I have downloaded 10.2 and configured my Sonos system for Google Assistant. I have 4 Sonos Amps and 5 Sonos Beams+Ones+SUBs. I have 9 Home Hubs and 6 Minis.
Some early observations for which I would appreciate feedback/confirmation from Sonos Support:
* Only rooms that have a Sonos Beam or Ones can be directly paired with Google Assistant. My Sonos Amps do not appear to be controlled by GA (e.g. using a Home Hub or Mini as a "microphone" for a Sonos Amp).
* Related, none of my Sonos speakers appear as targets within Google Home to which you could map "default speaker". For example, map a Home Hub to a Sonos room as the default speaker.
* I have configured Google Music (for which I have a premium subscription) as the default service. But every time I ask Google to "Play [artist or song]", the Sonos responds saying "I can't do that here but you can ask me to play it on one of your other devices."
* In Google Home, there is a Sonos TV Control for each Sonos room including the Amps. This must be manually adopted to my home, then assigned a room in the Google Home app. However, it's not clear to me what the TV control does given that it isn't a speaker (e.g. perhaps permit voice control of the Sonos Beam/Amp's HDMI-CEC via Google Assistant?).
* It appears that you cannot cast to a Sonos system (e.g. open YouTube and select Cast or use similar control on Android phone). This may be why I cannot map my Sonos rooms as "default speakers"
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So long as Sonos capriciously wants its customers to use their products with their app and/or only paired with other Sonos speakers, they'll never free these speakers to be used as a network speaker.
Not at all true. Sonos speakers work with Alexa Cast, Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2, and Sonos' own open Direct Control protocol. Also with whatever protocol Google Play Music uses. ChromeCast is the only missing piece. With Google abandoning the ChromeCast Audio, I wonder whether they're working on something similar to Alexa Cast.
The bolded is not true. You cannot group Sonos speakers with non-Sonos speakers using Alexa.
I must be reading this wrong then..
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3169?language=en_US
You're right, yes.
Maybe I should have leaned towards pointing out Sonos being designed as a stand-alone product rather than playing nice with a Google ecosystem.
What I said holds true to me (and others) but not everyone.
I don't use Spotify, Alexa or any Apple products; so my only way to use Sonos is through its app.
The overall point I was trying to make is that I would very much like it if Sonos allowed people like me to use their speakers as we see fit rather than being forced to use it individually with an app I have no use for other than just for it.
I must be reading this wrong then..
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3169?language=en_US
You are. You can specify default Sonos speaker(s) for each Echo device and group Sonos speakers using Alexa groups. However, you cannot group Echo devices and Sonos speakers together to play the same source.
Maybe I should have leaned towards pointing out Sonos being designed as a stand-alone product rather than playing nice with a Google ecosystem.
What I said holds true to me (and others) but not everyone.
I don't use Spotify, Alexa or any Apple products; so my only way to use Sonos is through its app.
The overall point I was trying to make is that I would very much like it if Sonos allowed people like me to use their speakers as we see fit rather than being forced to use it individually with an app I have no use for other than just for it.
I’m beginning to think that the real reason this took so long is that Google is in the midst of re-architecting its casting infrastructure. Chromecast is getting long in the tooth. Alexa Cast-Alike is, IMO, where Google should be headed, and probably is.
Sonos is the first to feature Google’s new architecture, which will no doubt be greatly expanded to include niceties like default speakers in the (hopefully near) future.
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