Get to know your Sonos Roam

Learn more about Sonos Roam’s essential features like playback controls, Bluetooth pairing, grouping, and charging.


Bluetooth


Black Sonos Roam with power button glowing blue beside a phone showing the Bluetooth symbol

To pair a Bluetooth device, press and hold the power button for about two seconds until you hear the second chime.

Black Sonos Roam upright with blue Bluetooth status light glowing on the front

Blinking blue: Ready to pair
Solid blue: Connected to Bluetooth device


Playback controls

Black Sonos Roam top with the play/pause button highlighted in blue

Press to play or pause audio.

Black Sonos Roam upright, top view showing volume minus and volume plus buttons highlighted in blue

Press + or - for small volume adjustments. Press and hold to quickly change the volume.

Black Sonos Roam top, play button pressed two times to skip-forwards

Double press Play/Pause to skip to the next track.

Black Sonos Roam top, play button pressed three times to skip-backwards

Triple press Play/Pause to play the previous track.

Voice

Add a voice assistant to Roam and control your Sonos system with voice. See our article on adding a voice assistant for more information.

Black Sonos Roam top with voice assistant mic active and listening speech bubble



Automatic Trueplay™

When Auto Trueplay is enabled and the microphone is turned on, Roam will automatically adjust its sound to fit your environment. Learn more in our Auto Trueplay article.

Black Sonos Roam upright with Trueplay room-tuning illustration in the background


Grouping and swapping audio


Black Sonos Roam with play/pause button highlighted in blue pressed to group to a white Sonos One

Group with the nearest Sonos product by pressing and holding the Play/Pause button until you hear the second chime.

Black Sonos Roam with Pause icon below, next to white Sonos One with playing icon below

Swap audio with the closest Sonos speaker by pressing and holding Play/Pause until you hear the third chime.


Battery and charging

Black Sonos Roam with power button highlighted in blue for a single press

Press the power button once to sleep. Wake Roam by pressing any button.

Black Sonos Roam with power button highlighted blue, shown pressed and held

Press and hold the power button for five seconds to power down. Press once to turn Roam back on.

Black Sonos Roam standing upright with orange battery status light glowing near the base

The battery light blinks orange when the battery is low. Learn about charging Roam.

Black Sonos Roam with right-angle USB-C charging cable beside the USB-C port

Use the included USB-C cable to connect Roam to a supported charger. Roam can also charge on the Sonos Wireless Charger or a wireless Qi-certified charger.

Still need help?

Our technicians can help over the phone or with a live chat. You can also ask questions and find answers with other Sonos owners in our Sonos Community.