When does Sonos expect to have support for Google Assistant?
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But true. It is exactly what you do.
Do you like the circumstance too, that by the time we get Google Assistant integration we will loose Googles music streaming service? (Google Play Music gets replaced by Youtube Music by end of year, for which google just removed the plan to support Sonos.)
Has some tragic comedy..
Has some tragic comedy..
IFTTT works now, a bit..:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20lFWrBi6Qc
What do you mean "google removed the plan" ?
I thought the new YTM requires sonos to add it in as a service as well as google support..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20lFWrBi6Qc
What do you mean "google removed the plan" ?
I thought the new YTM requires sonos to add it in as a service as well as google support..
I expect the features of Google integration to at least match Alexa's features at a minimum, when it comes to music playback. Sonos and Google know very well what features customers are looking for, and since they are building this interface from scratch, have a good opportunity to do it right.
When it comes to local libraries though, I'm doubtful it will happen personally. Google is still in this to sell their music services, and allowing playback of local libraries doesn't sell anything. That said, it would be a feature Amazon doesn't have, and therefore push customers to use Google home integration instead Alexa. I don't know if it's going to be enough though. I would guess the number of customers using local libraries is small and dwindling, with no reason in sight for a resurgence.
When it comes to local libraries though, I'm doubtful it will happen personally. Google is still in this to sell their music services, and allowing playback of local libraries doesn't sell anything. That said, it would be a feature Amazon doesn't have, and therefore push customers to use Google home integration instead Alexa. I don't know if it's going to be enough though. I would guess the number of customers using local libraries is small and dwindling, with no reason in sight for a resurgence.
When it comes to local libraries though, I'm doubtful it will happen personally. Google is still in this to sell their music services, and allowing playback of local libraries doesn't sell anything. That said, it would be a feature Amazon doesn't have, and therefore push customers to use Google home integration instead Alexa. I don't know if it's going to be enough though. I would guess the number of customers using local libraries is small and dwindling, with no reason in sight for a resurgence.
Some common complaints expressed about streaming music I have seen on other forums include:
"The service replaced the tracks I like with remastered or live versions I do not like"
"The service lost the rights to many of the songs in my carefully constructed playlist"
"The service provides no way to play rare and out-of-print songs I have collected over the years"
While I agree that local library use has shrunk I also believe there is a floor below which it will not go because folks with the concerns above while small in number will never fall to zero. Much the way vinyl never went away I think local music collections will persist to some degree. The question, as you point out, is whether personal content support is a feature that Google will use to differentiate themselves from other music services or whether media server apps will evolve into the mainstream to the point where they compete with streaming services as an alternative music source because Google and other steamers decide the personal music consumer is not worth pursuing.
Come on! Come on! Come on!
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Please, please me, woah yeah, like I please you?
When it comes to local libraries though, I'm doubtful it will happen personally. Google is still in this to sell their music services, and allowing playback of local libraries doesn't sell anything. That said, it would be a feature Amazon doesn't have, and therefore push customers to use Google home integration instead Alexa. I don't know if it's going to be enough though. I would guess the number of customers using local libraries is small and dwindling, with no reason in sight for a resurgence.
A feature of Amazon Music that’s often overlooked is AutoRip. I have bought many CDs which, for whatever reason, aren’t available on any service, but thanks to AutoRip show up in Amazon Music, including via Alexa. So, I don’t need to bother with ripping them to a local NAS.
Hey, picking this up as it just announced it is out. Has anyone got it working yet? If so, has anyone gotten it working with play 1s? Most articles say only for Beam and Sonos One but there are a couple that say it will work for all as long as you have a google home device (mini, home, etc).
Excited but hopefully not disappointed if no Play 1 support.
Excited but hopefully not disappointed if no Play 1 support.
Still not available in either app store, as of 9:30 AM Pacific. Odd.
Does it need a sonos app update? I was able to see sonos in Google assistant services. Could not link properly though.
Yes, there will need to be a Google entry under the Voice Services menu to link the two.
FINALLY showed up just now in the app store....
There's a software update rolling out, shouldn't be too much longer before it's all live. I'll be posting the announcement on the board when it's finalized. Until then, just a little more patience and you'll be all set.
Got it!! It's up and working. Sort of. Need to figure out what it can and cannot do now and possibly get over my Alexa integration with sonos habits.
Is there any documentation on how it should work or list of commands yet?
Want to figure out how to make sonos the default speaker now for a room like I had in Alexa. Any ideas yet?
Is there any documentation on how it should work or list of commands yet?
Want to figure out how to make sonos the default speaker now for a room like I had in Alexa. Any ideas yet?
Is there any documentation on how it should work or list of commands yet?
There's a starting list here.
Want to figure out how to make sonos the default speaker now for a room like I had in Alexa. Any ideas yet?
Settings Sonos players as default speakers isn't available with Google Assistant at this time. This is just the beginning of our work with Google. You'll see new features and improvements as we continue to develop with them.
Thanks Ryan S.!!
As for the default speaker function, good to know that it is just not available yet. I saw how to do it under the google device "Default Music Speaker" setting but did not see my sonos speakers so I thought I did something wrong.
Off and running!!
As for the default speaker function, good to know that it is just not available yet. I saw how to do it under the google device "Default Music Speaker" setting but did not see my sonos speakers so I thought I did something wrong.
Off and running!!
Thats great Ryan!
Not be the guy at the party who #$%# all over the good news but I am curious why all the missing features? No calling.. no routines.. No voice match.. We were told the reason for the lengthy delays was that it was supposed to be perfect.. Is there an ETA for full support?
Not be the guy at the party who shits all over the good news but I am curious why all the missing features? No calling.. no routines.. No voice match.. We were told the reason for the lengthy delays was that it was supposed to be perfect.. Is there an ETA for full support?
Not sure where you heard it was going to be perfect. I think the idea was that the features that were supported were as bug free as possible. And Ryan may say different, but Sonos is pretty consistent with avoiding given ETAs...to avoid the bad PR from missing dates and such. Sonos has not even officially said it's a feature they will eventually support.
US-only for now as stated in the announcement.
https://en.community.sonos.com/announcements-228985/sonos-welcomes-the-google-assistant-6825467
Same product, different country. So what?
We watch Game of Thrones at the same time...
We watch Game of Thrones at the same time...
Settings Sonos players as default speakers isn't available with Google Assistant at this time. This is just the beginning of our work with Google. You'll see new features and improvements as we continue to develop with them.
Well, it's encouraging this most important feature just maybe, possibly, might be available at some point. I'm not holding my breath, though.
If you're not able to add it due to country restrictions, just change the country of your Sonos account in the profile view. I live in Sweden and I managed to enable it that way.
We watch Game of Thrones at the same time...
Apples and oranges really. I would imagine there are language issues, slight difference in the tech framework and legal requirements in each country.
I'm sure that doesn't do anything for your disappointment though, I'd hate to wait as well.
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