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Searching the App store, there shows but the option for an iPhone or iPad, but not an iMac? The version on my iMac stopped working, so I was advised to remove it and start again.

  • Plug it in, turn it on, and open the app. Setting up, installing, and controlling your Sonos system is as easy as that. Sonos is committed to making your listening experience effortless, from setting up the first speaker to custom-tuning the fifth.
  • Currently TIDAL Masters audio is supported via our desktop application and on all iOS and Android devices.
  • Sonos controller free download - Xbox 360 Controller, Hotspot Shield, TeamViewer, and many more programs. Sonos for Mac (formerly Sonos Desktop Controller) allows you to control software for the Sonos Music System.The app is committed to keep improving the home listening experience.
  • Audio Cast for Sonos Speaker also can stream the audio of any app on your Mac to supported outputs on your network. Whether it's music in iTunes or Spotify, a concert played in VLC or QuickTime, or a radio station played in Safari or Chrome, Audio Cast for Sonos Speaker wirelessly casts all the sounds to the selected devices with minimum audio.
  • 1 Install the Sonos Controller App The Sonos Controller App is available for Android and iOS devices, as well as Windows and Mac computers. Choose the type of device you have and expand the instructions below: An Android Phone or Tablet.

Digital Asset Guideline Overview

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See Add images on the Sonos developer portal for the latest documentation.

The following digital assets can be offered by your music service:

  • Album art - Guidelines & Tutorial
  • Custom browse icons - Guidelines | Tutorial | Templates | Legacy Templates
  • Ratings icons - Guidelines | Tutorial| SVG Template | Legacy Templates
  • Service logos - Guidelines | Tutorial | Templates | Legacy Templates

There are two basic types of artwork: line art and photographs. Line art is easily scalable by Sonos apps and should be delivered in SVG Basic 1.1 format. Photographs need to be delivered in specific sizes and in JPG or PNG format, with a density of 72 DPI. See below for details.

Artwork appears in many different sizes on apps. Sonos scales artwork by taking the largest size above what is required by the app and downsampling it.

Use the presentation map to present these digital assets on Sonos apps. See the tutorials above and SMAPI Presentation Maps for details.

Version 5 of the Sonos app introduced a redesign that can use the high resolution displays of iOS and Android devices. We recommend using SVG format to take full advantage of these displays. This also ensures that images continue to have acceptible resolutions when scaled.

The Windows and MacOS apps, and discontinued Sonos hardware controllers (such as the Sonos CONTROL/CR200) are considered legacy controllers. These controllers still use images in PNG format. Therefore, you must submit your logos in PNG format as well.

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The table below lists the supported Sonos apps and image formats. Click a link in the product column to read the product documentation.

Sonos Apps Description Product Image Format

WDCR

Windows desktop app (legacy user interface)

PNG

MDCR

Mac OS desktop app (legacy user interface)

PNG

ICR

iOS app

SVG

ACR
ACR-HDPI

Android app for tablets and phones

SVG

CR200

Custom Sonos controller (legacy user interface)

PNG

Photographs need to be delivered in specific sizes, in JPG or PNG format, and with a density of 72 DPI. Files that specify a different DPI setting may not display correctly in every Sonos app. You can save files at 72 DPI by using the Save for Web option in Photoshop (File > Save for Web...).

It is important that you save Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) images in the SVG Basic 1.1 profile. See the W3C recommendation for further details about this SVG profile. Also, do not use SVG <text> and <mask> elements or hidden layers in your line art because they can cause display problems in the Sonos app.

Validate your SVG using the W3C Markup Validation service. Be sure that the 'Document Type' is specifically set to SVG 1.1 Basic:

Your logos must pass validation before you submit your service for certification by Sonos.

Using Adobe Illustrator

Follow the steps below to save an SVG 1.1 Basic image using Adobe Illustrator (see Adobe Illustrator help for more):

  1. Choose File > Save As or File > Save A Copy.
  2. Enter a filename and choose a location for the file.
  3. Choose SVG (*.SVG) as the file format and click Save. This brings up the SVG Options dialog:
  4. In the SVG Options dialog, choose SVG Basic 1.1 as the SVG Profile.
  5. In the Image Location field, choose Embed.
  6. Click OK.

This guide goes over the following:

  • Overview
  • Use image substitution for art and icons

Artwork consists of line art or photographs, depending on the image type. The Sonos app displays album art, custom browse icons, ratings icons, and service logo image types. Your content service sends these to the Sonos app to render. See below for more details about these image types.

Album art

Photographs associated with an album, artist, playlist, or trackMetadata object. See Add album art for details.

Custom browse icons

Line art that can represent a category, genre, or other container type in the Sonos app. For example, you can use these items in your root browse screen to show the initial categories that a listener can choose from. See Add browse icons for details.

Ratings icons

Ratings icons are line art images that represent the ratings state available to or chosen by the listener. See Add ratings for details.

Service logos

Service logos are line art images that represent your service in the music catalog. Listeners see this logo when searching for your content service to add it to their Sonos system. They then see the logo once they’ve added your service and they want to use it. Service logos represent your brand in the Sonos app. See Add logos for details.

Version 5 of the Sonos app introduced a redesign that can use the high resolution displays of iOS and Android devices.

The Windows and MacOS apps, and discontinued Sonos hardware controllers (such as the Sonos CONTROL/CR200) are considered legacy controllers. These controllers still use images in PNG format. Therefore, you must submit your logos in PNG format as well.

The table below lists the supported Sonos apps and image formats. Click a link in the product column to read the product documentation.

Sonos AppsDescriptionProductImage Format
WDCRWindows desktop app (legacy user interface)Sonos app for Mac or PCPNG
MDCRMac OS desktop app (legacy user interface)Sonos app for Mac or PCPNG
ICRiOS appSonos app for mobile devicesSVG
ACR
ACR-HDPI
Android app for tablets and phonesSonos app for mobile devicesSVG
CR200Custom Sonos controller (legacy user interface)Sonos CONTROL (CR200) PDFPNG

Photographs need to be delivered in specific sizes, in JPG or PNG format, and with a density of 72 DPI. Files that specify a different DPI setting may not display correctly in every Sonos app.

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App

It is important that you save Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) images in the SVG Basic 1.1 profile. See the W3C recommendation for further details about this SVG profile. Also, do not use SVG <text> and <mask> elements or hidden layers in your line art because they can cause display problems in the Sonos app.

Validate your SVG using the W3C Markup Validation service. Be sure that the ‘Document Type’ is specifically set to SVG 1.1 Basic.

Your logos must pass validation before you submit your service for certification by Sonos.

Artwork appears in many different sizes, depending on the device and where the the Sonos app shows the art. Therefore, the Sonos app uses image substitution to deliver a high-quality visual experience for every instance. Album art and custom browse icons use similar image substitution rules since they both use the albumArtURI element to display images. Sonos scales artwork by taking the largest size above what is required by the app and downsampling it.

Image substitution and album art

Set the substitution rules for images in the presentation map (see Customize display for details). When the Sonos app requests album art, it will look at these rules to see if there is a value to substitute in the albumArtURI for the image. If there is, the app will use the substitution rules to rewrite the URI to get an image of the appropriate size.

For example, if you sent the following albumArtURI for album art:

http://yourservice.example.com/icons/playlists_legacy.png

If the listener is using a phone or tablet, the Sonos app follows the substitution rules you set and replaces the “_legacy.png” with one of the SVG images, depending on the device and screen. For a small screen, it might substitute the “_legacy.png” in the albumArtURI for “_40.svg”, resulting in the following URI:

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<Match>
<sizeEntry size='0'substitution='_legacy.png'/>
<sizeEntry size='290'substitution='_290.svg'/>
</Match>

The sample presentation map above shows that your service provides browse icons in three sizes. The Sonos app on Mac or PC will use the PNG image for your browse icons. The Sonos app on phones and tablets will use your substitution rules to choose the appropriate SVG image for your browse icons.

Note that the legacy icon is listed with a size of zero. Sonos requires this configuration to display custom browse icons on the Sonos app for MacOS and PC. It’s important that you specify this legacy icon as it’s the only one used by the Sonos app for Mac and PC. The Sonos app for mobile devices can handle high resolution images, so they’re more apt to use image substitution to display browse icons.

The base albumArtURI is the URI that your service sends Sonos in a getMetadata response. Use the PNG image format on the Sonos app for Windows and MacOS. See Sonos apps, above, for details.

Custom browse icons on the Sonos app for mobile devices uses the rules set in the browseIconSizeMap. These rules describe how the app should rewrite the URI for the appropriate SVG image.

If you do not provide SVG images or substitution rules, the Sonos app will resize the legacy PNG image as needed. This may not be the best visual experience for listeners. We recommend setting up substitution rules. Your listeners will appreciate it.

Provide an image that our Web team can scale and use on the Sonos site. Ideally, this image should satisfy the following requirements:

  • Width: about 300px
  • Height: about 100px
  • Format: .ai or .eps
  • Transparent background