Google Assistant now available in UK

That's pretty odd @pwwhitehead, I've tested it 6 times here just now and got Pink to play every time when using a Sonos One with the command "Hey Google, Play Pink radio." For me, it loads up a bunch of songs from Pink into the queue and starts playing them. If you're getting a TuneIn station, make sure that you've added Google Play Music or YouTube Music to Sonos as well as to your Google Assistant.

Is the TuneIn station that plays called "Pink radio"?

You seem to highlight the issue. You are using a Sonos One. If I just ask my Google mini to play Pink that works. It's when I ask the mini with additional command to play on Sonos 1 that I don't get the required request.

This is a issue when using mini to play to Sonos 1. Again I think it's poor Google integration.
Shame I couldn't ask the mini to play a particular artist, then when it's playing ask it to place on my Sonos, but even that's not possible. Sorry but with nearly two years development and it's so limited. I don't expect additional features, which should have been there at launch, voice match select a default speaker to come anytime soon. Don't think I will wait for features that my never arrive. I will be looking to but speakers that have almost full assistance Sony, JBL and LG they are only missing voice calling. Will also look at getting Google Home Max.

Sorry but very disappointed with this basic assistant after such a time.

Well setting up was very easy.

Have been able to play specific songs, albums and playlists on Spotify without problem, other than having to be quite clear with the instruction in saying exactly on what speaker you want it to play on, otherwise it will default to a google assistant speaker.

I only have Play 1 and Play 3 speakers and Google Assistants, do not have any Sonos 1s.

Well setting up was very easy.

Have been able to play specific songs, albums and playlists on Spotify without problem, other than having to be quite clear with the instruction in saying exactly on what speaker you want it to play on, otherwise it will default to a google assistant speaker.

I only have Play 1 and Play 3 speakers and Google Assistants, do not have any Sonos 1s.

It is expected that Google Assistant rollout will be similar to Alexa, in that things like default speakers, groups, targeted ducking, etc. will be coming in the future. So far, the initial release of GA is remarkably similar to the functionality of the initial Alexa release.

Well setting up was very easy.

Have been able to play specific songs, albums and playlists on Spotify without problem, other than having to be quite clear with the instruction in saying exactly on what speaker you want it to play on, otherwise it will default to a google assistant speaker.

I only have Play 1 and Play 3 speakers and Google Assistants, do not have any Sonos 1s.It is expected that Google Assistant rollout will be similar to Alexa, in that things like default speakers, groups, targeted ducking, etc. will be coming in the future. So far, the initial release of GA is remarkably similar to the functionality of the initial Alexa release.


JKatie, I'm not complaining so far. There's already a bit more capacity/functionality than using IFTTT.

Grouping would be useful and default speakers but I'd mostly play to all speakers. And a little manual intervention isnt a bad thing!

If you use a google home hub/nest, a smart little sonos interface pops up on screen where you can skip tracks, change volume, pause, play with screen buttons.
Would be nice if this showed a graphic of what was playing as well.

After nearly a year of messing about with Alexa and the Swedish Radio Alexa skill (got pulled without warning earlier this year and was gone for over a month), and certain radio stations bring very hard to get to work.
I switched to Google assistant yesterday here in the UK.
English and Swedish can coexist.
If we ask for BBC radio it's in English, if we ask for A Swedish station it's all in Swedish and works very well.
Much quicker to respond and play than Alexa was.

We have a house full of Sonos ones and beam so this is great for us..

Set up in minutes. No issues and now fully integrated with the rest of my Google house. So long Alexa....it's me, not you.