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rogerteo Contributor II

Google assistant: I can't do that here but you can ask me to play it on one of your other devices sonos

Hi there just set up google assistant on my sonos 5.1 and two other sonos ones. Setup was smooth, but after installation, it gives the following reply whenever I ask Hey google to play music/ spotify etc. My google music services is the same spotify account as my sonos default. same for the sonos...

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Mike_l Contributor I

Google assistant responds on both phone and Sonos one
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I have 2 Sonos ones and a Sonos beam all in different rooms. In general they all work beautifully. I was really looking forward to google assistant since I use this with various other devices. However I've run into a problem which is if my phone (Galaxy S8) in the same room as one of my Sonos device...

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jnak Prominent Collaborator I

Shuffle mode with GA
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When I ask GA to shuffle songs on my One, it responds "sorry, shuffle mode is not available on this device". Is there any way to get Google to shuffle songs on Sonos?

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4 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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1 month ago
Ryan S Community Manager

How To Getting Started with the Google Assistant and Sonos

Getting Started with the Google Assistant and Sonos

Wondering what to do now that you have a Google Assistant enabled device and Sonos players? This page will help you get all set up. 1. Make sure your Sonos and Google Home devices are all powered up and connected to your home network. If you're new to Sonos, this means Installing the Sonos app, an...

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BRYAN_25 Contributor III

Any way to play my own music uploaded to Google library?
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I'm not surprised that I can't play the music in my local (NAS) library with the new GA/Sonos integration. However, is it also not possible to play music that I've uploaded to my Google Music account? I can do this using the Sonos app. If I try "Hey Google, play (artist) in the office" I get "OK...

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5 months ago
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Eluder Contributor I

Google Assistant on Sonos One Gen2 Issues
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Recently purchased a Sonos One Gen2 to replace a Google Home in my bedroom and I've noticed that the GA support is highly suspect on the One. There are multiple issues that I'm wondering if others are experiencing: 1) No matter what volume I set the speaker, the GA's voice is the same (loud volume)...

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9 days ago
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TSB Contributor I

HDMI ARC, Beam, and Google Assistant
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I'm pretty sure I have the Beam connected to the HDMI ARC port and I am still unable to turn the TV on or off using voice commands.

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nick.ward2712 Contributor I

Setting Sonos speaker as the default speaker

Does anyone know if a future update will allow a Sonos speaker to be set as the default speaker for a google home room? Its so frustrating this option is not available on release!

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9 days ago
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Doug Ames Chromatic Producer I

Is this ever going to get better?

I’ve been using Google Assistant on my Sonos One pair ever since it became available, and I’ve been hoping that sooner or later some of the problems and issues will be resolved, but I’ve just about given up. I haven’t seen Sonos fix a single problem since the initial release. Did their one contract...

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29 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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9 days ago
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Ditsy Trending Lyricist I

Enable both Alexa and Google Assistant

We are not able to enable both these voice assistants but are forced to choose. I'm sure I'm not the only one assuming Amazon, Google or both companies are actively preventing us from enabling both at the same time. I have however seen media reports that Sonos have publicly stated this is to enhance...

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22 days ago
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keithsblohm Contributor I

Google Assistant now available in UK

Tried my luck this morning and it let me choose Google Assistant and I’m in UK. Works great Keith

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6 months ago
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mbudnek Contributor I

Sorry, it looks like the requested content isn't currently available on Google Play Music
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I recently switched my Sonos One from Alexa to Google Assistant, and it seems to mostly work for everything but the one thing I need a Sonos speaker for: playing music. Whenever I ask the assistant to play an album, all I get in reply is "Sorry, it looks like the requested content isn't currently a...

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3 months ago
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melias31 Contributor I

Google assistant won't play Google music

I've been waiting for Google assistant to come. But when I set it up it won't play any of my Google play music. When I ask it to play it says it's not apart of my subscription. This happens with my own music that the sonos app can see also. But I was hoping it would play my Google music that I can p...

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2 months 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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n0s4atu Contributor I

Google Assistant not showing devices in Sonos App
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When I go through the steps of adding Google Assistant in the Sonos App it says: “Your Google Assistant is ready to use with Sonos Include the room name when you ask the Google Assistant to play music.”  Except it’s not showing me any of my Sonos speakers.  So what’s going on here? When I go into th...

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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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7 days ago
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juang Contributor I

Sleep Timer doesn't work with Google Assistant

I just set up Google Assistant, and I'm largely happy with it, except that sleep timers don't work. When I have spotify playing, if I say "Sleep Timer for 10 minutes", Google Assistant responds "Sleep timers can only be set when media is playing". Is there any way to get this to work?

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1 month ago
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Doug Ames Chromatic Producer I

Delayed responses from Google Assistant

I've only been using Google Assistant on Sonos for a couple of days, but I'm noticing that there's a frequent and variable response delay. Often why I say "Hey Google" plus a command to do something, like turn on a light or play some music, there's a delay of up to 10 seconds before it responds. Oth...

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Winehound Contributor I

Group/ungroup rooms using Google Assistant
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Has anyone got a method for grouping and ungrouping Sonos rooms using Google Assistant? I've tried IFTTT etc but can't find a way.

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9 days ago
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chbak22 Contributor I

assistant stop working
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I installed at used the Assistant without any problems and working fine. After sine time it stop working. No respons or connection at all. The light in the microphone on the speaker is off.tried to reinstall via the Sonos app and same isssue - works for a while and Them stops again. any ideas?

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1 month ago
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Stanton15 Contributor I

Google Assistant Redirects to App Store
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When I try and link Google Assistant to my Sonos One(s) I get as far as the page that says ‘Go to your Google Assistant App’, however when I click it it redirects me to the App Store despite the Google Assistant App being installed on my phone. I have have tried uninstalling both apps, hard resett...

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bobtusa Contributor I

What is the command to control music in multiple Sonos rooms/speakers on Google Assistant?
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I can issue play/volume commands on Google Assistant to a specific speaker (e.g. "Play x station on Pandora in Kitchen"). However how do I command to play in Kitchen, Dining Room, and Bedroom (as an example)? Is there a command for 'everywhere'? or 'all speakers'? (e.g. "Play x station on Pa...

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1 month ago
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ryan schoen Contributor I

Google Assistant/Alexa sonos one pair left and right
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I have both Alexa and google assistant integrated into my house. I’m disappointed that there doesn’t seem to be a way to set up a stereo pair of Ones with one speaker doing Alexa and the other doing google assistant. It fits with what was described as one assistant per speaker. This would also sol...

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