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Frederiekpascal Contributor I

Is there a way to push the playback of google assistant to all my sonos speakers?
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Hey guys, I love the Google assistant integration with my Sonos! But i have 9 Sonos speakers of which only 1 Sonos One speaker. Voice control works perfect, but i was wondering, is there a way to push the playback of Google assistant to all or to more than only my 1 Sonos ONE speaker? It would b...

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6 months ago
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BirdHeezy Contributor I

When will the beam get multi room audio google cast

It's extremely silly that the Sonos beam has Google assistant built in, but I can't add it to a speaker group and play multi room audio with the rest of my Google cast enabled speakers. Im not buying any more Sonos products until this gets fixed. I know they want people to stay in their ecosystem...

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6 months ago
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magnusrt Contributor I

No sound from my speaker
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Everything loks normal, i can adjust the volume in app, "hey Google" responds and IT looks like im playing music in spotify-app. But there is no sound coming from speaker. This happend after installing Google assistant...

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6 months ago
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themissingelf Avid Contributor I

GA volume issue
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Hi, Using a Google Mini to control Sonos is proving a little testing... When I say "Hey Google" I expect the Sonos volume to drop so GA can hear me... But it doesn't... I then shout "Volume 10%" and the volume INCREASES (it was playing higher than 10% so should have reduced...) I then shout "Volum...

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6 months ago
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Knockertommy Contributor I

sonos connect: amp google mini voicecommands
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Hi I’ve bought a Sonos Connect:amp and some B&W loudspeakers (ceiling) for my new kitchen. I read somewhere that I had to use a Chromecast Audio unit to play music through voicecommands (Google mini) I can play music through the Sonos amp by choosing "Kitchen-cast" but not through chromecast...

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6 months ago
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jack_vancouver Contributor I

Google assistant music play back issues
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Help! Google assistant works fine on my Sonos system for everything except music playback. Assistant music playback works fine on all other devices in the house, just not Sonos. Weather, general web enquiries all work fine, but here’s an example of the music problem: ”hey google, play Mumford an...

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1 month ago
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Popabswa Contributor I

Pausing with Google Assistant
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I've just got my Beam. Very impressed with the sound quality and the ease of setup, my TV is a 9 year old Sharp Aquos and I thought I'd end up using the optical cable but was very happy to discover Aquos Link is, in fact, HDMI-CNC! So, all working. Good stuff. I knew GA integration was a bit quirk...

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6 months ago
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Deezee Contributor I

Google Assistant on Sonos Beam
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Hi everyone Just started to use Google Assistant on my impressive new Sonos Beam. The problem is that my Android phone picks up my instruction at the same time. The phone then echoes everything but with a different accent!! I have tried switching my phone (Oneplus 6t) to silent but phone still rea...

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7 months ago
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PeterCalgary Contributor I

Google Assistant does not see Connect Amp
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The speakers in my kitchen are driven by a Sonos Connect Amp. I have Sonos products on all floors. When configuring Google Voice Services, it sees all floors, but only sees my Play. Connect Amp and Bar/Subwoofer are not seen. shall I keep digging or is it impossible? Thank you.

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7 months ago
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jdkunze Contributor I

What good is this Sonos One speaker if i can't use the voice assistant to play music on my whole Sonos system?
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What good is this Sonos One speaker if i can't use the voice assistant to play music on my whole Sonos system?

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7 months ago
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coloandre Contributor I

Unable to control Sonos via Google home/assistant
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Hello Everyone, I live in the Netherlands and I recently purchased a Sonos Beam with 2 Play 1 (all in the living room) and an IKEA/Sonos speaker for the bedroom. I also have a Google Home Hub. I managed to play Spotify properly on the Google Home Hub using voice control and I also manage to play...

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7 months ago
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Arakan08 Contributor I

Sonos not working on Google Assistant
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The voice service used to work very well before using my phone and then just stopped working. I went and bought a google home mini to see if that would work but same result. I have reset everything but still no result. I have a google play subscription I say " OK Google, play classical music in the...

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4 months ago
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Crowley131 Contributor I

Cannot add to library from google assistant via beam
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Hi, i have a google home in my kitchen. When a song is playing and I ask it to be added to my library, it adds it. When I try to do the same when music is playing through my beam, google says that it is not able to do add the song to my library. I am the only user set up on the beam. Does anyon...

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7 months ago
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thisisinsane Contributor I

How can I control sonos using Google Assistant on other devices?
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I can't tell Google Assistant to play music from my phone, everytime I speak to Google Assistant on the phone like "play some piano in the living room" or "play something on sonos one", the Assistant always responds with "Sorry, I can't do that yet." Is it just me or Google Assistant actually can't...

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7 months ago
Million Voices Contributor I

Is it possible to add or remove a speaker to a running music stream via Voice command? (GA)
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As the title says, I know it is possible to do via the app by adding a Room/Group to another one which is currently playing and the music will be played in sync. As it is a bit annoying to always open up the app when I move rooms, I'd like to just be able to give a voice command (using Google Home)...

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7 months ago
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Ian Addinsell Contributor I

trying to get google voice working with sonos one
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I have a sonos one and other older sonos. When I go into Sonos app and choose 'voice services', and follow the steps - google, add to sonos, select the sonos one (by name of where it is in home), 'go to google assistant app', 'continue' And it just hangs saying 'just a sec'. I tried unlinked sonos f...

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6 months ago
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babydinosaur Contributor II

Current problems with GA on Sonos

Sonos's integration of Google Assistant is very very poor. I'm currently having the following problems, all of which are very basic. Can't shuffle music Can't voice match (e.g. to put phone on Do Not Disturb) Can't do basic things until you turn off Voice Activity Can't turn down Assistant's very l...

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6 months ago
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moldaz Contributor I

Can't connect to Google Assistant when Playbase is hardwired
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Hello, In my living room I have a Playbase and 2 Ones as surrounds, when I have my Playbase directly connected to my network I cannot enable Assistant in this room. The Sonos ones I have in my bedroom have no issues. Once I remove the physical connection and use Wi-Fi, I am able to configure this...

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7 months ago
Million Voices Contributor I

Google Home Mini with Sonos Play 1 / Audio ducking and voice feedback
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Current setup is a Google Home Mini with a Sonos Play 1 in the same room, all set up and working so far. There are two issues though: Whenever giving a command to the Mini, there is no ducking happening on the Sonos if it is playing music at the time. So if the music is a bit louder, the Mini has...

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6 months ago
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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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16 days ago
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mi7chgo Contributor I

Can Google Assistant control Sonos speakers without Google Home device
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Do I need an actual Google Home device to control my Sonos speaker or can I do it simply through my Google Assistant or Google Home apps on my Android phone?

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7 months ago
Edward R Sonos Staff

Resolved (Resolved) Partial Outage - Google Assistant

(Resolved) Partial Outage - Google Assistant

Google Assistant is experiencing temporary issues today, the 20th of August '19. You may find that you are unable to initiate music playback. Upon trying, you will receive the following voice notification: ”I can’t do that here, but you can ask me to play it on one of your other devices”. You can vi...

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6 months ago
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nlcox Contributor I

Voice support introduction in Sweden?
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Dear Sonos, when will google assistant voice support on Sonos one will be introduced in Sweden? Thank you

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4 months ago
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bmneu Contributor I

surround sound setup with google home throughout house.
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I have a play bar and two sonos ones (as the back speakers) and a sub. I also have Google home devices throughout the house. Because the Sonos ones are connected to Google assistant, it has the (usually helpful) feature that it will lower the TV volume on the surround sound system when in the living...

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7 months ago
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Markko Contributor I

Sonos One, GA, and Google Play Music
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Has anyone gotten the GA command "Shuffle ..." to work with a playlist on a Sonos One? Today is 8/13/2019.

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7 months ago

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