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ianm Avid Contributor I

alexa request never materialised, wonder if google assistant will be the same
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I bought one of the sonos 1s on release as i thought alexa would be working. Alexa, play blah blah on napster. No chance so i, along with many others requested that napster be added to the list of compatible streaming services. Its been added to the list was the standard reply, except it never happe...

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AGMB Contributor I

Music requested on Google Assistant plays on mobile phone as well as Sonos
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When requesting a song or a radio station by voice, after saying 'ok/hey Google' this triggers the assistant on both Sonos and my Google Pixel 3 phone. The song then starts playing on my phone as well as Sonos! It is very annoying. A semi workaround is to specify the room name, i.e. Play radio on...

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MikeConnelly Enthusiast II

Configuring Sonos & Google Assistant & Google Home
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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 ca...

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sylla Contributor I

conflict between Sonos Ones?

I have two Sonos Ones that are used as left right speakers in my living room. I never had any issue with them. Recently, I added a third One, this time in my bedroom. I have been having random errors not being able to play music since this new purchase. Today one radio station stopped working within...

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Gridley Contributor I

Sonos won't let me reassign google or amazon
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I purchased a new "One" with voice assist and set this up under an existing account. I now want to reassign it so that I can use it independently from my other system(s). I was able to un-pair the sonos, but I can't use Amazon or Google. Both want to stay paired with my original account. How do I...

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DarrenLink Enthusiast I

Google Assistant Not Working With Uploaded Music
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Hi, I was so excited about Google Assistant integration coming to Sonos as I have a library of about 20,000 tracks of uploaded music in my Google Play library. Unfortunately, even after upgrading my free account to unlimited, with a 3 months free trial, I can't get the Google Assistant to play any...

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grantpet Contributor I

different spotify tracks on different sonos units
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I have 7 sonos unts, non of which have integrated voice assistants. I have a spotify premium account and can play multiple different tracks from spotify across the sonos units, so far so good. however when I ask the google mini to play a track on a particular unit, then a different track on a differ...

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6 months ago
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DaniV Contributor I

Adding second speaker to Google Assistant
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Hi all! I added one of my speakers to Google Assistant and now we can give it instructions what to do. But when I try to connect my second Sonos One speaker my sonos controller tells me that all of my speakers have been connected. This is not true cause when I try to give commands to my other speak...

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totom Avid Contributor I

The state and the transparency of Sonos regarding Google Assistant is just embarrassing by now.

Moderator Note: Google Assistant is now available on Sonos. See here for more information. It is just embarrassing that a company of the size of Sonos is incapable of delivering a damn voice assistant integration. Something dozens of other manufacturers, way smaller than Sonos, already managed OVER...

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stevenheffernan Contributor I

Not available in Australia on 4th July
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Tried setting it up and keep getting the not available message.

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6 months ago
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Sila Contributor I

Google Assistant in Canada

I received an email from Sonos today announcing that Google Assistant will now be able to be used with my Sonos system. I continue to get a message from Sonos that this feature "is not available in your country". Do you whe it will be available? My Sonos system is up to date. Thanks Peter Doug...

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TinTin69 Contributor I

Can't set up assistant in UK
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Hi, since yesterday Google Assistant is finally available in the UK. I have some speakers in the UK and others at my place in Spain. I only use one Sonos account registered in the UK. My Google account is also registered in the UK. However, when I try to use GA as a voice service, it tells me "not a...

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mistervandam Contributor I

beta update not possible
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I can’t add the new google voice technologie because I need to do an update but he is doing nothing. I add the profile but there is nothing happening. After remove me from the beta I see all the time the beta updates. What can I do to make this working again?

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6 months ago
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Gham89 Contributor I

Google assistant wake word
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I am aware you cannot change the Alexa wake word but can you change the google one?

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6 months ago
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rcrh Trending Lyricist I

Google assistant not available in Canada... Really?
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So after finally supporting Google assistant I find that I've got a further wait ahead of me 'cause I don't live in the states. Great job yet again Sonos.

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trithong Contributor I

Google Assistant cannot control media on chrome cast without specifying the device
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When I say pause or rewind, the command does not work unless I say "rewind chrome cast 5 seconds". If I just say rewind or pause, the response I get is that it does not know how to do that yet. Any way to make Google Assistant perform the commands directly to the chromecast without having to specify...

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alexei.b Contributor I

LIke/dislike songs on spotify with google assistant

On the google assistant site it says you can tell google "i like this song" or "thumbs up" and it will like/dislike the currently playing song on spotify. But when i play spotify via sonos speakers setup with google assistant and i tell it "thumbs up" or "i like this song" it just says "sorry i cant...

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6 months ago
dave77 Chromatic Producer I

GA wake words
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I'm in the UK so it's not enabled yet. Just wondering if you can decide wake words eg 'hey Google' or 'ok Google' or do you get both by default.

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mvsystems Contributor I

problemas para reproducir musica con google assistant en sono one
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para ayudarte con eso necesito que me des mas informacion

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6 months ago
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coveside Contributor I

Google assistant won't work on my Sonos One speaker
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I have the Sonos One speaker that supposedly has Google Assistant built in. It is recognized by the system and plays music without a problem. I have gone through the whole install routine for getting Google Assistant to install and the app and it says it is installed. But nothing happens after H...

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JeePee87 Contributor I

Google on Sonos coming to Canada ?
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Hi, Last Bestbuy's flyer is advertising that Google assistant will be available on Sonos in Canada as of July 9th. Is it possible to confirm whether this is true or not ? thanks

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bigmike6369 Contributor I

Soundbar auido
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When I switch from listening to music through Googla and want to go back to watchingtelevision, the sound does not return to the tv. Do I have something checked or unchecked? How do I resolve this? Thanks Mike

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Chicote1978 Contributor I

Sonos compatible con Google Home
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Hola. Me gustaría saber para cuando esta previsto que sonos funcione con google home en Español. Deberían retirar la opción de google home por lo menos en España ya que no funciona y es engañar al consumidor. Gracias.

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6 months ago
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Doug Ames Chromatic Producer I

Another strange error in a Google routine

I had another weird error happen today with Google Assistant on my Sonos One. I asked Google to run my morning routine as I do every day, and when it got to the command to play my news radio station, it said that it couldn't do that on this speaker, but could on one of my other Google Home speakers....

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jperinio Contributor I

google assistant change source to tv after listening to music
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Can’t figure out the correct google assistant command to tell the beam to switch audio to tv output instead of Spotify after listening to music. Any one figure it out? When i used Alexa, it was “switch beam to tv”’or something similar. If it matters, I’m also using a Logitech harmony to contro...

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