Pair Sonos Beam Ultra with Bluetooth

This article will show you how to pair, disconnect, and reconnect your devices to Beam Ultra via Bluetooth.

Before you start

Pair your device with Beam Ultra

Follow these steps to pair a device to your Beam Ultra via Bluetooth:

  1. Put your Beam Ultra into Bluetooth pairing mode. You can do this in two different ways:
    1. Press and hold the Bluetooth icon in the Sonos app Bluetooth button on the top of your Beam Ultra.
    2. In the Sonos app for iOS or Android, go to the Settings icon, a gear Settings menu and select your Beam Ultra. Under Bluetooth, select Add (plus) icon in the Sonos app Pair New Device.
  2. When your Beam Ultra is in pairing mode, you’ll hear a chime and the front status LED will start flashing blue.
  3. Go to your device’s Bluetooth settings and select your Beam Ultra from the device list.
  4. When successfully paired, you’ll hear another chime and the status LED will change to solid blue for a few seconds.

You can repeat this process to pair additional Bluetooth devices with your Beam Ultra.

Sonos Beam Ultra rear connector recess with the Bluetooth pairing button indicated



Disconnect your device from Beam Ultra

Follow these steps to disconnect your Bluetooth device from Beam Ultra.


From your Bluetooth device:

  1. Go to your device’s Bluetooth settings.
  2. Select your Beam Ultra and select Disconnect.

From your Beam Ultra:

  • While your Beam Ultra is paired to your device via Bluetooth, press the Bluetooth icon in the Sonos app Bluetooth button on the top of your Beam Ultra to switch it out of Bluetooth mode.

Beam Ultra has an Idle Auto-Disconnect setting which will disconnect it from a Bluetooth device after 30 minutes of sitting idle. This setting is off by default, but can be turned on in the Settings icon, a gear Settings menu. Select your Beam Ultra, then go to Bluetooth > Idle Auto-Disconnect.



Reconnect Beam Ultra to a Bluetooth device

Follow these steps to reconnect your previously paired device to your Beam Ultra:


From your Bluetooth device:

  1. Go to your device’s Bluetooth settings.
  2. Select your Beam Ultra from the list of previously connected devices to reconnect.

From your Beam Ultra:

  1. Press the Bluetooth icon in the Sonos app Bluetooth button on the top of your Beam Ultra to switch it to Bluetooth mode. Beam Ultra will search for its most recent Bluetooth connection.
  2. When your Beam Ultra finds a previously paired device, the status LED will turn solid blue for a moment and you’ll hear a chime confirming that it has reconnected.

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.