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colin 1960
Contributor I
July 14, 2018

chromebook and sonos

  • July 14, 2018
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acer chromebook 14 cb3-431 according to google this chromebook runs google apps . when i install the sonos app it will not connect to the internet even if sonos is running on my phone
i would really like to link sonos up to my chromebook as my lap top is getting old . this problem only seems to have occured after the last uodate . before i could play the radio through sonos but could not find my external hard drive ?

can any one help
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      RDog
      Enthusiast II
      September 9, 2018
      Same problem on my Samsung plus chromebook. Some are saying you can get Google music app to connect to Sonos. How exactly?
      For google play music to "cast to sonos" from within the GPM app, you need to have the sonos app on the same android device.

      ?

      On my Chromebook Pixel, the Android GPM app can cast to Sonos without the Android Sonos app being installed.
      hateful.species
      Contributor I
      September 11, 2018
      It is hard to believe that this is still a problem... come on Sonos (and Google)!
      Paulw123
      Paulw123
      Virtuoso
      September 12, 2018
      Same problem on my Samsung plus chromebook. Some are saying you can get Google music app to connect to Sonos. How exactly?
      For google play music to "cast to sonos" from within the GPM app, you need to have the sonos app on the same android device.

      ?

      On my Chromebook Pixel, the Android GPM app can cast to Sonos without the Android Sonos app being installed.

      Oh, maybe something has changed, that was what I was told on here.....
      You definitely have not, nor ever had the sonos app on it?
      lagerratrobe
      Contributor I
      September 13, 2018
      Big piece of crap imho. Am sick and tired of the way Sonos software seems to flake out in weird ways. Glad I only bought one of the Sonos 1 standalone speakers and a Playbase. The Playbase works extremely well as a TV speaker and that's all it will ever be for me. I had everything working from my Chromebook a few months ago, but it seems "forced obsolescence" has caught up with me. Will not look back the day that I finally tell Sonos to, "go to hell" for good.
      ratty
      ratty
      September 13, 2018
      Big piece of crap imho. Am sick and tired of the way Sonos software seems to flake out in weird ways. Glad I only bought one of the Sonos 1 standalone speakers and a Playbase. The Playbase works extremely well as a TV speaker and that's all it will ever be for me. I had everything working from my Chromebook a few months ago, but it seems "forced obsolescence" has caught up with me. Will not look back the day that I finally tell Sonos to, "go to hell" for good.
      How can the Sonos software "flake out in weird ways" when they have never officially supported ChromeOS? The Android controller used to work, albeit imperfectly. Something broke.

      With the growing popularity of Chromebook Sonos could well have official support on their roadmap somewhere.

      As for "forced obsolescence" I've never heard such an inappropriate use of the phrase.
      violator74
      Lyricist I
      September 21, 2018
      Relieved to hear so many others having issues. I bought an Asus Chromebook flip to replace a Samsung tablet which Sonos stopped working on due to it being ancient and running on Android 2.something. First few months Sonos worked perfectly, just like on my android phone (moto G5). This month it wouldn't connect to Sonos despite working on pc and mobile but I blamed my WiFi. Decided to powerwash my Chromebook, wiping everything (well, not much really) and reinstalling all my apps. Then set up Sonos and connected it to my "existing system" only to get the message that it couldn't detect Sonos on my network. So now I have a tablet, daughter's phone (my old Samsung S3) and a 6 month old Chromebook that all can't operate Sonos...
      attacama40
      Headliner I
      September 24, 2018
      Just catching up this one. I certainly don't regret buying Sonos. And it would have to be said, we should not just assume things will work. I did, I got bit!

      That said, I still ask, why it worked so nicely, for so long and then simply stopped?

      That is more of an issue ... despite my lack of pre-purchase homework.

      I don't mind to wait for a solution .... hey I'm one of those who waited eon's for the Audible solution! 🙂 .... and when it came, it was spot on.

      Waiting for road map changes and responses is ok with me .... but some word on direction would be nice .... even if it's Jan 2020! An expectation I can live with even if it's a disappointing one.
        MarkG808
        Lyricist I
        November 4, 2018
        Unfortunately the latest Chrome OS (Version 70.0.3538.76) hosting Android 7.1.1, still loads the Sonos app, but in my experience, will not connect to the Sonos system. Let's hope with the increasing popularity of Chromebooks Sonos will decide to support this upcoming platform in the future. It might also help if Google included a more current version of Android on its own Chromebook platform.
        Halvor Iverson
        Lyricist I
        November 27, 2018
        Me Too!! Chromebook support request, not the hashtag
        jmau2002
        Lyricist I
        November 28, 2018
        Great, Sonos app on ChromeOS finally works again.
        I'm running ChromeOS beta (71.0.3578.49), but I don't think it was a ChromeOS problem (or that it has been solved by ChromeOS).
        I got today Sonos App V9.3, and now suddently the app does discover again my Sonos speakers.

        Update: this worked before the speakers got the 9.3 update. Speakers were still on 9.2, only app on Chromebook was 9.3
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