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Coolibop
Contributor I
Apr 18, 2022 10:59 PM UTC
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Pocketcasts podcast video playback

Does anyone know if it's possible to playback video podcast audio to Sonos? All of my video podcasts are greyed out in the Sonos app. I presume because Sonos doesn't support the video file playback.

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Airgetlam
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Apr 20, 2022 8:40 PM UTC

Without using Bluetooth or AirPlay 2, or an analog line in, no, there is no way to get the audio from a video played on your mobile device to a Sonos speaker. If you instead send the video to a TV, it’s relatively easy for the Sonos system to get the audio from the TV set.  

 

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jgatie
jgatie
Apr 18, 2022 11:24 PM UTC

The app can't actually play anything, video or audio.  The content never hits the app, streaming goes from the source directly to the Sonos hardware.

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    fatehshakir
    Lyricist I
    Apr 19, 2022 6:29 AM UTC

    Facing same issue.

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    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    Apr 19, 2022 6:58 AM UTC

    It’s exactly the same answer. The Sonos app is not a ‘player’, it’s a remote control that operates the system running on the Sonos devices. Since no Sonos devices have a display, they don’t process video signals. You can also see the supported audio formats FAQ.

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    Bruce
    106rallye
    106rallye
    Apr 19, 2022 7:16 AM UTC

    You could Airplay the audio to most recent Sonos speakers.

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    CoolibopAuthor
    Contributor I
    Apr 20, 2022 8:04 PM UTC

    The app can't actually play anything, video or audio.  The content never hits the app, streaming goes from the source directly to the Sonos hardware.

    I can play video podcasts in pocketcasts and get audio only, but not on Sonos. That's what I'm trying to accomplish without connecting to Bluetooth or airplay. Again, I assume Sonos does not support video file playback.

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    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    Apr 20, 2022 8:40 PM UTC

    Without using Bluetooth or AirPlay 2, or an analog line in, no, there is no way to get the audio from a video played on your mobile device to a Sonos speaker. If you instead send the video to a TV, it’s relatively easy for the Sonos system to get the audio from the TV set.  

     

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    Bruce
    Ken_Griffiths
    Ken_Griffiths
    Apr 20, 2022 8:53 PM UTC

    I can play video podcasts in pocketcasts and get audio only, but not on Sonos. That's what I'm trying to accomplish without connecting to Bluetooth or airplay. Again, I assume Sonos does not support video file playback.

    The only way forward I can see, is playing the audio via Airplay, or Bluetooth, whilst using the Pocketcast Native App for the video playback. I’ve just tried it on an iPad linked over Airplay to Sonos, it works okay and in sync.

    I chose to play the audio to a Sonos Move (called ‘Moveable’) in my setup. Screenshot attached.

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