Sonos radio plays different music in office and living room

Third party integrations
1

The code below plays the Sonos 80’s rock radio station on the office and living room speakers. The problem is that sometimes different music plays in the two rooms. Is there any way to ensure the same music plays in both rooms?

-Thanks

action: media_player.play_media
metadata: {}
data:
  media:
    media_content_id: FV:2/17
    media_content_type: favorite_item_id
    metadata:
      title: 80s Greatest Hits
      thumbnail: >-
        https://content-images.p-cdn.com/images/public/int/1/9/1/1/9355974061191_90W_90H.jpg
      media_class: genre
      children_media_class: null
      navigateIds:
        - {}
        - media_content_type: favorites
          media_content_id: ""
        - media_content_type: favorites_folder
          media_content_id: object.item.audioItem.audioBroadcast
      browse_entity_id: media_player.office
target:
  entity_id:
    - media_player.living_room_2
    - media_player.office
2

Can you check the trace or logs if it ran well? It might make two separate calls and if the music is on shuffle mode, that might explain why they will play different songs.

3

If it is making two separate calls, how could you prevent that? It’s not in shuffle mode, it’s a Sonos radio station and plays various songs.

Here’s the entire automation:

alias: Aqara Elvis Button - Held
description: ""
triggers:
  - device_id: 1e19dc07991c1c8251498548f759da9a
    domain: zha
    type: remote_button_long_press
    subtype: remote_button_long_press
    trigger: device
conditions: []
actions:
  - if:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.music_switch
        state: "off"
    then:
      - action: input_boolean.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.music_switch
      - action: media_player.volume_set
        metadata: {}
        data:
          volume_level: 0.25
        target:
          entity_id:
            - media_player.living_room_2
            - media_player.office
      - action: media_player.play_media
        metadata: {}
        data:
          media:
            media_content_id: FV:2/17
            media_content_type: favorite_item_id
            metadata:
              title: 80s Greatest Hits
              thumbnail: >-
                https://content-images.p-cdn.com/images/public/int/1/9/1/1/9355974061191_90W_90H.jpg
              media_class: genre
              children_media_class: null
              navigateIds:
                - {}
                - media_content_type: favorites
                  media_content_id: ""
                - media_content_type: favorites_folder
                  media_content_id: object.item.audioItem.audioBroadcast
              browse_entity_id: media_player.office
        target:
          entity_id:
            - media_player.living_room_2
            - media_player.office
    else:
      - action: media_player.media_stop
        metadata: {}
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id:
            - media_player.office
            - media_player.living_room_2
      - action: input_boolean.turn_off
        metadata: {}
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.music_switch
mode: restart

-Thanks

4

Ok, and check the traces log of the automation: Troubleshooting automations - Home Assistant

You might consider some of these, as I do not have the issue, these are simple trial and error options:

  • Grouping the players and sending the same command to the group (not sure of it is going to help)
  • Perhaps use music assistant to send the command
  • Ensure both of the media players do not have the shuffle command on
5

Thanks, I’ll check it out.