I added several speakers to Apple Homekit. They show up in Homekit, but when I click on them, they show up with a greyed-out box and everything else grayed-out and a message saying “Not Playing.” This is the same on the iphone and two ipads. However, all Sonos speakers are playing music while the Apple devices give me the grayed- out box and “Not Playing” message. I reset the router, wifi and powered down the Sonos system several times, with no effect. I am not using a hub of any kind. I am connecting locally via wifi. Is there something I am missing here?
Hi
I can’t assist you with Apple’s HomeKit, but it does sound like you haven’t done anything incorrectly. I am aware that a previous version of HomeKit stopped AirPlay from working on various third-party devices - not just Sonos - but I’m not aware of what affect this had on HomeKit itself. I recommend you contact Apple Support.
Sonos devices affected by the HomeKit issue needed to be factory reset before AirPlay would work again - If you do this, please only do so to one speaker at a time (so as not to erase all your settings) and don’t add the speakers to HomeKit afterwards. More info on this thread:
However, my posting here will put your topic back on the Recently Active list - perhaps someone else will see it and assist.
I hope this helps.
There are still some issues with HomeKit but if you Airplay to a Sonos speaker registered as an accessory in the Home App and select/open the speaker you will see the controls/artwork appear and obviously you can use Siri commands to play/pause, next/previous track and adjust volume etc. there are some automation options too such as playing music when lights are turned on or a sensor is triggered etc.
I’ve attached a screenshot from my setup whilst playing a Pink Floyd track to a Sonos Move (called Portable) just so you know what to expect.
Thank you Ken. That did the trick. It appears to be functioning now. I just had to play via Airplay and not through the Sonos app.
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