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auswild Contributor I

Google assistant not searching for my music library
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Is it possible to have google assistant to find music from the library on my android phone? If so can someone ELI5 please? Too many hours of failed searching behind me. Thanks

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Doug Ames Chromatic Producer I

Yet another bug, this time with Deezer

Yet another exasperating bug with GA on Sonos, this time using Deezer: On Google Home speaker: “Hey Google, play Home Office playlist on Deezer”. Response: playlist plays. On Alexa: “Alexa, play Home Office playlist on Deezer”. Response: playlist plays. On Sonos One Google Assistant: “Hey Google, pl...

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Vesslan Contributor I

Google assistenten fungerar sämre!
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Under Beta samt i början därefter fungerade Google assistenten på det mesta vi frågade, jvi kunde fråga nästan vad som Helst och hon letade fram något svar från google sök.. Nu fungerar nästan aldrig en fråga som har med google att göra, hon svarar att hon är ledsen och inte kan hjälpa mig. Kan det...

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DoctorWhat Contributor I

"Set input to TV" voice command has stopped working - Google Assistant with Beam

Until about a week ago, I could say "okay Google" then "set input to TV on the Sonos" and it would switch the input.  When I've been trying this for the last few days it's suddenly stopped working. It says variations on "I can't help with that." I can currently only switch to the TV input by using t...

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budon Contributor I

Google mini with play 1
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I just purchased a Google mini to use voice control for my two Play 1s  I followed the steps on both Sonos and Google, but it want “play Pandora in the Dining Room” (example)  

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2 days ago
dave77 Chromatic Producer I

Turn down Assistant volume on Sonos One?
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Is it possible to turn down the Assistant volume on the Sonos One independently of the music volume? I have my Sonos One fairly loud but don't need the Assistant to shout!

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dabitbol Contributor I

Voice Match in GA
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Hi all, If I am not mistaken, Voice Match doesn't seem to work on the Sonos One. Is Sonos thinking of implementing it? Thanks

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3 days ago
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Desperate Dan Contributor I

Google assistant on Sonos one not responding

Just set up new Sonos One with Google assistant. The Sonos controller works and I can stream radio/music through the Sonos One. If I speak to the Sonos, the music goes quiet so the microphone hears me saying 'ok google', however I get no response from Google. If I speak with my Google Assistant mobi...

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marco_barbi Contributor I

Integration between Sonos One, One SL and Google
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Hi all, I already have 2 Sonos One SL and 1 Sonos Play 5 controlled via app or Google Mini with voice. If i buy a new sonos one (with voice integration) is compatible with the other devices already configured? Can I speak both with google mini and direct with the newsonos one and play music to all d...

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6 days ago
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nick sarvarii Contributor I

Google Assistant Alarm too Quiet on Sonos One
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Hi, I’ve recently bought a Sonos One, and I have been using the Google Assistant to set my alarm for the morning as part of a routine command. It sets the alarm, but it is waaay to quiet for the alarm to actually work and wake me up. Is there a way to set the alarm volume (from the google home) inde...

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7 days ago
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HeinrichNell Contributor I

Google Assistant with Sonos in South Africa
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Hi there, I am trying to find out whether I can control my Sonos One speaker via GoogleHome in South Africa. Can anybody assist? Reagrds, Heinrich

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netpots Contributor I

Sonos and Google Online Storage

I have found a way round this issue. Firstly as you have Google Play Music I presume you also have Google Drive ( free online storage). In this drive create a folder called music, then in this folder create a folder for each artist, say Adele. then in this folder upload mp3 songs of hers you own. Yo...

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8 days ago
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JoeB12344 Contributor I

google assistant switching to tv
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After streaming music I ask google to “switch to TV” to return to TV sound. Google tells me that she can not help with that. Anyone having same issue and does anyone know the correct command or a solution?

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chrisrumble Contributor I

Google Assistant service wont show up in Sonos App

I feel like I've tried every fix that's recommended, but no luck. When trying to add Google assistant to my Sonos App, the process seems to work perfectly, but after the process is complete, it does not work and it doesn't show up under Voice Services in my Sonos App. Even after it says it was succe...

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Kouzco Contributor I

Google assistant not taking spotify commands on Sonos ONE
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I have Google assistant activated on my sonos one. I Also have my spotify account synced. up until a few weeks before christmas everything was working fine. now Google assistant have stopped taking sonos commands. Simple pause, Play, volume up/down. assistant simply gives no reply… it times out and...

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Phononaut Contributor II

new Google Assistant SiriusXM integration not supported?

Google just released native support for SiriusXM via the Home app.  It is listed as a “radio” service.  I can use voice commands to start and stop stations just fine on the actual google home products (Hub, mini’s etc), however when I attempt to target my Sonos system for playback I am told by Googl...

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11 days ago
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clausP Contributor I

Yousee musik support by Google assistant
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Hi, Do you expect that Google assistant will be supporting Yousee Music streaming anytime soon? Yousee Music is a danish music streaming service. Regards  Claus 

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Chris Peltz Contributor I

When will google assistant "night mode" be supported by Sonos devices?

So google home devices like the hub and the mini’s have a night mode where on a schedule it will use a chime to reply to you instead of a voice reply… we like this… only it only works on the all the google assistant devices except the Sonos devices that have google assistant on them. So what is the...

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14 days ago
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Jp2378 Contributor I

Sonos and Google Assistant not connecting
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Please help. I've been waiting for this, and now when Sonos controller tries to connect to Google Assistant, no devices are found. I have unplugged everything, restarted phone, tried several things and still not connecting to Google Assistant on my 2 Sonos Ones. What do I do? I have lost an hour and...

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14 days ago
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Kevin Scheurwater Contributor I

Problems with Google Assistant on Sonos One
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Hello, I've owned a pair of Sonos One for about 2-3 months now and they are amazing. Especially since Google Assistant launched for Sonos speaker in the Netherlands last month. The first few weeks were very good and I had little complaints. But since 1-2 weeks Google Assistant stop responding to ev...

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morn0013 Contributor I

Groups within Google Home App
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I know one can create a group of Sonos speakers within the Sonos app. What I am hoping to do is to create groups of speakers (Sonos and Google Home / Mini devices) using the Google Home app. I can see the Sonos speakers in the Google Home App as visible devices, but I can not seem to include any S...

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15 days ago
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fableman Contributor I

Unknown error when linking to Spotify account from assistant. Sonos or Google not helping
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Hi.. In my Sonos I use a separate account for google. In the sonos app I go to Google Assistant and then click Music services. I select Spotify and I am logged into the App with the account I want to link to the assistant. The app flash up and then go back to the assistant and I get Unknown error. I...

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16 days ago
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Doug Ames Chromatic Producer I

Plea to Sonos: please reduce the GA timeout

One of the reasons that the frequent GA command failures on Sonos are so annoying is the ridiculously long 60-second timeout before it says “Something went wrong” or “There was a glitch”. When the Sonos speaker is in one of its uncooperative moods and failing on many commands, I have to sit there fu...

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18 days ago
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Rolsen Contributor I

cannot play google from sonos app. Says "invaid link request"
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It started doing this when I got a new phone (samsungA50)

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19 days ago
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McCoyoioi Contributor I

How do we get ambient sleep sounds to play via Google Assistant/Google Home?
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After 5 minutes with Google Assistant controlling my devices in the house it’s already a mile ahead of Alexa who was always rather clunky. And the app was terrible. However one of my favorite things to use my bedroom Sonos One for was to ask Alexa to play Thunderstorm sounds while falling asleep....

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