chromebook and sonos

It does appear that the Android controller has stopped working on ChromeOS. V8.6 used to work on my ASUS C302 Chromebook, albeit with occasional glitches, yet the new version consistently refuses to connect.

Android apps with particular local networking requirements don't necessarily work well on Chromebook, and ChromeOS is indeed not officially supported by Sonos. That said, I do understand that Sonos are aware of the current situation.

thanks for your reply
once again i will likely just have to wait till sonos decide to fix the problem the same as they are doing with you tube ???????

i am being to regret buying sonos and this chromebook

I do wish Sonos would look at a web based solution so every platform that can run a web browser would be supported.

Just noticed this myself.

Been using the Sonos Android app on Chrome OS for some time now, and in the main it worked well with just a few minor issues. But 'Game Over' since the latest Sonos update. Per ratty, Sonos app can no longer connect at all, akin to how it was in the very early days of running Android apps on Chromebooks...

Tragic!

I just purchased an ASUS Chromebook c302... after too many hours of trying to get the Sonos app to recognize my Sonos set-up.... a play 5 and a boost, I gave up. Along with the new C302, I got a new cable modem and router so I was thinking it was a new network issue instead of Sonos app. Except my phone and desktop still could connect to Sonos. Reading this thread was the nail in the coffin of hope. But maybe someday.

I crawled into bed with my new Chromebook and was going to cast music to my TV with my Chromebook dongle via Google Play Music app. What's this? My play 5 (actually my workbench speaker group) was recognized and it allowed me to cast to it.

As I type this I am casting music with my Chromebook to my play 5.

Chrome OS Version 67.0.3396.99 (Official Build) (64-bit)

FYI: Maybe Play Music app will work for some of you.

Add me to the list of disappointed chromebook users (Pixelbook). Same issue as described above - was working great and now can't connect.

I think Sonos' claim that it's "not supported on Chromebooks" is beginning to sound lame...

Chromebooks are today generally running Android 7.1.1 - a supported target OS for Sonos - albeit via a different mechanism to mobile devices running Android. The Sonos app is running on Android (running on Chrome OS). Android running on Chrome OS is at the stage where I'd expect app developers to be doing what they can to ensure their apps function correctly on these platforms unless prevented from doing so by underlying OS deficiencies (and if these exist to be communicating them to Google).

Folks aren't side-loading the Sonos app; they're installing it on Android (running on Chrome OS) via the official Google Play Store. Chromebooks running Android is old news; it's mainstream stuff that I'd expect Sonos as a major developer to have got its head around.

I'm inclined to agree. However the fact remains that the networking architecture of Android-on-ChromeOS is significantly different from native Android. Try running other network apps like Fing or WiFi scanners. They only work partially.

I think it's now past time where these differences (eg. https://developer.android.com/topic/arc/#check_for_networking_requirements ) should be being taken account of by app developers where it's possible to do so in order to ensure correct functioning. If OS deficiencies exist, developers obviously get a pass until Google addresses the underlying issue, but not otherwise.

Android on Chromebooks is still a niche, granted, but it's a mainstream (and growing) niche, not alpha/beta channel stuff, so my view is developers should be doing the work to ensure app compatibility. Claiming instead that they don't support it looks well out of touch with Android on ChromeOS's current status and direction of travel.

But preaching to the converted on this thread, innit 😃

I'd suggest that the Chromebook is an adequate replacement, for some situations, for the discontinued and now unsupported CR-100. It isn't as convenient with easy to press buttons but at least it is fast to boot up (unlike a laptop) and doesn't require users to use a touch screen (like a tablet or phone) so it fits a good niche of users.

We bought a Chromebook hoping it would work and if we had to but a newer one to run Sonos on we'd do that.