Somos InControl requires Local Network permission to find your Sonos® speakers. Without it, the app has nothing to control. See App Permissions for what each permission does and how to re-enable it if you declined.
Download and set up
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Install TestFlight
Somos InControl is in public beta and distributed through Apple’s TestFlight platform. If you don’t have it already, download TestFlight for free from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad.
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Join the beta
Open this link on your device: testflight.apple.com/join/2D778AXHTap Accept on the TestFlight page, then tap Install to download Somos InControl. TestFlight will notify you when updates are available.
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Tap Find My Speakers
Open the app. The welcome screen explains that you’ll be asked to allow Local Network (and Bluetooth). Tap Find My Speakers to start. If you just want to look around without any Sonos® hardware, tap Explore Demo Mode instead — three demo rooms appear, and an Exit Demo button at the top of each page takes you back.
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Grant Local Network permission
iOS asks whether to allow the app to find and connect to devices on your local network. Tap Allow.This lets the app discover and control your Sonos® speakers over Wi-Fi. It does not give the app access to the internet or to any device outside your home network. If you tap Don’t Allow by mistake, the app shows you how to re-enable it in Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network, with a Try Again button.
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Grant Bluetooth permission (optional)
iOS also asks for Bluetooth. This is used only to spot Sonos® speakers that are nearby but not yet on your Wi-Fi — a new speaker you’re about to set up. Tap Allow for that, or Don’t Allow to skip it. The app works fully without it for any speaker already on your network.
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Discovery
The app searches your subnet and listens for Bonjour at the same time. On most home networks this takes a few seconds. Every Sonos® room appears — soundbar rooms, stereo pairs, single and portable speakers — and the first one opens.
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Take the interactive tour
As soon as your rooms are on screen, a nine-step tour starts with highlighted callouts:Welcome → The Menu → Volume → Sound Presets → Fine-tune EQ → Build Your Home Theater → Music & Favorites → Your Rooms → You’re All SetTap Next and Back to move through it, or Skip at any point. Nothing is locked until you finish it.
Replay the tour anytime
1
Open the menu
Tap the menu button in the top-left corner of the app.
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Tap Take the Tour
Under Help, tap Take the Tour. The full walkthrough starts from the beginning. The same section holds Getting Started (a short guide) and Feature Reference (the detailed in-app setup guide with its own FAQ).
What gets discovered
Every Sonos® room on your Wi-Fi appears automatically — you don’t choose rooms manually. What you can control depends on what’s in each room:All rooms
Volume, mute, bass, treble, loudness, presets, Trueplay, Status Light, Touch Controls, the Music sheet, grouping and rename.
Soundbar rooms
Everything above, plus TV / Music source, the audio-format badge, Night Sound, Speech Boost, height, surround and home theater setup.
Rooms with a subwoofer
Any room with a bonded Sub — soundbar or not — adds the subwoofer level, on/off, and crossover on an Amp.
Your 4 favourite rooms
The bottom bar holds the top 4 rooms of your menu order as tabs, plus a second page of saved groups. Hold and drag in the menu to choose which 4 appear.