As it stands Sonos hasn't been programmed to accept Gemini. Here's why. The Sonos app is design to communicate with the Google assistant app. Gemini is a separate app. The sonos app attempts to open the Google assistant app only. If you've switched to Gemini, your Sonos devices won't accept your new AI assistant.
Sonos doesn't accept Gemini
+18I’d agree Google has seriously let down people using Sonos devices. Even if you haven’t switched to Gemini, nice features like having the system access the news have just gone, without explanation or even a hint of transparency.
Great to see a post that doesn’t blame Sonos. However, it’s really not too surprising that Gemini doesn’t work on Sonos. That relationship with Google was rocky long before Gemini.
“Please don’t blame poor Sonos!”
They didn’t only crash the new app they also crashed their reletaionchip with Google. Third party speakers gets Gemini but not Sonos! And NOT a sound from Sonos!
https://9to5google.com/2025/12/08/gemini-for-home-third-party-google-assistant-speakers/
“Please don’t blame poor Sonos!”
They didn’t only crash the new app they also crashed their reletaionchip with Google. Third party speakers gets Gemini but not Sonos! And NOT a sound from Sonos!
https://9to5google.com/2025/12/08/gemini-for-home-third-party-google-assistant-speakers/
These articles aren’t really supporting the idea that other speaker brands are implementing and supporting Gemini home whole Sonos is not.
That said though, Sonos has not implemented Google voice on any new products for several years now. There is no reason to think they would spend much effort in getting older devices up to date.
Sonos needs to realize they are going to lose customers if they don’t integrate with Google Gemini. The moment Google has a soundbar product, I’m out. Poor decision making on their end.
I think Sonos realizes that. Unfortunately, they require Google’s cooperation if Sonos can do anything.
Sonos needs to realize they are going to lose customers if they don’t integrate with Google Gemini.
What’s makes you think so? Sonos hasn’t been integrated with Google for several years. Sonos can’t lose sales they never had assuming Google was the deciding factor.
Sonos needs to realize they are going to lose customers if they don’t integrate with Google Gemini. The moment Google has a soundbar product, I’m out. Poor decision making on their end.
Google is notorious for not supporting their hardware products long term. They also are not known for high quality audio productions. I also don’t think that soundbars are the best fit for voice assistant mics. It makes more sense to have mics on a device closer to the seating area or in the TV itself. Lastly, I don’t know that Google is going to maintain it’s market share on voice assistants with the AI change over. There are a lot of new players involved and it’s entirely possible that Google just isn’t one of the top 3 when it all shakes out.
If I were Sonos, I would not commit (invest a lot of money) to any voice assistant other than their own at this point, and probably still rather minimal.
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