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Julian Lyndon-Smith
Contributor I
Apr 1, 2015 9:46 PM UTC

web controller for sonos !! runs on linux ..

well, sort of 😉 Just thought that I would share this with the community - I am running a sonos controller from my web browser under linux ! happy times

I just installed an extension called "arc welder" (https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc) into my chrome browser. Arc welder lets you run android apps in your chrome browser

and guess what ? the 5.3.1 apk of sonos controller for android works a treat

go forth, run your sonos controller under linux. at last.

All features of the android controller seem to work perfectly.

Julian
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      Timm Freiheit
      Lyricist III
      Jul 21, 2015 3:20 PM UTC
      Yay! Running the latest Sonos app for Android in Arc Welder on Chrome 44 on Ubuntu 15.04 now!
      Still not working here. It's starting, has A LOT of load and only tackles down my whole Computer, but it won't find my system anymore. 

      Sonos: 29.5-90261-1-11.apk
      Chrome: Version 43.0.2357.134 (64-bit)

      Do you mind posting the exact version of the Sonos-App you are successfully using?
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      photo_ted
      Trending Lyricist I
      Jul 21, 2015 4:38 PM UTC
      I am using Sonos_com.sonos.acr_5.3.1_28186172.apk.  I extracted it from my tablet using APK Extractor.
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      Manuel Arno Korfmann
      Lyricist II
      Jul 24, 2015 2:15 PM UTC
      So much Kudos for this find!

      Running the SONOS-App successfully on Linux Mint 17.2 now. 🙂
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      Manuel Arno Korfmann
      Lyricist II
      Jul 24, 2015 5:02 PM UTC
      All right, while I was pretty excited earlier, this seems to be not as good as I thought.

      Running the Sonos apk with the chrome extension maxed my Core i7 4790.
      I was wondering why my fan is so loud and then saw that all 8 cores were running at 100%.
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      mbernasocchi
      Lyricist I
      Nov 11, 2015 6:23 AM UTC
      5.5 with Google Chrome 46.0.2490.80 on ubuntu 15.10 x_64 works. only issue is all the cores of the cpu are maxed out.
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        mbernasocchi
        Lyricist I
        Nov 11, 2015 6:39 AM UTC
        6.0 with Google Chrome 46.0.2490.80 on ubuntu 15.10 x_64 works. only issue is all the cores of the cpu are maxed out.
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        Paul Warwicker
        Lyricist II
        Jan 23, 2016 11:39 AM UTC
        For those having problems, or a slightly simpler solution check out Sonos Controller for Chrome available from the webstore directly (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sonos-controller-for-chro/cojfokmeikpnickdpoopoockilamcmoc?hl=en-GB)

        I have it running on Linux Mint 17.2/Chrome 48.0.2564.82

        Source code also available https://github.com/pascalopitz/sonos-controller-for-chrome

        Nice work Pascal Opitz!

        -paul
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          janbar
          Lyricist III
          Feb 28, 2016 8:07 PM UTC
          I bold a sonos controller for Ubuntu phone, touch and desktop for release >= 15.10. The controller doesn't handle services like Spotify, deezer etc... It handles only radios and share music index. It is licensed under GPLv3

          http://janbar.github.io/noson-app/index.html
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          The_Bastard_Son
          The_Bastard_Son
          Feb 28, 2016 8:59 PM UTC
          @janbar thanks for sharing I'm going to check it out
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          doced
          Trending Lyricist I
          Apr 29, 2016 6:08 PM UTC
          @janbar

          Is there a way to install your controller on an rpm based distro (opensuse)?
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