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Sonos Roam Bluetooth Pairing: A Comprehensive Guide

Sonos Roam Bluetooth Pairing: A Comprehensive Guide

With its superb sound quality and smooth streaming features, the Sonos Roam is a strong and adaptable portable speaker. However, did you realize that it has strong Bluetooth capabilities as well? Yes, you can enjoy your music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more without depending on your home Wi-Fi network by pairing your Roam with any Bluetooth-enabled device.

Bluetooth pairing is one of the coolest features of the Sonos Roam. All you have to do is press and hold the power button on the speaker for 2 seconds until you hear two chimes before releasing. You should see a blue light blinking as an indication that the device is ready for pairing.

With the help of this tutorial, you’ll be able to pair your Sonos Roam with Bluetooth and enjoy a world of convenient and unrestricted music. Your music can go with you wherever you go, whether you’re exploring the great outdoors, having a picnic in the park, or just relaxing at home.

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How do I reset my Sonos Roam Bluetooth?

These are the steps on how to reset Sonos Roam Bluetooth:

  1. Hold the power button on the back of your Roam for 5 seconds to turn it off. A chime will sound and the status LED on the front will turn off.
  2. Hold the Play/Pause button while pressing and releasing the Roam’s power button.
  3. When the orange and white light on the front flashes, continue to hold the Play/Pause button. As soon as the process is complete, the light will flash green indicating that your Sonos Roam is ready for use.

In addition, if you want to know how to set up Sonos with Google Home, watch the video below!

Sonos and Google Home Set Up

Why won’t my Sonos Roam connect via Bluetooth?

An interference with the connection might be the reason why the Sonos Roam can’t read Bluetooth.

The easiest thing to do is to check power, make sure the device is in Bluetooth mode, and move the Sonos and your Bluetooth device to a different room.

Sonos portable products must be in Bluetooth discovery mode when pairing with Sonos for the first time. When in Bluetooth discovery mode, your portable Sonos Roam’s status LED will flash blue. 

If your Sono Roam is in sleep mode or turned off, you won’t be able to connect via Bluetooth.

Bear in mind, that Bluetooth devices and portable Sonos products must be close to each other for them to connect. Distance between Bluetooth devices affects connection strength.

If you think something nearby is interfering with the Bluetooth signal, move your portable Sonos product and your Bluetooth device to another room and try pairing again.

Can you connect multiple Sonos Roam on Bluetooth?

The short answer is yes, but only over Wi-Fi.

Unfortunately, you can’t pair two Roams over Bluetooth in a stereo pair, which is something several other portable Bluetooth speakers can do.

To pair Sonos Roam with another speaker, go to the Sonos app and group your Roam speaker with other Sonos speakers in the same multi-room system.

How do I connect my phone to Sonos?

Here’s how to connect your phone to Sonos:

  1. Install the Sonos app on your iOS or Android device.
  2. Sign in or create a Sonos account by tapping Set up a new system.
  3. Click Add on the popup that shows your Sonos product. You can set up your Sonos S1 Roam by tapping Continue > Set up products.
  4. To add your music services, follow the steps in the app.

What is the Bluetooth range of Sonos Roam?

Sonos Roam has a Bluetooth range of 40m in a normal indoor environment.

It uses Bluetooth 5.0 boasting a 240-meter range in a direct line of sight – equivalent to a 40-meter Bluetooth range in a normal indoor environment.

With the Roam, you can send any Bluetooth audio to any Sonos speaker, including non-Bluetooth speakers. Audio can be shared from a Bluetooth turntable to other Sonos speakers, allowing you to use it in your system.

Troubleshooting tips:

  • If your Bluetooth device is not able to find your Sonos Roam, make sure that the speaker is in pairing mode and that the status LED is flashing blue.
  • If you are still having trouble connecting, try restarting both your Sonos Roam and your Bluetooth device.
  • You can also try resetting your Sonos Roam to factory settings. To do this, press and hold the power button and the volume down button for 10 seconds.
  • If you are still having trouble, you can contact Sonos support for further assistance.

Additional settings:

  • Always Auto-Connect: This setting will automatically connect your Roam to the last paired Bluetooth device when in range. To enable this setting, open the Sonos app, go to Settings > System > Roam > Bluetooth, and tap on Always Auto-Connect.
  • Automatic Disconnect After Inactivity: This setting will automatically disconnect your Roam from your Bluetooth device after a period of inactivity. To change this setting, open the Sonos app, go to Settings > System > Roam > Bluetooth, and tap on Automatic Disconnect After Inactivity. You can choose from 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours.

What does orange light mean on Sonos Roam?

An orange light flashes when the Roam Wireless Charger experiences a fault. Contact Sonos Support if your Wireless Charger flashes orange.

These are what the other status LED light means on your Sonos Roam:

Status LightsIndication
flashing pattern of red, white, orange, and green hardware diagnostic mode
solid blueBluetooth mode
flashing blueBluetooth pairing mode
flashing red and whitefailed update
flashing rednot set up in 30 minutes after turning on
flashing orange and whiteupdating
flashing orangeestablshing connection
solid orangeincomplete setup process
slowly flashing green speaker disabled on the Sonos app
flashing greenready to set up
solid green muted
flashing whitebooting up
no lightdevice is off
solid whiteproduct functioning properly
Status Light on Sonos Roam

Final Say

You should have no trouble pairing your Sonos Roam with any Bluetooth device by following the instructions in this article, and you’ll be able to listen to music on the go. Recall that the Sonos Roam is a flexible speaker for all of your listening requirements because it also has Wi-Fi connectivity for seamless streaming at home.

Should you experience any issues while pairing, please refer to the supplementary materials offered or get in touch with Sonos support for more help.

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