Sonos Trueplay with iPhone 7
by Volker Weber
[Screenshot upside down on purpose. That is how you hold the phone while tuning.]
I just re-tuned my PLAYBAR/SUB/PLAY:3 setup. With my iPhone 7 Plus. Trueplay Tuning needs to understand the characteristics of the microphone inside the iPhone/iPad being used. It wasn't initially supported, but now it is.
This is the reason why you cannot tune with Android. Too much fragmentation, this time in hardware. Just borrow a supported device from a friend. Or invite him over to show your setup. Chances are he will want one as well. Once you tuned your rooms, you no longer need an iThing.
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If only Trueplay could store "profiles". Everytime I use my Play1's to build a 5.1 to watch a movie, I need to recalibrate. Would be good to select a setup stored previously.
First world problems, though. ;-)
Sonos is not going to do that. It's a slippery slope that turns Sonos Controllers into Lotus Notes. You have to say no to features. ;-)
The solution for that special first world problem is quite obvious... :-)
@Jonas: Your first world problem might be fixed quite easily. Didn't SONOS currently run a nice promotion offering X-Mas discounts?
Until you achieve Level 5+: http://vowe.net/archives/014035.html
I might just have had an idea for a new product: SONOS Port Multiplier. Enables you to buy and operate SONOS Devices even when you have reached Level 5+.
It looks like this http://www.brennenstuhl.de/temp/explorer/files/products/de-DE/images/produktbilder_150_dpi_1158610015.jpg and will be available in both black and white, matching your SONOS Player perfectly.
And, of course, it won't have a power switch. :-)
Is Trueplay working for a solo Playbar setup as well or do I need to buy the Play 1 plus Sub?
It is working solo and in combination for PLAY:1, PLAY:3, PLAY:5 (1st and 2nd gen), PLAYBAR, SUB. It is not working for CONNECT and CONNECT:AMP, since those are not speakers.
It's a great feature, I just felt a bit esoteric when sonos sanctifying my rooms. :-)
Thanks a lot for the answer!
From that current Sonos Android Version V7: " Trueplay-Tuning für's Sonos Heimkino und mehr." [1]
Not sure this really works, or of it is an error in the changelog.
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonos.acr&hl=de
I see no reason why Trueplay couldn't support some common Android phones. i.e. Samsung S7. The hardware is consistent on these.
Let me hazard a guess. You don't have access to the telemetry data that Sonos has. And therefore you cannot see a reason.
But without data, which of the Android devices would you develop for, if you had to pick one?
