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Jens_8
Contributor I
April 15, 2020

(Youtube) YT Music Service - Like button missing (Thumb up/down)

  • April 15, 2020
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Dear Sonos-Team,

I am in transitioning from Google Play Music (GPM) to YT Music, since GPM will be discontinued, soon. Since you support YT Music for quite a while I’d like to know if there are plans to put the implementation on par with the GPM implementation?

In general it works OK, but since the music suggestion algorithm relies on the song like (thumb up) functionality, it would be great to have this feature for YT Music. (Since supported for GPM)

 

Thanks for your support!

Regards
Jens

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    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    September 18, 2020

    That is not how any of this works., as the meme goes.

    When/if Google fix their YTM service, then the buttons will show up in the app. However Google are an ad company, and so far have shown little interest in fixing or improving their YTM SMAPI service to date.

    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    Krishma M
    Krishma M
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 18, 2020

    Hi folks. I don't have any details as to if it'll happen or have exact timing to share at this point, but I'll make sure the team knows people are still asking and will update this thread when we do. 

    We and the community are always here.

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    sonos4184e5e
    Lyricist I
    October 25, 2020

    Why is this not resolved yet?  Everyone that transitioned from Google Music to Youtube music no longer has the ability to like (thumbs up/down) songs.  This is a pretty basic feature.

    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    October 25, 2020

    Why is this not resolved yet?  Everyone that transitioned from Google Music to Youtube music no longer has the ability to like (thumbs up/down) songs.  This is a pretty basic feature.

     

    Because Google don’t care. Switch to iBroadcast.

    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    feverdream
    Lyricist II
    December 10, 2020

    This is happening with Amazon Music too. I can’t select a song’s radio station anymore either. Some of the radio stations are not playing. I am not happy with the I am looking for another system as we speak. I believe they are trying to make us purchase Sonos Radio.

     

    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    December 11, 2020

    This is happening with Amazon Music too. I can’t select a song’s radio station anymore either. Some of the radio stations are not playing. I am not happy with the I am looking for another system as we speak. I believe they are trying to make us purchase Sonos Radio.

     


    Take your paranoia elsewhere please. This is a change by Amazon, not Sonos.

    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    feverdream
    Lyricist II
    December 11, 2020

    I was responding to YouTube Music. Not paranoid. I suppose it just happens on both platforms.

    feverdream
    Lyricist II
    December 11, 2020

    And they are touting free trial for Sonos Radio.

    TheSquid
    TheSquid
    Lyricist II
    December 24, 2020

    Very basic feature I agree.  Sort of at the heart of using YouTube Music, the ability to build your likes playlist while using Sonos is completely unattainable until either:

    a) Thumbs up/down is implemented in the S2 app

    b) Casting directly from the YTM app is enabled

     

    No idea where to place blame on this one, and that's not my intent anyways.  Would just like the functionality.  One more push to leave YTM for another service, I won't be replacing my Sonos gear that's for sure. 

      Dom706
      Lyricist I
      December 26, 2020

      Jens,

      Sonos wrote an API that allows the streaming company to implement any or all of the features that the API supports. If there is a feature in one stream that doesn’t show up in another, it’s the streamer who hasn’t implemented it, since the API in use is the exact same one.

      Sonos doesn’t get to pick and choose which features YouTube implements. They don’t have access to make changes on YouTube’s servers, that is entirely up to YouTube. I would recommend that you send your request in to YouTube, and ask them to implement that part of the API that has been provided. 

      Right, but shouldn't SONOS be reaching out to YouTube to bridge this gap for its customers? I'm thinking of selling my sonos speakers and buying something that allows me to stream general Bluetooth because I cant fully utilize my YouTube music through your glitchy user interface. Searching is clunky, and I cant like any track or add it to my YouTube Playlist. 

      SONOS needs to bridge the SONOS/YTMusic API gap for its customers. 

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