I would like Sonos to work together with Apple Home and Apple Home Pod consistently.
Had I known about Sonos at the time, I would not have purchased Home Pod, which in terms of audio experience is no more than a toy for children. However, since I have it, it can be used to enhance Sonos in one room. I have had only intermittent success in making this happen. Only once was I able to add Sonos as a device to Apple Home. In the meantime, I had to reconfigure Apple Home and Home Pod. Since then, every day is trying to get the music on both Home Pod and Sonos and crossing my fingers.
When I try to add Sonos as a device in Apple Home, it does appear as something to add, but then I get the message that Airplay cannot connect to it (nonsense - it can and does as I see elsewhere) and that I need to check the Wi-Fi connection on my iPhone (also nonsense). I know for a fact that Sonos has a strong connection to my Wi-Fi. The problem seems to be centered on Apple Home. Even with this problem, Siri (through Home Pod without the iPhone, or through iPhone) is able to “play X in Main Bedroom and Sonos.” Sometimes. But when asked “play X in Sonos,” Siri cannot find the speaker. Seems weird to me.
I think that what I want - Sonos enhanced by Home Pod in one room and consistently available as the default option - can happen. But I am at a loss for how. And the Sonos app seems to offer no workaround. I do not know how Apple Home was able to add Sonos as a speaker once and not since, but there seem to be no solutions there, either. Trying to scan the QR code on the Sonos startup guide was fruitless but rather comical.
Sean