Using Google Podcast app

Hello @Jamesmorris1099, welcome to the Sonos Community!

Sonos does not support Google Chromecast at this point. I’ve marked this thread as a feature request and forwarded it to the appropriate teams for consideration.

The available workarounds would be

• Using Bluetooth on Sonos
• Using Line-In on Sonos

I hope this helps.

Chromecast - the feature in apps- appears to be supported by some apps unless those apps switch to some other API when you use that feature. 

I do not own a physical Chromecast piece of hardware and am not asking about that.  Hope that helps clear up any potential confusion.

Hey @Jamesmorris1099,

Thank you for the clarification, though same answer applies.

Do not worry about confusion, as the entire thread is being shared.

It sounds like the feature in other apps you’re referring to is casting.  This has become fairly common in music based apps and doesn’t require a chromecast license. 

I could buy a bluetooth or wifi dongle or pre-amp for about 50-100 USD.  I could also replace the Sonos equipment I have for around 200 - 500 USD to get these capabilities from multiple reputable companies.  However, that feels stupid.  I paid for a system and components that should be able to play my music and other audio.   

Sonos doesn’t support chromecast.  Never has.  Likewise, Google wants to use their own licensed cased tech rather than the standard casting that other apps are using.  I get why you would assume that things would just work, that there would be just one standard that everyone uses without any licensing fees and things like that, but that simply is not the case.  You can blame Google for that if you want. You can blame Sonos for not paying the fees. You can blame yourself for not checking and understanding the feature requirements.   You can blame everyone else for not complaining enough to force Google or Sonos to make a change.    

FYI, a Sonos Roam is already under $200 USD and will allow you to connect via bluetooth and share the audio with the rest of your Sonos system.  I would be surprised if you have to spend $50 for a bluetooth dongle.  Not sure what a WiFi dongle would do for you, unless you’re talking about a chromecast device.

I blame Sonos for this stupidity.  The feeling on my end is that Sonos was deceptive.

When I bought my speakers and amp that says it connected to audio sources via bluetooth or wifi I don’t expect to need to do any additional research on features, licensing or disputes between Sonos and other companies.  

Your profile just says you have an amp, which is not advertised to have bluetooth.  Sonos lists the music services you can stream directly.  Sonos is far from the only company that doesn’t support bluetooth and/or chromecast on every product.

Well, like all of us you need to understand what it is you’re buying. I’ve yet to meet a company who emblazons their product literature with all the features it doesn’t support.

WiFi is ‘just’ a fundamental networking technology, like Ethernet. It’s what runs over the top and whether the appropriate APIs exist which dictates whether Sonos can receive a cast stream. 

• Sonos supports selected casting protocols, such as AlexaCast from the Amazon Music native app and Spotify Connect from the Spotify app.
• Sonos supports DLNA/UPnP to a limited degree, which is probably how VLC was able to stream to it. Some Android apps can also share to BubbleUPnP which is able to stream to Sonos players as renderers.
• Sonos supports AirPlay from Apple devices.
• Sonos does not support Chromecast. However Sonos supports Bluetooth in some speakers, as indicated on the product pages.

That is fine and all.  But I expect stuff to work with major software companies such as Google - especially when there is comparable support for Amazon and Apple.