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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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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
Very frustrated that this feature has been made available to iOS users but not yet to Android. Please bring it to Android SOON!
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....
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.
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?).
+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!
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. 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
I agree that this feature is absolutely needed for Android users. I just bought a Play:5 for Christmas and was let down when this feature wasn't present. I bought on a recommendation - but found out too late that they had iphones! Waiting patiently!
It's not going to support Bluetooth, the players don't have Bluetooth hardware in them and you can't add it with just software.
Having standard Android compatibility would be fantastic...and surely a no brainer. Im using BubbleUPnp for now...bought the licence too, only £3 and seems to be working OK. However, for the money i have spent on the Play 5 i would expect this to be a standard feature
I am awaiting Android support from Sonos before purchasing. However, I have seen third party app 'Twonky Beam' used to stream audio to Sonos (and video to Samsung TV). On Youtube, there is a video under Twonky Mobile (replaced by Twonky Beam). Within Google Play, the screenshots for Twonky Beam show Sonos as device. Some users prefer BubbleUPnp to Twonky to do similar thing - both are free on Google Play. Probably, worth giving a go before returning Sonos, but agree this is a huge let down from Sonos given size of Android market.
I am also going to return Sonos tomorrow. I will wait to buy until it support controller's local file and hope it will support bluetooth as well. One more important issue is it should support all available radio stations app, which is not difficulty at all.
I was actually told in store by a Sonos rep that that it was possible to play directly from an android phone. I only found it wasn't when I tried to set it up today. That's Christmas Day, btw. Nice work, Sonos. Not only that, but there appears to be limited scope for a workaround by uploading my music given that there's no Amazon Cloud support in the UK (even though there is in the US?!) Google Play support would be better but, no, that obviously desirable feature is also missing! All-in-all, it looks like I'm going to have to take the thing back. Really, really disappointing. Honestly, isn't being able to play your own music without going through cables and PCs half the point of it???? Edit: Looks like you can get round this with Airplay/Doubletwist, but it's hardly ideal. Santa is not happy with you, Sonos.
Hey Azur, This is not an idea it should be a basic THE ONE feature on this app, strange!!!. Because my android phone was not showing library from my phone on sonos controller I had to restart my mobile twice before searching on net to find this exclusion.
Another Android user here requesting support.
When is this coming to Android I just purchased this Sonos system and I think I am going to have to return it as it doesn't allow direct play from Android phones.
Yep, this is weird, companies tend to focus on idevices when in reality android has by far the bigger piece of the market. I currently have 4 android tablets and 3 android phones in my house and ican't stream directly. I have to use a 3rd party app to achieve this. I support this request.
When can Sonos make this happen? This is a very desired feature. I don't have an iOS device and would love to be able to stream music to my Play:5 and Play:3 without turning on my desktop.
I was ready to drop some $ on this system until reading the fine print highlighted the fact that playing directly from my Android device is not supported. Any response as to future plans (particularly WHEN) for this capability? It's the difference between waiting patiently or looking for an entirely different solution.
I do not use iTunes and have no iOS devices, playing from my Android Phone or Tablet would be great! This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Will I be able to play directly from an Android device soon?.
Question is self-explanatory. Android has a larger market share than IOS and this functionality on Android would be a distinct selling point. This is a significant limitation at present as I'm having to use Twonky server on my S3 to achieve, which is less than elegant. This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled When will "This Android Phone" appear on the Music menu similar to the "This iPhone" announcement today?.
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