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Hi,

 

Google announced that it will discontinue Play Music, and all the music can be migrated to Youtube Music. I just did the migration but now I can’t access my music via Sonos anymore. I added Youtube Music as a new service, but when I click on the service it says I can’t use it without getting a premium subscription. I don’t want a subscription, I just want to listen to my albums I bought from Google Music over a long period of time.

 

When will you update the YT Music integration to allow us to listen to the music we bought?

 

Thanks,

fame

@fame, It’s on Google to allow free access, Sonos has nothing do to with it.

@Smilja So you are saying Google is blocking the API for users that do not have a subscription? Because for Google Play Music this was not the case, I could listen to my music without having a subscription. Wonder if this is really different with YT Music from Google side of the integration?

The services themselves are responsible for their content provided on the Sonos platform. Running a music service and maintaining the infrastructure is costly, as a result Google may have decided to go the ‘No exception to subscription’ route with YT Music.

 

https://developer.sonos.com/reference/sonos-music-api/

Google Play Music was the reason I bought into Sonos, running two units the past few years, and while Google Play does have its issues it was free.

Now this is dropping I have not found a music upload site I like enough to pay for and currently will probably just run from a NAS. That covers home use but Google Play has left a big hole in my music access for me.

Everyone be sure to answer AND comment in the comment section below:

https://9to5google.com/2020/08/12/youtube-music-issues-complaints-poll/

I filled in the survey, with their interest in user data I would have thought they would want as many users to be using the service even the free users like on Google Play. I wonder how many will drop it now?

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