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Sonos Move 2 — smart-home gadget keeps going offline
Why does my Sonos Move 2 smart device keeps going offline?
The short answer
Drops out of a group when carried to the garden, then won't rejoin indoors. On the WiFiXpert Compatibility Index the Sonos Move 2 scores 80/100, and its weakest check is "Works on a guest network" — which is exactly where this problem comes from. Unsupported on guest networks.
We publish what breaks with each router and mesh system, and the setting that fixes it.
| Check | Verdict | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Works on 2.4 GHz | Excellent | 14/14 |
| Works on 5 GHz | Supported | 12/14 |
| Modern Wi-Fi security | Good | 11/12 |
| Happy on mesh Wi-Fi | Good | 12/16 |
| Works on a guest network | Poor | 3/8 |
| Survives a plug-in extender | Issues possible | 5/8 |
| Doesn't depend on chatty discovery | Significant dependency | 12/16 |
| Easy to fix when it goes wrong | Medium | 11/12 |
The short answer
- Drops out of a group when carried to the garden, then won't rejoin indoors.
What our compatibility data shows
- Works on 2.4 GHz: Excellent
- Works on 5 GHz: Supported
- Modern Wi-Fi security: Good
- Happy on mesh Wi-Fi: Good
- Works on a guest network: Poor
- Survives a plug-in extender: Issues possible
- Doesn't depend on chatty discovery: Significant dependency
- Easy to fix when it goes wrong: Medium
Free fixes, in order
- Switch it to Bluetooth in the garden rather than fighting the Wi-Fi edge.
- Keep one Wi-Fi name across the house so it rejoins cleanly.
- Bring it back indoors and power-cycle it once before regrouping.
Before you spend anything
- An outdoor-facing access point only if you genuinely use the garden every week.
People also ask
- Does the Sonos Move 2 work on mesh Wi-Fi?
- Can I put the Sonos Move 2 on a guest network?
- Does the Sonos Move 2 need 2.4 GHz?
- Which router works best with the Sonos Move 2?
If you do end up spending money
Only after the free fixes. Nobody pays to appear here, and no shop link changes anything we say.
- Router or mesh known to suit this device
- A single wired connection to the device
Where this comes from
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