Tune your Sonos speakers with Trueplay

Trueplay measures how sound reflects off walls, furnishings and other surfaces in a room, then fine tunes your Sonos speaker to make sure it sounds great no matter where you've placed it.

Most Sonos products require an iOS device to complete Trueplay tuning. Some Sonos products have different or additional Trueplay options that support Android devices:

• Arc Ultra, Beam Ultra, Era 100, Era 100 Pro, and Era 300 can be tuned using either quick tuning (iOS/Android) or advanced tuning (iOS only).
• Portable products with a microphone can tune themselves with automatic Trueplay™.

For more information on what Sonos products and devices support Trueplay, see our article on devices and products that are compatible with Trueplay.

Trueplay tuning using the Sonos app for iOS (Advanced Tuning)

Completing Trueplay tuning for a room takes approximately 3 minutes from start to finish. Make sure you’re on the latest software version before following the steps below.

1. Go to the Settings menu.
   1. If using the S1 Controller app, go to the Settings tab and select System.
2. Under Your System, select the speaker you wish to tune.
3. Under Sound, select Trueplay, then Trueplay Tuning.
   1. Some Sonos products will provide an option for Quick tuning or Advanced tuning. Select Advanced tuning to continue.
4. Follow the instructions to tune your speaker.

During the Trueplay tuning process, you will be prompted to grant Sonos permission to use the microphone on your iOS device. Trueplay tuning is the only time Sonos will use audio collected by your device’s microphone.

Once you’ve finished tuning your Sonos speaker, the Trueplay tuning adjustments can be toggled on and off from this same menu.

Tips to ensure a good tuning

Minimize noise: Do your best to minimize noise during the tuning process. Sounds such as talking, footsteps, and loud appliances may cause problems while your speaker is being tuned.

Cover as much area as possible: Do your best to cover as much of the room as you can while tuning your Sonos speaker. The app will show you a video on how to make smooth movements with your device from head to waist as you move around during tuning. If you are tuning a speaker in a small room, use any remaining time after covering the room to focus on the areas where you listen to Sonos the most.

Don’t adjust the volume: The sound emitted by your Sonos speaker during tuning is fairly loud, but don’t adjust the volume while the sound is playing as this will negatively impact your tuning. If you need to abort the tuning process, you can press the Play/Pause button on your Sonos speaker or tap the X that appears in the app during tuning.

Quick tuning using the Sonos app for iOS or Android

Quick tuning uses the built-in microphones on your Arc Ultra, Beam Ultra, Era 100, Era 100 Pro, or Era 300 to tune itself for its current location. You can quick tune these products as standalone speakers, stereo pairs, or a full home theater setup with surrounds and a Sub.

Before quick tuning, make sure the microphone switch is on for all involved products.

1. Go to the Settings menu.
2. Under Your System, select the speaker you wish to tune.
3. Under Sound, select Trueplay, then Trueplay Tuning.
   1. If you’re using an iOS device, choose Quick tuning to continue. Android users will automatically go through the quick tuning process.
4. Follow the instructions to tune your speaker.

Once you’ve finished tuning your Sonos product, the Trueplay tuning adjustments can be toggled on and off from this same menu.

Additional details

• After you tune your speaker, you can make further adjustments by changing your EQ settings. These settings are applied on top of the adjustments already made by Trueplay tuning.
• If you move your Sonos speaker to a new location or change its configuration (for example, creating or separating a stereo pair), you should go through the Trueplay tuning process again to update its settings.
• Some iOS devices don’t currently support the use of advanced tuning. You can see a list of unsupported iOS devices in our Trueplay-compatible devices and Sonos products article.
• Portable products used as part of a home theater surround sound setup will tune themselves via Auto Trueplay, rather than Advanced Trueplay or Quick Tuning.