One potential workaround to the aforementioned situation is to keep the Sonos speakers connected to the Mac, but then use the Mac as the AirPlay destination for the audio you want to play via the iPhone.
This doesn’t always conflict, but if it does it’s a simple solution, and you can always switch back again at any time. For example, if it’s connected to the Mac but you’re attempting to play Spotify to Sonos from an iPhone, or Pandora, and it times out or does not connect, you’d want to disconnect the Sonos speakers from the Mac by choosing the Mac default speakers from the same Sound menu. Note that if your Mac is connected to the Sonos speakers as the audio output, you may have issues connecting to the Sonos from the iPhone to export audio. You can also toggle the setting through Sound System Preferences by choosing the Sonos setup in the sound output options, but the Sound menu is faster for most users.
All system audio, music, podcasts, YouTube videos, games, etc, anything with audio will play over the Sonos speakers. Wait a moment and the Mac will connect to the Sonos speaker and continue to play the audio from the Sonos speakerīy selecting the Sonos speaker(s) through the Sound menu, you will export all audio on the Mac over to the Sonos speakers, effectively using the Sonos as the Mac speakers.From macOS, pull down the Sound menu and choose the Sonos speaker name.On the Mac, start playing any audio, music, sound, video, or any sound.Once the Sonos speaker is setup to use with iPhone, and the speaker has a name (“Sonos”, “Office”, “Living Room”, whatever), you’re ready go to the Mac.Go through the regular Sonos setup with your iPhone (or iPad) as usual using the Sonos app.Whether you have a single Sonos or multiple Sonos setup, you can use them as your Mac speakers over wi-fi thanks to AirPlay. Once that’s done, as long as your Mac is on the same wi-fi network and supports AirPlay, it’s super simple to use the Sonos speaker(s) as your Mac speaker. You’ll need an iPhone to get this initially setup, because the Sonos requires using an iPhone (or iPad) app to get configured using Wi-Fi and AirPlay.
For example, maybe you want to use the popular Sonos One speaker or set as speakers for your Mac.
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