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Michael_147
Contributor I
December 6, 2012
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is there going to be option to play music direct from android devices rather than have an external source?

  • December 6, 2012
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is there going to be option to play music direct from android devices rather than have an external source?
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      Best answer by Chris
      Music on your phone can be streamed direct to Sonos - androids have ability to connect direct to sonos not via home wifi. I'm not sure your real issue as your posting on a 2 year old thread that had direct play from Android/IOS implemented long ago.

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      kenmrob
      Contributor I
      January 4, 2013
      Very frustrated that this feature has been made available to iOS users but not yet to Android. Please bring it to Android SOON!
      User95761
      Contributor I
      January 4, 2013
      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
      Jay_36
      Lyricist III
      January 12, 2013
      It does seem an obvious oversight that you can't play music directly from your Android device or from Google Play. Good news though after trying various apps I have found one that not only plays your music library on the android device but also from Google Play directly, so I can play my uploaded tracks from any of my android devices! The app is called BubbleUPNP, there is a free version so you can check how it works for you but I found it so good I paid for the full version. Sonos team, can you please develop your Android app so it allows playing local media help on the android device and also directly from Google Play!
      HoOnZ
      Trending Lyricist I
      January 19, 2013
      Not even sure why this has feature has to be even considered or voted on, when the SONOS app on iOS already has the feature. Seriously? SONOS, you guys do know that Android already surpassed iOS devices, right? So not sure why you guys are not even prioritzing this feature? SONOS, Please add this feature on ANDROID that is already available on iOS. Thanks!
      Rydens
      Trending Lyricist I
      January 25, 2013
      Hello Michael, I have moved this over to the Ideas section as it is not currently supported. This way, other users can also add their support for this feature.
      As others have said Bubble UPnP free from Google Play can play your Google music to Sonos devices
      User95761
      Contributor I
      January 25, 2013
      Is anyone actually reading this thread or just freaking out with rage? Whilst there is no option from Sonos (yet, i hope) there is a perfectly good and easy to use option with Bubble UPnp on Play Store. Try the free version first, and then youll upgrade to the premium version, £3 i think it cost me. Simple.
      HoOnZ
      Trending Lyricist I
      January 25, 2013
      Yes, we're reading this thread. BubbleUPnP is a great 3rd party option, but a bandaid to the solution. Why should Android users who own SONOS feel like 2nd class citizens to iOS users? They already have this exact feature, that we, Android users have to beg for. Some of us will use BubbleUPnP as a temporary fix, but Android users should NOT settle with using a bandaid solution when an actual solution is already established on another platform. And no I'm not freaking out in rage. 🙂 Just disappointed.
      HoOnZ
      Trending Lyricist I
      January 25, 2013
      Is anyone actually reading this thread or just freaking out with rage? Whilst there is no option from Sonos (yet, i hope) there is a perfectly good and easy to use option with Bubble UPnp on Play Store. Try the free version first, and then youll upgrade to the premium version, £3 i think it cost me. Simple.
      Yes, we're reading this thread. BubbleUPnP is a great 3rd party option, but a bandaid to the solution. Why should Android users who own SONOS feel like 2nd class citizens to iOS users? They already have this exact feature, that we, Android users have to beg for. Some of us will use BubbleUPnP as a temporary fix, but Android users should NOT settle with using a bandaid solution when an actual solution is already established on another platform. And no I'm not freaking out in rage. 🙂 Just disappointed.
      User95761
      Contributor I
      January 25, 2013
      Is anyone actually reading this thread or just freaking out with rage? Whilst there is no option from Sonos (yet, i hope) there is a perfectly good and easy to use option with Bubble UPnp on Play Store. Try the free version first, and then youll upgrade to the premium version, £3 i think it cost me. Simple.
      I agree that its a simple request that Sonos should have sorted by now...its just bewildering that people can get SO wound up about it. Anyway, im off to listen to some music stored on my Galaxy S2 via Bubble UPnp 🙂
      Carlo_4
      Contributor I
      January 25, 2013
      I am an Android user and I would like to buy a Play:5 or Play:3 but without support for Amazon Cloud Player in EU, nor Google Play, nor local Android library why should I?
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