eat wireless signals) might still need a bridge. Now, you do still need a router/WiFi in the mix, so don’t expect to drag the ol’ Sonos system out to the beach - but for many people, this takes the one last little annoying quirk out of the Sonos configuration process. In an upcoming update, the speakers will be able to wirelessly work together to orchestrate the operations and keep your tracks in sync, all without a speaker/bridge unit hardwired into the router. In a blog post this morning, Sonos announced that they’ve figured out a way to rework their software so that no wired connection to the router is necessary. Drop $50 bucks on Sonos’ dedicated bridging unit, which can be plugged into the router to act as the brain in place of a speaker.Run an ugly ethernet wire from the router to wherever you actually want the speaker to be.Now Sonos wants to drop that requirement. Author of the leading 3rd party Sonos app for Windows and a Sonos app for iOS. Thanks to improvements in wireless signal technology, many of us just stuff our routers in the back of some closet and forget about it until the Internet whonks out and we have to smack it with a hammer. YouTube Music is Googles newest music offering toNew Youtube App update. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge I’m generally a big fan of the Sonos Roam, but in the months since the portable speaker was released, I’ve definitely come across one downside: subpar power. The reason this sucks? Because “good spot for a router” and “good spot for a booming speaker” don’t always overlap. There’s currently one tiny asterisk in the process that tends to get forgotten: one of those speakers (or a separately purchased “bridge” unit) needs to be wired directly into your router to act as the brain of the operations. Power up a couple Sonos speakers in different rooms, open the smartphone app, and boom - wireless sound around your house… right? Unplug the power cable from your Sonos device and wait 30 seconds. Gerrit Coetzee FebruWe’re trying to figure out whether Sonos was doing the right thing, and it’s getting to the point where we need pins, a corkboard, and string. These pictures may differ from what your Sonos device looks like but you can still do all the steps without an issue. Sonos has often been praised for its super minimalist setup process. 1 Restart the Speaker The first step to fixing a failed update and trying it again is to restart the speaker or speaker system you're trying to update.
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