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is there going to be option to play music direct from android devices rather than have an external source?
is there going to be option to play music direct from android devices rather than have an external source?
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download the BubbleUPnP Lisense app today, just found this out and i can play my play list from google
download the BubbleUPnP Lisense app today, just found this out and i can play my play list from google, it is in the google play store. Bought this for my wife and now she and I love the device before I almost sent it out the window.
download the BubbleUPnP Lisense app today, just found this out and i can play my play list from google, it is in the google play store.
download the BubbleUPnP Lisense app today, just found this out and i can play my play list from google, it is in the google play store.
download the BubbleUPnP Lisense app today, just found this out and i can play my play list from google, it is in the google play store.
+1 on having Android devices play directly to Sonos as iOS devices can. Also it would be very helpful to get a timeframe from Sonos, or acknowledgement that you're working on this function. Thanks!
Sonos don't do timeframes (almost no company does in fact), but the idea is tagged at the top of this page as "Under Consideration" that's as close as you'll get to Sonos saying they're working on it. People need to understand that iOS gets these things first because Sonos only have to get it working on 3 different hardware platforms and ONE operating system (this only works on iOS 6 remember), for Android it's potentially hundreds of different platforms and several different versions of the Android OS (I have made an assumption that 2.3 and onwards will be supported, they may restrict it to 4.x only, I don't know). That's going to take far longer to implement and test (you do want them to test that it works, right?).
Me too! I want to be able to do this, I have invested in a Nexus 7 tablet and a Sonos Play:5 system. Works great for my wife to stream directly from iPhone but i really need to be able to do this from the Android OS.
Please get this sorted for Android in the next update of the Sonos app. Have used Skifta to achieve direct playing from the Android device, but does not enable queuing of songs. Must be so many people similarly frustrated that they cannot play direct from their Android device. Also - why is this not stated on any of the Sonos information in stores? I did wonder why my local PC world had an HTC phone connected to the Sonos, but never seemed to be working....
Very frustrated that this feature has been made available to iOS users but not yet to Android. Please bring it to Android SOON!
Again, i agree its frustrating...but in the meantime go and get BubbleUPnP in the play store... I believe the free version lets you stream from your android device for 30 mins at a time I just bought the licence...£3...im currently streaming from my Galaxy S2 and posting this reply
It does seem an obvious oversight that you can't play music directly from your Android device or from Google Play. Good news though after trying various apps I have found one that not only plays your music library on the android device but also from Google Play directly, so I can play my uploaded tracks from any of my android devices! The app is called BubbleUPNP, there is a free version so you can check how it works for you but I found it so good I paid for the full version. Sonos team, can you please develop your Android app so it allows playing local media help on the android device and also directly from Google Play!
Not even sure why this has feature has to be even considered or voted on, when the SONOS app on iOS already has the feature. Seriously? SONOS, you guys do know that Android already surpassed iOS devices, right? So not sure why you guys are not even prioritzing this feature? SONOS, Please add this feature on ANDROID that is already available on iOS. Thanks!
As others have said Bubble UPnP free from Google Play can play your Google music to Sonos devices
Is anyone actually reading this thread or just freaking out with rage? Whilst there is no option from Sonos (yet, i hope) there is a perfectly good and easy to use option with Bubble UPnp on Play Store. Try the free version first, and then youll upgrade to the premium version, £3 i think it cost me. Simple.
Yes, we're reading this thread. BubbleUPnP is a great 3rd party option, but a bandaid to the solution. Why should Android users who own SONOS feel like 2nd class citizens to iOS users? They already have this exact feature, that we, Android users have to beg for. Some of us will use BubbleUPnP as a temporary fix, but Android users should NOT settle with using a bandaid solution when an actual solution is already established on another platform. And no I'm not freaking out in rage. 🙂 Just disappointed.
Yes, we're reading this thread. BubbleUPnP is a great 3rd party option, but a bandaid to the solution. Why should Android users who own SONOS feel like 2nd class citizens to iOS users? They already have this exact feature, that we, Android users have to beg for. Some of us will use BubbleUPnP as a temporary fix, but Android users should NOT settle with using a bandaid solution when an actual solution is already established on another platform. And no I'm not freaking out in rage. 🙂 Just disappointed.
I agree that its a simple request that Sonos should have sorted by now...its just bewildering that people can get SO wound up about it. Anyway, im off to listen to some music stored on my Galaxy S2 via Bubble UPnp 🙂
I am an Android user and I would like to buy a Play:5 or Play:3 but without support for Amazon Cloud Player in EU, nor Google Play, nor local Android library why should I?
I, too would like to see support for streaming directly from my Android to Sonos. On a side note: Is there a way to stream to multiple Sonos units through BubbleUPNP? From my experimentation, I can only stream to one Sonos unit at a time.
I started a topic some while ago asking Sonos to support WiFi Direct, this feature would solve all you are asking for and then some. https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/support_for_wifi_direct_both_incoming_and_outgoing Regards, Johan
is there any update on when this might be made available?
You can with stream from Android, direct to PLAY:3 & PLAY:5's but depends on revision of software, customisation, company So far I can confirm two handsets as have played and tested both Sony Xperia P Handset (4.04) using the Walkman App does stream direct (I would be safe to assume that the all Xperia's in the new line will as well, unless things change) HTC One XL (4.1.1) using the Native Music Player App also streams with no issue Samsung & Motorola Handsets is currently and unconfirmed, if someone can test that would be amazing One thing also is that it only allows for one stream at any one time, not multiple streams like iOS as the stream actually is managed via the SONOS app itself rather than the native iOS Music Player App Wilson Law
Something interesting also, for the devices which can stream to the PLAY:3 or PLAY:5 the SONOS app is not required. This is either a glitch, or something that can be taken advantage of. *Note I have a PLAY:3 & PLAY:5 and tested with both Known devices that work Asus Transformer Prime TF201 (Version 4.1.1) Native Music App HTC One XL (Telstra) (Version 4.1.1) Native Music App Sony Xperia P (Version 4.0.4) Walkman App
I totally agree.... I dont have a pc or laptop and use my galaxy s3 for everything.... I feel let down that I cant even listen to my music from my phone via sonos
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