Sonos really needs to figure out a way to get full Gemini or Siri integration. I have a bunch of Sonos speakers that I’ve been mulling upgrading to new ones for a while now. That said, no way I do it given the current limitations on using the speakers for voice assistants like Gemini.
I recognize this may or may not be Sonos’ fault, but that doesn’t mean they should not be going nuclear on figuring out how to do it. If they aren’t able to fully integrate with systems like Gemini, I’d guess their footprint will shrink until they disappear or get bought. Neither case is ideal as I’ve been a fan for many years, but this feels like an existential issue for them.
I’m rooting for you Sonos, but need to see a solution no matter how you achieve it.
Sonos needs a voice assistant solution (other than their own)
+16Hello
Although I am unable to comment on the plans and roadmap of Sonos in regard the integrations and features coming, I appreciate your feedback.
I’ve shared your thread internally, thank you for the post.
I get your frustration. You're invested in Sonos hardware but can't use the best voice assistants like Gemini. The issue is a lack of deep integration, which is a big problem for a smart speaker company.
It's like buying a beautiful window but then being told you can only use a specific, limited brand of blinds with it, rather than smart options like SR Blinds. Sonos needs to find a way to fully integrate with major ecosystems. If they don't, they risk falling behind competitors who offer better smart home connectivity. You're right to be concerned—this feels like an existential issue for them.
Sonos really needs to figure out a way to get full Gemini or Siri integration. I have a bunch of Sonos speakers that I’ve been mulling upgrading to new ones for a while now. That said, no way I do it given the current limitations on using the speakers for voice assistants like Gemini.
I recognize this may or may not be Sonos’ fault, but that doesn’t mean they should not be going nuclear on figuring out how to do it. If they aren’t able to fully integrate with systems like Gemini, I’d guess their footprint will shrink until they disappear or get bought. Neither case is ideal as I’ve been a fan for many years, but this feels like an existential issue for them.
I’m rooting for you Sonos, but need to see a solution no matter how you achieve it.
I think you have summarized this rather well.
When I bought Sonos, I thought I was getting a good product that I could keep for years. Given the price of my Sonos One, that was a reasonable expectation.But over the years, features have been lost, and Sonos support no longer wants to address the Google Assistant integration on the Sonos One.I have a first-generation Google Home Mini, and everything works fine on it; it's regularly updated to function correctly. The Sonos One no longer receives updates for Google Assistant; it doesn't even understand the "resume playback" command anymore... Sonos is finished for me.
I agree. We invested in a full Sonos setup expecting long-term reliability—not a cycle of discontinued features and being pushed to buy more or “improved” hardware. We’ve got a Beam Gen 2 and paired Ones on the TV, Ones in pairs throughout the house, and an Amp for our turntable and passive speakers. We invested in and built up a full system.
When we bought in, we could play music stored on our Android phones, stream vinyl through the Amp, or access our full old-school iTunes library from a Mac. Now? Phone libraries aren’t supported on the app. Same devices, just lost functionality. After investing in a full speaker system, we now have to also pay a monthly subscription to Spotify or Apple or whoever. Spotify free’s bitrate is low, so the speakers have poor sound quality. Google Assistant support has slipped from functional to clunky or nonexistent.
Every update seems to remove something we originally paid for. And the “solutions” feel like upsells:
– Buy a Roam 2 or Era 100 just to stream from a phone library we used to play on our existing Ones.
– Pay monthly for services to hear music we already own.
– Spend more on an NAS and all the time fiddling to purchase and set one up to restore basic functionality (play music we already own) we once had out of the box.
It feels like Sonos is ignoring long-time customers. Why keep stripping features, pushing subscriptions, and expecting us to trust new products won’t meet the same fate? My system is slowly being bricked, and the company doesn’t seem concerned. I genuinely don’t understand the business model here—because this approach isn’t encouraging me to buy anything else Sonos.
Fully agree and I’m very frustrated.
My current plan as of November 2025 is to sit on my current Sonos system and then replace the speakers around the house with one that supports newer Gemini or Siri. Going to see what new Siri and the Apple hardware is like in 2026 before deciding. I’ll keep my Arc+sub since they are great for sound and I can live with them being disconnected from my home system.
It feels like Sonos is at a crossroads, which I get … but they need to be more forthcoming with their gameplan, if able.
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