Google Assistant and Sonos

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sam_bAvid Contributor I

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Problems with Voice Assistant finding non-Sonos devices

Hi, appreciate any help or ideas on this one. Are there any known limits in regards to the Google or Alexa voice assistant commands available on a Sonos One?Sonos One with Google Voice Assistant cannot seem to handle many of the commands that a Google Home Mini sitting right next to it can. Examples include home automation commands like “turn on my lights” or routines I would want to run by name. Google Assistant on Sonos will inform me that “that device is not set up yet but can be on Google Home. etc.” where again, a Google device has no issues.Known issues here or additional configurations that I can make?Thank you for any ideas.Sam

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3 years ago

Andy QContributor I

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Google Assistant - problem adding

Just received my SONOS beam and tried to set up the Google Assistant. Followed the steps in the SONOS app, but when i go to connect to either Google or Alexa, I get a ‘There was a problem adding Google Assistant’. I have tried everything I can think of - reset the device, deleted the app and re-installed - but nothing seems to work. I’ve successfully connected the device to my Google Home, so can play Spotify from it, but that is only through my Google mini. Any ideas please?

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3 years ago

Lever2005Contributor I

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Google Nest Hub/Sonos Beam/Pandora

I have a Google Hub. Before adding the Sonos Beam, I could play Pandora from the hub, and the hub's display would show what was playing on Pandora and basic controls (for example, I could thumbs up/down). Now that I've added the Beam, the music plays from the Beam - which is perfect - but it no longer displays Pandora on the hub. I have to go into the Sonos app on my phone to see what's playing. But, if I say, "Hey Google... play Ella Fitzgerald radio on Pandora on kitchen display" (which is the hub), it displays Pandora on the hub, but the music also plays from the hub and not from the Beam.How can I play Pandora (or whatever, really) by voice control to my hub, have it display on the hub, but play on the Beam? The Beam is set as the default speaker for my hub.

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3 years ago

jshanseContributor I

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Volume adjustment for Google Assistant

Have Sonos solved the issue of not being able to preset a fixed volume level for Google Assistant feedback? I know this issue has been discussed in several threads before, but it is annoying and it is 2021 now… *Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the community guidelines.*

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3 years ago

Cielo AltoContributor I

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Arc and Google Assistant

Hi, having just set up the Arc and a Gen 3 Sub, I thought I would add Google Assistant. Unfortunately, when I get to the point, where it asks you to login to my Sonos account, it just say that my email address or password is incorrect! I checked and double checked my Sonos account details, and I am inputting the correct details. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled Google Assistant, but it still says my account details are incorrect. Now what? TIA

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3 years ago

BaronenAvid Contributor I

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Google Assistant ambient sleep sound playing from all speakers?

So we regularly use Google assistant ambient sleep sound when going to bed. Everything works fine over all, but the only thing bumming us out is that the ambient sound is only playing from the Arc, is it possible to make it play it from all speakers?I’m guessing it only plays the sleep sound from the Arc like Google assistant voice does? Is it possible to allow Google assistant voice to play trough all speakers as well?

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3 years ago

SRFAvid Contributor I

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First Gen Play:5 and Google Nest Mini

Hi - wonder if someone can give me a pointer.I’ve got 4 sonos units working on the new S2 system, all hooked up to Alexa and working fine.I thought I might be able to use my old Play:5 which is on a standalone S1 controller with a Google Nest Mini. Whilst I’ve enabled Google Assistant on it Google Home doesn’t see it (all the others show up). Searching for devices doesn’t help.Am I just trying to do something that isn’t possible?Thanks

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3 years ago

SLEORTContributor I

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Microphone in more rooms

I have a Beam and two One SL in a surround setup in my living room, and I’m considering adding a One for my kitchen which is in the other part of my apartment. My question is if I will be able to use Google Assistant in the One as well, or can Sonos only handle one microphone in a setup, even though the microphones are in different rooms?

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3 years ago

MaximusZContributor I

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Alexa plus Google Assistant

I have the ARC and 2 One(s), all in my Media Room. I have Alexa on the ARC. How do I add Google to my One? When I try to do so, I just see “Alexa Enabled” and I don’t have any other options. Is it possible to do what I want?

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3 years ago

Mart-kContributor I

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Arc keeps repeating « Mic is muted » then « the mic is back on »

Arc keeps repeating « Mic is muted » then « the mic is back on » I believe it’s the google assistant. I can’t figure out a pattern. It’s very annoying. Sometimes it’s 5 secs appart. Sometimes minutes.

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3 years ago

urocyonContributor I

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TuneIn stations disappear from Sonos

I use my Sonos One speakers to listen to radio on TuneIn quite a bit. Around the beginning of this year (2021), a bunch of stations disappeared -- if I ask the Google Assistant to play them it says, sure, then says it can’t find what it’s looking for. The same stations still come up if I ask for them on other Google devices or my Cortana speaker, and certain stations still come up on the Sonos speakers.Is there some reason certain TuneIn stations disappeared from the Sonos -- and only the Sonos -- system?

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3 years ago

ehwwongContributor I

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Issue with Sonos Arc on Google Assistant

Hi All Recently I enable google assistant continued conversation on all my SONOS devices. The Sonos ONE is working as expected with continued conversation however I noticed that the ARC does not work for this. Is this feature currently supported on the SONOS ARC?

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3 years ago

Jam365Contributor I

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Apple Music on Sonos one via Google Assistant

When are you going to support apple music on Sonos one via google assistant?how hard can it be?I have a google home speaker that now supports Apple, google assistant app supports Apple. I use Apple Music on all my Sonos speakers via the Sonos app.what is the timeline for rectifying this?

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3 years ago

shoturtleProdigy III

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Google Assistant and Apple Music

I got Deezer and Spotify working with the sonos and google assistant. But when I try to have my sonos play apple music. It said playing apple music then a few second later it saids apple music is not supported by sonos. Only way to play apple music right now is still with the app. Is this normal?

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3 years ago