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# Somos InControl Permissions on Android: Nearby Devices and Notifications

> What the Nearby devices and notification permissions do in Somos InControl for Android, why they are needed, and what Somos does not ask for.

Somos InControl for Android asks for two permissions, and neither is used for tracking or anything that leaves your home network. They exist so the app can find and talk to your Sonos® speakers and show its Lock Screen controls.

## What the Sonos® side needs

As on iPhone, Somos also needs **UPnP on** in the Sonos® app (Account › Privacy & Security › UPnP), a **VPN that allows your home network**, the phone on the **same Wi-Fi** as the speakers, and **not a guest or IoT network**. See [If Somos can't find your speakers](https://docs.somosincontrol.com/android/first-launch.md#if-somos-cant-find-your-speakers).

## Nearby devices (Android 17 or later)

Android 17 added a permission for apps that talk to devices on your home network. Somos explains it on a **Connect to your Sonos** page, then Android asks. Allow it: without it, Somos can't find or control your speakers. It only covers devices on the Wi-Fi your phone is connected to.

To turn it back on, open Somos InControl's app permissions in Android Settings and allow **Nearby devices**, then return to Somos and tap **Try Again**, or choose **Your Sonos → Rescan My Network** from the menu.

## Notifications (Android 13 or later)

Somos asks whether to allow notifications for its speaker controls on the Lock Screen and in the notification shade. Choose **Continue** to answer Android's prompt, or **Not now**. Finding your speakers works either way. See [Lock Screen and Widgets](https://docs.somosincontrol.com/android/lock-screen-and-widgets.md).

## What Somos does not ask for

Somos doesn't request **Location** or **Bluetooth** on Android. There is no Bluetooth list of nearby speakers.


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