Operation Manual

Product Guide
5-2
What is wireless playback from Android devices?
Wireless playback from Android devices allows you to select and play music and podcasts stored on any Android device that’s
on the same network as your Sonos products. Once you make an audio selection from your Android device, you can use any
Sonos controller to control playback. Playback is perfectly synchronized, in any or every room of your home.
What is Google Play Music service on Sonos?
You can play music to your Sonos system directly from the Google Play Music app on any Android device.
What is your local music library?
Your local music library includes digital music located anywhere on your home network, such as:
• shared folders on your computer
• shared folders on another computer in your network
• Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices
You can browse your music library in various ways. You can enter search criteria to quickly find a particular music selection, or
you can browse through a category hierarchy to make music selections.
Your selection choices include:
• Artists
• Albums
•Composers
•Genres
• Tracks
• Imported playlists
• Folders
•Search
What is Sonos Favorites?
Sonos Favorites gives you quick and easy access to the music you love the most. You can add audio selections to your Sonos
Favorites from any controller. Once you’ve added a favorite, it appears under Sonos Favorites on the MUSIC menu.
What is a Sonos playlist?
A Sonos playlist is a music queue you create and then save for future listening. For example, you might want to create a jazz
playlist, a party playlist, or an easy listening playlist.
Note: If a computer on your network is turned off or is in standby mode, the music folders on
that computer will be unavailable to the Sonos system until the computer is turned back on.