Guides
Practical solutions for what the Sonos app leaves out.
Sonos on Your Apple Watch
Sonos makes no Apple Watch app. Lyd has since 2019: rooms, volume on the Digital Crown, Sonos Favorites and grouping, with the phone left wherever it is.
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Sonos S1 vs S2, Explained
Two platforms, two apps, and speakers that will never play in sync. What the 2020 split fixed in place, what it still leaves you, and how one app covers both systems.
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Six Sonos Apps for iPhone, Compared
Widgets, Apple Watch, Shortcuts, remote access, price: how Clic, Lyd, Orto, Sono+, SonoPhone and Soro differ, and which one fits the way you actually listen.
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Sonos Widgets and Live Activities on iPhone
The official Sonos app keeps every control inside the app. Lyd puts play, skip and volume on the Home Screen, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
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Automate Sonos with Apple Shortcuts
Your alarm going off, a tap on an NFC sticker, walking out the front door: anything your iPhone can notice can start or stop your Sonos speakers.
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Control a Sonos System That Isn't Yours
A friend's house, a rental, an office system nobody will give you the login for. Guest Mode controls the speakers on the Wi-Fi you are already on, without an account and without touching the owner's.
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